2012 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2012 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
2012 record	3–8 (3–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Heishma Northern (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Orlando
Defensive coordinator	John Pearce
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 SWAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
Jackson State xy		7	–	2					7	–	5
Alabama State		7	–	2					7	–	4
Alabama A&M		6	–	3					7	–	4
Mississippi Valley State		5	–	4					5	–	6
Alcorn State		4	–	5					4	–	7
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy$		8	–	1					10	–	2
Prairie View A&M		3	–	6					3	–	8
Southern		3	–	6					4	–	7
Texas Southern*		2	–	7					2	–	9
Grambling State		0	–	9					1	–	10
Championship: December 8, 2012
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Texas Southern ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to failing to fulfill NCAA graduation rate requirement (2012), repeated infractions, and lying to NCAA about self-imposed restrictions (2013 & 2014) As of November 4, 2012; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 20 7 7 7 41 • Tigers 7 10 21 6 44 Date: September 1 Location: Reliant Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 22,516 Game weather: clear, Indoors Referee: Eddie Kelley Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 • Cardinals 14 7 3 7 31 Date: September 8 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:46 Game attendance: 15,367 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Overcast, winds NNW at 11mph Referee: Ross Smith TV announcers (Lamarcardinals.com): Harold Mann and Bo Brown Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total • Panthers 7 14 6 13 40 Bulldogs 7 14 3 14 38 Date: September 15 Location: Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:57 Game attendance: 5,325 Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), Clear and Warm, winds NW at 5mph Referee: Anthony Johnson Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 0 0 7 7 • Bison 17 28 14 7 66 Date: September 22 Location: Fargodome Fargo, ND Game start: 3:07 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:51 Game attendance: 18,623 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Indoors Referee: Rich Wasik TV announcers (ESPN3): Brian Shawn and Kevin Fenney Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 3 3 0 13 • Tigers 0 0 20 14 34 Date: September 29 Location: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS Game start: 4:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:54 Game attendance: 6,556 Game weather: Overcast Referee: V. Breakfield Television network: SWAC TV Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 7 7 0 0 14 • Panthers 10 7 7 7 31 Date: October 6 Location: Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 33,123 Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Cloudy Skies, winds NNE at 9mph Referee: R. Holloway Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total Braves 0 10 14 13 37 • Panthers 10 14 14 14 52 Date: October 20 Location: Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX Game start: 2:36 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 12,000 Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds SSE at 11mph Referee: Eddie Kelley TV announcers (CSN Houston): Dave Raymond and N. D. Kalu Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total • Panthers 7 14 7 21 49 Jaguars 0 10 19 0 29 Date: October 27 Location: Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA Game start: 4:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 12,223 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Sunny Referee: V. Breakfield Sources:

The 2012 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by second year head coach Heishma Northern and played their home games at Edward L. Blackshear Field. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and finished the season with an overall record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 3–6 SWAC).

All Prairie View A&M games were carried live on KPVU 91.3 FM.

12 players signed up to join the 2012 Prairie View A&M team.

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Texas Southern holds an 18-8 advantage in the Labor Day Classic, but Prairie View A&M had won the most recent 5 games headed into this game.

The Cardinals open up their home slate with their first ever contest against fellow Texas University Prairie View A&M.

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