1998 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

The 1998 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Lee Hardman, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.

1998 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (6–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
1998 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Southern $  8 –0   9 –3  
Jackson State  7 –1   7 –4  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  6 –2   8 –3  
Texas Southern  4 –4   6 –5  
Grambling State  4 –4   5 –6  
Alabama State  3 –5   5 –6  
Alcorn State  3 –5   5 –6  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –7   1 –10  
Prairie View A&M  0 –8   1 –10  
Alabama A&M   –   5 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Alabama A&M was an affiliate member, so its games did not count in the official standings.
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Mississippi Valley State
W 38–21[1]
September 12No. 21 Southern
L 14–1718,854[2]
September 19vs. Howard*
L 20–2137,420[3]
September 26at Alcorn State
W 27–18[4]
October 3at Alabama State
W 28–148,437[5]
October 10at Texas Southern
W 29–22
October 17vs. Grambling State
W 54–3315,350[6]
October 24at Langston*
W 24–6[7]
October 31Jackson State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
L 34–4111,659[8]
November 7Prairie View A&M
W 30–0[9]
November 21Alabama A&M
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 27–24[10]

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References
  1. "UAPB's Robinson passes Valley silly on way to season-opening 38–21 win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 6, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southern University 17, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 14". The Shreveport Times. September 13, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Late TD run sends Howard to a win in Gateway Classic". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 20, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Thomas denied SWAC victory". Enterprise-Journal. September 27, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "UAPB ground game tramples Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 4, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grambling falls hard in Classic". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Langston 6". Tulsa World. October 25, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "JSU, Washington win war with UAPB". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Ark.–Pine Bluff 30, Prairie View 0". Victoria Advocate. November 8, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Lions rally over Alabama A&M". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 22, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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