1959 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

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1959 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Prairie View A&M 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Grambling 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas College 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Charles Spearman, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18vs. Mississippi Industrial*
W 54–0[1]
September 26Lincoln (MO)*
L 16–28[2]
October 3at Texas College
L 14–16[3]
October 10Jackson State
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 12–18[4]
October 17at Southern
L 8–56[5]
October 24Wileydagger
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 24–13[6]
October 31Prairie View A&M
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 0–29[7]
November 7at Alcorn A&M*
W 41–14
November 14Grambling
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 7–6[8]
November 21at Texas Southern
L 8–13[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Collegians to clash". The Commercial Appeal. September 19, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "LU Tigers undefeated; Lick AM&N". The Sunday News and Tribune. September 27, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Steers edge by Arkansas AM&N by 16–12 margin". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 4, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jackson College Tigers in 18–12 win over Ark. State Lions". Jackson Advocate. October 17, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Unbeaten Southern Jaguars steam roll Ark. A. & M., 56–8". The Louisiana Weekly. October 24, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ark. State A&M Lions claw Wiley's Wildcats, 24–13 in homecoming tilt". The Call. October 30, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prairie View power crushes Arkansas State 29–0". The Call. November 6, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ark. AM&N eases past Tigers by 7–6". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Etexans play leading roles for Southern". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 26, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
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