1956 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

1956 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	2–6–1 (0–5–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Charles Spearman (1st season)
Home stadium	Pumphrey Stadium
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Southern +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Wiley +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Southern	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Prairie View A&M	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Langston	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Texas College	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Spearman, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a conference record of 0–5–1, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 22	at Lincoln (MO) *	Lincoln Field Jefferson City, MO	L 9–13	[1]
September 29	at Texas College	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	T 14–14	[2]
October 6	at Wiley	Wiley Field Marshall, TX	L 13–20	[3]
October 13	Southern	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 12–16	[4]
October 20	Mississippi Industrial *	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 31–6	[5]
October 27	at Prairie View A&M	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 6–43	[6]
November 3	Alcorn A&M *	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 12–8
November 10	at Langston	Anderson Stadium Langston, OK	L 6–19	[7]
November 17	Texas Southern	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 6–26	[8]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Lincoln Tigers tip AM&N 13–9 for second straight decision". The Sunday News and Tribune. September 23, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Texas Steers and Arkansas State play 14–14 tie". The Call. October 5, 1956. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Wildcats cop lead in loop". The Marshall News Messenger. October 8, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southern Jaguars edge by Ark. State Lions, 16–12". The Call. October 19, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ark. State mauls Miss. Indus". The Call. October 26, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "P.V. shocks Ark. State 43–6 in first grid win". The Call. November 2, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Langston tops Arkansas Ags". The Daily Oklahoman. November 11, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Felder ignites TSU to 26–6 win over Ark. State". The Call. November 23, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2023.