2019 Arkansas at Pine Bluff Football Notes
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2019 Arkansas At Pine Bluff Football vs. Texas Southern Tigers| Pine Bluff, Ark. Simmons Bank Field | 3 p.m. Kickoff Radio: UAPB Sports Network | 99.3 FM Pine Bluff | 920 AM Little Rock UAPB 2019 Schedule GOLDEN LIONS TO FACE TIGERS SEEKING WINNING SEASON The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (5-5 overall, 2-4 SWAC) football team will end the 2019 season in the home finale against Texas Southern. SEEKING WINNING SEASON UAPB football is seeking just its sixth winning season just returning to the AUGUST SWAC in 1998 and the first since 2012. (1998: 8-3; 2000: 6-5; 2004: 6-3; 2006: 8-4 (lost SWAC Championship game); 2012: 10-2 (SWAC Champions). 31 at TCU (Fox Sports Net) L, 7-39 BEST SINCE '12 UAPB's 5-5 mark is the best since the 10-2 season of 2012. The Golden Lions have surpassed SEPTEMBER the win totals from each of the previous six seasons (4 wins in 2014; 2 wins in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018; 1 win in 2016). 7 at Alabama A&M* W, 52-34 14 LANGSTON W, 53-15 SENIOR SENDOFF A total of nine players will suit up for UAPB for the final time: RB Taeyler Porter, WR 21 at Tennessee St. (ESPN+) W, 37-31 Kolby McNeal, DB Blake Conner, LB A.C. Gilliam, OL Raynald St. Jour, Jayden Glover, and Bradley Burrell, DE Jalen Steward, and K Austin Krzeminski. 28 SOUTHERN (ESPN3) L, 7-31 PORTER RUNS INTO RECORD BOOKS RB Taeyler Porter’s 98-yard touchdown run in the Oct. 3 45-38 OCTOBER homecoming win over Lane is the longest run in school history and the third-longest play in the history of the Arkansas At Pine Bluff football program. 5 LANE (HC) W, 45-38 Porter’s fourth-quarter touchdown run surpassed the record of Henry Wright, who had an 89-yard 12 MISS. VALLEY ST.* W, 38-6 run against Wiley College in 1965. Porter’s touchdown run is the second longest in the history of the 26 GRAMBLING ST.* L, 33-39 Southwestern Athletic Conference, as Mississippi Valley’s Hubert Owens had a 99-yard touchdown run against UAPB in 1980. Only two plays are longer than Porter’s 98-yard run in Golden Lion history. In 1998, Chris Akins’ 100-yard NOVEMBER interception return for touchdown at Alcorn State ranks as the longest play in school history. In 2006, 2 at Jackson St.* L, 12-21 Derrick Poole caught a screen pass from Christopher Wallace and took it 99 yards against Grambling in the Arkansas Literacy Classic in Little Rock for the longest passing touchdown in school history. 9 at Prairie View A&M* L, 20-37 Porter (5-10, 202; Sr., Immokalee, Fla.) finished the contest with a season-high 182 rushing yards and two 23 TEXAS SOUTHERN* 3 p.m. TDs and earned STATS FCS National Player of the Week Honorable Mention honors. He currently ranks third in the SWAC with 830 rushing yards and is fourth in the league with 10 touchdowns. Texas Southern 2019 Schedule BALLARD III RANKS IN SWAC TOP 5 IN REC, YARDS, TDS WR Harry Ballard III (6-3, 205; Jr., St. Louis, Mo.) (0-10 overall, 0-6 SWAC ) is a two-time SWAC Newcomer of the Week who is fourth in the league in receptions (49) and receiving yards (842), and tied for fourth in receiving touchdowns (nine). He posted his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season at Prairie View A&M with 108 yards on three receptions, including a 77-yard TD reception in AUGUST the fourth quarter. Ballard had a season-high nine receptions for 144 yards and two touchdowns against 31 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M* L, 23-44 Grambling, with TD receptions of five yards in the third quarter and 24 yards in the fourth quarter. Ballard, who also has a rushing touchdown this season, hauled in his sixth scoring pass of the season in the win over win over Lane in which he caught six passes for 50 yards. Ballard earned SWAC Newcomer of the SEPTEMBER Week honors following the Alabama A&M game, catching five passes for 140 yards and three touchdowns 7 at Incarnate Word L,44-63 in the 52-34 win. Ballard had TD receptions of 59 yards in the first quarter, 49 yards in the second quarter, 14 at Louisiana L, 6-77 and 24 yards in the third quarter. His second Newcomer honor came in the win at Tennessee State as he caught a season-high seven passes for 112 yards and scored on a three-yard touchdown run. Ballard 28 at Houston Baptist L, 31-68 scored his rushing touchdown with just under four minutes remaining to extend the UAPB lead to 31-24. After the Tigers’ tied the score at 31-31 with 50 seconds remaining, Ballard caught three passes for 58 OCTOBER yards on the final drive, setting up Jeremy Brown’s 17-yard touchdown reception on the final play. Ballard also caught five passes for a season-high 147 yards and two touchdowns against Langston, and had five 5 at Alabama A&M* L, 28-35 (ot) receptions for 58 yards against Miss. Valley St. 12 MISSOURI S&T L, 20-23 19 SOUTHERN* L, 21-28 NOTABLES vs. PRAIRIE VIEW: • RB Taeyler Porter went over the 2,000-yard rushing mark for his career and now has 2,040 in 19 26 at Miss. Valley St.