1965 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

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1965 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
Seasons
←  1964
1966  →
1965 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Grambling $ 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
Southern 4 –2 –15 –4 –1
Texas Southern 4 –2 –15 –4 –1
Jackson State 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Prairie View A&M 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Arkansas AM&N 3 –3 –14 –5 –1
Alcorn A&M 2 –4 –13 –5 –1
Wiley 0 –7 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Vannette W. Johnson, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 4–5–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Mississippi Valley State *
L 13–19 [1]
September 25at Lincoln (MO) *
W 19–6 [2]
October 2 Jackson State
L 21–243,500 [3]
October 9at Southern
W 24–15 [4]
October 16 Bishop *
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 13–14
October 23 Prairie View A&M
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 14–24 [5]
October 30at Alcorn A&M
T 10–10 [6]
November 6 Grambling
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 9–2118,000 [7]
November 13at Texas Southern
W 15–14 [8]
November 20 Wiley
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 51–7 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Devils in win". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Eight interceptions by Arkansas AM&N". The Sunday News and Tribune. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Jackson St. nips AM&N". The Clarion-Ledger. October 3, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southern's Jaguars upset 24–15 by Arkansas AM&N". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Billy Hall directs Prairie View to win". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 24, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Alcorn ties Ark. AM&N". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Grambling is 21–9 victor". Lake Charles American-Press. November 7, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "AM&N squeaks by Texas Southern". The El Dorado Times. November 15, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Wiley rocked by Arkansas". The Marshall News Messenger. November 21, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1965 Arkansas AM&N)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 12, 2023.
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