2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

American college football season

2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	2–9 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Cedric Thomas (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jermaine Gales (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Juan Navarro (1st season)
Home stadium	Golden Lion Stadium
Seasons← 2017 2019 →

2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$	6	–	1	9	–	4
Alabama A&M	5	–	2	6	–	5
Jackson State	4	–	3	5	–	5
Alabama State	3	–	4	4	–	7
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	6	1	–	10
West Division
Southern xy	6	–	1	7	–	4
Grambling State	4	–	3	6	–	5
Prairie View A&M	4	–	3	5	–	6
Texas Southern	1	–	6	2	–	9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	6	2	–	9
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

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

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
West Division
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 Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		L 30–34	5,734
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Cumberland*	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		W 55–0	2,326
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at No. 3 South Dakota State*	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD		L 6–90	14,526
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		L 13–62	2,675
September 29	6:30 p.m.	at FIU*	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	L 9–55	14,937
October 6	2:30 p.m.	Jackson State	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		L 27–30	4,200
October 20	2:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS		L 47–48
October 27	2:00 p.m.	at Grambling State	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA		L 38–45	5,834
November 3	2:30 p.m.	Alabama A&M	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		L 14–45	13,500
November 10	4:00 p.m.	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 24–56	18,060
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX		W 15–10	2,045
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All 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

References

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Venues	Athletic Field (1923–1949) Pumphrey Stadium (1950–1999) Simmons Bank Field (2000–present)
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