The Prairie View Panthers (1-1) entered their contest against the Southern Jaguars (1-1) on a high note after a convincing 39-12 victory over the Paul Quinn Tigers in their home opener on September 10. However, the Panthers’ quest for their second consecutive season with a 2-0 start fell short due to a 38-0 loss at the hands of the Jaguars at A.W. Mumford Stadium on Saturday, September 17. Both schools started the game out with a defensive display by holding each other scoreless and forcing multiple punts.
However, after a botched punt attempt by the Panthers on their own 15-yard line, Southern kicker Breck Ackley capped off a four-play drive with a 29-yard field goal to give Southern a 3-0 lead going into halftime.
In the second half, the Jaguar offense came alive and took advantage of several miscues by Prairie View and responded with a four-touchdown outburst in the third quarter.
Southern added one more score in the fourth quarter on a Joseph Lewis 20-yard touchdown pass to James Vernon at the 10:32 mark.
Offensively, the Panthers had trouble establishing any type of consistency as they netted 209 yards of total offense (111 rush, 98 pass).
Senior quarterback Michael Hill led the team in passing with 75 yards on 11-of-19 pass attempts while sophomore quarterback Chris Gibson completed two of 12 passes for 23 yards.
Sophomore running back Arnell Fontenot led the team in rushing with 63 yards on 18 carries. Defensively, junior linebacker Van Sallier led the Panthers with seven tackles.
The Panthers have a by week and are in the midst of getting ready for the Cotton Bowl, October 1, when they faceoff against Grambling State.