| Year: | 2019 |
| Team: | Central Arkansas Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Statsrank: | 11 |
| Fcscoachrank: | 11 |
| Record: | 9–4 |
| Conf Record: | 7–2 |
| Head Coach: | Nathan Brown |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Ken Collums |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Chad Williams |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Estes Stadium |
| Champion: | Southland Conference co-champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I Second Round |
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.
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Bears were picked to finish in second place.[1]
| 1 | Nicholls | 200 (20) | |
| 2 | Central Arkansas | 154 | |
| 3 | Incarnate Word | 150 (1) | |
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 146 | |
| 5 | Lamar | 123 | |
| 6 | McNeese State | 114 | |
| 7 | Abilene Christian | 112 (1) | |
| 8 | Southeastern Louisiana | 71 | |
| 9 | Stephen F. Austin | 63 | |
| 10 | Northwestern State | 56 | |
| 11 | Houston Baptist | 21 |
The Bears placed seven players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]
Offense
1st team
Carlos Blackman – RB
Hunter Watts – OL
2nd team
Toby Sanderson – OLDefense
1st team
Chris Terrell – DL
Juan Jackson – DB
2nd team
Jackie Harvell – DB
Robert Rochell – DB
See also: 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.
See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team.
See also: 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team.
See also: 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team.
See also: 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team.
See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team.
See also: 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team.
See also: 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team.
See also: 2019 Lamar Cardinals football team.
See also: 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team.
See also: 2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team.
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.
See also: 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team.