2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team
The 2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represents the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions are led by second-year head coach Cedric Thomas and play their home games at Golden Lion Stadium in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
| 2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| West Division | |
| 2019 record | 6–5 (3–4 SWAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jermaine Gales (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jonathan Bradley (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Golden Lion Stadium (Capacity: 16,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State x$ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern x | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Golden Lions finished the 2018 season 2–9, 1–6 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for last place in the West Division.
Preseason
Preseason polls
The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Golden Lions were picked to finish in fifth place in the West Division.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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| 1 | Southern | 90 |
| 2 | Prairie View A&M | 78 |
| 3 | Grambling State | 74 |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 34 |
| 5 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 24 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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| 1 | Alcorn State | 92 |
| 2 | Alabama A&M | 70 |
| 3 | Jackson State | 61 |
| 4 | Alabama State | 47 |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State | 30 |
Preseason all–SWAC teams
The Golden Lions placed four players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.[1]
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Offense 1st team Taeyler Porter – RB DeJuan Miller – WR |
Defense 1st team Jalen Steward – DL |
Specialists 2nd team Tyrin Ralph – RS |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at TCU* | FSN | L 7–39 | 40,422 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | YouTube | W 52–34 | 11,340 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Langston* | Golden Lions All-Access | W 53–15 | 9,613 | |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State* | ESPN+ | W 37–31 | 8,683 | |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern |
| ESPN3 | L 7–31 | 6,863 |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Lane* |
| UAPB All Access | W 45–38 | 1,328 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State |
| Golden Lions All-Access | W 38–6 | 6,225 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Grambling State |
| Golden Lions All-Access | L 33–39 | 7,513 |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | JSUTV Facebook | L 12–21 | ||
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M | PVAMU SN | L 20–37 | ||
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas Southern |
| Golden Lions All Access | W 45–13 | 5,329 |
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- Schedule Source:[2]
Game summaries
at TCU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Horned Frogs | 10 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 39 |
at Alabama A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Lions | 17 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 52 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 34 |
Langston
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| Golden Lions | 6 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 53 |
at Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Lions | 7 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Jaguars | 14 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Lane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dragons | 3 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 38 |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Mississippi Valley State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Delta Devils | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Golden Lions | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Grambling State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 9 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 |
| Golden Lions | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
at Jackson State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
at Prairie View A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Panthers | 0 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
Texas Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Golden Lions | 10 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
References
- "#SWACMD19: SWAC Releases 2019 Preseason All-SWAC Football Teams and Predicted Order of Finish". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "Six Home Games Highlight 2019 #uapbfootball Schedule" (Press release). UAPB Athletics. February 6, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
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