2001 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

The 2001 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Lee Hardman, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC West Division.

2001 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	5–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Lee Hardman (9th season)
Home stadium	Golden Lion Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama State xy		6	–	1					8	–	4
Jackson State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Alcorn State		5	–	2					6	–	5
Alabama A&M		3	–	4					4	–	7
Mississippi Valley State		0	–	7					0	–	11
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$		6	–	1					10	–	1
Southern		5	–	2					7	–	4
Prairie View A&M		2	–	5					3	–	7
Texas Southern		2	–	5					3	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Grambling State 38, Alabama State 31
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Mississippi Valley State	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 19–9		[1]
September 8	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 14–35		[2]
September 29	vs. Kentucky State*	Trans World Dome St. Louis, MO (Gateway Classic)	W 20–13		[3]
October 6	Texas Southern	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 28–22		[4]
October 13	vs. No. 7 Grambling State	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Red River Classic)	L 7–60	18,000	[5]
October 20	Alabama State	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 17–20 (ASU forefit)	5,121	[6][7]
October 27	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 9–14	15,500	[8]
November 3	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 16–35		[9]
November 10	Lane*	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 14–7		[10]
November 17	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	L 0–35		[11]
November 24	Alcorn State	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 10–17		[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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