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PRAIRIE VIEW A&M PANTHER FOOTBALL BLACK COLLEGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 1953 • ‘54 • ‘58 • ‘63 • ‘64 SWAC CHAMPIONS • 1931 • ‘33* • ‘51 • ’52 • ’53 • ’54 • ’58 • ’60 • ’63 • ’64 • 2009 Saturday, Sept. 1 • 7:00 p.m. PANTHERS JUMP BACK IN SWAC PLAY vs. TEXAS SOUTHERN GAME 3 ● ALABAMA A&M Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 ● TBA ● 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 • 7:00 p.m. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M QUICK HITS @ LAMAR Provost Umphrey, Beaumont, Texas MEDIA SERIES HISTORY RADIO: KPVU 91.3 FM All-Time: AAMU leads 9-6 PxP: Leonard Moon Last PV Win: 35-14, 2010 Saturday, Sept. 15 • 6:00 p.m. Press Box #: (256) 372-5153/5155 Last AAMU Win: 17-15, 2011 @ ALABAMA A&M SID: Ryan McGinty ([email protected]) Current Win Streak: AAMU, 1 TBA, Huntsville, Ala. Biggest Margin of Victory (PV): 35-14, 2010 INTERNET Biggest Margin of Victory (AAMU): 50-10, ‘03 VIDEO: N/A Saturday, Sept. 22 • 3:00 p.m. Longest Winning Streak (AAMU): 8, ‘32, ‘99-05 PxP: N/A Longest Winning Streak (PV): 6, 2006-2010 @ NORTH DAKOTA ST. KPVU Audio: www.pvamu.edu/kpvu Fargodome, Fargo, N.D. THE COACHES Saturday, Sept. 29 • 7:00 p.m. Heishma Northern (Southern ‘96) Anthony Jones (Wichita State ‘93) @ JACKSON STATE PV Record: 5-8 (2nd year) AAMU Record: 74-45 (11th year) Veterans Memorial, Jackson, Miss. Overall: 5-8 (2nd year) Overall: 92-58 (14th year) Northern vs. AAMU: 0-1 Jones vs. PV: 5-6 Saturday, Oct. 6 • 6:00 p.m. vs. GRAMBLING THE GAME The Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Saturday, Oct. 20 • 2:30 p.m. PANTHERS OUT TO SEEK REDEMPTION ALCORN STATE The Prairie View A&M Panthers step back into SWAC play this week- Blackshear Field, Prairie View, Texas end as they’ll make the long trek to Huntsville, Ala. for a matchup against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. Due to renovations at Lewis Crews Stadium in Hunts- Saturday, Oct. 27 • 4:00 p.m. ville, the game may be played at Milton Frank Stadium in Huntsville. Milton vs. SOUTHERN Frank Stadium was the previous home for the Bulldogs until 1996. Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La. Saturday’s matchup is critical and also historical as the Panthers need to gain ground in the SWAC race while also trying to avoid its first 0-3 start Saturday, Nov. 3 • 1:00 p.m. since 2002. Prairie View A&M is coming off a 31-0 loss to Lamar University this ALABAMA STATE past weekend while Alabama A&M enters the contest fresh off a SWAC road Blackshear Field, Prairie View, Texas win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Saturday, Nov. 10 • 1:00 p.m. ABOUT THE ALABAMA A&M BULLDOGS @ MISSISSIPPI VALLEY One of the most consistent programs in the SWAC over the past dec- Rice-Totten Stadium, Itta Bena, Miss. ade, Alabama A&M enters the season 2-0 after earning a berth to the 2011 SWAC Championship. AAMU defeated in-state rival Tuskegee to begin the Saturday, Nov. 17 • 1:00 p.m. season followed by a big win at Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. 8. @ ARKANSAS-PB Known more for its dominant defensive units over the years, nothing Golden Lion Stadium, Pine Bluff, Ark. has changed so far in 2012 as the Bulldogs feature a stout defense combined with an offense that does just enough to pull out wins. Currently, the Bulldogs FOLLOW THE PANTHERS ON... rank third overall in total defense, first in scoring defense and second in rush offense. Twitter Led by veteran head coach Anthony Jones, AAMU prefers to run the PVPantherAthletics ball and rides the legs of senior running back Kaderius Lacey’s 85.5 yards per game and quarterback Deaunte Mason’s 55.5 rushing yards per outing. Defen- Facebook sively, linebacker Vernon Marshall leads the way with 12 tackles, including six Prairie View A&M for losses. Panther Athletics 1 2012 PANTHER FOOTBALL • OFFICIAL GAME NOTES OFFICE OF PANTHER GAME WEEK AVAILABILITY SPORTS INFORMATION Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Heishma Northern Players and Players and coaches Call SID Office on Depends on Ryan McGinty - SID* on SWAC coaches available available for post- Wednesday to team travel E-mail: [email protected] Conference Call for post-practice practice interviews. arrange plans (11:15 a.m.) interviews. (4:00 p.m.) (4:00 p.m.) Chris Elliott - Assistant SID E-mail: [email protected] LAST TIME SEPTEMBER TO *denotes main football contact THEY MET REMEMBER ALABAMA A&M 17 Saturday’s game also marks Office Phone: (936) 261-9140/9106 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 15 the first time since 2003 that PV will Nov. 19, 