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
Conf.Overall
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

  1. ↑ "Ark. upsets Lincoln". Alexandria News Leader. September 28, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Arkansas AM&N Lions top Jackson State Tigers 20–6". Alexandria News Leader. October 12, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southern downs Arkansas A&M in 14–0 contest". Lake Charles American-Press. October 13, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Wiley bows to Arkansas, 14–13". The Marshall News Messenger. October 20, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "PVSC Skein continues as Ark. tumbles". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 2, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Arkansas AM&N in upset victory". The Helena World. November 4, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Arkansas team ties Grambling in SWC tussel". Monroe Morning World. November 10, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "AM and N loses". Northwest Arkansas Times. November 18, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "MVC will play in Greenville". The Clarion-Ledger. November 30, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "MVC wins". The Greenwood Commonwealth. December 2, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 Arkansas AM&N)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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