* L, 14-35 career games. • WR Harry Ballard III posted his fifth 100-yard receiving game with three receptions for 108 yards and NOVEMBER a touchdown. He is fourth in the SWAC in both receptions (49) and receiving yards (842) and tied for fourth in touchdowns (nine). 2 at Grambling* L, 20-55 • WR DeJuan Miller caught a touchdown pass for the fourth straight game and had seven receptions 9 ALABAMA ST.* L, 21-27 for 91 yards. He ranks sixth in the SWAC in both receptions (40) and receiving yards (673) and is tied 23 at Arkansas At Pine Bluff* 3 p.m. for seventh in touchdowns. • DB Blake Conner and LB Kolby Watts each recorded their third 10+ tackle games of the season with 10 stops apiece. * denotes conference games; • LB A.C. Gilliam recorded a season-high nine tackles. home games in BOLD • DE Jalen Steward made eight tackles and a career-high tying 3.5 tackles for loss. • P Myles Pini had two punts downed inside the 20 and is second in the SWAC with 20 this season. All Times Central www.uapblionsroar.com SWAC Western Division Champions 2006, 2012 SWAC Champions 1966, 2012 2019 Arkansas At Pine Bluff Golden Lions Football Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION FOOTBALL HISTORY First Year .............................................................................1928 Founded / Location ................................................. 1873 / Pine Bluff, Ark. Black College Championships..........................................1 (2012) Enrollment / Mascot .................................................. 2,500 / Golden Lions SWAC Championships .......................................... 2 (1966, 2012) Colors ...............................................................PMS Black, PMS Gold 124C SWAC Western Division Championships ................ 2 (2006, 2012) Affiliation ....................................................................NCAA Division I FCS SWAC Postseason Record .................................................... (1-1) Conference ..............................................................Southwestern Athletic Last Appearance .......................2012 SWAC Championship Game Chancellor ......................................................... Dr. Laurence B. Alexander Result .............................................. UAPB 24, Jackson St. 21 (ot) Acting AD / Executive Senior Associate AD / External Ops ...........................Keith McCluney Alma Mater .............................................................Fayetteville St., 1993 TEAM INFORMATION Deputy Athletic Director/COO/SWA .................................Temeka Samuels 2018 Record / SWAC Record (finish)... 2-9 / 1-6 (4th, SWAC West) Alma Mater ........................................................ Eastern Michigan, 2003 Offensive Starters Returning / Lost ........................................9/2 Senior Associate AD / Strategic Communications .....................................Duane Lewis Defensive Starters Returning / Lost ........................................6/5 Alma Mater ..................................................................... Southern, 1995 Letterwinners Returning / Lost ......................................... 32 /20 Faculty Athletic Representative ..................................... Dr. Brenda Martin Stadium ...................................................................... Simmons Bank Field STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Year Opened / Capacity .....................................................2000 / 16,000 Senior Associate AD / Strategic Communications ...................Duane Lewis Surface ...................................................................................... IRONTURF Email ........................................................ [email protected] Office Phone ................................................... 870-575-7949 COACHING STAFF Assistant Director / Strategic Communications ......Cameo Stokes Head Coach ..........................................................Cedric Thomas E-mail .....................................................stokesc@uapb.edu Alma Mater ............................................................ UAPB, 1998 Office Phone .................................................. 870-575-7955 Playing Experience ...CB, Miss. Delta Comm. College (1995-96) Website ......................................................... uapblionsroar.com ...................................................................CB, UAPB (1997-98) Facebook .......................................@UAPB Golden Lion Athletics Year at UAPB / Overall Record .......................................... 2nd / 2-9 Twitter ............................................................ @UAPBLionsRoar Instagram .......................................................