American college football season
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 Simmons Bank Field in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
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
|
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 |
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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 | - Simmons Bank Field
- Pine Bluff, AR
| ESPN3 | L 7–31 | 6,863 |
October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Lane*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - 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 | | 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 | - Simmons Bank Field
- Pine Bluff, AR
| Golden Lions All Access | W 45–13 | 5,329 |
|
[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 |
See also: Langston Lions football
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 |
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