2017 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

2017 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	2–9 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Monte Coleman (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ted White (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Monte Coleman (12th season)
Home stadium	Golden Lion Stadium

2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State xy		5	–	2					7	–	5
Alabama State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Alabama A&M		3	–	4					4	–	7
Jackson State		3	–	4					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$		7	–	0					11	–	2
Southern		5	–	2					7	–	4
Prairie View A&M		4	–	3					6	–	5
Texas Southern		2	–	5					2	–	9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	6					2	–	9
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions were led by 10th-year head coach Monte Coleman and played their home games at Golden Lion Stadium in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Golden Lions finished the season 2–9, 1–6 in SWAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.

On November 20, head coach Monte Coleman was fired.^[1] He finished at APBU with a ten-year record of 40–71.

Preseason

The Golden Lions were picked to finish in last place in the West Division.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Morehouse*	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	UAPBtv	W 23–10	5,553
September 9	6:30 p.m.	at Akron[3]*	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 3–52	17,464
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State[3]*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 3–48	24,371
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 34–27 ^OT	14,855
September 30	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		L 14–27	15,685
October 7	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	UAPBtv	L 31–38	4,030
October 14	2:30 p.m.	Central State*	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	UAPBtv	L 35–40	11,045
October 28	4:00 p.m.	vs. Southern	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR[4]		L 40–47	16,760
November 4	2:30 p.m.	No. 13 Grambling State	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	UAPBtv	L 26–31	4,007
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX		L 12–35	8,092
November 18	2:30 p.m.	vs. Texas Southern	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR[4]		L 10–24	1,220
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Arkansas Pine-Bluff fires head coach Monte Coleman - MSNewsNow.com - Jackson, MS". Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
2. "SWAC releases 2017 preseason football team, predicted order of finish". HBCU Sports. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
3. "UAPB seeks considerable improvement in 2017". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
4. "UAPB Football to Play 2 LR Games in 2017". Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
5. Schedule