Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions
SWACPine Bluff, ARGolden Lion Stadium
2026: 3–3 (1–2 SWAC). Last: lost to Alabama State 21–15 at home. Next: at Florida A&M, Saturday, Oct 24, 3 p.m. ET.
- W 35–15vs. Morehouse
- L 14–54at No. 25 Missouri
- L 51–53vs. Alcorn State
- W 41–35Central State
- W 41–10at Southern
- L 15–21Alabama State
- Oct 24at Florida A&M
- Oct 31Bethune-Cookman
- Nov 7at Grambling
- Nov 14Prairie View A&M
- Nov 21at Texas Southern
Arkansas–Pine Bluff has played football since 1916 and is officially 351–460–44; 212 of its 855 games are in our file. They have won one Southwestern Athletic Conference title (2012), counting shared titles. Since 1967, the NFL Draft has taken 14 players from here in its first seven rounds, 0 of them in the first round. The most-played rival is Southern: 20 meetings, Southern leads 13–7. This season, they’re 3–3.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 351–460–44 official; 72–140 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1217
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 118 · Composite No. 80 in FCS, Oct 17; down 2 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 1 last in 2012
- Seasons
- 23 since 1977, 212 games
2026 season 3–3
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vsMorehouse | W 35–15 | 69% |
| Sep 3 | at 25Missouri | L 14–54 | 7% |
| Sep 12 | vs Alcorn State | L 51–53 | 36% |
| Sep 19 | vsCentral State | W 41–35 | 73% |
| Oct 3 | at Southern | W 41–10 | 41% |
| Oct 17 | vs Alabama State | L 15–21 | 38% |
| Oct 24 | at Florida A&M | Preview | 42% |
| Oct 31 | vs Bethune-Cookman | Preview | 48% |
| Nov 7 | at Grambling | Preview | 33% |
| Nov 14 | vs Prairie View A&M | Preview | 48% |
| Nov 21 | at Texas Southern | Preview | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterThe moneyOn the 2026 team
- Garrison Davis709 passing yards, 11 TD (leads Arkansas–Pine Bluff in passing yards)
- Demetric Whitlock Jr.28 catches, 448 yards, 5 TD (leads Arkansas–Pine Bluff in receiving yards)
- Danarius Hilliard40 tackles, 2.5 sacks (leads Arkansas–Pine Bluff in tackles)
- D’Avery Robinson18 catches, 299 yards, 6 TD (leads Arkansas–Pine Bluff in receiving touchdowns)
- Za’Marion Webber340 rushing yards, 3 TD (leads Arkansas–Pine Bluff in rushing yards)
- Jack Schierholz420 passing yards, 4 TD
Program strength since 1977
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Don Treadwell | 2022 | 1–3 |
| Doc Gamble | 2022 | 2–5 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Southern
7–13 in 20
- 2017 L 40–47
- 2018 L 24–56
- 2019 L 7–31
- 2020 W 33–30
- 2021 L 7–34
- 2022 L 3–59
- 2023 L 0–27
- 2024 L 9–31
- 2025 W 40–21
- 2026 W 41–10
Won the last two.
- Prairie View A&M
6–14 in 20
- 2016 L 7–57
- 2017 L 12–35
- 2018 L 13–62
- 2019 L 20–37
- 2020 W 36–31
- 2021 L 17–27
- 2022 L 24–55
- 2023 L 14–38
- 2024 W 21–17
- 2025 L 9–56
Lost the last one.
Next: Nov 14
- Grambling
5–14 in 19
- 2016 L 0–70
- 2017 L 26–31
- 2018 L 38–45
- 2019 L 33–39
- 2020 W 48–21
- 2021 W 33–26
- 2022 L 10–36
- 2023 L 14–43
- 2024 L 21–31
- 2025 L 16–20
Lost the last four.
