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2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–9 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJermaine Gales (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJuan Navarro (1st season)
Home stadiumGolden Lion Stadium
(Capacity: 16,000)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State x$   6 – 1     9 – 4  
Alabama A&M   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Jackson State   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Alabama State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
West Division
Southern xy   6 – 1     7 – 4  
Grambling State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Prairie View A&M   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Texas Southern   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represents the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions are led by first-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).

Previous season

The Golden Lions finished the 2017 season 2–9, 1–6 in SWAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

On November 20, 2017, head coach Monte Coleman was fired.[1] He finished at APBU with a ten-year record of 40–71.

Preseason

SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Golden Lions were predicted to finish last in the West Division.[2]

Media poll

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Grambling State 96
2 Southern 78
3 Prairie View A&M 65
4 Texas Southern 31
5 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 30

Presason All-SWAC Team

The Golden Lions had three players at four positions selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

Offense

1st team

KeShawn Williams – Sr. RB

Defense

2nd team

Kevin Agee – Sr. DL

Special teams

1st team

Jamie Gillan – Sr. P

KeShawn Williams – Sr. KR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Morehouse College*
L 30–345,734
September 86:00 p.m.Cumberland*
  • Golden Lion Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 55–02,326
September 156:00 p.m.at No. 3 South Dakota State*
L 6–9014,526
September 226:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M
  • Golden Lion Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 13–622,675
September 296:30 p.m.at FIU*
ESPN+L 9–5514,937
October 62:30 p.m.Jackson State
  • Golden Lion Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 27–30
October 202:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley State
L 47–48 2OT
October 272:00 p.m.at Grambling State
L 38–45 OT
November 32:30 p.m.Alabama A&M
  • Golden Lion Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 14–4513,500
November 104:00 p.m.at Southern
L 24–5618,060
November 172:00 p.m.at Texas Southern
W 15–10

Game summaries

Morehouse College

1 2 3 4 Total
Maroon Tigers 7 21 0 6 34
Golden Lions 0 20 3 7 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2017 APBU, 23–10

Cumberland

1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0
Golden Lions 7 31 14 3 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 6 0 0 0 6
No. 3 Jackrabbits 28 21 21 20 90
See also: 2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 35 14 6 7 62
Golden Lions 3 7 0 3 13
See also: 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–48–4 2017 PVAM, 35–12

at FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 3 0 3 3 9
Panthers 17 21 17 0 55
See also: 2018 FIU Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Jackson State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Golden Lions 0
See also: 2018 Jackson State Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–25–1 2017 PVAM, 34–27

at Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0
Delta Devils 0
See also: 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–22–1 2017 MVSU, 38–31

at Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0
Tigers 0
See also: 2018 Grambling State Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–33–2 2017 GRAM, 31–26

Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Golden Lions 0
See also: 2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–17 2017 ALAM, 27–14

at Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0
Jaguars 0
See also: 2018 Southern Jaguars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–48–4 2017 SU, 47–40

at Texas Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0
Tigers 0
See also: 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–26–1 2017 TXSO, 24–10

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-07-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ http://www.swac.org/news/2018/7/11/swac-football-all-conference-preseason-teams-released.aspx
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