| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | Central Arkansas Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 5–4 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Nathan Brown |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Ken Collums |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Chad Williams |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Estes Stadium |
The 2020 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Bears were led by third-year head coach Nathan Brown and played their home games at Estes Stadium.
The Southland Conference released their original preseason poll in July 2020. The Bears were picked to finish first in the conference, prior to their schedule split from the rest of the league.[1] In addition, thirteen Bears were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team[2]
| 1 | Central Arkansas* | 190 (12) | |
| 2 | Sam Houston State | 170 (4) | |
| 3 | Nicholls | 169 (6) | |
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 157 | |
| 5 | McNeese State | 113 | |
| 6 | Incarnate Word | 104 | |
| 7 | Abilene Christian* | 101 | |
| 8 | Stephen F. Austin* | 60 | |
| 9 | Houston Baptist* | 59 | |
| 10 | Northwestern State | 49 | |
| 11 | Lamar | 38 |
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Central Arkansas had a game scheduled against Missouri, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Due to the Southland delaying conference play until Spring 2021, Central Arkansas is playing as an independent for the 2020 season. Since they are playing more than 3 games during the fall, Central Arkansas will not participate in conference play in the spring. Source:[4]
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----See also: Missouri State Bears football and 2020 Missouri State Bears football team.
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----See also: North Dakota State Bison football and 2020 North Dakota State Bison football team.
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----See also: Arkansas State Red Wolves football and 2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.
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----See also: 2021 NFL draft.
| 4 | 130 | CB | Los Angeles Rams |