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
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2019 record6–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJermaine Gales (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJonathan Bradley (1st season)
Home stadiumGolden Lion Stadium
(Capacity: 16,000)
2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

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]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1Southern90
2Prairie View A&M78
3Grambling State74
4Texas Southern34
5Arkansas–Pine Bluff24
East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1Alcorn State92
2Alabama A&M70
3Jackson State61
4Alabama State47
5Mississippi Valley State30

Preseason all–SWAC teams

The Golden Lions placed four players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at TCU*FSNL 7–3940,422
September 76:00 p.m.at Alabama A&MYouTubeW 52–3411,340
September 146:00 p.m.Langston*Golden Lions All-AccessW 53–159,613
September 212:00 p.m.at Tennessee State*ESPN+W 37–318,683
September 286:00 p.m.Southern
  • Golden Lion Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
ESPN3L 7–316,863
October 53:00 p.m.Lane*
  • Golden Lion Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
UAPB All AccessW 45–381,328
October 121:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley State
  • Golden Lion Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
Golden Lions All-AccessW 38–66,225
October 261:00 p.m.Grambling State
  • Golden Lion Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
Golden Lions All-AccessL 33–397,513
November 26:00 p.m.at Jackson StateJSUTV FacebookL 12–21
November 92:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&MPVAMU SNL 20–37
November 231:00 p.m.Texas Southern
  • Golden Lion Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
Golden Lions All AccessW 45–135,329
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

at TCU

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0 0 7 0 7
Horned Frogs 10 6 13 10 39

at Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 17 14 21 0 52
Bulldogs 14 0 20 0 34

Langston

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 6 3 6 15
Golden Lions 6 28 19 0 53

at Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 7 12 6 12 37
Tigers 7 3 14 7 31

Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 14 0 7 10 31
Golden Lions 0 7 0 0 7

Lane

1 2 3 4 Total
Dragons 3 3 25 7 38
Golden Lions 0 24 7 14 45

Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 6 0 0 0 6
Golden Lions 7 14 7 10 38

Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 9 13 7 10 39
Golden Lions 12 7 7 7 33

at Jackson State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0 0 12 0 12
Tigers 0 7 14 0 21

at Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0 0 7 13 20
Panthers 0 16 7 14 37

Texas Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 7 0 6 13
Golden Lions 10 21 0 14 45

References

  1. "#SWACMD19: SWAC Releases 2019 Preseason All-SWAC Football Teams and Predicted Order of Finish". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. "Six Home Games Highlight 2019 #uapbfootball Schedule" (Press release). UAPB Athletics. February 6, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
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