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PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 2011 FOOTBALL GAME RELEASE www.PVPanthers.com BLACK COLLEGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 1953 • ‘54 • ‘58 • ‘63 • ‘64 SWAC CHAMPIONS • 1931 • ‘33* • ‘51 • ’52 • ’53 • ’54 • ’58 • ’60 • ’63 • ’64 • 2009 GAME 3 ● ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 ● Blackshear Field ● 6:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M Sports Information: Ryan McGinty, SID Address: Post Office Box 519 - Mail Stop 1500 • Prairie View, Texas• 77446 • Office: 936/261-9140 • Fax: 936/261-9159 2011 PRAIRIE VIEW A&m SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2011 Overall: 1-1; SWAC: 1-0; Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0; Neutral: 0-1 HOME OPENER Date Opponent Time/Score 9/4 %vs. Bethune-Cookman (ESPN) L, 63-14 9/10 *at Texas Southern W, 37-34 VS. 9/17 *Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6:00 p.m. 9/24 *Mississippi Valley State 6:00 p.m. 10/1 $*Grambling State 6:00 p.m. 10/8 *at Southern 6:00 p.m. When: Saturday, Sept. 17 10/15 *at Alabama State (ESPNU) 1:00 p.m. Where: Prairie View, Texas 10/29 ^*vs. Jackson State (SWAC-TV) 4:00 p.m. Stadium: Blackshear Field 11/5 at Texas State 3:00 p.m. Press Box Number: (936) 857-2010/11 11/12 *at Alcorn State 4:00 p.m. Kickoff: 6:00 p.m. 11/19 *Alabama A&M (homecoming) 2:00 p.m. Series Rec.: PV leads 43-20-4 *Southwestern Athletic Conference contest Last PVAMU Win: 21-6, 2010 %=BCC was played in Orlando, Fla. (Citrus Bowl) Last UAPB Win: 21-19, 2007 $=Grambling will be played in Dallas (Cotton Bowl) Current Win Streak: PV, 3 ^=Jackson St. will be played in Shreveport, La. (Independence Stadium) Biggest Margin of Victory (PV): 55-7, 1949 TOP STORYLINES Biggest Margin of Victory (UAPB): 65-7, 1967 ● 2011 home opener Longest Winning Streak (UAPB): 7, 1989, ’98-00 ● Winner has a leg up in the SWAC West race Longest Winning Streak (PV): 20, 1947-1966 ● Can PV keep the momentum going? THE COACHES THIS WEEK’S GAME Heishma Northern (Southern ‘96) The Prairie View A&M Panthers return to Black- PVAMU Record:………………………1-1 (1st year) shear Field for their 2011 home opener versus Arkansas-Pine Overall:………………………..………..1-1 (1st year) Bluff on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. This is a critical game Northern vs. UAPB:…………..………………….0-0 for the Panthers as it’s a SWAC Western Division contest and a win would keep them towards the top of the divisional standings and move UAPB back two games in the SWAC Monte Coleman (Central Arkansas ‘79) race. Saturday’s game marks the first of two consecutive UAPB Record:…………………….14-21 (4th year) home games at Blackshear Field and the second of four Overall:………………………..…….14-21 (4th year) straight in the state of Texas. Coleman vs. PVAMU………..…………………..0-3 The Panthers are coming off an emotional 37-34 Labor Day Classic win over rival Texas Southern last week- end in Houston. Prairie View A&M battled back from a 14- RADIO/INTERNET/TV point fourth-quarter deficit to tie the game and used a 36- KPVU 91.3 FM - Leonard Moon (Play-By-Play) yard field goal by redshirt freshman kicker and SWAC Spe- cialist of the Week honoree Chris Barrick to win the game with four seconds remaining. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Football Weekly Release . .ARKANSAS-PB, SEPT. 17, 2011 . .Page 2 PRAIRIE view A&M GAME WEEK AVAILABILITY SPORTS INFORMATION Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Heishma North- Players and Players and Call SID Office on (TBA) Ryan McGinty - SID* ern on SWAC coaches available coaches available Wednesday to Depends on Conference Call for post-practice for post-practice arrange team travel E-mail: [email protected] (11:15 a.m.) interviews. interviews. plans *denotes main football contact (6:30 p.m.) (4:00 p.m.) Office Phone 936/261-9140 Office FAX 936/261-9159 MAILING ADDRESS only one player back (Spencer Prairie View A&M University ABOUT THE Panthers Nelson) with significant experi- Prairie View A&M was Office of Sports Information ence. picked to finish third in the 2011 PO Box 519 Mail Stop 1500 From a coaching perspec- SWAC Preseason poll as they begin Prairie View, Texas 77446 tive, this year marks the first major the year under new head coach overhaul of the coaching staff at Heishma Northern. Prairie View A&M since 2005 as A total of eight starters (4 INTERNET ACCESS four coaches join the staff. O/4 D) return as the Panthers be- For the latest in the Prairie gin their first year under a new View A&M University Depart- coach since 2004. Senior corner- ABOUT THE ment of Athletics, please view back Moses Ellis is the defensive uAPB Golden LIONS www.PVPanthers.com. leader after leading the