Category: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions
Grambling's Resurgence Like Old Times for SWAC
Rod Broadway needed no time at all to restore Grambling State to the lofty level the Tigers' followers expect the team to reach - well, outside of Grambling's last three games.
An 0-3 finish, including a loss to Jackson State's Tigers in the Southwes… more »
New Era for coach Coleman and UAPB
A new era has begun at Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Former Washington Redskin National Football League veteran linebacker Monte Coleman will begin his tenure as head football coach of the Golden Lions.
Coleman is no stranger to Pine Bluff, having lived th… more »
Record-setting UAPB-bound Receiver To Play In All-Star Game
Gionni Harris was a key component in helping Fayetteville unlock the door to the school's first-ever state football title in 2007. Now Harris will represent the Purple Dogs in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star Football contest at Rey… more »
UAPB’S Success In Spring: Will it Pay Off in Fall?
For a team that won only four games in 2007, the players and coaches at Arkansas-Pine Bluff are excited about their chances in 2008.
Things have never been better for the UAPB football program, even if it is coming off of a 4-7 season. Keep in mind t… more »
Coleman of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Makes Transition Easy
Monte Coleman’s ascension to head football coach at Arkansas-Pine Bluff was about as smooth as college coaching changes get.
When the former Central Arkansas and NFL standout was bumped up from his defensive coordinator position after the dismissal o… more »
Arkansas-Pine Bluff To Wrap Up Spring
The Arkansas-Pine Bluff football team will wrap up their spring football schedule today at 1 p.m. with the annual Black and Gold Game at Golden Lion Stadium.
UAPB, led by first-year head coach Monte Coleman, has endured an unusual spring schedule, ma… more »
HBCU's Talent-Rich For NFL Scouts
This USA Today columnist talks about how Historically Black Colleges & Universities - still - produce great NFL talent.
Historically black colleges and universities have produced two of the greatest players in NFL history — Jackson State running… more »
HBCUs struggling to survive
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As a record-setting superstar quarterback at Grambling State, Doug Williams enjoyed all the glory and fame that goes with being a shark swimming in a kiddie pool.
As a head coach at his alma mater, Williams lived in the underbell… more »
UAPB, UCA set for football matchup
LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas-Pine Bluff will face Central Arkansas on Sept. 13 at Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium in the first football game between the teams since 2003.
"I anticipate it being for two or three years," UAPB coach Monte Coleman said of… more »
Jones, Wallace connect for TD for Northeast in American Heritage Bowl
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) -- Chris Wallace threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Arkansas-Pine Bluff teammate Jason Jones and the Northeast beat the Southwest 24-7 in the American Heritage Bowl on Saturday night.
Jones also had a 24-yard reception and was h… more »