1951 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their second season under head coach Roland K. Bernard, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the SWAC.[2] Arkansas AM&N lost to 1951 Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl, 27–26.

1951 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–4–1 (4–2–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Prairie View A&M $ 6 1 0 9 1 0
No. 17 Texas College 4 1 2 5 3 2
No. 21 Southern 4 1 2 5 4 2
No. 20 Arkansas AM&N 4 2 1 5 4 1
Langston 4 3 0 4 5 0
Wiley 2 4 1 3 5 1
Samuel Huston 1 6 0 1 8 0
Bishop 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Wiley
W 18–13[3]
October 68:00 p.m.at Texas College
L 13–18[4]
October 138:00 p.m.at SouthernT 7–7[5][6]
October 202:15 p.m.at Bishop
W 37–05,000[7][8]
October 27Prairie View A&M
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 6–20[9]
November 3Samuel Huston 
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 39–73,500[10]
November 10Langston
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 19–183,500[11]
November 17at Lincoln (MO)*Jefferson City, MOL 13–46500[12]
November 24at Grambling*
W 25–13[13]
January 12:00 p.m.vs. Prairie View A&M*
L 26–278,500[14][15]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Central time

References edit

  1. ^ "The Pigskin Huddle". The Call. December 14, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Dixon, R. E. (October 5, 1951). "Prairie View Tops Southwest Scoring; Arkansas 18, Wiley 13". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 7. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Texas College To Play Ozark Lions Saturday". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. October 6, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Austin, S. W. (October 12, 1951). "Southern To Tackle Ark. State Saturday". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ Austin, S. W. (October 19, 1951). "Arkansas Lions Hold Southern Cats To 7-7 Tie". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Bishop College Plans Huge Homecoming". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 13, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ Moore, Malvin (October 26, 1951). "Arkansas State Lions Blank Bishop, 37 to 0". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Prairie View Hangs Arkansas State 20-0[sic]". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. November 2, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ Moore, M. E. Jr. (November 9, 1951). "Arkansas State Trims Sam Huston, 39 to 7". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ Moore, M. E. Jr. (November 16, 1951). "Arkansas State Ekes A 19-18 Win Over Langston". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ Shelton, Richard (November 23, 1951). "L. U. Tigers Lash Arkansas State Lions, 46-13". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Arkansas State stund Grambling Tigers 25–14". Alabama Tribune. November 30, 1951. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Expect 10,000 At Prairie View Bowl Tilt New Year's Day". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. December 28, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  15. ^ "Prairie View Scores 27-26 Win In Bowl". Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi). January 2, 1952. p. 8. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.