2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division West Division
2018 record 1–4 (0–1 SWAC)
Head coach Cedric Thomas (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Jermaine Gales (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Juan Navarro (1st season)
Home stadium Golden Lion Stadium
(Capacity: 16,000)
2018 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Alcorn State  2 –0     4 –1  
Alabama A&M  1 –1     2 –3  
Jackson State  0 –1     1 –2  
Alabama State  0 –1     1 –3  
Mississippi Valley State  0 –1     0 –3  
West Division
Prairie View A&M  2 –0     3 –3  
Southern  1 –1     2 –3  
Grambling State  1 –1     1 –3  
Texas Southern  0 –0     1 –3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  0 –1     1 –4  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

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 20th, 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 finishTeamVotes
1Grambling State96
2Southern78
3Prairie View A&M65
4Texas Southern31
5Arkansas–Pine Bluff30

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
October 202:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley State
October 272:00 p.m.at Grambling State
November 32:30 p.m.Alabama A&M
  • Golden Lion Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
November 104:00 p.m.at Southern
November 172:00 p.m.at Texas Southern

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
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
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Jackson State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Golden Lions 0
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
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
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–17 2017 ALAM, 27–14

at Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0
Jaguars 0
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–26–1 2017 TXSO, 24–10

References

  1. ↑ http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/36888712/arkansas-pine-bluff-fires-head-coach-monte-coleman
  2. ↑ http://www.swac.org/news/2018/7/11/swac-football-all-conference-preseason-teams-released.aspx
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