# 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by first-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).

## Preseason
### SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Panthers were predicted to finish third in the West Division.

#### Media poll

West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Grambling State | 96 |
| 2 | Southern | 78 |
| 3 | Prairie View A&M | 65 |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 31 |
| 5 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 30 |

### Presason All-SWAC Team

The Panthers had seven players selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

#### Offense

1st team
Corbin Finlayson – Sr. OL
2nd team
Dawonya Tucker – Sr. RB
Roderick Smith – Sr. OL
Markcus Hardy – Sr. WR
Zarrian Holcombe – Sr. TE

#### Defense

1st team
Ju’Anthony Parker – Sr. DB
2nd team
Reggie Stubblefield – Sr. DB

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at Rice* | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 20,050 |
| September 2 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. North Carolina Central* | Georgia State StadiumAtlanta, GA (MEAC/SWAC Challenge) | ESPN2 | W 40–24 | 10,274 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Sam Houston State* | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX | ESPN+ | L 32–41 | 9,571 |
| September 15 | 9:00 p.m. | at UNLV* | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | MW Net | L 17–46 | 14,786 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Golden Lion StadiumPine Bluff, AR | | W 62–13 | 2,675 |
| September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Grambling State | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (State Fair Classic) | | W 22–16 | 47,921 |
| October 13 | 5:00 p.m. | Southern | Panther Stadium at Blackshear FieldPrairie View, TX | ESPN3 | L 0–38 | 13,220 |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | Panther Stadium at Blackshear FieldPrairie View, TX | | L 13–27 | 14,250 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | | L 28–34 | 21,729 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Alabama State | Panther Stadium at Blackshear FieldPrairie View, TX | | W 66–13 | 3,025 |
| November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas Southern | Panther Stadium at Blackshear FieldPrairie View, TX (Labor Day Classic) | | W 60–14 | 4,125 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Owls | 13 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 31 |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | PVAM | Rice |
| 1 | 4:29 | 14 | 86 | 7:52 | Rice | Austin Walker 10-yard touchdown run, Jack Fox kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 1:53 | 3 | 44 | 0:57 | Rice | Emmanuel Esukpa 15-yard touchdown run, Jack Fox kick failed | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 11:03 | 9 | 60 | 4:09 | Rice | 33-yard field goal by Jack Fox | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | 9:06 | 6 | 75 | 1:57 | PVAM | Zarrian Holcomb 20-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick good | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | 4:17 | 10 | 47 | 4:49 | Rice | 36-yard field goal by Haden Tobola | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | 1:33 | 7 | 69 | 2:44 | PVAM | Jose Medrano 2-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick good | 14 | 19 |
| 2 | 0:06 | 4 | 69 | 0:34 | PVAM | Tristen Wallace 20-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick good | 21 | 19 |
| 3 | 8:05 | 8 | 94 | 3:04 | PVAM | Bernard Good 27-yard touchdown run, Zach Elder kick good | 28 | 19 |
| 4 | 11:46 | 4 | 25 | 1:53 | Rice | Austin Walter 8-yard touchdown run, Jack Fox kick good | 28 | 26 |
| 4 | 10:15 | | | | Rice | PVAM rush for loss of 31 yards, team safety | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | 0:00 | 9 | 52 | 4:28 | Rice | 23-yard field goal by Jack Fox | 28 | 31 |
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### vs North Carolina Central

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Panthers | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 40 |

### At Sam Houston State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 9 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 32 |
| No. 4 Bearkats | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 41 |

### At UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Rebels | 20 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 46 |

### At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 35 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 62 |
| Golden Lions | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

### vs Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 16 |
| Panthers | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 22 |

### Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Alcorn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Panthers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

### At Jackson State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Tigers | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 34 |

### Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Panthers | 21 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 66 |

### Texas Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Panthers | 13 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 60 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 7 | 230 | Quinton Bell | DE | Oakland Raiders |