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2017 Prairie View A&M

6–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Prairie View A&M in 2017, game by game: lost vs. Sam Houston 31–44; lost at Nicholls 13–44; won at Alabama State 34–0; won vs. Jackson State 38–9; lost vs. Grambling 21–34; lost at Alcorn State 21–34; won vs. Bacone College 34–17; lost at Southern 31–37; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 35–12; won at Incarnate Word 42–28; won at Texas Southern 30–16+34−31Lost 31–44 vs. Sam Houston-13Sam HoustonLost 13–44 at Nicholls-31NichollsWon 34–0 at Alabama State+34Alabama StateWon 38–9 vs. Jackson State+29Jackson StateLost 21–34 vs. Grambling-13GramblingLost 21–34 at Alcorn State-13Alcorn StateWon 34–17 vs. Bacone College+17Bacone CollegeLost 31–37 at Southern-6SouthernWon 35–12 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+23Arkansas–Pine B…Won 42–28 at Incarnate Word+14Incarnate WordWon 30–16 at Texas Southern+14Texas Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsSam HoustonL 31–⁠4439%
Sep 16atNichollsL 13–⁠4449%
Sep 23atAlabama StateW 34–⁠054%
Sep 30vsJackson StateW 38–⁠980%
Oct 7vsGramblingL 21–⁠3442%
Oct 14atAlcorn StateL 21–⁠3436%
Oct 28vsBacone CollegeW 34–⁠1776%
Nov 4atSouthernL 31–⁠3735%
Nov 11vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 35–⁠1284%
Nov 16atIncarnate WordW 42–⁠2872%
Nov 25atTexas SouthernW 30–⁠1668%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas Southern 30–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
330–⁠275
Coach
—
Elo
1342 −10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.3 No. 66 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 180
Offensive coordinator
Alex Jackson
Defensive coordinator
Ralph Street

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Kaleb O’Bryant WR★★★No. 1886
Willie Miles III S★★No. 2596
Kale Ridge OLB★★No. 3176
William Davis WDE★★No. 4167

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.810
Defensive line12.00.743
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.783
Whole class42.30.776

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Grambling9–⁠011–⁠2
Southern5–⁠27–⁠4
Alcorn State6–⁠37–⁠5
Prairie View A&M4–⁠36–⁠5
Alabama State4–⁠35–⁠6
Alabama A&M3–⁠44–⁠7
Jackson State3–⁠53–⁠8
Texas Southern2–⁠62–⁠9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff1–⁠62–⁠9
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.