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1957 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

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1957 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wiley $ 6 0 0 10 0 1
Texas Southern 4 2 0 7 3 1
Prairie View A&M 4 2 0 6 3 1
Southern 4 2 0 6 4 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 4 0 3 6 0
Texas College 1 5 0 4 5 0
Langston 0 6 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Spearman, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 3–6, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Lincoln (MO)*
L 0–14[1]
October 5Texas College
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 15–6
October 12Wiley
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 0–20[2]
October 19at SouthernL 0–59[3]
October 26vs. Mississippi Industrial*
L 25–38[4]
November 2Prairie View A&M
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 0–28[5]
November 9at Alcorn A&M*W 13–7
November 16Langston
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 26–20[6]
November 23at Texas SouthernL 0–13
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Lincoln Tigers win 14–0 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas". The Sunday News and Tribune. September 29, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wiley defeats league foes". The Marshall News Messenger. October 13, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SU mauls Ark. 59–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 26, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Holly Springs team nips Arkansas AM&N". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Prairie View wins, 28–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 3, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ark. AM&N adds to Langston's woes in winning 26 to 20". The Call. November 22, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2023.