2004 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

2004 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
2004 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	West Division
Record	6–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Mo Forte (1st season);
Home stadium	Golden Lion Stadium
	Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East
No. 20 Alabama State xy$	6	–	1	10	–	2
Alabama A&M	5	–	2	7	–	4
Alcorn State	4	–	3	7	–	4
Jackson State	3	–	4	4	–	7
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	6	3	–	8
West
Southern xy	6	–	1	8	–	4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	5	–	2	6	–	3
Grambling State	3	–	4	6	–	5
Prairie View A&M	1	–	6	3	–	8
Texas Southern	0	–	7	0	–	11
Championship: Alabama State 40, Southern 35
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2004 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 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mo Forte, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC West Division.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 49–14		^[1]
September 11	Bethune–Cookman*	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 14–27		^[2]
September 25	vs. Alabama A&M	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO (Gateway Classic)	W 24–10		^[3]
October 2	Paul Quinn*	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 48–34
October 9	vs. Texas Southern	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (Chicago Football Classic)	W 42–0
October 16	at Grambling State	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	W 41–22		^[4]
October 30	Jackson State	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 35–42	17,100	^[5]
November 6	Prairie View A&M	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 24–23		^[6]
December 4	at No. 20 Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 14–21		^[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff 49, Mississippi Valley State 14". The Commercial Appeal. September 5, 2004. Retrieved September 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "B–CC wins its opener". The Orlando Sentinel. September 12, 2004. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ark.–Pine Bluff 24, Alabama A&M 10". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bad turns into worse; Another SWAC loss clinches non-title season for Tigers". The News-Star. October 17, 2004. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "On a roll: JSU rallies past UAPB 42–35". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 2004. Retrieved September 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Prairie View 23". Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 2004. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama St. 21, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 14". The Sun Herald. December 5, 2004. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2004 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football schedule". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.