2020 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

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 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).

2020 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
SWAC West Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 33–40 vs. Alabama A&M
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
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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. The conference is formalizing plans to conduct a competitive schedule for football during the 2021 spring semester.

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