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1954 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–7–2 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPumphrey Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
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
Arkansas AM&N 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 18 Jackson*
T 6–6 [2]
September 25at Lincoln (MO)*
W 18–13 [3]
October 9vs. Wiley
L 13–26 [4] [5]
October 16 Southern
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 6–36 [6]
October 23 Bishopdagger
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
W 19–8 [7]
October 30at Prairie View A&M
L 0–26 [8]
November 6 Alcorn A&M*
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
T 0–0 [9]
November 13at Langston
L 6–23 [10]
November 20 Grambling*
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 13–21 [11]
November 25 Texas Southern*
  • Pumphrey Stadium
  • Pine Bluff, AR
L 8–14 [12]
December 4vs. Texas CollegeL 9–28 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[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.