# 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).

## 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.
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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at TCU* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FSN | L 7–39 | 40,422 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | Louis Crews StadiumHuntsville, AL | YouTube | W 52–34 | 11,340 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Langston* | Simmons Bank FieldPine Bluff, AR | Golden Lions All-Access | W 53–15 | 9,613 |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State* | Hale StadiumNashville, TN | ESPN+ | W 37–31 | 8,683 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern | Simmons Bank FieldPine Bluff, AR | ESPN3 | L 7–31 | 6,863 |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Lane* | Simmons Bank FieldPine Bluff, AR | UAPB All Access | W 45–38 | 1,328 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State | Simmons Bank FieldPine Bluff, AR | Golden Lions All-Access | W 38–6 | 6,225 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Grambling State | Simmons Bank FieldPine Bluff, AR | Golden Lions All-Access | L 33–39 | 7,513 |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | JSUTV Facebook | L 12–21 | |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M | Panther StadiumPrairie View, TX | PVAMU SN | L 20–37 | |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas Southern | Simmons Bank FieldPine Bluff, AR | Golden Lions All Access | W 45–13 | 5,329 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||

## 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 |

### 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 |