1959 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

1959 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Charles Spearman (4th season)
Home stadium	Pumphrey Stadium
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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 college 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 18	vs. Mississippi Industrial *	Melrose Stadium Memphis, TN	W 54–0	[1]
September 26	Lincoln (MO) *	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 16–28	[2]
October 3	at Texas College	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	L 14–16	[3]
October 10	Jackson State	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 12–18	[4]
October 17	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 8–56	[5]
October 24	Wiley	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 24–13	[6]
October 31	Prairie View A&M	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 0–29	[7]
November 7	at Alcorn A&M *	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 41–14
November 14	Grambling	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 7–6	[8]
November 21	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 8–13	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

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.