1967 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

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1967 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
Seasons
←  1966
1968  →
1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Grambling $ 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Texas Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Southern 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Alcorn A&M 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Prairie View A&M 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Wiley 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Vannette W. Johnson, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Mississippi Valley State *
W 34–0 [1]
September 23 Lincoln (MO) *
W 37–0 [2]
September 30 Jackson State
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 38–65,128 [3]
October 7at Southern
L 16–21 [4]
October 14 Wiley
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 31–3 [5]
October 21 Prairie View A&M
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 64–7 [6]
October 28at Alcorn A&M
L 8–25 [7]
November 4 Grambling
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 13–39 [8]
November 11at Texas Southern
L 7–14
November 18at Bishop *
W 84–61,500 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

[10]

References

  1. ↑ "State's small colleges have poor weekend". Hattiesburg American. September 18, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Williams for four". The Courier News. September 25, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Arkansas AM&N wins third straight game". Northwest Arkansas Times. October 2, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southern in 21–16 upset over AM&N". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 8, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Arkansas AM&N down Wiley". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ark AM&N 64, PV A&M 7". The Eagle. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Golden Lions leave game". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Grambling rocks AM&N in 39–13 tilt". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bishop belted 84–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 19, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1967 Arkansas AM&N)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 10, 2023.
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