1963 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

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1963 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
Seasons
  1962
1964  
1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Prairie View A&M $^ 7 0 010 1 0
Southern 5 2 07 3 0
Texas Southern 5 2 07 3 0
Grambling 3 3 15 3 1
Arkansas AM&N 3 3 15 4 1
Jackson State 2 5 04 5 0
Wiley 2 5 04 5 0
Alcorn A&M 0 7 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Vannette W. Johnson, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Lincoln (MO) *
W 19–62,812 [1]
September 28 Jarvis *
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 77–22,145
October 5 Jackson State
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 20–62,855 [2]
October 12at Southern L 0–1414,000 [3]
October 19 Wiley
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 14–132,174 [4]
October 26 Prairie View A&M
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 21–365,198 [5]
November 2at Alcorn A&M W 21–103,000 [6]
November 9 Grambling
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
T 7–72,599 [7]
November 16at Texas Southern L 0–65,000 [8]
November 30at Mississippi Vocational *
L 15–46 [9] [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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