1968 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
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 21Mississippi Valley State*
W 49–6
September 28at Lincoln (MO)*L 8–21[1]
October 5at Jackson State
W 15–146,445[2][3]
October 12Southern
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 24–14[4]
October 19at Wiley
W 25–19[5]
October 26at Prairie View A&MW 9–0[6]
November 2Alcorn A&M
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 0–53[7]
November 9at GramblingL 20–46[8]
November 16Texas Southern
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 11–17[9]
November 23Bishop*
  • 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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