2023 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

2023 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	1–4 (0–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Alonzo Hampton (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Acosta (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	David Calloway (1st season)
Home stadium	Simmons Bank Field (capacity: 16,000)

2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 11 Florida A&M xy$		8	–	0					12	–	1
Alabama State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Jackson State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Alabama A&M		3	–	5					5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman		2	–	6					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	7					1	–	10
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy		6	–	2					6	–	6
Alcorn State x		6	–	2					7	–	4
Southern		5	–	3					6	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Texas Southern		2	–	6					3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Florida A&M 35, Prairie View A&M 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team will represent University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Alonzo Hampton, The Golden Lions play home games at Simmons Bank Field in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	L 7–42	17,529
September 9	6:00 p.m.	vs. Tennessee State*	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	HBCU Go	L 14–24	32,518
September 16	4:00 p.m.	Miles*	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	Golden Lions All-Access	W 21–20
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL	ESPNU	L 24–31	5,317
September 30	4:00 p.m.	Southern	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	Golden Lions All-Access	L 0–27
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	L 17–42	8,752
October 21	2:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	HBCU Go	L 7–31	13,469
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Jackson State	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	ESPN+
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	HBCU Go
November 10	6:00 p.m.	Grambling State	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	ESPNU
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX	HBCU Go
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time