1961 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

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1961 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Jackson State $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Grambling 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Wiley 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Texas College 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Charles Spearman, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 3–6–1, with a conference record of 1–5–1, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16at Philander Smith*
W 45–8[1]
September 23Lincoln (MO)*
W 19–12[2]
September 30at Texas College
W 6–34[3]
October 7Jackson State
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 6–19[4]
October 14at Southern
L 8–26[5]
October 21Wiley
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
T 7–7[6]
October 28Prairie View A&M
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 16–25[7]
November 4at Alcorn A&M*
L 18–20[8]
November 11Grambling
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 7–23[9]
November 18at Texas Southern
L 12–43
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Arkansas A. M. & N. trounces P. Smith 45 to 8 in opener". The Call. September 22, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lincoln Tigers drop 19–12 tilt to Golden Lions". The Sunday News and Tribune. September 24, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas College beaten, 34–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 1, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jackson State Tigers win, 19–6 over Arkansas". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 14, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cats rip Ark., 26–8". The Louisiana Weekly. October 21, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wiley, Arkansas AM&N in 7–7 tie". The Marshall News Messenger. October 21, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prairie View claws Ark. A&M, 25–16, in last 50 seconds". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 4, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alcorn Braves scalp Arkansas AM&N, 20–18". The Call. November 11, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Stone Johnson star of 23–7 Grambling win". Monroe Morning World. November 12, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Yearly Results (1960–1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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