1960 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

1960 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
Prairie View Bowl, L 8–19 vs. Prairie View A&M
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Charles Spearman (4th season)
Home stadium	Pumphrey Stadium

1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Alcorn A&M*	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 34–0
September 24	at Lincoln (MO)*	Lincoln Field Jefferson City, MO	W 36–6		[1]
October 1	Texas College	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 28–8		[2]
October 8	at Jackson State	Alumni Field Jackson, MS	L 14–27		[3]
October 15	Southern	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 14–26		[4]
October 22	at Wiley	Wildcat Stadium Marshall, TX	W 20–6		[5]
October 29	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 8–17		[6]
November 5	Philander Smith*	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 58–6	10,000	[7]
November 12	at Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 12–33		[8]
November 19	Texas Southern	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 17–6		[9]
December 31	vs. Prairie View A&M	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	L 8–19	1,500	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

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.