Prairie View A&M beats Grambling 21-14

State Fair Classic
Prairie View A&M2-321
Grambling2-214Final
Sat, Sep 26 · Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas (neutral site) · Crowd 42,942ESPN+

Prairie View A&M beat Grambling 21-14.

We had Prairie View A&M favored. It won.

Next: Prairie View A&M lost to Mississippi Valley State 28-27, Sat Oct 3

Next: Grambling beat Alcorn State 63-59, Sat Oct 3

Box score

Prairie View A&M 21, Grambling 14

Grambling covered +11.5 by 4.5. The total, 35, stayed under 55.5.

Prairie View A&M leaders

  • Passing Tevin Carter 18 of 22, 160 yds, 2 TD
  • Rushing Chase Bingmon 11 for 42 yds; Jahbari Kuykendall 11 for 41 yds, 1 TD
  • Receiving Rodny Ojo 5 for 64 yds; Travon Jones 1 for 37 yds, 1 TD

Grambling leaders

  • Passing Jacobe Robinson 9 of 18, 131 yds, 1 TD
  • Rushing D'Shaun Ford 8 for 31 yds; Byron Eaton Jr. 4 for 21 yds
  • Receiving Tyson George 2 for 63 yds, 1 TD; Nae'Saan Dickerson 2 for 52 yds, 1 TD

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last 4 games

Prairie View A&M · 1-3

Rated 104th in our preseason ratings, 127th now.

1-3 in its last 4 — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

L 10-31 vs Stephen F. Austin #88 of 668

lost by 21 as a 16.5-point underdog

Prairie View A&M lost 10-31 vs Stephen F. Austin. Chance to win started at 16%, low under 1%, high 16%.

W 52-14 vs Texas Southern #205 of 668

won by 38 as a 10.5-point favorite

Prairie View A&M won 52-14 vs Texas Southern. Chance to win started at 91%, low 89%, high better than 99%.

L 30-49 @ Tarleton State #94 of 668

lost by 19 as a 19.5-point underdog

Prairie View A&M lost 30-49 at Tarleton State. Chance to win started at 7%, low under 1%, high 12%.

Last three games

Grambling · 2-1

Rated 172nd in our preseason ratings, 204th now.

2-1 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

Week by week

Grambling

Wk 1: W 49-7 vs Clark Atlanta▲42Clark AtlantaWk 1: W 48-26 vs Central State▲22Central StateWk 2: L 7-63 at TCU▼56TCU
  • Wk 1Wvs Clark Atlanta49-7
  • Wk 1Wvs Central State48-26
  • Wk 2Lat TCU7-63

Prairie View A&M

Wk 1: L 30-49 at Tarleton State▼19Tarleton St.Wk 1: W 52-14 vs Texas Southern▲38T. SouthernWk 2: L 3-44 at Baylor▼41BaylorWk 3: L 10-31 vs Stephen F. Austin▼21Stephen F.…
  • Wk 1Lat Tarleton State30-49
  • Wk 1Wvs Texas Southern52-14
  • Wk 2Lat Baylor3-44
  • Wk 3Lvs Stephen F. Austin10-31

Power rating by week

Prairie View A&M is rated 4.3 points ahead as of week 3. Our power rating by week; higher is better.

-2-6-10Wk 0Wk 2Wk 3GramblingPrairie View A&M

The series

Prairie View A&M leads the series 10-8

18 meetings since 1977 · Prairie View A&M has won the last 2

Grambling wonPrairie View A&M won1977: Grambling by 632007: Grambling by 32008: Grambling by 242009: Prairie View A&M by 32010: Grambling by 172011: Prairie View A&M by 82012: Prairie View A&M by 172013: Prairie View A&M by 282014: Grambling by 62016: Grambling by 202017: Grambling by 132018: Prairie View A&M by 62019: Prairie View A&M by 62021: Prairie View A&M by 142022: Prairie View A&M by 202023: Grambling by 152024: Prairie View A&M by 22025: Prairie View A&M by 1519772025
  • 2025 · neutral sitePrairie View A&M 28-13
  • 2024 · neutral sitePrairie View A&M 36-34
  • 2023 · neutral siteGrambling 35-20
  • 2022 · neutral sitePrairie View A&M 34-14
  • 2021Prairie View A&M 24-10

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Grambling’s chances here.

50-50Model · 39%Line · 18%Prairie View A&MGrambling

Prairie View A&M favored by 11.5 · Total 55.5

The market

The spread moved 2 points toward Prairie View A&M.

opened +9.5now +11.5

The total rose 1 point.

opened 54.5now 55.5

Spread: +9.5 → +11.5 · Total: 54.5 → 55.5

The books’ cut: 5.3%, the margin built into the odds

Where next

Conference standings

Place in the conference, then conference record.