2009 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2009 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
2009 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
SWAC champion; SWAC West Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, W 30–24 vs. Alabama A&M
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 15
FCS Coaches	No. 19
Record	9–1 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Henry Frazier III (6th season);
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Alabama A&M xy	4	–	3	7	–	5
Alcorn State	3	–	4	3	–	6
Jackson State	3	–	4	3	–	7
Alabama State	1	–	6	4	–	7
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	6	3	–	8
West Division
No. 15 Prairie View A&M xy$	7	–	0	9	–	1
Grambling State	5	–	2	7	–	4
Texas Southern	5	–	2	6	–	5
Southern	3	–	4	6	–	6
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	3	–	4	5	–	5
Championship: Prairie View A&M 30, Alabama A&M 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2009 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Henry Frazier III, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–1 and a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as SWAC champion.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5		at Texas Southern		Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	W 17–7		^[1]
September 12		at New Mexico State*		Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 18–21	15,902	^[2]
October 3		vs. Grambling State		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 35–32	9,647	^[3]
October 10		at Alabama State		Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 24–10		^[4]
October 17		Mississippi Valley State		Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 38–0	10,000	^[5]
October 22	6:30 p.m.	at Southern		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 16–14	6,463	^[6]
November 7		Alabama A&M	No. 22	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 33–27		^[7]
November 14		at Alcorn State	No. 21	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 34–14		^[8]
November 21		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	No. 20	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 49–17
December 12		vs. Alabama A&M*	No. 18	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (SWAC Championship Game)	W 30–24	20,218	^[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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^ "Aggies take 21–18 win over Prairie View A&M". The El Paso Times. September 13, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View ends skid vs. Grambling". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View A&M defeats Alabama St". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 11, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View 38, Miss. Valley 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View 16, Southern 14". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View 33, Alabama A&M 27". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View 34, Alcorn State 14". The Sun Herald. November 15, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View rallies past 'Bama A&M". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. December 13, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View A&M Panthers Schedule 2009". ESPN. Retrieved August 12, 2023.