2012 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

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).

2012 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–8 (3–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Orlando
Defensive coordinatorJohn Pearce
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
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 Division
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: Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Jackson State 21 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason

Media

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

Before the season

2012 recruits

12 players signed up to join the 2012 Prairie View A&M team.[1]

US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Malcolm Ajayi
DB		 Sacramento, CA Contra Costa College 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Edward Brown
DE		 New Iberia, LA Westgate 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
James Burch III
WR		 Houston, TX Cy Ridge 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Donald Drisdom
WR		 Los Angeles, CA West LA CC 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Josiah Freeman
OL		 Baton Rouge, LA Scotlandville 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 280 lb (130 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Trey Green
QB		 Beaumont, TX Ozen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Johnta Herbert
ATH		 Baton Rouge, LA Glen Oaks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Darrien Patterson
DE		 Culver City, CA West LA CC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (110 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Chris Rose
OL		 Houston, TX Madison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 290 lb (130 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Christian Rousseau
QB		 Miami, FL Hialeah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Cleveland Sims
OT		 Houston, TX Madison 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (130 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Archiel Townsend
OG		 Clute, TX Brazoswood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 280 lb (130 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2012 Player Commitments - Prairie View A&M". ESPN.com.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pmvs. Texas Southern
L 41–4422,516
September 87:00 pmat Lamar*
L 0–3115,367
September 156:00 pmat Alabama A&M
L 30–425,325
September 223:00 pmat No. 1 North Dakota State*
ESPN3L 7–6618,623[2]
September 294:00 pmat Jackson State
SWAC TVL 13–346,566
October 66:00 pmvs. Grambling State
W 31–1433,123
October 202:00 pmAlcorn Statedagger
CSN HoustonW 52–3712,000
October 274:00 pmvs. Southern
W 49–2912,223
November 31:00 pmAlabama State
  • Edward L. Blackshear Field
  • Prairie View, TX
L 21–352,348
November 101:00 pmat Mississippi Valley State
L 20–222,059
November 172:30 pmat Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 41–423,088

Game summaries

Texas Southern
See also: 2012 Texas Southern Tigers football team
1 234Total
Panthers 20 777 41
• Tigers 7 10216 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:

Lamar
See also: 2012 Lamar Cardinals football team
1 234Total
Panthers 0 000 0
• Cardinals 14 737 31
Sources:

Alabama A&M
See also: 2012 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team
1 234Total
• Panthers 7 14613 40
Bulldogs 7 14314 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:

North Dakota State
See also: 2012 North Dakota State Bison football team
1 234Total
Panthers 0 007 7
• Bison 17 28147 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:

Jackson State
See also: 2012 Jackson State Tigers football team
1 234Total
Panthers 7 330 13
• Tigers 0 02014 34
Sources:

Grambling State
See also: 2012 Grambling State Tigers football team and State Fair Classic
1 234Total
Tigers 7 700 14
• Panthers 10 777 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:

Alcorn State
See also: 2012 Alcorn State Braves football team
1 234Total
Braves 0 101413 37
• Panthers 10 141414 52
Sources:

Southern
See also: 2012 Southern Jaguars football team
1 234Total
• Panthers 7 14721 49
Jaguars 0 10190 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:

Alabama State
See also: 2012 Alabama State Hornets football team
1 234Total
• Hornets 0 20015 35
Panthers 14 070 21
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Edward L. Blackshear Field
    Prairie View, TX
  • Game attendance: 2,348
Sources:

Mississippi Valley State
See also: 2012 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
1 234Total
Panthers 7 1030 20
• Delta Devils 0 10012 22
Sources:

Arkansas–Pine Bluff
See also: 2012 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team
1 234Total
Panthers 7 2077 41
• Golden Lions 21 1470 42
Sources:

Roster
2012 Prairie View Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

[3]

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References
  1. "Prairie View A&M Football Signs 12 Recruits For 2012 Class". TSPN Sports. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  2. "Bison do not miss the beat". The Bismarck Tribune. September 23, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Prairie View A&M Men's Football Staff". Prairie View A&M Athletics.
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