2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	West Division
Record	6–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Cedric Thomas (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Jermaine Gales (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jonathan Bradley (1st season)
Home stadium	Simmons Bank Field
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$	6	–	1	9	–	4
Alabama A&M	4	–	3	7	–	5
Alabama State	4	–	3	5	–	6
Jackson State	3	–	4	4	–	8
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	6	2	–	9
West Division
Southern x	6	–	1	8	–	5
Prairie View A&M	4	–	3	6	–	5
Grambling State	4	–	3	6	–	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

The 2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions were led by second-year head coach Cedric Thomas and played their home games at Simmons Bank Field in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

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
1	Southern	90
2	Prairie View A&M	78
3	Grambling State	74
4	Texas Southern	34
5	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	24

East Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes
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]

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
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	L 7–39	40,422
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL	YouTube	W 52–34	11,340
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Langston*	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	Golden Lions All-Access	W 53–15	9,613
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+	W 37–31	8,683
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Southern	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	ESPN3	L 7–31	6,863
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Lane*	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	UAPB All Access	W 45–38	1,328
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	Golden Lions All-Access	W 38–6	6,225
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Grambling State	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	Golden Lions All-Access	L 33–39	7,513
November 2	6:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	JSUTV Facebook	L 12–21
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	PVAMU SN	L 20–37
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Texas Southern	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	Golden Lions All Access	W 45–13	5,329
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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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

^ ^a ^b "#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.

[preseason_poll_&_teams-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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