2011 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

American college football season

2011 Prairie View A&M Panthers football

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	5–6 (5–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Heishma Northern (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Orlando (1st season)
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons← 2010 2012 →

2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 21 Jackson State x	7	–	2	9	–	2
Alabama State x	7	–	2	8	–	3
Alabama A&M xy	7	–	2	8	–	4
Alcorn State	1	–	8	2	–	8
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	8	1	–	10
West Division
Grambling State xy$	6	–	3	8	–	4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	5	–	4	6	–	5
Prairie View A&M	5	–	4	5	–	6
Southern	4	–	5	4	–	7
Texas Southern	2	–	7	4	–	7
Championship: Grambling State 16, Alabama A&M 15
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Jackson State and Southern were ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship Game due to low APR scores. Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2011 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by first year head coach Heishma Northern and played their home games at Edward L. Blackshear Field. Prairie View A&M finished the season with an overall record of 5–6 and a conference mark of 5–4, tying for second place in the West Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	11:00 am	vs. Bethune-Cookman*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)	ESPN	L 14–63	17,337
September 10	7:00 pm	at Texas Southern	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX	ESPNU	W 37–34	12,567
September 17	6:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX		L 29–36	6,034
September 24	6:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX		W 43–34	5,149
October 1	6:00 pm	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)		W 31–23	37,311
October 8	6:00 pm	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 23–20	8,951
October 15	1:00 pm	at No. 24 Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL		L 7–20	12,564
October 29	4:00 pm	vs. No. 19 Jackson State	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Shreveport Classic)		L 14–44	17,743
November 5	3:00 pm	at Texas State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX		L 26–34	14,222
November 12	2:00 pm	at Alcorn State	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 40–14	500
November 19	1:00 pm	Alabama A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX		L 15–17	10,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Venues	Edward L. Blackshear Field (1960–2014) Waller ISD Football Stadium (2015) Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (2016–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Grambling State: State Fair Classic Texas Southern: Labor Day Classic
Culture & lore	Marching bands brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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