2008 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record9–1 (7–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Reliant Stadium
2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Jackson State xy  6 –1   7 –5  
Alabama A&M  4 –3   5 –7  
Alabama State  2 –5   3 –8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –6   3 –8  
Alcorn State  1 –6   2 –10  
West Division
Grambling State xy$  7 –0   11 –2  
Prairie View A&M  6 –1   9 –1  
Southern  5 –2   6 –5  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  2 –5   3 –9  
Texas Southern  1 –6   4 –8  
Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2008 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Henry Frazier III, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–1, with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC West Division.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Texas Southern
W 34–14
September 6Texas College*
W 53–0[1]
September 13at Sam Houston State*
Canceled
[A 1] 		[2]
September 20at Mississippi Valley State
W 49–15[3]
September 27vs. Morehouse*
W 28–17[4]
October 4vs. Grambling State
L 16–4054,315[5]
October 11Alabama State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 27–6[6]
October 18at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 15–0[7]
October 25Southern
  • Reliant Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 24–23[8]
November 81:00 p.m.at Alabama A&M
W 24–103,810[9]
November 15Alcorn State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
W 37–3[10]

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Notes

  1. ↑ The game against Sam Houston State scheduled for September 13 was canceled due to the impacts of Hurricane Ike.

References

  1. ↑ "Prairie View A&M 53, Texas College 0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Prairie View A&M–Sam Houston football game canceled". Houston Chronicle. Chron.com. September 11, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Prairie View 49, Mississippi Valley 15". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Prairie View A&M prevails, 28–17". The Los Angeles Times. September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Grambling's backup QB in control at Cotton Bowl". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Prairie View A&M 27, Alabama St. 6". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Prairie View A&M 15, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 0". Austin American-Statesman. October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Prairie View 24, Southern 23". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Prairie View 24, Alabama A&M 10". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 9, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Prairie View 37, Alcorn State 3". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "2008 Prairie View A&M Panthers football schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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