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2021 Prairie View A&M

7–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Prairie View A&M in 2021, game by game: won at Texas Southern 40–17; lost at Incarnate Word 9–40; won vs. Houston Christian 37–27; won vs. Grambling 24–10; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 27–17; won at Bethune-Cookman 35–29; won at Southern 48–21; won vs. Alabama State 24–20; lost at Alcorn State 29–31; lost at No. 16 Texas A&M 3–52; lost vs. Mississippi Valley State 19–24; lost at Jackson State 10–27+27−49Won 40–17 at Texas Southern+23Texas SouthernLost 9–40 at Incarnate Word-31Incarnate WordWon 37–27 vs. Houston Christian+10Houston Christi…Won 24–10 vs. Grambling+14GramblingWon 27–17 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+10Arkansas–Pine B…Won 35–29 at Bethune-Cookman+6Bethune-CookmanWon 48–21 at Southern+27SouthernWon 24–20 vs. Alabama State+4Alabama StateLost 29–31 at Alcorn State-2Alcorn StateLost 3–52 at No. 16 Texas A&M-49No. 16 Texas A&MLost 19–24 vs. Mississippi Valley State-5Mississippi Val…Lost 10–27 at Jackson State-17Jackson State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atTexas SouthernW 40–⁠1762%
Sep 11atIncarnate WordL 9–⁠4051%
Sep 18vsHouston ChristianW 37–⁠2773%
Sep 25vsGramblingW 24–⁠1068%
Sep 30vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 27–⁠1764%
Oct 16atBethune-CookmanW 35–⁠2960%
Oct 23atSouthernW 48–⁠2144%
Nov 6vsAlabama StateW 24–⁠2077%
Nov 13atAlcorn StateL 29–⁠3161%
Nov 20at16Texas A&ML 3–⁠5213%
Nov 27vsMississippi Valley StateL 19–⁠2484%
Dec 4atJackson StateSWAC Championship GameL 10–⁠2732%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Jackson State 27–⁠10 in the SWAC Championship Game; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

SWAC West champions6–⁠2 in the conference

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
305–⁠315
Coach
—
Elo
1332 +18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.2 No. 77 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 165
Defensive coordinator
Henry Miller

Leaders

Passing yardsTrazon Connley QB5 yds
Rushing yardsJaden Stewart RB100 yds
Receiving yardsBernard Goodwater RB5 yds
TacklesDrake Cheatum S12 tkl
SacksDesmond Obi DL1 sacks
InterceptionsDrake Cheatum S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Luis Chavarria OL★★★No. 1325
Jaden Stewart RB
Jamin Godwin-Ali WR

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line13.00.846

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.

Transfers in 2

The 2021 portal
Jeremiah Harris LB★★★from Kansas State
Kevin Tyler OT★★★from Illinois

Transfers out 1

Reggie Stubblefield S★★to Kansas State

2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jackson State8–⁠011–⁠2
Florida A&M7–⁠19–⁠3
Prairie View A&M6–⁠27–⁠5
Alabama A&M5–⁠37–⁠3
Alcorn State5–⁠36–⁠5
Alabama State3–⁠55–⁠6
Southern3–⁠54–⁠7
Mississippi Valley State3–⁠54–⁠7
Grambling3–⁠54–⁠7
Texas Southern2–⁠62–⁠8
Bethune-Cookman2–⁠62–⁠9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff1–⁠72–⁠9

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