2012 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 2012 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by second year head coach Heishma Northern and played their home games at Edward L. Blackshear Field. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and finished the season with an overall record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 3–6 SWAC).

2012 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2012 record3–8 (3–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Orlando
Defensive coordinatorJohn Pearce
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Jackson State xy  7 –2     7 –5  
Alabama State  7 –2     7 –4  
Alabama A&M  6 –3     7 –4  
Mississippi Valley State  5 –4     5 –6  
Alcorn State  4 –5     4 –7  
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy$  8 –1     10 –2  
Prairie View A&M  3 –6     3 –8  
Southern  3 –6     4 –7  
Texas Southern*  2 –7     2 –9  
Grambling State  0 –9     1 –10  
Championship:Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Jackson State 21 OT
December 8, 2012
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Texas Southern ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to failing to fulfill NCAA graduation rate requirement (2012), repeated infractions, and lying to NCAA about self-imposed restrictions (2013 & 2014)
As of November 4, 2012; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Media

All Prairie View A&M games were carried live on KPVU 91.3 FM.

Before the Season

2012 Recruits

12 players signed up to join the 2012 Prairie View A&M team.[1]

Roster
2012 Prairie View Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Prince Pearson (Minnesota)
    Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line
  • Mark Orlando (Florida State)
    Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • John Pearce (Bowie State)
    Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Miles Brandon (Ohio)
    Defensive Line
  • Raasaan Haralson (Southern)
    Cornerbacks
  • Brian Morgan (Grambling State)
    Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator/Kickers
  • Harry Williams (Prairie View A&M)
    Wide Receivers
  • Bubba McDowell (Miami)
    Safeties
  • Gabe Northern (LSU)
    Defensive Line/Strength & Conditioning/Special Teams
  • Ed Moore (Prairie View A&M)
    Defensive Quality Control
  • Ted Smith (Prairie View A&M)
    Defensive Graduate Assistant
  • Anthony Weeden (Prairie View A&M)
    Offensive Quality Control
  • K. J. Black (Prairie View A&M)
    Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Brady Faggard (Prairie View A&M)
    Defensive Student Assistant
  • Clyde Edwards (Grambling State)
    Offensive Student Assistant

[2]

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmvs. Texas Southern
L 41–4422,516
September 87:00 pmat Lamar*
L 0–3115,367
September 156:00 pmat Alabama A&M
L 30–425,325
September 223:00 pmat No. 1 North Dakota State*
ESPN3L 7–6618,623
September 294:00 pmat Jackson State
SWAC TVL 13–346,566
October 66:00 pmvs. Grambling State
W 31–1433,123
October 202:00 pmAlcorn State
CSN HoustonW 52–3712,000
October 274:00 pmvs. Southern
W 49–2912,223
November 31:00 pmAlabama State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 21–352,348
November 101:00 pmat Mississippi Valley State
L 20–222,059
November 172:30 pmat Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 41–423,088

Game Summaries

Texas Southern
See also: 2012 Texas Southern Tigers football team
1 234Total
Panthers 20 777 41
• Tigers 7 10216 44
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: Reliant Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 22,516
  • Game weather: clear, Indoors
  • Referee: Eddie Kelley
  • Sources:

Texas Southern holds an 18-8 advantage in the Labor Day Classic, but Prairie View A&M had won the most recent 5 games headed into this game.

Lamar
See also: 2012 Lamar Cardinals football team

The Cardinals open up their home slate with their first ever contest against fellow Texas University Prairie View A&M.

1 234Total
Panthers 0 000 0
• Cardinals 14 737 31
Sources:

Alabama A&M
See also: 2012 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team
1 234Total
• Panthers 7 14613 40
Bulldogs 7 14314 38
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Louis Crews Stadium
    Huntsville, AL
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:57
  • Game attendance: 5,325
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), Clear and Warm, winds NW at 5mph
  • Referee: Anthony Johnson
Sources:

North Dakota State
See also: 2012 North Dakota State Bison football team
1 234Total
Panthers 0 007 7
• Bison 17 28147 66
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Fargodome
    Fargo, ND
  • Game start: 3:07 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:51
  • Game attendance: 18,623
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Indoors
  • Referee: Rich Wasik
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Brian Shawn and Kevin Fenney
Sources:

Jackson State
See also: 2012 Jackson State Tigers football team
1 234Total
Panthers 7 330 13
• Tigers 0 02014 34
Sources:

Grambling State
See also: 2012 Grambling State Tigers football team and State Fair Classic
1 234Total
Tigers 7 700 14
• Panthers 10 777 31
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 33,123
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Cloudy Skies, winds NNE at 9mph
  • Referee: R. Holloway
Sources:

Alcorn State
See also: 2012 Alcorn State Braves football team
1 234Total
Braves 0 101413 37
• Panthers 10 141414 52
Sources:

Southern
See also: 2012 Southern Jaguars football team
1 234Total
• Panthers 7 14721 49
Jaguars 0 10190 29
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Independence Stadium
    Shreveport, LA
  • Game start: 4:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 12,223
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Sunny
  • Referee: V. Breakfield
Sources:

Alabama State
See also: 2012 Alabama State Hornets football team
1 234Total
• Hornets 0 20015 35
Panthers 14 070 21
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Edward L. Blackshear Field
    Prairie View, TX
  • Game attendance: 2,348
Sources:

Mississippi Valley State
See also: 2012 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
1 234Total
Panthers 7 1030 20
• Delta Devils 0 10012 22
Sources:

Arkansas–Pine Bluff
See also: 2012 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team
1 234Total
Panthers 7 2077 41
• Golden Lions 21 1470 42
Sources:

References
  1. "Prairie View A&M Football Signs 12 Recruits For 2012 Class". TSPN Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  2. "Prairie View A&M Men's Football Staff". Prairie View A&M Athletics.
  3. http://www.pvpanthers.com/schedule.aspx?path=football
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