Next: Nov 7
| Opponent | Games | UAPB record |
|---|---|---|
| Southern | 20 | 7–13 |
| Prairie View A&M | 20 | 6–14 |
| Grambling | 19 | 5–14 |
| Texas Southern | 18 | 8–9 † |
| Mississippi Valley State | 17 | 11–6 |
| Alabama A&M | 17 | 3–14 |
| Jackson State | 15 | 3–12 |
| Alcorn State | 15 | 6–9 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Every opponent (45)
Every program Arkansas–Pine Bluff has played, A to Z, with Arkansas–Pine Bluff’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Akron 0–1
- Alabama A&M 3–14
- Alabama State 2–10
- Alcorn State 6–9
- Arkansas 0–2
- Arkansas Baptist 1–0
- Arkansas Monticello 0–2
- Arkansas State 0–2
- Bethune-Cookman 0–2
- Central Arkansas 0–4
- Central State 1–1
- Clark Atlanta 2–0
- Concordia (AL) 1–0
- Cumberland (TN) 1–0
- Edward Waters 1–0
- Florida A&M 0–3
- Florida International 0–1
- Grambling 5–14
- Henderson State 0–1
- Jackson State 3–12
- Lane College 3–0
- Langston 3–1
- Lincoln (CA) 1–0
- Lincoln (MO) 1–0
- McNeese 0–1
- Miles 1–0
- Mississippi Valley State 11–6
- Missouri 0–1
- Morehouse 3–0
- New Mexico State 0–1
- North American 1–0
- Oklahoma Panhandle 0–1
- Oklahoma State 0–1
- Prairie View A&M 6–14
- South Carolina State 0–1
- South Dakota State 0–1
- Southern 7–13
- Southern Illinois 0–2
- TCU 0–1
- Tennessee State 1–4
- Texas Southern 8–9 †
- Texas State 0–1
- Texas Tech 0–1
- Tulsa 0–1
- UTEP 0–1
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
1, counting shared titles- Southwestern Athletic Conference 1
- 2012
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Black college football
Black college national titles 1
Who named them
- 2012 (as Arkansas–Pine Bluff) 10–2: American Sports Wire (Dick Simpson); BOXTOROW (& formerly Black Athlete Sports Network)–Coaches Poll; Heritage Sports Radio Network–HSRN Conaway Cup for NCAA Division I FCS teams
Black College Football Hall of Fame: 1 inductee from Arkansas–Pine Bluff.
Black college national champions as Wikipedia’s list gives each season’s selections since 1920 (the black press’s polls, bowls and later media polls; some seasons have several). Black college football history: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Conferences
- Independent 1923–1935 and 1970–1982
- SWAC since 1998
- 1997Joined the SWAC from independence. Source
Arkansas–Pine Bluff’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 14 since 1967
- First-round picks
- 0
The school
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff- Enrollment
- 2,005 1,817 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- Public or private
- Public
- Founded
- 1873
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $35,550 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1217 | ||||
| 2025 | 3–8 | 2–6 | 1111 | ||||
| 2024 | 3–9 | 2–6 | 1077 | ||||
| 2023 | 2–9 | 1–7 | 1052 | ||||
| 2022 | 3–8 | 1–7 | Doc Gamble, Don Treadwell | 1139 | |||
| 2021 | 2–9 | 1–7 | 1157 | ||||
| 2020 | 4–1 | 1315 | |||||
| 2019 | 6–5 | 3–4 | 1204 | ||||
| 2018 | 2–8 | 1–6 | 1089 | ||||
| 2017 | 2–9 | 1–6 | 1029 | ||||
| 2016 | 1–10 | 1–8 | 989 | ||||
| 2015 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 1100 | ||||
| 2014 | 4–7 | 3–6 | 1161 | ||||
| 2013 | 2–9 | 2–7 | 1194 | ||||
| 2012 | 9–2 | 8–1 | 1400 | ||||
| 2011 | 6–5 | 5–4 | 1287 | ||||
| 2010 | 5–5 | 4–4 | 1272 | ||||
| 2009 | 5–5 | 3–4 | 1233 | ||||
| 2008 | 3–9 | 2–6 | 1169 | ||||
| 2007 | 4–7 | 4–5 | 1218 | ||||
| 2006 | 0–1 | 1180 | |||||
| 2004 | 0–1 | 1141 | |||||
| 1977 | 1–2 | 1157 |
Officially 351–460–44 since 1916 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 72–140 (212 of its 855 games are on file). Our file starts in 1977; the program began in 1916. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1978–2003, 2005: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.