1968 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

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1968 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alcorn A&M + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Grambling + 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Texas Southern + 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas AM&N 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Southern 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Prairie View A&M 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Jackson State 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
Wiley 0 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Vannette W. Johnson, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Mississippi Valley State *
W 49–6
September 28at Lincoln (MO) *
L 8–21 [1]
October 5at Jackson State
W 15–146,445 [2] [3]
October 12 Southern
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 24–14 [4]
October 19at Wiley
W 25–19 [5]
October 26at Prairie View A&M
W 9–0 [6]
November 2 Alcorn A&M
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 0–53 [7]
November 9at Grambling
L 20–46 [8]
November 16 Texas Southern
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 11–17 [9]
November 23 Bishop *
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 21–24
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "LU stops Lions 21–8". The Sunday News and Tribune. September 29, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Jackson State plays host to Arkie gridders tonight". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tigers lose close battle". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ark. spanks Cats, 24–14". The Louisiana Weekly. October 19, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wiley Tigers bumped". The Shreveport Journal. October 21, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "AM&N shuts out Prairie View 9–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 27, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Alcorn rolls Arkansas 11 in 53–0 tilt". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Grambling blasts Arkansas AM&N". The Shreveport Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Texas Southern takes victory". The Odessa American. November 17, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "1968 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Arkansas AM&N)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 10, 2023.


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