1949 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

The 1949 Florida A&M Rattlers football team was an American football team that represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1949 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled a 7–2 record, won the SIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 315 to 98.[1]

1949 Florida A&M Rattlers football
SIAC champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1949 record7–2 (– SIAC)
Head coachJake Gaither (5th season)
Home stadiumBragg Stadium

The team ranked No. 5 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[2] The team's victories included three games against teams that were ranked in the final Pittsburgh Courier rankings: a victory over No. 10 Benedict and losses to No. 2 Southern and No. 8 North Carolina A&T in the Orange Blossom Classic.

The team played its home games at Bragg Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Benedict
W 13–0
October 8at Fort Valley StateFort Valley, GAW 39–7
October 15Morris Brown
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 31–20
October 22Xavier (LA)
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 58–13
November 5at TuskegeeTuskegee, ALW 58–0

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November 12at AllenColumbia, SCW 34–0
November 19Southern
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 13–318,000[3]
December 3Alcorn A&M
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 55–7
December 10vs. North Carolina A&T
L 14–20

References
  1. "Florida A&M Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  2. "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern Topples Florida A&M From Unbeaten Ranks, 31-13". Alabama Tribune. November 25, 1949. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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