The 1961 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 1961 college football season. Led by Charles Spearman in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 3–6–1, with a conference record of 1–5–1, and finished seventh in the SWAC.
| 1961 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (1–5–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Pumphrey Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 16 | at Philander Smith* | W 45–8 | [1] | |
| September 23 | Lincoln (MO)* |
| W 19–12 | [2] |
| September 30 | at Texas College |
| W 6–34 | [3] |
| October 7 | Jackson State |
| L 6–19 | [4] |
| October 14 | at Southern | L 8–26 | [5] | |
| October 21 | Wiley |
| T 7–7 | [6] |
| October 28 | Prairie View A&M |
| L 16–25 | [7] |
| November 4 | at Alcorn A&M* | L 18–20 | [8] | |
| November 11 | Grambling |
| L 7–23 | [9] |
| November 18 | at Texas Southern | L 12–43 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Arkansas A. M. & N. trounces P. Smith 45 to 8 in opener". The Call. September 22, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lincoln Tigers drop 19–12 tilt to Golden Lions". The Sunday News and Tribune. September 24, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas College beaten, 34–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 1, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State Tigers win, 19–6 over Arkansas". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 14, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats rip Ark., 26–8". The Louisiana Weekly. October 21, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley, Arkansas AM&N in 7–7 tie". The Marshall News Messenger. October 21, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View claws Ark. A&M, 25–16, in last 50 seconds". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 4, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn Braves scalp Arkansas AM&N, 20–18". The Call. November 11, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stone Johnson star of 23–7 Grambling win". Monroe Morning World. November 12, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Yearly Results (1960–1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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