2020 Central Arkansas Bears football team

The 2020 Central Arkansas Bears football team represents the University of Central Arkansas in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Bears are led by third-year head coach Nathan Brown and play their home games at Estes Stadium.

2020 Central Arkansas Bears football
Conference	Southland Conference
2020 record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Nathan Brown (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken Collums (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chad Williams (2nd season)
Home stadium	Estes Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

2020 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Abilene Christian		0	–	0					0	–	0
Central Arkansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Houston Baptist		0	–	0					0	–	0
Incarnate Word		0	–	0					0	–	0
Lamar		0	–	0					0	–	0
McNeese State *		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nicholls		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Sam Houston State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Stephen F. Austin *		0	–	0					0	–	0
* – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2019 season 9–3, 7–2 in Southland play, earning a share of the 2019 Southland Conference championship, and a first round bye in the FCS playoffs with a #8 seeding. They lost in the second round of the FCS Playoffs to Illinois State.

Schedule

Central Arkansas had a game schedule against Missouri, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
August 29		vs. Austin Peay*	Crampton Bowl Montgomery, AL (FCS Kickoff)	ESPN
September 12		at Abilene Christian	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX
September 26		Nicholls	Estes Stadium Conway, AR
October 3	4:00 p.m.	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Red Beans and Rice Bowl)
October 10		Lamar	Estes Stadium Conway, AR
October 24		at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX
October 31		Northwestern State	Estes Stadium Conway, AR
November 7	Noon	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX
November 14		at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA
November 21		Incarnate Word	Estes Stadium Conway, AR
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source:[2]

Both Austin Peay and Central Arkansas agreed to move their previously scheduled game from September 19 to August 29 after being selected to compete in the 2020 Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff game at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, AL. The game will be nationally televised and will be the only college football game played in their time slot.[3][4][5][6]

References

1. Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
2. "2020 Football Schedule". UCA Athletics. 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
3. Craig Haley (January 29, 2020). "It's another fumble with the FCS Kickoff". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
4. "Teams Announced for 2020 FCS Kickoff in Montgomery". Alabama News Network. January 29, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
5. "Austin Peay, Central Arkansas to Meet In Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff". ESPN Internet Ventures. January 29, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
6. Kevin Kelley (January 29, 2020). "Austin Peay, Central Arkansas to play in 2020 FCS Kickoff". FBSchedules.com Partner of USATODAY College Sports. Retrieved February 26, 2020.