2002 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 2002 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC West Division.

2002 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record1–10 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons
 2001
2003 
2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M xy 61  84 
Jackson State 52  74 
Alcorn State 34  65 
Mississippi Valley State 34  56 
Alabama State 25  66 
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$ 61  112 
Southern 52  66 
Texas Southern 34  47 
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 25  38 
Prairie View A&M 07  110 
Championship: Grambling State 31, Alabama A&M 19
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Texas SouthernL 14–44[1]
September 7at Tennessee State*
L 8–41[2]
September 14at Texas A&M–Kingsville*L 0–65[3]
September 21at Alabama A&ML 12–15
October 5vs. No. 15 Grambling StateL 13–3542,622[4]
October 12Alcorn StateL 13–33[5]
October 19at Paul Quinn*Dallas, TXW 22–20[6]
October 26Southern
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 24–46[7]
November 2at Mississippi Valley StateL 8–26[8]
November 9at Arkansas–Pine BluffL 0–44[9]
November 16at Jackson StateL 9–44[10]

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References

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  1. "Texas Southern 44, Prairie View 14". Austin American-Statesman. September 1, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Irby leads TSU to win in Classic". The Tennessean. September 8, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Jav-ing fun, A&M–K rips PV A&M to get 1st win". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 15, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Big second half lifts Grambling to victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Carrie leads Alcorn to 33–13 victory". Enterprise-Journal. October 13, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Prairie View 22, at Paul Quinn 20". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 20, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southern 46, Prairie View 24". The Daily Advertiser. October 27, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "MSVU lunges to 26–8 win over Prairie View". Enterprise-Journal. November 3, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Ark.–Pine Bluff 44, Prairie View 0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 10, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Jackson State 44, Prairie View 9". Longview News-Journal. November 17, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (2000–2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2023.