2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Willie Simmons (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Alex Jackson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ralph Street (2nd season)
Home stadium	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (Capacity: 15,000)

2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State xy		5	–	4					5	–	6
Alabama A&M		4	–	5					4	–	7
Alabama State		3	–	6					4	–	7
Jackson State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	8					1	–	10
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$		9	–	0					12	–	1
Southern *		8	–	1					8	–	3
Prairie View A&M		7	–	2					7	–	4
Texas Southern		4	–	5					4	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by first year head coach Willie Simmons and played their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 7–4, 7–2 in SWAC play to finish in third place in the West Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 PM	Texas Southern	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX (Labor Day Classic XXII)	ESPNU	W 29–25	30,000
September 10	11:00 AM	at No. 20 (FBS) Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN	L 0–67	96,412
September 17	6:00 PM	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		W 41–20	4,226
September 24	4:00 PM	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	W 56–21	3,679
October 1	3:00 PM	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)		L 16–36	53,182
October 8	2:00 PM	Alabama State	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	RSSW	W 24–17 OT	15,050
October 22	2:30 PM	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	CUSA.tv	L 44–65	21,538
October 29	2:00 PM	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	CST	W 28–14	26,215
November 5	1:00 PM	Alcorn State	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	ESPN3	W 31–27	5,542
November 12	1:00 PM	Southern	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	SWACDN	L 34–44	12,603
November 19	2:30 PM	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		W 57–7	2,022
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Schedule

Roster

2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 4 KhaDarel Hodge  Jr WR 6 Christian Rousseau  Sr QB 7 Trey Green  Sr TE 42 John Allen  Jr OT 56 Josiah Freeman  Sr C 57 Jamal Crawford Fr G 60 Donovan Wheaton Jr C 61 Eugene Goodrum Jr OT 62 Cleveland Sims Jr.  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 Damond Jackson Jr LB 44 Treveon Billings Sr LB 54 Jalyn Williams Jr LB 55 Don Rittenhouse Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Willie Simmons Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster