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1960 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

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1960 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Prairie View A&M + 6 1 0 10 1 0
Grambling + 6 1 0 9 1 0
No. 7 Southern + 6 1 0 9 1 0
Jackson State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Arkansas AM&N 3 4 0 6 4 0
Texas Southern 2 5 0 4 6 0
Wiley 1 6 0 2 7 0
Texas College 0 7 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 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 1960 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Charles Spearman, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Alcorn A&M*
W 34–0
September 24at Lincoln (MO)*
W 36–6[1]
October 1Texas College
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 28–8[2]
October 8at Jackson State
L 14–27[3]
October 15Southern
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 14–26[4]
October 22at Wiley
W 20–6[5]
October 29at Prairie View A&ML 8–17[6]
November 5Philander Smith*dagger
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 58–610,000[7]
November 12at GramblingL 12–33[8]
November 19Texas Southern
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 17–6[9]
December 31vs. Prairie View A&ML 8–191,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Tigers defeated in the opener by Arkansas A. M. & N." The Lincoln Clarion. September 30, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas College falls, 28–8". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 2, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "See Jackson College Tigers arrived after 27–14 defeat of Arkansas Golden Lions at homecoming here". Jackson Advocate. October 15, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jaguar Cats defeats stubborn Ark., 26–14". The Louisiana Weekly. October 22, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arkansas AM&N defeats Wiley Wildcats in conference game". The Call. October 28, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Prairie View Panthers rap Arkansas A.M.&N. 17–8 in muddy battle". The Call. November 4, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas beats Philander on homecoming". The Call. November 11, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grambling's power rips Ark. eleven". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arkansas AM&N tops Texas Southern, 17–6". Alabama Tribune. November 25, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Own bowl won by Prairie View". The San Francisco Examiner. January 1, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Yearly Results (1960–1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2023.