2011 battle Alabama A&M in September. Office FAX: (936) 261-9159 Prairie View, Texas (Blackshear) When A&M entered the G'Alonzo Milton caught two SWAC in 1999, the contest was sched- MAILING ADDRESS touchdowns from David Isabelle Satur- uled in September until 2004 when the Prairie View A&M University day as Alabama A&M defeated Prairie series was pushed back to the end of Department of Athletics View A&M 17-15 to secure a spot in the the season. PO Box 519 Mail Stop 1500 championship game of the Southwest- When playing in September, ern Athletic Conference. the series favors AAMU as they’re 4-0 Prairie View, Texas 77446 The Bulldogs (8-3) tied with against the Panthers during that time- Alabama State at 7-2 for first place in span. INTERNET ACCESS the SWAC East Division, but won the For the latest in the Prairie View tiebreaker by virtue of their head-to- AVOIDING HISTORY A&M University Department of Ath- head victory. Jackson State, also 7-2, is Prairie View A&M is trying to not eligible for the postseason. letics, please view avoid history this weekend as a loss The loss, coupled with a win would drop them to 0-3 for the first www.PVPanthers.com. The site fea- by Arkansas-Pine Bluff, eliminated Prai- tures up-to-date team news, statis- time since 2002. rie View (5-6, 5-4) from title contention While 0-3 isn’t the start the tics, rosters, depth charts in addition in the SWAC West Division. team wants, the worst part is that the to links of interest. Milton, who had three recep- Panthers would be down 0-2 in SWAC tions for 100 yards, had scoring grabs play. SWAC of 68 and 10 yards in the third quarter as Alabama A&M took a 17-0 lead. VENUE SHIFT? TELECONFERENCE Prairie View scored on a safety and Due to renovations at Lewis added two touchdowns in the fourth This call is available to media each Crews Stadium on the AAMU campus, quarter, but a two-point conversion Monday. To receive information on Saturday’s game may be played at Mil- pass after the final score with 3:47 how to call-in, contact the SWAC Of- ton Frank Stadium in Huntsville, Ala. remaining was incomplete. fice at 205-251-7573 or e-mail If so, it would mark the sec- Kaderius Lacey had 163 yards ond time in series history that the Pan- [email protected]. rushing for the Bulldogs. thers will battle the Bulldogs on a neu- The schedule is as follows: tral site. In 2009, PV defeated AAMU THE LAST TIME for the right to be crowned SWAC 10:00 -- SWAC News Prairie View A&M has had Champions at Legion Field in Birming- 10:05 -- Anthony Jones, AAMU pretty good success in Huntsville, Ala. ham, Ala. 10:15 -- Reggie Barlow, Alabama St. recently with a three-game winning streak in the city. PV struggled early in 10:25 -- Jay Hopson, Alcorn State RUN, RUN, RUN the series with four consecutive losses The Panthers led the SWAC in 10:35 -- Monte Coleman, Arkansas-PB in the city but has turned the ship rushing last fall with 174.4 yards per 10:45 -- Doug Williams, GSU around with wins in 2006, 2008 and outing and 17 rushing touchdowns. 10:55 -- Rick Comegy, Jackson State 2010. They made a solid 2012 debut with 235 11:05 -- Karl Morgan, MVSU Against the Bulldogs recently, yards on the ground and five rushing 11:15 -- Heishma Northern, PVAMU PV has had a pretty good run with wins touchdowns versus TSU on Sept. 1. in six of its past seven contests versus 11:25 -- Stump Mitchell, Southern Sophomore running back AAMU. 11:35 -- Darrell Asberry, TSU Fred Anderson posted his third career 11:45 -- Commissioner’s Corner 100-yard game with 107 rushing yards 12:00 -- SIGN-OFF while sophomore Courtney Brown 2 2012 PANTHER FOOTBALL • OFFICIAL GAME NOTES PRAIRIE VIEW A&M found the end zone three times in an ALABAMA INSDIER 86-yard rushing performance. If Prairie View A&M head Location:……………..Prairie View, Texas Against Lamar last weekend, coach Heishma Northern has any ques- Founded:…….……………..…………….1876 the Panthers took a hard fall with only tions about the state of Alabama, wide Enrollment:…..………………………...8,900 84 yards gained on the ground. receivers coach Harry Williams will be Affiliation:……….…………………….NCAA I called upon. Conference:…………………………….SWAC TWICE IS NICE Williams, a native of Birming- Head coach Heishma North- ham, Ala., played collegiately at Tuske- Nickname:..…………………………Panthers ern prefers to settle on one quarter- gee and spent several years in the NFL School Colors:............Purple and Gold back this season after playing three as a wide receiver and special teams Stadium:……………...Blackshear (6,000) quarterbacks in 2011. standout. He attended Jackson-Olin Surface:…..……………..……Natural Grass Sophomore De’Auntre High school in Birmingham, Ala.