The University of Arkansas At Pine Bluff announced its 2021 fall football schedule today, highlighted by seven games in the state of Arkansas.
 
The fall schedule is also noted by the expansion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference to 12 member institutions, as Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman officially join the league on July 1, leading to the realignment of the Western and Eastern Divisions. Both FAMU and B-CU will be in the East, with Alcorn State moving to the West.
 
UAPB will open the schedule on Sept. 4 hosting Lane in one of five games to be played at Simmons Bank Field. Following an open date, the Golden Lions will play at Central Arkansas in Conway on Sept. 18.
 
September 25 will see UAPB open conference play hosting Alcorn State in a newly formed Western Division matchup.
 
The Golden Lions will then open October with road games at Prairie View A&M (Oct. 2) and at Alabama State (Oct. 9).
 
The Fall 2021 Homecoming Game will be held on Oct. 16 as UAPB will host Southern at Simmons Bank Field.
 
UAPB will then face Arkansas for the first time on the gridiron on Oct. 23, with the game to be played at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.
 
The Golden Lions will then travel to Texas Southern on Oct. 30 to close out the month.
 
UAPB will then play back-to-back home games to open November, hosting Grambling on Nov. 6 before hosting Florida A&M on Nov. 13. The Golden Lions will conclude the regular season at Alabama A&M Nov. 20.
 
The Cricket Wireless SWAC Championship is scheduled for Dec. 4.
 
Game times, theme nights, and ticket pricing will be announced later.