The 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team represents the University of Central Arkansas in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Bears are led by second-year head coach Nathan Brown and play their home games at Estes Stadium. UCA finished the regular season 9–3 overall, 7–2 in Southland Conference play, earning a share of the 2019 Southland Conference championship, and a first round bye in the FCS playoffs with a #8 seeding.

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2019 Central Arkansas Bears football
Southland Conference co-champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 14–24 vs. Illinois State
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 11
FCS Coaches	No. 11
Record	9–4 (7–2 Southland)
Head coach	Nathan Brown (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken Collums (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chad Williams (1st season)
Home stadium	Estes Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:30 p.m.	at Western Kentucky*		Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN+	W 35–28	17,120
September 7	2:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay*	No. 20	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	W 24–16	7,523
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian	No. 14	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN3	W 31–30	10,123
September 21	10:59 p.m.	at Hawaii*	No. 14	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	Spectrum Sports	L 16–35	23,465
October 5	3:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Nicholls	No. 11	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	YouTube	L 14–34	7,021
October 12	6:00 p.m.	McNeese State	No. 16	Estes Stadium Conway, AR (Red Beans and Rice Bowl)	ESPN+	W 40–31	11,237
October 19	6:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	No. 13	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	CST, ESPN+	W 31–30	7,584
October 26	6:00 p.m.	No. 21 Sam Houston State	No. 12	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	W 29–25	9,363
November 2	3:00 p.m.	at Lamar	No. 10	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	W 45–17	5,913
November 9	3:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	No. 7	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	L 0–34	6,275
November 16	3:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin	No. 14	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	W 30–7	5,527
November 22	6:30 p.m.	at Incarnate Word	No. 11	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 52–35	2,668
December 7	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 Illinois State*	No. 9	Estes Stadium Conway, AR (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 14–24	5,127
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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The Bears enter the postseason tournament as the number eight seed, with a first-round bye.^[4] They will play Illinois State at Estes Stadium in Conway on December 7.