American college football season
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).
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.[ 1]
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 [ edit ] The Golden Lions had three players at four positions selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.
1st team
KeShawn Williams – Sr. RB
2nd team
Kevin Agee – Sr. DL
1st team
Jamie Gillan
KeShawn Williams – Sr. KR
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. Morehouse College * L 30–345,734 September 8 6:00 p.m. Cumberland * Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR W 55–02,326 September 15 6:00 p.m. at No. 3 South Dakota State * L 6–9014,526 September 22 6:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR L 13–622,675 September 29 6:30 p.m. at FIU * ESPN+ L 9–5514,937 October 6 2:30 p.m. Jackson State Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR L 27–304,200 October 20 2:00 p.m. at Mississippi Valley State L 47–48 2OT October 27 2:00 p.m. at Grambling State L 38–45 OT 5,834 November 3 2:30 p.m. Alabama A&M Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR L 14–4513,500 November 10 4:00 p.m. at Southern L 24–5618,060 November 17 2:00 p.m. at Texas Southern W 15–102,045
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1 2 3 4 Total Maroon Tigers 7 21 0 6 34 Golden Lions 0 20 3 7 30
1 2 3 4 Total Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 Golden Lions 7 31 14 3 55
At South Dakota State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Lions 6 0 0 0 6 No. 3 Jackrabbits 28 21 21 20 90
1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 35 14 6 7 62 Golden Lions 3 7 0 3 13
1 2 3 4 Total Golden Lions 3 0 3 3 9 Panthers 17 21 17 0 55
1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 3 3 10 14 30 Golden Lions 7 0 13 7 27
At Mississippi Valley State [ edit ] 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
1 2 3 4 OT Total Golden Lions 3 6 14 15 0 38 Tigers 0 7 21 10 7 45
1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 14 21 10 45 Golden Lions 0 0 6 8 14
1 2 3 4 Total Golden Lions 6 3 8 7 24 Jaguars 21 21 14 0 56
1 2 3 4 Total Golden Lions 3 3 6 3 15 Tigers 3 7 0 0 10
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
