2012 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 2012 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by second year head coach Heishma Northern and played their home games at Edward L. Blackshear Field. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and finished the season with an overall record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 3–6 SWAC).

2012 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	3–8 (3–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Heishma Northern (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Orlando
Defensive coordinator	John Pearce
Home stadium	Edward L. Blackshear Field
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Jackson State xy		7	–	2					7	–	5
Alabama State		7	–	2					7	–	4
Alabama A&M		6	–	3					7	–	4
Mississippi Valley State		5	–	4					5	–	6
Alcorn State		4	–	5					4	–	7
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy$		8	–	1					10	–	2
Prairie View A&M		3	–	6					3	–	8
Southern		3	–	6					4	–	7
Texas Southern *		2	–	7					2	–	9
Grambling State		0	–	9					1	–	10
Championship: Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Jackson State 21 OT
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason

Media

All Prairie View A&M games were carried live on KPVU 91.3 FM.

Before the season

2012 recruits

12 players signed up to join the 2012 Prairie View A&M team.^[1]

College recruiting information (2012)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Malcolm Ajayi DB	Sacramento, CA	Contra Costa College	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Edward Brown DE	New Iberia, LA	Westgate	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
James Burch III WR	Houston, TX	Cy Ridge	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Donald Drisdom WR	Los Angeles, CA	West LA CC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Josiah Freeman OL	Baton Rouge, LA	Scotlandville	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	280 lb (130 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Trey Green QB	Beaumont, TX	Ozen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Johnta Herbert ATH	Baton Rouge, LA	Glen Oaks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Darrien Patterson DE	Culver City, CA	West LA CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Chris Rose OL	Houston, TX	Madison	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Christian Rousseau QB	Miami, FL	Hialeah	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Cleveland Sims OT	Houston, TX	Madison	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Archiel Townsend OG	Clute, TX	Brazoswood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: Not Ranked    Rivals: Not Ranked    ESPN: Not Ranked
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2012 Player Commitments - Prairie View A&M". ESPN. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 pm	vs. Texas Southern	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)		L 41–44	22,516
September 8	7:00 pm	at Lamar*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		L 0–31	15,367
September 15	6:00 pm	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL (Louis Crews Classic)		L 30–42	5,325
September 22	3:00 pm	at No. 1 North Dakota State*	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN3	L 7–66	18,623	[2]
September 29	4:00 pm	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	SWAC TV	L 13–34	6,566
October 6	6:00 pm	vs. Grambling State	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)		W 31–14	33,123
October 20	2:00 pm	Alcorn State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	CSN Houston	W 52–37	12,000
October 27	4:00 pm	vs. Southern	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Shreveport Classic)		W 49–29	12,223
November 3	1:00 pm	Alabama State	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX		L 21–35	2,348
November 10	1:00 pm	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS		L 20–22	2,059
November 17	2:30 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		L 41–42	3,088
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Texas Southern

See also: 2012 Texas Southern Tigers football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	20	7	7	7	41
• Tigers	7	10	21	6	44

• Date: September 1
• Location: Reliant Stadium
  Houston, TX
• Game start: 7:00 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 3:30
• Game attendance: 22,516
• Game weather: clear, Indoors
• Referee: Eddie Kelley

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Lamar

See also: 2012 Lamar Cardinals football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
• Cardinals	14	7	3	7	31

• Date: September 8
• Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
  Beaumont, TX
• Game start: 7:00 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 2:46
• Game attendance: 15,367
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Overcast, winds NNW at 11mph
• Referee: Ross Smith
• TV announcers (Lamarcardinals.com): Harold Mann and Bo Brown

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Alabama A&M

See also: 2012 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Panthers	7	14	6	13	40
Bulldogs	7	14	3	14	38

• Date: September 15
• Location: Louis Crews Stadium
  Huntsville, AL
• Game start: 6:00 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 2:57
• Game attendance: 5,325
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), Clear and Warm, winds NW at 5mph
• Referee: Anthony Johnson

