1954 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

1954 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–7–2 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
1954 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Southern 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Langston 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Texas College 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wiley 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 2
Bishop 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Leroy Moore, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18Jackson*
T 6–6[2]
September 25at Lincoln (MO)*
W 18–13[3]
October 9vs. Wiley
L 13–26[4][5]
October 16Southern
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 6–36[6]
October 23Bishop
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 19–8[7]
October 30at Prairie View A&M
L 0–26[8]
November 6Alcorn A&M*
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
T 0–0[9]
November 13at Langston
L 6–23[10]
November 20Grambling*
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 13–21[11]
November 25Texas Southern*
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 8–14[12]
December 4vs. Texas College
L 9–28[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[14]

References

  1. ^ "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jackson ties Arkansas, 6–6". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 25, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Arkansas State claws Lincoln U. Tigers, 18–13". The Call. October 1, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wiley Wildcats to face stiff opposition when they face Ark. State Lions Oct. 9". The Call. October 8, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wiley jolts Arkansas A&M, 26–13". The Marshall News Messenger. October 10, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern Jaguars roll over Ark. State, 36–6". The Call. October 22, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ark. A&M passes rout Bishop, 19–8". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 30, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stell sparks P.V. victory". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 6, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alcorn College, Ark. State battle to scoreless tie". Jackson Advocate. November 13, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Langston trims Ark. State 23–6". The Call. November 19, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Grambling snaps back, measures Arkansas rivals". Monroe Morning World. November 21, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Negro college teams booked here Saturday". The Shreveport Journal. November 30, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Texas College wins, 28–9". The Shreveport Times. December 5, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Arkansas–Pine Bluff Yearly Results (1950–1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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