2000 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 2000 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC West Division.

2000 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–9 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Reliant Astrodome
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alabama A&M xy   5 2     7 5  
Alabama State x   5 2     6 5  
Jackson State   4 3     7 4  
Mississippi Valley State   1 6     2 9  
Alcorn State   0 7     0 11  
West Division
No. 13 Grambling State xy$   6 1     10 2  
Texas Southern   5 2     8 3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   4 3     6 5  
Southern   4 3     6 5  
Prairie View A&M   1 6     1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 14, Alabama A&M 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Texas SouthernL 0–42[1]
September 9McNeese State*
  • Reliant Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 0–41[2]
September 16Southern
  • Reliant Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 6–56[3][4]
September 23Alabama A&ML 10–49
September 30vs. Grambling StateL 7–4765,125[5]
October 7Alcorn State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 25–22[6]
October 14Alabama State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 21–51
(ASU forfeit)
[7][8]
October 21at Illinois State*L 0–647,841[9]
October 28at Mississippi Valley StateL 7–33[10]
November 4at Arkansas–Pine BluffL 13–32[11]
November 11at No. 23 Northern Iowa*L 14–6010,263[12]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Texas Southern 42, Prairie View A&M 0". Austin American-Statesman. September 3, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "McNeese State 41, Prairie View 0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 10, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern at Prairie View A&M". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern 56, Prairie View 6". Austin American-Statesman. September 17, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grambling rips Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Prairie View A&M 25, Alcorn St. 22". Austin American-Statesman. October 8, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alabama State 51, Prairie View 21". Longview News-Journal. October 15, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alabama State placed on 5-year probation". The Selma Times-Journal. December 11, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "ISU storms past Prairie View". The Pantagraph. October 22, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mississippi Valley wins first game". Hattiesburg American. October 29, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ark.–Pine Bluff 32, Prairie View 13". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 5, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Panthers roll up Prairie View, 60–14". The Courier. November 12, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2023.