1991 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1991 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–11 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarwin Valentine (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDouglas Fowlkes (1st season)
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
← 1989
1992 →
1991 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Alabama State $ 6 0 1 11 0 1
Alcorn State 4 2 1 7 2 1
Southern 4 3 0 4 7 0
Texas Southern 3 3 1 5 5 1
Mississippi Valley State 3 3 1 7 3 1
Jackson State 3 4 0 5 5 0
Grambling State 3 4 0 5 6 0
Prairie View A&M 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Ronald Beard, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 0–11, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

Due to several handicaps, including not having any scholarships, Beard later referred to the team as a "intramural or club football" team.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 77:30 p.m.at Texas SouthernL 6–23[2]
September 147:30 p.m.at Angelo State*L 0–55[3]
September 217:00 p.m.at Southwest Missouri State*L 0–6111,835[4]
September 287:30 p.m.at Texas A&I*L 3–41[5]
October 57:00 p.m.at Grambling StateL 7–7710,350[6]
October 121:30 p.m.Cameron*L 6–51[7]
October 191:30 p.m.at Alcorn StateL 0–61[8]
October 261:30 p.m.vs. No. 7 Alabama StateL 0–92[9]
November 21:30 p.m.Mississippi Valley Statedagger
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 0–41[10]
November 92:00 p.m.at Southwest Texas State*L 6–59[11]
November 237:00 p.m.at SouthernL 20–56

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Personnel

1991 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Tony Johnson Sr
WR 4 Tracy Crawford Sr
WR 7 Bo Gillard So
WR 8 Jamal Myers Fr
QB 10 Kevin Phillips Sr
QB 11 Andre Riser Fr
QB 12 Dwayne Joubert Fr
QB 14 Errick Wilson Fr
WR 16 Henry Lott Fr
WR 17 James Washington Fr
QB 18 Danny Hull Jr
RB 23 Eric Washington So
WR 24 Dometrius Hill So
RB 26 Paul Releford So
RB 32 Donald Brown So
RB 33 Earl Smith Sr
RB 34 Jacques Denkins Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 3 Michael Newton Fr
DB 5 Adrian Mosley So
DL 9 Duane Sims So
LB 20 Travis Simpson Fr
DB 21 Courtney Parkham So
DB 22 Gene Coleman Fr
DB 25 Anthony Campbell So
DB 27 Eugene Blackwell Fr
DB 28 Martin Davis Sr
DB 29 Dominique Artis Jr
DB 36 Joseph Davis Fr
DB 37 Jerald Crowder Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 1 Samuel Bonner So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Darwin Valentine
    Offensive coordinator/Offensive line
  • Douglas Fowlkes
    Defensive coordinator/Defensive line
  • Bob Atkins
    Secondary
  • John Scott
    Linebackers
  • William Wooley
    Receivers
  • Clifton Gilliard
    Running backs
  • John Mayes
    Athletic trainer

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 12, 1991

References

  1. ^ Connelly, Bill (September 8, 2016). "How Prairie View A&M emerged from the worst losing streak ever". SB Nation. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Playing football again (continued)". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 12, 1991. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rams romp to 55–0 rout". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 15, 1991. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "61–0: All you need to know". The Springfield News-Leader. September 22, 1991. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "A&I routs Prairie View". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 29, 1991. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling roars past Prairie View". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 6, 1991. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cameron limits Prairie View A&M to 65 yards in 51–6 rout". The Daily Oklahoman. October 13, 1991. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alcorn romps behind McNair". Hattiesburg American. October 20, 1991. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "ASU wins 92–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1991. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Valley cruises 41–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1991. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southwest Texas 59, Prairie View 6". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 10, 1991. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1990–1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2023.