1961 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

1961 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	3–6–1 (1–5–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Charles Spearman (6th season)
Home stadium	Pumphrey Stadium
Seasons ←  1960 1962  →

1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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 college 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 16	at Philander Smith *	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 45–8	[1]
September 23	Lincoln (MO) *	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 19–12	[2]
September 30	at Texas College	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	W 6–34	[3]
October 7	Jackson State	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 6–19	[4]
October 14	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 8–26	[5]
October 21	Wiley	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	T 7–7	[6]
October 28	Prairie View A&M	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 16–25	[7]
November 4	at Alcorn A&M *	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 18–20	[8]
November 11	Grambling	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 7–23	[9]
November 18	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 12–43
*Non-conference game

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References

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.