American college football season
The 2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Willie Simmons and played their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 7–4, 7–2 in SWAC play to finish in third place in the West Division.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 5:00 pm | Texas Southern | | ESPNU | W 29–25 | 14,982 |
| September 10 | 11:00 am | at No. 20 (FBS) Texas A&M* | | SECN | L 0–67 | 96,412 |
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | at Alabama A&M | | | W 41–20 | 4,226 |
| September 24 | 4:00 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | | YouTube | W 56–21 | 3,679 |
| October 1 | 3:00 pm | vs. Grambling State | | | L 16–36 | 53,182 |
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | Alabama State | - Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
- Prairie View, TX
| RSSW | W 24–17 OT | 15,050 |
| October 22 | 2:30 pm | at Rice* | | CUSA.tv | L 44–65 | 21,538 |
| October 29 | 2:00 pm | at Jackson State | | CST | W 28–14 | 26,215 |
| November 5 | 1:00 pm | Alcorn State | - Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
- Prairie View, TX
| ESPN3 | W 31–27 | 5,542 |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | Southern | - Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
- Prairie View, TX
| SWACDN | L 34–44 | 12,603 |
| November 19 | 2:30 pm | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | | | W 57–7 | 2,022 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
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