2001 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

2001 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–7 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
Reliant Astrodome
2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alabama State xy  6 1   8 4  
Jackson State  5 2   7 4  
Alcorn State  5 2   6 5  
Alabama A&M  3 4   4 7  
Mississippi Valley State  0 7   0 11  
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$  6 1   10 1  
Southern  5 2   7 4  
Prairie View A&M  2 5   3 7  
Texas Southern  2 5   3 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 6   4 7  
Championship: Grambling State 38, Alabama State 31
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2001 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC West Division.