The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Charles Spearman, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.
| 1959 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (2–5 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Pumphrey Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Prairie View A&M | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 18 | vs. Mississippi Industrial* |
| W 54–0 | [1] |
| September 26 | Lincoln (MO)* |
| L 16–28 | [2] |
| October 3 | at Texas College |
| L 14–16 | [3] |
| October 10 | Jackson State |
| L 12–18 | [4] |
| October 17 | at Southern | L 8–56 | [5] | |
| October 24 | Wiley |
| W 24–13 | [6] |
| October 31 | Prairie View A&M |
| L 0–29 | [7] |
| November 7 | at Alcorn A&M* | W 41–14 | ||
| November 14 | Grambling |
| W 7–6 | [8] |
| November 21 | at Texas Southern | L 8–13 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ↑ "Collegians to clash". The Commercial Appeal. September 19, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "LU Tigers undefeated; Lick AM&N". The Sunday News and Tribune. September 27, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Steers edge by Arkansas AM&N by 16–12 margin". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 4, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Jackson College Tigers in 18–12 win over Ark. State Lions". Jackson Advocate. October 17, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Unbeaten Southern Jaguars steam roll Ark. A. & M., 56–8". The Louisiana Weekly. October 24, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ark. State A&M Lions claw Wiley's Wildcats, 24–13 in homecoming tilt". The Call. October 30, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prairie View power crushes Arkansas State 29–0". The Call. November 6, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ark. AM&N eases past Tigers by 7–6". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Etexans play leading roles for Southern". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 26, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 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 21, 2023.
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