1981 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

1981 Prairie View A&M Panthers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward L. Blackshear Field
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Jackson State $^ 5 1 0 9 2 1
Grambling State 4 1 1 6 4 1
Texas Southern 3 2 1 4 5 1
Alcorn State 3 3 0 5 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 4 0 4 6 1
Southern 2 4 0 3 8 0
Prairie View A&M 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Cornelius Cooper, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.