2017 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2017 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlex Jackson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorRalph Street (3rd season)
Home stadiumPanther Stadium at Blackshear Field
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State xy  5 2   7 5  
Alabama State  4 3   5 6  
Alabama A&M  3 4   4 7  
Jackson State  3 4   3 8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 6   2 9  
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$  7 0   11 2  
Southern  5 2   7 4  
Prairie View A&M  4 3   6 5  
Texas Southern  2 5   2 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 6   2 9  
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by third-year head coach Willie Simmons and played their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field in Prairie View, Texas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Panthers finished the season 6–5, 4–3 in SWAC play to finish in third place in the West Division.

On December 9, head coach Willie Simmons resigned to become the head coach at Florida A&M He finished at PVA&M with a three-year record of 21–11.