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 GambleDoc Gamble named UAPB head football coach 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).

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.

Schedule Due to the SWAC's postponement of the 2020 football season to spring 2021, games against Bethune–Cookman, Miami (OH), and Troy were canceled. The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.

Game summaries

At Southern

SOU −11.0 56 Statistics Arkansas–Pine BluffSouthern First downs 20 23 Total yards 411 426 Rushing yards 188 134 Passing yards 223 292 Turnovers 0 4 Time of possession 30:26 29:34

Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Skyler Perry 22/37, 223 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Skyler Perry 8 carries, 58 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Tyrin Ralph 7 receptions, 86 yardsSouthern Passing John Lampley 20/33, 238 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs Rushing Jarod Sims 11 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD Receiving Brandon Hinton 3 receptions, 60 yards

At Grambling State

GRAM −6.0 53 Statistics Arkansas–Pine BluffGrambling State First downs 18 16 Total yards 402 368 Rushing yards 56 87 Passing yards 346 281 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 27:53 32:07

Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Skyler Perry 18/30, 346 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Omar Allen Jr. 11 carries, 42 yards Receiving Josh Wilkes 6 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TDGrambling State Passing Elijah Walker 13/26, 174 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Keilon Elder 11 carries, 65 yards Receiving Kash Foley 5 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD

At Mississippi Valley State

UAPB −18.0 58 Statistics Arkansas–Pine BluffMississippi Valley State First downs 16 13 Total yards 334 248 Rushing yards 82 144 Passing yards 252 104 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 29:49 30:11

Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Skyler Perry 23/42, 235 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Mattias Clark 18 carries, 75 yards Receiving Harry Ballard III 5 receptions, 70 yardsMississippi Valley State Passing Jalani Eason 14/24, 104 yards Rushing Caleb Johnson 13 carries, 70 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Malik Myers 4 receptions, 56 yards

Prairie View A&M

UAPB −1.0 52 Statistics Prairie View A&MArkansas–Pine Bluff First downs 24 18 Total yards 410 346 Rushing yards 70 145 Passing yards 340 201 Turnovers 5 4 Time of possession 29:45 30:15

Team Category Player StatisticsPrairie View A&M Passing Trazon Connley 24/49, 341 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs Rushing Trazon Connley 13 carries, 67 yards Receiving Tony Mullins 10 receptions, 114 yardsArkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Skyler Perry 16/33, 201 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Skyler Perry 12 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tyrin Ralph 7 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Alabama A&M

AAMU −3.5 61 Statistics Arkansas–Pine BluffAlabama A&M First downs 18 30 Total yards 324 368 Rushing yards 88 97 Passing yards 236 271 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 26:06 33:54

Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Skyler Perry 23/36, 231 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs Rushing Skyler Perry 16 carries, 71 yards Receiving DeJuan Miller 6 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TDAlabama A&M Passing Aqeel Glass 24/45, 271 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Gary Quarles 23 carries, 69 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Zabrian Moore 5 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TDs

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