The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Spearman, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a conference record of 0–5–1, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 2–6–1 (0–5–1 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Pumphrey Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wiley + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Langston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas AM&N | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas College | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 22 | at Lincoln (MO)* |
| L 9–13 | [1] |
September 29 | at Texas College |
| T 14–14 | [2] |
October 6 | at Wiley |
| L 13–20 | [3] |
October 13 | Southern |
| L 12–16 | [4] |
October 20 | Mississippi Industrial* |
| W 31–6 | [5] |
October 27 | at Prairie View A&M |
| L 6–43 | [6] |
November 3 | Alcorn A&M* |
| W 12–8 | |
November 10 | at Langston |
| L 6–19 | [7] |
November 17 | Texas Southern |
| L 6–26 | [8] |
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References
edit- ^ "Lincoln Tigers tip AM&N 13–9 for second straight decision". The Sunday News and Tribune. September 23, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Steers and Arkansas State play 14–14 tie". The Call. October 5, 1956. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats cop lead in loop". The Marshall News Messenger. October 8, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Jaguars edge by Ark. State Lions, 16–12". The Call. October 19, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ark. State mauls Miss. Indus". The Call. October 26, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "P.V. shocks Ark. State 43–6 in first grid win". The Call. November 2, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston tops Arkansas Ags". The Daily Oklahoman. November 11, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Felder ignites TSU to 26–6 win over Ark. State". The Call. November 23, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2023.