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
Record7–2 (– SIAC)
Head coach
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
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. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. 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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