PRAIRIE VIEW - In an exhilarating League encounter in Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field, Prairie View A&M faced off against Southern U. on September 21, 2024. The visiting team, Southern U., overturned a halftime deficit to win 31-24 in overtime against the Panthers, leaving the hosts with just one win in five games this season.

The match started under sunny skies, with Prairie View taking a solid lead by halftime, scoring 24 to Southern U.'s 16. However, the tables turned in the second half and overtime, leading to Southern U.'s comeback. Kendric Rhymes played a pivotal role, particularly with a defining 25-yard touchdown in overtime that secured the victory for Southern U.

Despite impressive performances from Chris Herron and Coby Cavil, who both scored touchdowns for Prairie View, it wasn't enough to hold off Southern U. 

The Panthers' next challenge will be against Grambling State on September 28, 2024, as they look to improve their 1-4 record.

Cameron Peters led Prairie View A&M's passing attack with 193 yards through the air, tossing two touchdowns without throwing an interception.

Peters led all Panthers rushers with 37 yards in the contest. Chase Bingmon also added 23 yards on the ground, averaging 5.8 yards per carry.

Coby Cavil pulled in one catch for 72 yards and one score. Trejon Spiller made his presence felt in the passing game, recording four receptions for 53 yards.

Fred Stokes, Jr. paced the Prairie View A&M defensive effort, recording six tackles, 3.0 TFL, two sacks, one forced fumble, and one recovered fumble. Steven Shaw, Jr., had four tackles in the loss.

The Panthers won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing one turnover while avoiding any giveaways.

Defensively, Prairie View A&M held up fairly well against the Southern passing attack, holding the Jaguars to 189 yards through the air. In part because of that stellar defense, Prairie View A&M receivers out-gained their Southern counterparts 193-189.

Southern scored first to take a 3-0 lead, but Prairie View A&M fired back with 9:55 remaining in the second quarter to go up 7-3.The Panthers then followed with another score to expand the lead to 14-3.

Prairie View A&M kept building its lead after Southern made it a 14-10 game, scoring again with 6:50 left in the third quarter to go ahead 21-10.The Panthers continued to expand their lead after Southern narrowed the gap to 21-16, scoring again to go up 24-16. Prairie View A&M didn't score again in the game and Southern added 15 more points to finish off the scoring.

» Southern outgained Prairie View A&M 380-302 in the contest.
» Prairie View A&M won the turnover battle 1-0 after recovering one fumble.
» Prairie View A&M had their highest scoring quarter in the second period when they put up 14 points.
» Prairie View A&M converted 5 of 15 third downs while Southern was successful on 4 of 15.
» Bryce Turner led the Panthers with nine tackles.
» The Panthers racked up 11 tackles for loss and added two sacks.
» Prairie View A&M won the time of possession battle 30:42 to 29:18.