2020 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2020 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
2020 record	2–1 (2–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Eric Dooley (3rd season)
Home stadium	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (Capacity: 15,000)
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 24 Alabama A&M x$		3	–	0					5	–	0
Alabama State		3	–	2					3	–	3
Jackson State		3	–	2					4	–	3
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	3					1	–	3
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff x		4	–	0					4	–	1
Southern		4	–	1					5	–	1
Prairie View A&M*		2	–	1					2	–	1
Texas Southern		1	–	2					1	–	2
Grambling State		0	–	4					0	–	4
Championship: Alabama A&M 40, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 33
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Note: The SWAC played a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic. Alcorn State opted out of the spring season; all of their scheduled games were counted as forfeit wins for their opponents. * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by third-year head coach Eric Dooley and played their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field in Prairie View, Texas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

On July 20, 2020, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes the football program.^[1] The conference formalized plans to conduct a competitive schedule for football during the 2021 spring semester.

Previous season[]

The Panthers finished the 2019 season 6–5, 4–3 in SWAC play to finish in third place in the West Division.

Schedule[]

Due to the SWAC's postponement of the 2020 football season to spring 2021, games against Louisiana Tech, Northwestern State, and TCU were canceled.^[2] The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
March 6	7:00 p.m.	Texas Southern	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX (Labor Day Classic)	ESPN3	W 20–19	3,750
March 13	3:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Globe Life Park Arlington, TX (State Fair Classic)		W 17–10	10,500
April 17	3:00 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR		L 31–36	3,000
Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries[]

Texas Southern[]

Texas Southern at Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 7 9 3 19 • Panthers 10 3 0 7 20 Date: March 6, 2021 Location: Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX Game start: 7:06 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes Game attendance: 3,750 Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Clear Referee: Marty Adams Television network: ESPN3

Scoring summary 1 07:25 PVAMU Luis Reyes 31-yard field goal (9 plays, 42 yards, 3:48) PVAMU 3–0 02:45 PVAMU Ahmad Antoine 3-yard rush (Luis Reyes kick) (5 plays, 55 yards, 3:14) PVAMU 10–0 2 01:03 PVAMU Luis Reyes 23-yard field goal (6 plays, 66 yards, 1:55) PVAMU 13–0 00:01 TXSO Jonathan Giles 2-yard pass from Thaddeus Peyton (Richard Garcia III kick) (5 plays, 52 yards, 0:55) PVAMU 13–7 3 09:10 TXSO Team Safety (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) PVAMU 13–9 06:28 TXSO Osby Mitchell 4-yard pass from Thaddeus Peyton (Richard Garcia III kick) (7 plays, 72 yards, 2:37) PVAMU 16–13 4 11:34 TXSO Richard Garcia III 38-yard field goal (10 plays, 34 yards, 4:14) TXSO 19–13 01:40 PVAMU Kristian Mosley 4-yard rush (Luis Reyes kick) (11 plays, 79 yards, 3:11) PVAMU 20–19

Over/under
SOU −7.0	52

Statistics	Texas Southern	Prairie View A&M
First downs	17	18
Total yards	327	320
Rushing yards	148	82
Passing yards	179	238
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	31:23	28:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Southern	Passing	Thaddeus Peyton	16/21, 137 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	LaDarius Owens	20 carries, 119 yards
	Receiving	Ke'Lenn Davis	4 receptions, 43 yards
Prairie View A&M	Passing	TJ Starks	10/21, 157 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	TJ Starks	6 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Kalen Riles	3 receptions, 56 yards

vs. Grambling State[]

Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total • Panthers 3 7 7 0 17 Tigers 0 0 10 0 10 Date: March 13, 2021 Location: Globe Life Park Arlington, TX Game start: 3:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 10,500 Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Light Rain Referee: Tony Ross

Scoring summary 1 05:10 PVAMU Luis Reyes 36-yard field goal (19 plays, 59 yards, 6:50) PVAMU 3–0 2 14:31 PVAMU TJ Starks 6-yard rush (Luis Reyes kick) (9 plays, 67 yards, 3:29) PVAMU 10–0 3 10:27 GRAM Garrett Urban 46-yard field goal (12 plays, 64 yards, 4:24) PVAMU 10–3 08:21 PVAMU Chris Johnson 60-yard pass from Trazon Connley (Luis Reyes kick) (5 plays, 69 yards, 2:06) PVAMU 17–3 00:58 GRAM Lyndemian Brooks 1-yard rush (Garrett Urban kick) (3 plays, 41 yards, 0:56) PVAMU 17–10

Over/under
GRAM –2.5	55

Statistics	Prairie View A&M	Grambling State
First downs	18	17
Total yards	370	308
Rushing yards	153	105
Passing yards	217	203
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	43:05	28:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing	Trazon Connley	8/12, 152 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kristian Mosley	18 carries, 74 yards
	Receiving	Chris Johnson	3 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
Grambling State	Passing	Geremy Hickbottom	11/16, 113 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Lyndemian Brooks	11 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Darrell Clark	6 receptions, 91 yards

at Arkansas–Pine Bluff[]

Prairie View A&M at Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 14 7 3 7 31 • Golden Lions 7 20 3 6 36 Date: April 17, 2021 Location: Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes Game attendance: 3,000 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear

Scoring summary 1 12:08 PVAMU Khristopher Simmons 28-yard pass from Trazon Connley (Carlos Villagomez kick) (5 plays, 73 yards, 2:44) PVAMU 7–0 08:40 UAPB Harry Ballard III 34-yard pass from Skyler Perry (Zach Piwniczka kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42) TIE 7–7 02:23 PVAMU Tony Mullins 3-yard rush (Carlos Villagomez kick)br/>(2 play, 47 yards, 0:23) PVAMU 14–7 2 13:21 UAPB Skyler Perry 1-yard rush (Zach Piwniczka kick) (10 plays, 67 yards, 4:02) TIE 14–14 10:42 UAPB Josh Wilkes 5-yard pass from Skyler Perry (Zach Piwniczka PAT blocked) (3 plays, 2 yards, 1:15) UAPB 20–14 08:52 PVAMU Travis O'Connor 18-yard pass from Trazon Connley (Carlos Villagomez kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 1:50) PVAMU 21–20 06:36 UAPB Tyrin Ralph 31-yard pass from Skyler Perry (Zach Piwniczka kick) (6 plays, 60 yards, 2:16) UAPB 27–21 3 12:37 UAPB Zach Piwniczka 42-yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 0:41) UAPB 30–21 07:02 PVAMU Carlos Villagomez 25-yard field goal (6 plays, 38 yards, 2:15) UAPB 30–24 4 12:14 UAPB Josh Wilkes 3-yard pass from Skyler Perry (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (11 plays, 61 yards, 5:11) UAPB 36–24 07:06 PVAMU Kalen Riles 7-yard pass from Trazon Connley (Carlos Villagomez kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:55) UAPB 36–31

Over/under
UAPB −1.0	52

Statistics	Prairie View A&M	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
First downs	24	18
Total yards	410	346
Rushing yards	70	145
Passing yards	340	201
Turnovers	5	4
Time of possession	29:45	30:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing	Trazon Connley	24/49, 341 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Trazon Connley	13 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Tony Mullins	10 receptions, 114 yards
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Passing	Skyler Perry	16/33, 201 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Skyler Perry	12 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tyrin Ralph	7 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD

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