1955 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

The 1955 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team represented Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College—now known as University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff—as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Leroy Moore, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the SWAC.[2]

1955 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
1955 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Southern $ 6 –1 –07 –2 –1
No. 10 Prairie View A&M 5 –1 –18 –2 –1
No. 8 Texas Southern 5 –1 –17 –2 –1
No. 6 Langston 4 –1 –26 –1 –2
Texas College 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Wiley 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Arkansas AM&N 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Bishop 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Lincoln (MO)*Pine Bluff, ARL 7–9[3]
October 1Texas CollegePine Bluff, ARL 0–6
October 8WileyPine Bluff, ARW 26–12[4]
October 15at Southern
L 6–47[5]
October 22at BishopMarshall, TXW 19–6[6]
October 29Prairie View A&MPine Bluff, ARL 0–26[7]
November 5vs. Alcorn A&M*
L 2–19[8][9]
November 12LangstonPine Bluff, ARL 6–14[10][11]
November 19at Grambling*
L 6–38[12]
November 26at Texas SouthernHouston, TXL 0–64
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. "Tigers Creep By Ark. 7-9; Will Tackle Central Sat". The Lincoln Clarion. Jefferson City, Missouri. September 30, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. Howard, John (October 14, 1955). "Ark. State Lions Trim Wiley Wildcats 26-12". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Southern Knocks Over Arkansas 47-6". News Leader. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. October 22, 1955. p. 6B. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Homecoming At Bishop Draws 700". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 23, 1955. p. 8A. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Prairie View Beats Lions 26 To 0". The New York Age. New York, New York. November 5, 1955. p. 19. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Tri-State Classic In Memphis Sat. Night With Alcorn And Ark. State". Jackson Advocate. Jackson, Tennessee. November 5, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Alcorn Braves Beat Arkansas AM&N 19-2". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 6, 1955. p. 6, section III. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Langston Tips Arkansas Foe". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 13, 1955. p. D2. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. Howard, John (November 18, 1955). "Langston Spoils Ark. State's Homecoming, 14-6". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. Nicholson, Collie J. (November 26, 1955). "Grambling Wins National Grid Crown". News Leader. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. p. 6B. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.


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