# 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

The 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions were led by first-year head coach Cedric Thomas and played their home games at Golden Lion Stadium in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

## 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.

#### Media poll

West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Grambling State | 96 |
| 2 | Southern | 78 |
| 3 | Prairie View A&M | 65 |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 31 |
| 5 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 30 |

### 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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Morehouse College* | Golden Lion StadiumPine Bluff, AR | | L 30–34 | 5,734 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Cumberland* | Golden Lion StadiumPine Bluff, AR | | W 55–0 | 2,326 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 3 South Dakota State* | Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumBrookings, SD | | L 6–90 | 14,526 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | Golden Lion StadiumPine Bluff, AR | | L 13–62 | 2,675 |
| September 29 | 6:30 p.m. | at FIU* | Riccardo Silva StadiumMiami, FL | ESPN+ | L 9–55 | 14,937 |
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Jackson State | Golden Lion StadiumPine Bluff, AR | | L 27–30 | 4,200 |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Mississippi Valley State | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | | L 47–48 $^{2OT}$ | |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at Grambling State | Eddie Robinson StadiumGrambling, LA | | L 38–45 $^{OT}$ | 5,834 |
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Alabama A&M | Golden Lion StadiumPine Bluff, AR | | L 14–45 | 13,500 |
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Southern | Ace W. Mumford StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | | L 24–56 | 18,060 |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | | W 15–10 | 2,045 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Morehouse College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Maroon Tigers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 30 |

### Cumberland

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Lions | 7 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 55 |

### At South Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Lions | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 3 Jackrabbits | 28 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 90 |

### Prairie View A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 35 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 62 |
| Golden Lions | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

### At FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Lions | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Panthers | 17 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 55 |

### Jackson State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| Golden Lions | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 27 |

### At Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 47 |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 48 |

### At Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Golden Lions | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 38 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 45 |

### Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 45 |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 |

### At Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Lions | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| Jaguars | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 56 |

### At Texas Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Lions | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| Tigers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |