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.
| 1968 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–3 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Pumphrey Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Alcorn A&M + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Mississippi Valley State* |
| W 49–6 | ||
| September 28 | at Lincoln (MO)* |
| L 8–21 | [1] | |
| October 5 | at Jackson State |
| W 15–14 | 6,445 | [2][3] |
| October 12 | Southern |
| W 24–14 | [4] | |
| October 19 | at Wiley |
| W 25–19 | [5] | |
| October 26 | at Prairie View A&M | W 9–0 | [6] | ||
| November 2 | Alcorn A&M |
| L 0–53 | [7] | |
| November 9 | at Grambling | L 20–46 | [8] | ||
| November 16 | Texas Southern |
| L 11–17 | [9] | |
| November 23 | Bishop* |
| L 21–24 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "LU stops Lions 21–8". The Sunday News and Tribune. September 29, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State plays host to Arkie gridders tonight". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers lose close battle". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ark. spanks Cats, 24–14". The Louisiana Weekly. October 19, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley Tigers bumped". The Shreveport Journal. October 21, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "AM&N shuts out Prairie View 9–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 27, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn rolls Arkansas 11 in 53–0 tilt". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling blasts Arkansas AM&N". The Shreveport Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern takes victory". The Odessa American. November 17, 1968. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Arkansas AM&N)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
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