nation in UAPB is led by fourth-year The site features up-to-date interceptions (8) during the 2010 head coach Monte Coleman and team news, statistics, rosters, season. The Panthers also return a is 1-1 on the season. The Golden depth charts in addition to pair of senior defensive linemen in Lions dropped their season opener links of interest. Adrian Hamilton, Jarvis Wilson to Langston University on Sept. 3 and a pair of young linebackers in before rallying to defeat Alcorn Marcus White and Raheem State last week in Pine Bluff 27-20. SWAC Cardwell. Like Prairie View A&M, the Golden Offensively, new offensive TELECONFERENCE Lions have several new faces offen- coordinator Mark Orlando inherits sively in quarterback Benjamin This call is available to me- a young offense that returns four Anderson, wide receiver Des- dia each Monday. To receive starters. The Panthers have to mond Beverly and running back information on how to call-in, replace several All-SWAC standouts Adrian Moore. Defensively, line- contact the SWAC Office at at the quarterback, running and backer Bill Ross is the top tackler 205-251-7573 or e-mail wide receiver position. The offen- with 25 stops and an interception. sive line is the most experienced PV leads the all-time se- [email protected]. unit with three starters back. ries over UAPB 43-20-4 and has not Here are the order On special teams, the of participants….. Panthers also have to rebuild with lost to UAPB since 2007. 10:00 -- SWAC News 10:05 -- Anthony Jones, AAMU LAST GAME RESULT: PV 37, TSU 34 - SEPT. 10, 2011 10:15 -- Reggie Barlow, Alabama St. 10:25 -- Melvin Spears, Alcorn State 10:35 -- Monte Coleman, Arkansas-PB HOUSTON - Chris Barrick hit a 36-yard tie the score before Barrick won it. field goal with 4 seconds remaining Saturday Lovelocke led the Panthers with 10:45 -- Doug Williams, GSU night to cap a 14-point, fourth-quarter come- 67 yards rushing and completed just 5 of 18 10:55 -- Rick Comegy, Jackson State back and give Prairie View A&M a 37-34 passes for 72 yards, although two went for 11:05 -- Karl Morgan, MVSU victory over Texas Southern. touchdowns. Prairie View also got an 80-yard 11:15 -- Heishma Northern, PVAMU The Panthers had only 212 yards kick return for a touchdown from Jermaine 11:25 -- Stump Mitchell, Southern of total offense compared to 404 for Texas Waddy. 11:35 -- Kevin Ramsey, TSU Southern (0-1, 0-1), and trailed 34-20 with Martin Gilbert rushed for 97 11:45 -- Commissioner’s Corner 9:15 left in the game. But quarterback Jerry yards and three TDs, and Marcus 12:00 -- SIGN-OFF Lovelocke scored on a 30-yard run with Wright added 143 yards rushing for Texas 7:36 remaining, then hit Greg Thur- Southern, which was penalized 10 times for mond with a 15-yard pass with 2:15 left to 133 yards. Game Statistics Can Be Found On - Page 12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Football Weekly Release . .ARKANSAS-PB, SEPT. 17, 2011 . .Page 3 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Last Time They MeT WIN, WIN & WIN Location:………Prairie View, Texas Prairie View A&M 21 Once known for its infa- Founded:…….…………………….1876 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6 mous 80-game losing streak, times Enrollment:…..………………...8,900 Oct. 7, 2010 have changed as the past three Affiliation:……….…………….NCAA I Golden Lion Stadium years have been great for Prairie Conference:…………………….SWAC Pine Bluff, Ark. View A&M football. Nickname:..…………………Panthers Donald Babers ran for Since the final game of School Colors:.....Purple and Gold 138 yards and a touchdown, and the 2006 campaign, Prairie View Stadium:……….Blackshear (6,000) K.J. Black completed 24 of 32 has won 34 of its past 43 contests. Surface:…..……………Natural Grass passes for 199 yards and a score in President:….Dr. George C. Wright Prairie View's 21-6 victory over Momentum Ath. Director:…..Fred Washington Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday Senior cornerback Moses SWA:………………………….Alicia Pete night. Ellis has emerged as one of the The Panthers (3-3, 3-2 top cornerbacks in the SWAC and SWAC) took a 14-6 lead with 2:04 istory on the FCS level. H left in the fourth quarter on Black's The senior from Fort First Year of Football:………1907 8-yard scoring pass to Michael Worth, Texas led the FCS ranks Black College Titles:………………5 Benson and put the game away with eight interceptions last season SWAC Titles:…………..……………11 when Brenan Gordon returned an and is a 2011 Buck Buchannan Post-Season Record:………….1-1 interception 79 yards for a touch- Award Watch List member. down with 46 seconds remaining. Ellis will have a larger role Coaching Staff Shaun Stephens added 12 to fill this fall as he’s slated to re- catches for 114 yards for Prairie turn punts and kickoffs.