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Location | Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°15′12″N92°1′16″W / 34.25333°N 92.02111°W Coordinates: 34°15′12″N92°1′16″W / 34.25333°N 92.02111°W |
Owner | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
Capacity | 16,000 |
Surface | GeoGreen |
Construction | |
Opened | 2000 |
Construction cost | $14.0 million |
Architect | Nelson Architectural Group, Inc. |
Tenants | |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions (NCAA) (2000–present) |
Simmons Bank Field is a 16,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Built at a cost of $14 million, it opened in 2000 and is home to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team. [1] [2] Originally called Golden Lion Stadium, it was renamed Simmons Bank Field after they gave a $2.5 million donation to the university to upgrade the football stadium in 2018. [3]
Pine Bluff is the eleventh-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area. The population of the city was 49,083 in the 2010 Census with 2019 estimates showing a decline to 41,474.
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is a public historically black university in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Founded in 1873, it is the second oldest public college or university in the state of Arkansas. UAPB is part of the University of Arkansas System and Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
War Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. The stadium is primarily used for American football and is the home stadium for the Catholic High School Rockets, the Parkview Magnet High School Patriots, and the secondary home stadium for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. The USL League Two affiliated Little Rock Rangers hold both home games and youth academies at the stadium. The Arkansas Activities Association high school football championship games for all classifications are held at the stadium annually.
The Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football program represents the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in college football as the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Lions play their home games at Simmons Bank Field in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
The 2011 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions were led by fourth year head coach Monte Coleman and played their home games at Golden Lion Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference and finished the 2011 season with an overall record of 6–5.
The 2012 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions were led by fifth year head coach Monte Coleman and played their home games at Golden Lion Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished with an overall record of ten wins and two losses and as SWAC champions after they defeated Jackson State in the SWAC Championship Game.
Terron Armstead is an American football offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Saints in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas–Pine Bluff. Armstead was named HBCU Top 30 Under 30 by HBCU Buzz, in July 2014.
The 2013 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represents the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions are led by sixth year head coach Monte Coleman and play their home games at Golden Lion Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They came into the 2013 season as the defending SWAC Champions.
The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions represent the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in intercollegiate athletics. They field sixteen teams including men and women's basketball, cross country, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field; women's-only softball, volleyball, and soccer; and men's-only baseball, football, and golf. The Golden Lions and Lady Lions compete in NCAA Division I and are members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
The 2015 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions were led by eighth-year head coach Monte Coleman and played their home games at Golden Lion Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 2–9, 1–8 in SWAC play to finish in last place in the West Division.
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.
The 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represents the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions are led by first-year head coach Cedric Thomas and play their home games at Golden Lion Stadium in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
The 2010 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season as member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Golden Lions were led by third year head coach Monte Coleman and played their home games at Golden Lion Stadium. They finished the season with an overall record of 5–6.
The 2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represents the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions are led by second-year head coach Cedric Thomas and play their home games at Simmons Bank Field in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
The 2020 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions were led by first-year head coach Doc Gamble and played their home games at Simmons Bank Field in Pine Bluff, Arkansas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
Torii Hunter Baseball Complex is a baseball venue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. It is home to the Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions baseball team of the NCAA Division I Southwestern Athletic Conference. The facility has a capacity of 1,000 spectators and is named for Torii Hunter, the head benefactor and hometown supporter. On August 31, 2018, the University broke ground on the completion of the concessions pavilion and press box.
The 2021 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by eighth-year head coach Broderick Fobbs for the first ten games before he was fired on November 15, with linebackers coach and special teams coordinator Terrence Graves being named interim head coach. They played their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
The 2021 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Lions played their home games at Simmons Bank Field in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and competed in the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They were led by second-year head coach Doc Gamble.
The 2022 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 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led through the first seven games of the season by head coach Doc Gamble, who was in his third season with the program, until he was fired on October 20, with offensive coordinator Don Treadwell assuming interim head coaching duties for the remainder of the season. The Lions will play their home games at Simmons Bank Field in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.