PVAMU Panthers To Open Home Schedule Against Southern In SWAC West Showdown

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas -- Home. Yes, Panther Football Is Home.

After six road games and more than 5,400 miles of travel, the Prairie View A&M University football team will open the home schedule in a Saturday 5 p.m. game vs. Southern.

The game will be video streamed live on ESPN3.com. The Panther Sports Radio Network broadcast begins with Panthers Countdown To Kickoff pregame show at 4:30 p.m. on pvpanthers.com/sportsnetwork.

The game caps off a full day of festivities beginning with Panther Fest on the PVAMU campus starting at 1 p.m. Gates to Panther Stadium open at 3 p.m., with special pregame performances prior to kickoff.

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The Panthers, who opened the season August 25 at Rice, played six games in six weeks in six different cities in going 3-3 overall, including a 2-0 mark in SWAC play. The bye week came at a great time for Panther Football. Southern, also coming off a bye week, is 2-3, 1-1.

"The open week helped us out because we had a chance to get some guys back," Dooley said. "We had some guys battling some minor injuries, so those guys got back healthy. We also had the opportunity to work on some of the mistakes we had in those previous games. I thought it gave us a great opportunity. This week, we had to prepare for what we know will be a challenging game."

For the first time as PVAMU head football coach, Dooley will lead his team on the field in a regular season game.

"I'm excited," Dooley said. "I'm excited for the players. I'm excited for our fans to get a chance to finally rest (from the road) and come see a show that we will display on Saturday."

PVAMU QB Jalen Morton leads the SWAC in passing yards (1,427) and passing touchdowns (13), and is fourth in rushing yards. RB Dawonya Tucker is second in the nation in rushing with 795 yards and has posted a pair of 200-yard rushing games. Defensively, LBs Isaac Claiborne (45 tackles), and Anthony Stubbs (35) lead the team in tackles, and CBs Jaylen Harris and Ju'Anthony Parker are tied for the team lead with two interceptions.

The Panthers are second in the SWAC in points scored (33.5 ppg), first in total offense (473.2 ypg), and are second in rushing offense (214.2 ypg), and passing offense (259.0 ypg). Defensively, PVAMU is fourth in points allowed (28.5 ppg), third in total defense (374.2 ypg), sixth in rushing defense (194.3 ypg), and fourth in passing defense (179.8 ypg).

Southern (2-3) opened SWAC play with a win over Alabama A&M (29-27) before losing to Alcorn (20-3) on Sept. 29. QB John Lampley leads Southern with 664 passing yards (6th/SWAC) and seven TDs (t-3rd/SWAC) and is second in rushing yards with 266 yards (10th/SWAC) and one touchdown. RB Devon Benn leads Southern with 301 rushing yards (7th/SWAC) and a touchdown.

LB Calvin Lunkins (33 tackles) and S Montavious Gaines (29 tackles) lead Southern in tackles. Demario Houston and Glen Brown each have one interception.

The Jaguars are seventh in scoring offense (17.8 ppg), eighth in total offense (294.8 ypg), sixth in rushing offense (141.0 ypg), and 10th in passing offense (153.8 ypg). Defensively, Southern is sixth in points allowed (34.8 ppg), fifth in total defense (426.5 ypg), fourth in rushing defense (182.8 ypg), and seventh in passing defense (243.6 ypg).

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