1965 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

1965 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–5–1 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Vannette W. Johnson (4th season)
Home stadium	Pumphrey Stadium

1965 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Grambling $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Southern	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Texas Southern	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Jackson State	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Prairie View A&M	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Arkansas AM&N	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Alcorn A&M	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Wiley	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1965 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team represented the Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College (now known as the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Vannette W. Johnson, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 4–5–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Mississippi Valley State*	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 13–19
September 25	at Lincoln (MO)*	LU Stadium Jefferson City, MO	W 19–6
October 2	Jackson State	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 21–24	3,500
October 9	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 24–15
October 16	Bishop*	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 13–14
October 23	Prairie View A&M	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 14–24
October 30	at Alcorn A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	T 10–10
November 6	Grambling	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 9–21	18,000
November 13	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 15–14
November 20	Wiley	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 51–7
*Non-conference game