2020 Central Arkansas Bears football team
The 2020 Central Arkansas Bears football team represents the University of Central Arkansas in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Bears are led by third-year head coach Nathan Brown and play their home games at Estes Stadium.
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Conference | Southland Conference |
2020 record | 0–0 (0–0 Southland) |
Head coach | Nathan Brown (3rd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Ken Collums (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Chad Williams (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Estes Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State * | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin * | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Bears finished the 2019 season 9–3, 7–2 in Southland play, earning a share of the 2019 Southland Conference championship, and a first round bye in the FCS playoffs with a #8 seeding. They lost in the second round of the FCS Playoffs to Illinois State.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result |
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August 29 | vs. Austin Peay* |
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September 5 | at Missouri* |
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September 12 | at Abilene Christian |
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September 26 | Nicholls |
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October 3 | 4:00 p.m. | at McNeese State |
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October 10 | Lamar |
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October 24 | at Stephen F. Austin |
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October 31 | Northwestern State |
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November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Sam Houston State | |||
November 14 | at Southeastern Louisiana |
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November 21 | Incarnate Word |
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Source:[1]
Both Austin Peay and Central Arkansas agreed to move their previously scheduled game from September 19 to August 29 after being selected to compete in the 2020 Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff game at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, AL. The game will be nationally televised and will be the only college football game played in their time slot.[2][3][4][5]
References
- "2020 Football Schedule". UCA Athletics. 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- Craig Haley (January 29, 2020). "It's another fumble with the FCS Kickoff". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- "Teams Announced for 2020 FCS Kickoff in Montgomery". Alabama News Network. January 29, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- "Austin Peay, Central Arkansas to Meet In Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff". ESPN Internet Ventures. January 29, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- Kevin Kelley (January 29, 2020). "Austin Peay, Central Arkansas to play in 2020 FCS Kickoff". FBSchedules.com Partner of USATODAY College Sports. Retrieved February 26, 2020.