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#UAPBFootball Monday Rewind: Golden Lions Ranked In FCS Poll For 1st Time; Perry Wins National Honor

4/19/2021 3:05:00 PM

The 2020-21 SWAC Western Division Champion University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff football program is ranked in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll for the first time ever in rankings released today.

The Golden Lions (4-0 overall, 4-0 SWAC) are ranked 24th in the poll in the final regular season poll, as the FCS Playoffs begin this week.

Perry Earns BOXTOROW National Honor: QB Skyler Perry was named as the BOXTOTOW National Player of the Week after accounting for a career-high five touchdowns in the Golden Lions 36-31 win over Prairie View A&M.

Perry completed 16 of 31 passes for 201 yards and four touchdowns and rushed 12 times for 45 yards and one touchdown. He threw TD passes of 34, 5, 31, and 3 yards, and rushed for one-yard score. He led three consecutive touchdown drives in a pivotal 20-point second quarter that gave the Golden Lions the lead for good.

Perry ranks third in the SWAC in passing yards (1005) and is second in touchdown passes (12) this season.

Gamble Addresses SWAC Media: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff head football coach Doc Gamble participated in the Southwestern Athletic Conference football coaches call Monday morning.

UAPB won the SWAC Western Division title for the first time since 2012 with the win over Prairie View A&M. to clinch a berth in the Cricket Wireless SWAC Football Championship Game presented by Pepsi Zero against Alabama A&M.

UAPB will end the regular season schedule Saturday against Texas Southern (0-2, 0-2) at 3 p.m. at Simmons Bank Field. The contest will be video streamed live at uapblionsroar.com/live and on the free UAPB Athletics App. The UAPB Sports Network radio broadcast begins at 2:30 p.m. on 99.3 FM The Beat, with online audio at uapblionsroar.com/live, and on the free UAPB Athletics App.

Doc On The Mic-
On Winning The Division: "It was another good win for us, our program, our organization, our University, our community. We beat a very good Prairie View team, a very tough Prairie View team, may I say…Winning is fun. We're excited about it. We're happy about it. Now we're looking forward to playing Texas Southern this week. 

On Winning Three Games By A Touchdown Or Less: It shows that we've grown up and we've learned how to win. We're still learning how to win. That's a big thing. Winning is winning, and learning how to win. The things we've put in place to teach winning, but still, you have to go out and do it against another opponent. The thing for us is we've been doing it against other good football teams.

On What It Would Mean To Host SWAC Championship Game: "It's huge, but right now we're looking forward to hosting Texas Southern. That's the biggest thing on our mind. When I head into our team meeting, that's the only thing we're going to talk about. A lot of things are out of our control. We can only control what we can control. Right now, we're going to try to take care of business this week and see what happens from there. You obviously would love to stay and be at home and do it in front of your home fans, and reduce the travel. There's no place like home, but right now, we're looking forward to hosting Texas Southern."

NOTABLES vs. Prairie View A&M:
  • The Golden Lions defeated Prairie View A&M for the first time since 2012, a 42-41 home win on Nov. 27, 2012.
  • WR Tyrin Ralph tied a career-high with seven receptions for a career-best 100 yards, his first career 100-yard receiving game, along with one touchdown. Ralph totaled 164 all-purpose yards, as he had one kickoff return for 56 yards and two punt returns for eight yards. 
  • WR Josh Wilkes tied a career-high with two touchdown receptions and caught at least one touchdown pass for the fourth straight game. Wilkes is sixth in the SWAC in receptions (19), ranks third in the SWAC in receiving yards (293) and is tied for second in touchdown receptions (five).
  • WR Harry Ballard III caught his third touchdown pass of the season in the second quarter. Ballard is tied for seventh in the SWAC in receptions (18), seventh in receiving yards (253), and tied for fifth in touchdowns (three).
  • The defense made five takeaways in a game for the first time since Sept. 6, 2015 vs. South Carolina State.
  • The defense recorded five sacks for the third straight game and fourth time in the last five games dating back to 2019 season finale against Texas Southern, and forced four 3-and-out possessions.
  • Golden Lion special teams blocked a punt for the third time this season. Daryl Carter blocked a PV punt inside the five yard line, leading to a UAPB touchdown three plays later.
  • LB Isaac Peppers recorded six tackles, with a career-high 3.5 sacks and a career-high 4.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble leading to a turnover.
  • LB Kolby Watts recorded nine tackles for the second time this season along with 1.0 sacks and made a career-high 4.0 tackles for loss.
  • DB Shawn Steele made a season-high nine tackles along with 0.5 sacks.
  • DB Jalon Thigpen made six tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and a career-high two interceptions. Thigpen leads the SWAC and is tied for second in the FCS with four interceptions.
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