2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

The 2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions were led by second-year head coach Cedric Thomas and played their home games at Simmons Bank Field in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Cedric Thomas (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jermaine Gales (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jonathan Bradley (1st season)
Home stadium	Simmons Bank Field
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$		6	–	1					9	–	4
Alabama A&M		4	–	3					7	–	5
Alabama State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Jackson State		3	–	4					4	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Southern x		6	–	1					8	–	5
Prairie View A&M		4	–	3					6	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		3	–	4					6	–	5
Texas Southern		0	–	7					0	–	11
Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

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
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	L 7–39	40,422
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL	YouTube	W 52–34	11,340
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Langston*	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	Golden Lions All-Access	W 53–15	9,613
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	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*	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	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	JSUTV Facebook	L 12–21
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	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
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions	0	0	7	0	7
Horned Frogs	10	6	13	10	39

See also: 2019 TCU Horned Frogs football team

At Alabama A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions	17	14	21	0	52
Bulldogs	14	0	20	0	34

See also: 2019 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

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

See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team

Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	14	0	7	10	31
Golden Lions	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2019 Southern Jaguars football team

Lane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	3	3	25	7	38
Golden Lions	0	24	7	14	45

See also: Lane Dragons football

Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	6	0	0	0	6
Golden Lions	7	14	7	10	38

See also: 2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

Grambling State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	9	13	7	10	39
Golden Lions	12	7	7	7	33

See also: 2019 Grambling State Tigers football team

At Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions	0	0	12	0	12
Tigers	0	7	14	0	21

See also: 2019 Jackson State Tigers football team

At Prairie View A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions	0	0	7	13	20
Panthers	0	16	7	14	37

See also: 2019 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	0	6	13
Golden Lions	10	21	0	14	45

See also: 2019 Texas Southern Tigers football team