1957 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

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1957 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
Seasons
  1956
1958  
1957 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wiley $ 6 0 010 0 1
Texas Southern 4 2 07 3 1
Prairie View A&M 4 2 06 3 1
Southern 4 2 06 4 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 4 03 6 0
Texas College 1 5 04 5 0
Langston 0 6 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Spearman, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 3–6, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28 Lincoln (MO) *
L 0–14 [1]
October 5 Texas College
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 15–6
October 12 Wiley
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 0–20 [2]
October 19at Southern L 0–59 [3]
October 26vs. Mississippi Industrial *
L 25–38 [4]
November 2 Prairie View A&M
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 0–28 [5]
November 9at Alcorn A&M *W 13–7
November 16 Langston
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 26–20 [6]
November 23at Texas Southern L 0–13
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Lincoln Tigers win 14–0 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas". The Sunday News and Tribune. September 29, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wiley defeats league foes". The Marshall News Messenger. October 13, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "SU mauls Ark. 59–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 26, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Holly Springs team nips Arkansas AM&N". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Prairie View wins, 28–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 3, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ark. AM&N adds to Langston's woes in winning 26 to 20". The Call. November 22, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2023.