2023 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2023 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
2023 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
SWAC West Division co-champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 14–35 at Florida A&M
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	West Division
Record	6–6 (6–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Bubba McDowell (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mark Frederick (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Middleton (2nd season)
Home stadium	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the West Division of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bubba McDowell, Prairie View A&M played their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field in Prairie View, Texas.

West Division

Record6–6 (6–2 SWAC)

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2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 11 Florida A&M xy$	8	–	0	12	–	1
Alabama State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Jackson State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Alabama A&M	3	–	5	5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	6	3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	7	1	–	10
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy	6	–	2	6	–	6
Alcorn State x	6	–	2	7	–	4
Southern	5	–	3	6	–	5
Grambling State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Texas Southern	2	–	6	3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	7	2	–	9
Championship: Florida A&M 35, Prairie View A&M 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	ESPN+	W 37–34 ^OT	18,271
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian*	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX		L 16–45	5,774
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN+	L 0–69	24,489
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 23–20	14,645
September 30	6:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	ESPN+	L 20–35	52,389
October 7	6:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 31–12	2,898
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at Houston Christian*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 0–30	2,112
October 28	4:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 7–45	22,338
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	HBCU Go	W 38–14	14,224
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN+	W 27–21	16,470
November 18	2:00 p.m.	Alabama State	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	ESPN+	W 21–14	1,350
December 2	4:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Florida A&M*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL (SWAC Championship)	ESPN2	L 14–35	14,628
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Panthers	14	3	7	10	3	37
Tigers	3	14	17	0	0	34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing	Trazon Connley	20/33, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ahmad Antoine	18 rushes, 89 yards
	Receiving	Jahquan Bloomfield	2 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Texas Southern	Passing	Andrew Body	18/38, 286 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	LaDarius Owens	8 rushes, 104 yards, TD
	Receiving	Quay Davis	7 receptions, 120 yards, TD

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	21	10	14	0	45
Panthers	7	0	0	9	16

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Maverick McIvor	12/19, 314 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jermiah Dobbins	8 rushes, 42 yards
	Receiving	Blayne Taylor	3 receptions, 136 yards, TD
Prairie View A&M	Passing	Trazon Connley	13/24, 190 yards, INT
	Rushing	Ahmad Antoine	16 rushes, 103 yards
	Receiving	Brian Jenkins Jr.	4 receptions, 98 yards

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	0	0	7
No. 16 Rattlers	14	7	10	14	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	7	0	14
No. 10 Rattlers	14	7	7	7	35