# 2024 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

The 2024 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 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions were coached by second-year head coach Alonzo Hampton and played at Simmons Bank Field in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:30 p.m. | at Arkansas* | War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR | ESPNU | L 0–70 | 40,127 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Arkansas Baptist* | Simmons Bank FieldPine Bluff, AR | SWAC DN | W 73–0 | 8,037 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Tennessee State* | Simmons Bank Liberty StadiumMemphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic) | HBCU GO | L 28–41 | 27,584 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 Central Arkansas* | Simmons Bank FieldPine Bluff, AR | SWAC DN | L 17–56 | 8,247 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alcorn State | Jack Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | HBCU GO | L 28–38 | 14,753 |
| October 11 | 8:15 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | Simmons Bank FieldPine Bluff, AR | ESPNU | W 21–17 | 5,673 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Grambling State | Eddie G. Robinson Memorial StadiumGrambling, LA | HBCU GO | L 21–31 | 17,135 |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State | Simmons Bank FieldPine Bluff, AR | SWAC DN | W 35–21 | 12,437 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | ESPN+ | L 3–41 | 34,932 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M | Simmons Bank FieldPine Bluff, AR | SWAC DN | L 24–52 | 3,182 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southern | A. W. Mumford StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | JSN | L 9–31 | 17,740 |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Texas Southern | Simmons Bank FieldPine Bluff, AR | HBCO GO | L 23–31 | 3,723 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at Arkansas (FBS)

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Razorbacks (FBS) | 28 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 70 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, AR
* Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
* Game time: 6:30 PM CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 95 °F (35 °C)
* Game attendance: 40,127
* Referee: Lee Hedrick
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
* Note: The third and fourth quarters were shortened to ten minutes each.
| Statistics | UAPB | ARK |
| First downs | 10 | 34 |
| Total yards | 130 | 687 |
| Rushing yards | 7 | 279 |
| Passing yards | 123 | 408 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–23–0 | 28–37–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:45 | 32:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Passing | Mekhi Hagens | 11–23, 123 yards |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Rushing | Oshawn Ross | 5 carries, 13 yards |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Receiving | Aramoni Rhone | 2 receptions, 34 yards |
| Arkansas | Passing | Taylen Green | 16–23, 229 yards, 2 TD |
| Arkansas | Rushing | Ja'Quinden Jackson | 8 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD |
| Arkansas | Receiving | Isaac Teslaa | 3 receptions, 53 yards |

### Arkansas Baptist (NAIA)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes (NAIA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Lions | 28 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 73 |
at Simmons Bank Field • Pine Bluff, AR
* Date: September 7, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 8,037
| Statistics | ARKB | UAPB |
| First downs | 9 | 25 |
| Total yards | 160 | 670 |
| Rushing yards | 76 | 320 |
| Passing yards | 84 | 350 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–22–4 | 15–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:37 | 27:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arkansas Baptist | Passing | Tyler Strickland | 11/21, 84 yards, 4 INT |
| Arkansas Baptist | Rushing | Chris Witherspoon | 11 carries, 43 yards |
| Arkansas Baptist | Receiving | Tavion Rupert | 3 receptions, 23 yards |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing | Mekhi Hagens | 15/22, 350 yards, 2 TD |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rushing | Oshawn Ross | 5 carries, 100 yards, 3 TD |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Receiving | JaVonnie Gibson | 6 receptions, 172 yards, TD |

### vs Tennessee State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Lions | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Tigers | 10 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
* Date: September 14, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 27,584
* Referee: Y.N. Myers
* TV announcers (HBCU GO): Charlie Neal (play-by-play), Jon Kelley (analyst) and Lawrencia Moten (sideline)
| Statistics | UAPB | TNST |
| First downs | 16 | 24 |
| Total yards | 329 | 424 |
| Rushing yards | 53 | 196 |
| Passing yards | 276 | 228 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–31–0 | 20–33–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:25 | 31:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing | Mekhi Hagens | 15/31, 276 yards, 3 TD |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rushing | Oshawn Ross | 16 carries, 51 yards, TD |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Receiving | JaVonnie Gibson | 5 receptions, 149 yards, TD |
| Tennessee State | Passing | Draylen Ellis | 20/33, 228 yards, 3 TD |
| Tennessee State | Rushing | CJ Evans | 9 carries, 63 yards, TD |
| Tennessee State | Receiving | Bryant Williams | 5 receptions, 88 yards |

### No. 8 Central Arkansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Simmons Bank Field • Pine Bluff, AR
* Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (TBD): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Central Arkansas | Passing |
| Central Arkansas | Rushing |
| Central Arkansas | Receiving |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rushing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Receiving |

### at Alcorn State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS
* Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* TV announcers: TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rushing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Receiving |
| Alcorn State | Passing |
| Alcorn State | Rushing |
| Alcorn State | Receiving |

### Prairie View A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Simmons Bank Field, Pine Bluff, AR
* Date: Friday October 11, 2024
* Game time: 8:15 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Tiffany Greene (play-by-play) and Jay Walker (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Prairie View A&M | Passing |
| Prairie View A&M | Rushing |
| Prairie View A&M | Receiving |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rushing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Receiving |

### at Grambling State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium, Grambling, LA
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* TV: HBCU Go
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rushing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Receiving |
| Grambling State | Passing |
| Grambling State | Rushing |
| Grambling State | Receiving |

### Mississippi Valley State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Simmons Bank Field, Pine Bluff, AR
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 PM CST
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Mississippi Valley State | Passing |
| Mississippi Valley State | Rushing |
| Mississippi Valley State | Receiving |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rushing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Receiving |

### at Jackson State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, MS
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rushing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Receiving |
| Jackson State | Passing |
| Jackson State | Rushing |
| Jackson State | Receiving |

### Alabama A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Simmons Bank Field, Pine Bluff, AR
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 PM CST
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Alabama A&M | Passing |
| Alabama A&M | Rushing |
| Alabama A&M | Receiving |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rushing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Receiving |

### at Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at A. W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* TV announcers: TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rushing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Receiving |
| Southern | Passing |
| Southern | Rushing |
| Southern | Receiving |

### Texas Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Simmons Bank Field, Pine Bluff, AR
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Texas Southern | Passing |
| Texas Southern | Rushing |
| Texas Southern | Receiving |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rushing |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Receiving |