2015 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 2015 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by first year head coach Willie Simmons and played their home games at Waller ISD Football Stadium in Waller, Texas due to renovations at Edward L. Blackshear Field. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 8–2, 8–1 in SWAC play to finish in second place in the West Division.

2015 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2015 record8–2 (8–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlex Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRalph Street (1st season)
Home stadiumWaller ISD Football Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alcorn State xy$  7 2     9 4  
Alabama State*  5 4     6 5  
Alabama A&M  3 6     3 8  
Jackson State  3 6     3 8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 8     1 10  
West
No. 24 Grambling State xy  9 0     9 3  
Prairie View A&M  8 1     8 2  
Southern  6 3     6 5  
Texas Southern  2 7     3 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 8     2 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 49, Grambling State 21
December 5, 2015
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Alabama State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 58:00 pmat Texas Southern
RTSW+W 38–1119,075
September 126:00 pmat Texas State*ESPN3L 24–6324,561
September 196:00 pmAlabama A&M
YouTubeW 53–495,042
September 264:00 pmvs. Grambling StateYouTubeL 54–7051,328
October 31:00 pmUniversity of Faith±*
  • Waller ISD Football Stadium
  • Waller, TX
YouTubeW 42–0N/A
October 102:00 pmMississippi Valley State
  • Waller ISD Football Stadium
  • Waller, TX
YouTubeW 45–67,113
October 174:00 pmat SouthernCSTW 47–4223,112
October 311:00 pmArkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Waller ISD Football Stadium
  • Waller, TX
YouTubeW 54–291,614
November 72:00 pmat Alcorn StateW 40–345,239
November 142:00 pmat Alabama StateW 38–136,011
November 211:00 pmJackson State
  • Waller ISD Football Stadium
  • Waller, TX
YouTubeW 56–144,719

± University of Faith did not meet NCAA accreditation guidelines and all stats and records from this game do not count.[1]

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