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 Leroy Moore in his fourth and final season as head coach, 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.
| 1956 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football | |
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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
edit| Date | 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.
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