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North Dakota State

See also: 2012 North Dakota State Bison football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	7	7
• Bison	17	28	14	7	66

• Date: September 22
• Location: Fargodome
  Fargo, ND
• Game start: 3:07 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 2:51
• Game attendance: 18,623
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Indoors
• Referee: Rich Wasik
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Brian Shawn and Kevin Fenney

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Jackson State

See also: 2012 Jackson State Tigers football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	3	3	0	13
• Tigers	0	0	20	14	34

• Date: September 29
• Location: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  Jackson, MS
• Game start: 4:00 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 2:54
• Game attendance: 6,556
• Game weather: Overcast
• Referee: V. Breakfield
• Television network: SWAC TV

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Grambling State

See also: 2012 Grambling State Tigers football team and State Fair Classic

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	7	0	0	14
• Panthers	10	7	7	7	31

• Date: October 6
• Location: Cotton Bowl
  Dallas, TX
• Game start: 6:00 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 3:22
• Game attendance: 33,123
• Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Cloudy Skies, winds NNE at 9mph
• Referee: R. Holloway

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Alcorn State

See also: 2012 Alcorn State Braves football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	0	10	14	13	37
• Panthers	10	14	14	14	52

• Date: October 20
• Location: Edward L. Blackshear Field
  Prairie View, TX
• Game start: 2:36 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 3:14
• Game attendance: 12,000
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds SSE at 11mph
• Referee: Eddie Kelley
• TV announcers (CSN Houston): Dave Raymond and N. D. Kalu

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Southern

See also: 2012 Southern Jaguars football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Panthers	7	14	7	21	49
Jaguars	0	10	19	0	29

• Date: October 27
• Location: Independence Stadium
  Shreveport, LA
• Game start: 4:00 PM CST
• Elapsed time: 3:15
• Game attendance: 12,223
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Sunny
• Referee: V. Breakfield

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Alabama State

See also: 2012 Alabama State Hornets football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hornets	0	20	0	15	35
Panthers	14	0	7	0	21

• Date: November 3
• Location: Edward L. Blackshear Field
  Prairie View, TX
• Game attendance: 2,348

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Mississippi Valley State

See also: 2012 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	10	3	0	20
• Delta Devils	0	10	0	12	22

• Date: November 10
• Location: Rice–Totten Field
  Itta Bena, MS
• Game start: 1:00 CST
• Elapsed time: 2:55
• Game attendance: 2,059
• Game weather: 73°, Clear
• Referee: McCullum,George

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Arkansas–Pine Bluff

See also: 2012 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	20	7	7	41
• Golden Lions	21	14	7	0	42

• Date: November 17
• Location: Golden Lion Stadium
  Pine Bluff, AR
• Game start: 2:30 CST
• Elapsed time: 2:53
• Game attendance: 3,088
• Game weather: 62°, Clear
• Referee: Vi. Breakfield

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Roster

2012 Prairie View Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Heishma Northern (Grambling State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Prince Pearson (Minnesota) Asst. head coach/Offensive Line Mark Orlando (Florida State) Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks John Pearce (Bowie State) Defensive coordinator/linebackers Miles Brandon (Ohio) Defensive line Raasaan Haralson (Southern) Cornerbacks Brian Morgan (Grambling State) Running backs/recruiting coordinator/Kickers Harry Williams (Prairie View A&M) Wide receivers Bubba McDowell (Miami (FL)) Safeties Gabe Northern (LSU) Defensive line/strength & conditioning/special teams Ed Moore (Prairie View A&M) Defensive quality control Ted Smith (Prairie View A&M) Defensive graduate assistant Anthony Weeden (Prairie View A&M) Offensive quality control K. J. Black (Prairie View A&M) Offensive graduate assistant Brady Faggard (Prairie View A&M) Defensive student assistant Clyde Edwards (Grambling State) Offensive student assistant [3] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster