Central Arkansas Bears football
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| First season | 1908 | ||
| Athletic director | Brad Teague | ||
| Head coach |
Steve Campbell 3rd year, 23–12 (.657) |
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| Stadium | Estes Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 9,000 | ||
| Field surface | Fieldturf | ||
| Location | Conway, Arkansas | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Southland Conference | ||
| All-time record | 528–363–42 (.588) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 3 (NAIA) | ||
| Conference titles | 19 | ||
| Colors | Purple and Gray |
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| Rivals | McNeese State | ||
| Website | UCASports.com | ||
The Central Arkansas Bears football program is the intercollegiate American football team for University of Central Arkansas located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southland Conference. Central Arkansas's first football team was fielded in 1908. The team plays its home games at the 8,035 seat Estes Stadium in Conway, Arkansas. The Bears are coached by Steve Campbell, in his second year.
The Central Arkansas Bears were formed in 1901 by William Hawkins. Although they finished 1-4-3 in their first season, and have an unusual record of 23-54-22 in its first twenty years of existence, the Bears would play for 7 championships in that span.
UCA would enjoy its greatest success over a fourteen-year period from 1979 to 1992, when the Bears won or shared thirteen of the fourteen conference championships, as member's of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC). The AIC included in-state schools such as Arkansas Tech, Harding University, Henderson State University, Ouachita Baptist, Southern Arkansas University, University of Arkansas at Monticello, and University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. During that time frame, UCA won or shared twelve consecutive AIC titles from 1981 - 1992, as well as three NAIA national championships, in 1984, 1985, and 1991. The Bears were a constant presence in the NAIA Top 20, and made the playoffs twelve out of fourteen seasons.
In 1993, the Bears left the AIC and the NAIA, and moved up in competition to the NCAA Division II Gulf South Conference. Central Arkansas would stay in the West Division of the GSC through the 2006 season, winning the GSC title in 2005. UCA moved up yet again in 2007, joining the Southland Conference, a member of the NCAA Division I-AA, where they currently compete. The Bears have since won two Southland championships in 2008 and 2012. Central Arkansas also made the playoffs in 2011 and 2012, winning their first I-AA playoff game in 2011 over Tennessee Tech.
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