Prairie View A&M stayed unbeaten in SWAC play with a 28-13 win over Grambling State on Saturday in the State Fair Classic at the Cotton Bowl.
The Panthers (3-2, 2-0 SWAC) rushed for 224 yards and scored all four of their touchdowns on the ground. Chase Bingmon’s 15-yard run with 2:09 left capped a six-play, 80-yard drive that sealed the outcome.
Quarterback Tevin Carter opened the scoring with a 2-yard run, and Cameron Bonner added an 8-yard touchdown to put Prairie View ahead 14-3 in the second quarter. Theodore Caballero’s two field goals kept Grambling within 14-6 at halftime.
After a Tiger turnover in the third, Lamagea McDowell scored from a yard out to push the lead to 21-6. Grambling (3-2, 0-1) answered in the fourth quarter when C’zavian Teasett found Keith Jones Jr. for a 16-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 21-13.
Teasett finished 21 of 43 for 161 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. Tre Bradford led the Tigers with 88 rushing yards on 14 carries, while Covadis Knighten caught four passes for 72 yards.
Prairie View’s defense forced four turnovers and held Grambling to 3 of 15 on third down. The Panthers have won four of the last five meetings in the rivalry.
Grambling returns home Oct. 11 to face Texas Southern in its SWAC home opener. Prairie View visits Alabama State next week.
This story was drafted using an AI tool based on the official game box score and reviewed and edited by a journalist before publishing.
