1965 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
1965 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Grambling $ 6 1 08 3 0
Southern 4 2 15 4 1
Texas Southern 4 2 15 4 1
Jackson State 3 3 15 3 1
Prairie View A&M 3 3 15 3 1
Arkansas AM&N 3 3 14 5 1
Alcorn A&M 2 4 13 5 1
Wiley 0 7 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA College Division UPI Poll

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Vannette W. Johnson, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 4–5–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Mississippi Valley State*L 13–19[1]
September 25at Lincoln (MO)*W 19–6[2]
October 2Jackson State
L 21–243,500[3]
October 9at SouthernW 24–15[4]
October 16Bishop*
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 13–14
October 23Prairie View A&M
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 14–24[5]
October 30at Alcorn A&MT 10–10[6]
November 6Grambling
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 9–2118,000[7]
November 13at Texas SouthernW 15–14[8]
November 20Wiley
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 51–7[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Devils in win". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Eight interceptions by Arkansas AM&N". The Sunday News and Tribune. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Jackson St. nips AM&N". The Clarion-Ledger. October 3, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Southern's Jaguars upset 24–15 by Arkansas AM&N". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Billy Hall directs Prairie View to win". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 24, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Alcorn ties Ark. AM&N". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Grambling is 21–9 victor". Lake Charles American-Press. November 7, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "AM&N squeaks by Texas Southern". The El Dorado Times. November 15, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wiley rocked by Arkansas". The Marshall News Messenger. November 21, 1965. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "1965 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Arkansas AM&N)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
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