2020 Central Arkansas
5–4. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Missouri Western 52–10Oct 31
By 42 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Arkansas State 27–50Oct 10
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs Austin Peay | W 24–17 | 41% |
| Sep 3 | at UAB | L 35–45 | 25% |
| Sep 26 | vs Missouri State | W 27–20 | 80% |
| Oct 3 | at North Dakota State | L 28–39 | 17% |
| Oct 10 | at Arkansas State | L 27–50 | 26% |
| Oct 17 | atMissouri State | W 33–24 | 66% |
| Oct 24 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 28–31 | 50% |
| Oct 31 | vsMissouri Western | W 52–10 | 81% |
| Nov 14 | vsEastern Kentucky | W 37–25 | 68% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Eastern Kentucky 37–25; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 291–261
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1380 +28 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- No. 150
- Offensive coordinator
- Ken Collums
- Defensive coordinator
- Chad Williams
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–2–5
Top recruits in the 2020 class
| Kendarrius Moore OLB | ★★★ | No. 1522 |
| Chris Hightower ATH | ★★★ | No. 1724 |
| Hunter Loyd DUAL | ★★★ | No. 1970 |
| Trysten Smith RB | ★★★ | No. 1970 |
| Kalen Chambers CB | ★★★ | No. 2106 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2020 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.827 |
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.827 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.840 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.822 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.834 |
| Whole class | 5 | 3.0 | 0.830 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Drafted in 2021
The 2021 draft| Rd 4 | Robert Rochell CB | Los Angeles Rams |
2020 Southland Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Stephen F. Austin | 1–0 | 6–4 | |
 Sam Houston | 0–0 | 10–0 | |
 SE Louisiana | 0–0 | 4–3 | |
 Nicholls | 0–0 | 4–3 | |
 Central Arkansas | 0–0 | 5–4 | |
 Incarnate Word | 0–0 | 3–3 | |
 McNeese | 0–0 | 3–4 | |
 Lamar | 0–0 | 2–4 | |
 Houston Christian | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
 Northwestern State | 0–0 | 1–5 | |
 Abilene Christian | 0–1 | 1–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.