2026 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 2026 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team will represent Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers will be led by second-year head coach Tremaine Jackson and will play their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field in Prairie View, Texas.

2026 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Tremaine Jackson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Christopher Buckner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Andersen (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Trent Earley (1st season)
Home stadium	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field

2026 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama A&M		0	–	0					0	–	0
Alabama State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Bethune–Cookman		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida A&M*		0	–	0					0	–	0
Jackson State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Mississippi Valley State*		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Alcorn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		0	–	0					0	–	0
Grambling State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Prairie View A&M		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas Southern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2026
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to failed academic requirements Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
August 29	8:00 p.m.	at Tarleton State*	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN2
September 6	11:00 a.m.	Texas Southern	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX (Labor Day Classic)	ESPN2
September 12	7:00 p.m.	at Baylor*	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN+
September 19	7:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin*	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	SWAC TV
September 26	6:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	ESPN
October 3	6:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	SWAC TV
October 10	2:00 p.m.	Southern	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	SWAC TV
October 17	2:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	SWAC TV
October 24	6:00 p.m.	at East Texas A&M*	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+
November 7	2:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	SWAC TV
November 14	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	SWAC TV
November 21	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama State	ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ESPN
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time