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2020 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

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2020 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
SWAC West Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
STATSNo. 24
FCS CoachesNo. 25
Record4–1 (4–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJermaine Gales (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJonathan Bradley (2nd season)
Home stadiumSimmons Bank Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 Alabama A&M x$   3 0     5 0  
Alabama State   3 2     3 3  
Jackson State   3 2     4 3  
Mississippi Valley State   1 3     1 3  
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff x   4 0     4 1  
Southern   4 1     5 1  
Prairie View A&M*   2 1     2 1  
Texas Southern   1 2     1 2  
Grambling State   0 4     0 4  
Championship: Alabama A&M 40, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 33
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Note: The SWAC played a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic. Alcorn State opted out of the spring season; all of their scheduled games were counted as forfeit wins for their opponents.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions were led by first-year head coach Doc Gamble[1] 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).

On July 20, 2020, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes the football program.[2] The conference is formalizing plans to conduct a competitive schedule for football during the 2021 spring semester.

Schedule

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Due to the SWAC's postponement of the 2020 football season to spring 2021, games against Bethune–Cookman, Miami (OH), and Troy were canceled.[3][4] The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.[5]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
March 61:30 p.m.at SouthernESPN3W 33–300
March 2012:00 p.m.at Grambling StateW 48–215,105
April 33:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley StateESPN3W 24–170
April 173:00 p.m.Prairie View A&MW 36–313,000
May 12:00 p.m.vs. Alabama A&MNo. 24ESPN2L 33–4017,248

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Game summaries

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At Southern

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Arkansas–Pine Bluff at Southern
1 234Total
Golden Lions 3 2370 33
Jaguars 7 7313 30
  • Date: March 6, 2021
  • Location: Ace W. Mumford Stadium
    Baton Rouge, LA
  • Game start: 1:36 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 12 MPH
  • Referee: Y. N. Meyers
  • Television network: ESPN3
       
Over/under
SOU −11.0 56
Statistics Arkansas–Pine Bluff Southern
First downs 20 23
Total yards 411 426
Rushing yards 188 134
Passing yards 223 292
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 30:26 29:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Skyler Perry 22/37, 223 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Skyler Perry 8 carries, 58 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Tyrin Ralph 7 receptions, 86 yards
Southern Passing John Lampley 20/33, 238 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Jarod Sims 11 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Brandon Hinton 3 receptions, 60 yards

At Grambling State

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Arkansas–Pine Bluff at Grambling State
1 234Total
Golden Lions 7 7286 48
Tigers 0 777 21
  • Date: March 20, 2021
  • Location: Eddie Robinson Stadium
    Grambling, LA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,105
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
      
Over/under
GRAM −6.0 53
Statistics Arkansas–Pine Bluff Grambling State
First downs 18 16
Total yards 402 368
Rushing yards 56 87
Passing yards 346 281
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 27:53 32:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Skyler Perry 18/30, 346 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Omar Allen Jr. 11 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Josh Wilkes 6 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD
Grambling State Passing Elijah Walker 13/26, 174 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Keilon Elder 11 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Kash Foley 5 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD

At Mississippi Valley State

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Arkansas–Pine Bluff at Mississippi Valley State
1 234Total
Golden Lions 0 1707 24
Delta Devils 3 077 17
  • Date: April 3, 2021
  • Location: Rice–Totten Stadium
    Itta Bena, MS
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: S 5 MPH
   
Over/under
UAPB −18.0 58
Statistics Arkansas–Pine Bluff Mississippi Valley State
First downs 16 13
Total yards 334 248
Rushing yards 82 144
Passing yards 252 104
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 29:49 30:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Skyler Perry 23/42, 235 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Mattias Clark 18 carries, 75 yards
Receiving Harry Ballard III 5 receptions, 70 yards
Mississippi Valley State Passing Jalani Eason 14/24, 104 yards
Rushing Caleb Johnson 13 carries, 70 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Malik Myers 4 receptions, 56 yards

Prairie View A&M

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Prairie View A&M at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
1 234Total
Panthers 14 737 31
Golden Lions 7 2036 36
  • Date: April 17, 2021
  • Location: Simmons Bank Field
    Pine Bluff, AR
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes
  • Game attendance: 3,000
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear
       
Over/under
UAPB −1.0 52
Statistics Prairie View A&M Arkansas–Pine Bluff
First downs 24 18
Total yards 410 346
Rushing yards 70 145
Passing yards 340 201
Turnovers 5 4
Time of possession 29:45 30:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Prairie View A&M Passing Trazon Connley 24/49, 341 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Trazon Connley 13 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Tony Mullins 10 receptions, 114 yards
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Skyler Perry 16/33, 201 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Skyler Perry 12 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tyrin Ralph 7 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Alabama A&M

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Arkansas–Pine Bluff vs. Alabama A&M
1 234Total
No. 24 Golden Lions 14 1207 33
Bulldogs 10 8148 40
        
Over/under
AAMU −3.5 61
Statistics Arkansas–Pine Bluff Alabama A&M
First downs 18 30
Total yards 324 368
Rushing yards 88 97
Passing yards 236 271
Turnovers 4 2
Time of possession 26:06 33:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Skyler Perry 23/36, 231 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing Skyler Perry 16 carries, 71 yards
Receiving DeJuan Miller 6 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
Alabama A&M Passing Aqeel Glass 24/45, 271 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Gary Quarles 23 carries, 69 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Zabrian Moore 5 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TDs

References

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  1. ^ Doc Gamble named UAPB head football coach
  2. ^ Stephenson, Creg (July 20, 2020). "SWAC becomes latest FCS conference to postpone 2020 football season to spring". AL.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "SWAC Releases 2021 Spring Football Schedule". swac.org. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "2021 Spring Football Schedule". Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions". ESPN. Retrieved August 16, 2021.