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1967 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

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1967 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Grambling $ 6 1 0 9 1 0
Texas Southern 5 2 0 7 3 0
Jackson State 4 3 0 6 3 0
Southern 4 3 0 5 5 0
Arkansas AM&N 3 4 0 6 4 0
Alcorn A&M 3 4 0 5 4 0
Prairie View A&M 2 5 0 5 5 0
Wiley 1 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Vannette W. Johnson, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Mississippi Valley State*W 34–0[1]
September 23Lincoln (MO)*
W 37–0[2]
September 30Jackson State
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 38–65,128[3]
October 7at SouthernL 16–21[4]
October 14Wiley
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 31–3[5]
October 21Prairie View A&M
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 64–7[6]
October 28at Alcorn A&ML 8–25[7]
November 4Grambling
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 13–39[8]
November 11at Texas SouthernL 7–14
November 18at Bishop*
W 84–61,500[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "State's small colleges have poor weekend". Hattiesburg American. September 18, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Williams for four". The Courier News. September 25, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Arkansas AM&N wins third straight game". Northwest Arkansas Times. October 2, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern in 21–16 upset over AM&N". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 8, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arkansas AM&N down Wiley". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ark AM&N 64, PV A&M 7". The Eagle. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Golden Lions leave game". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grambling rocks AM&N in 39–13 tilt". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bishop belted 84–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 19, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Arkansas AM&N)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 10, 2023.