1968 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

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1968 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – 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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.