2012 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

2012 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football

Black college football co-national champion SWAC champion SWAC West Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, W 24–21 vs. Jackson State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
2012 record	10–2 (8–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Monte Coleman (5th season)
Home stadium	Golden Lion Stadium (Capacity: 16,000)

2012 SWAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East
Jackson State xy		7	–	2		7	–	5
Alabama State		7	–	2		7	–	4
Alabama A&M		6	–	3		7	–	4
Mississippi Valley State		5	–	4		5	–	6
Alcorn State		4	–	5		4	–	7
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy$		8	–	1		10	–	2
Prairie View A&M		3	–	6		3	–	8
Southern		3	–	6		4	–	7
Texas Southern*		2	–	7		2	–	9
Grambling State		0	–	9		1	–	10
Championship: December 8, 2012
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Texas Southern ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to failing to fulfill NCAA graduation rate requirement (2012), repeated infractions, and lying to NCAA about self-imposed restrictions (2013 & 2014) As of November 4, 2012; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions were led by fifth year head coach Monte Coleman and played their home games at Golden Lion Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished with an overall record of ten wins and two losses (10–2, 8–1 SWAC) and as SWAC champions after they defeated Jackson State in the SWAC Championship Game.^[1]

Media

Golden Lions football games were an exclusive presentation of KUAP 89.7 FM. They broadcast every game in the 2012 season.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	5:00 PM	vs. Langston*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Delta Classic)		W 17–14	14,500
September 8	6:00 PM	Alabama A&M	Golden Lion Stadium • Pine Bluff, AR	SWAC TV	L 10–14	11,300
September 15	4:00 PM	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS		W 24–6	8,200
September 20	6:30 PM	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	ESPNU	W 24–21	18,110
September 29	5:00 PM	at Tennessee State*	LP Field • Nashville, TN		L 13–40	31,765
October 6	6:00 PM	Jackson State	Golden Lion Stadium • Pine Bluff, AR	SWAC TV	W 34–24	6,953
October 20	6:00 PM	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 50–21	13,500
October 27	2:30 PM	Mississippi Valley State	Golden Lion Stadium • Pine Bluff, AR		W 10–0	14,604
November 3	2:00 PM	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX		W 49–3	2,968
November 10	2:00 PM	at Grambling State	Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA		W 24–17	7,324
November 17	2:30 PM	Prairie View A&M	Golden Lion Stadium • Pine Bluff, AR		W 42–41	3,088
December 8	12:00 PM	vs. Jackson State	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (SWAC Championship Game)		W 24–21 ^OT	32,480
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.

Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
Venues	Golden Lion Stadium (2000–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Delta Classic
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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