Arkansas-Pine Bluff
3-8 2025 finalArkansas-Pine Bluff is the Arkansas HBCU rebuilding under Alonzo Hampton in year three — a program in transition searching for consistency and SWAC identity after resource constraints.
The Lions rest in the shade.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff is the Arkansas HBCU rebuilding under Alonzo Hampton in year three — a program in transition searching for consistency and SWAC identity after resource constraints.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff is in year three under head coach Alonzo Hampton with a career record of 9-26 (.257 winning percentage). The program is rebuilding and searching for the coaching formula that generates SWAC competitiveness. Lim…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Arkansas-Pine Bluff
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff
The baseline expectation.
Conference championship earns the Celebration Bowl bid.
SWAC champion vs MEAC champion: the HBCU national title game.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · medium confidence
Stable (42)
Home-Field Advantage · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 2018-present
Elite
41% home win rate vs 7% on the road. margin runs +25.2 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
SWAC Standing · 2025
10th in the SWAC
Arkansas-Pine Bluff is 10th of 12 in the SWAC at 3-8. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama State | 10-2 |
| 2 | Prairie View A&M | 10-4 |
| 3 | Jackson State | 9-3 |
| 4 | Grambling | 7-5 |
| 5 | Texas Southern | 6-5 |
| 6 | Bethune-Cookman | 6-6 |
| 7 | Alcorn State | 5-7 |
| 8 | Florida A&M | 5-7 |
| 9 | Alabama A&M | 4-8 |
| 10 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3-8 |
| 11 | Mississippi Valley State | 2-10 |
| 12 | Southern | 2-10 |
Schedule Strength · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 48% across 11 finalized games. 1 FBS top-25 opponent played (Texas Tech).
Moment of the Year · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 2025
Lost 7-67 at Texas Tech
Week 1 of 2025. A reckoning loss — the data point the next season must answer.
From the Archive — Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2025: Lost 16-20 vs Grambling
In 2025, the program lost 16-20 vs Grambling — a close home result, 4 points either way.
The Lions roar.