2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The 2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Willie Simmons and played their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 7–4, 7–2 in SWAC play to finish in third place in the West Division.

2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Willie Simmons (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorAlex Jackson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRalph Street (2nd season)
Home stadiumPanther Stadium at Blackshear Field
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State xy  5 4   5 6  
Alabama A&M  4 5   4 7  
Alabama State  3 6   4 7  
Jackson State  3 6   3 8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 8   1 10  
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$  9 0   12 1  
Southern *  8 1   8 3  
Prairie View A&M  7 2   7 4  
Texas Southern  4 5   4 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 8   1 10  
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll
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