1981 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1981 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	2–8 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Cornelius Cooper (2nd season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field

1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Jackson State $^	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Grambling State	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Texas Southern	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Alcorn State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Southern	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Prairie View A&M	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Cornelius Cooper, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 5	at Southwest Texas State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 0–56	[1]
September 19	Jackson State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 0–29	[2]
September 26	vs. Southern	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–35	[3]
October 3	at Grambling State	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA (rivalry)	L 3–44	[4]
October 10	at Bishop*	Dallas, TX	L 0–40	[5]
October 17	at Texas Lutheran*	Matador Stadium Seguin, TX	W 25–14	[6]
October 31	vs. Mississippi Valley State	Houston, TX	W 8–6	[7]
November 7	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 16–20	[8]
November 14	at Alcorn State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 0–30	[9]
November 21	at Texas Southern	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 0–19	[10]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "SWT shows no mercy to Prairie View". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Jackson takes win over Prairie View". The Paris News. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Jaguars blast Prairie View, Cajuns rip Mean Green". The Daily Herald. September 28, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Ezell leads Grambling to 44–3 win over PVSU". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bishop 40, Prairie View 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "TLC falls to Prairie View". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Prairie View nips Mississippi Valley, 8–6". Victoria Advocate. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Pine Bluff stops Prairie View, 20–16". Victoria Advocate. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Alcorn defense does it". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1981. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Alexander FGs spark Texas Southern". Victoria Advocate. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Prairie View A&M Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.