1950 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

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1950 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Orange Blossom Classic, L 6–13 vs. Wilberforce State
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1950 record8–1–1 (6–0 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled an 8–1–1 record. The team's sole loss was to Wilberforce State in the Orange Blossom Classic. The team played its home games at Bragg Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

The team was recognized as the black college national co-champion. The team played a scoreless tie with Ace Mumford's national co-champion 1950 Southern Jaguars football team. In the final Dickinson rankings, three undefeated black colleges received the following point totals: Florida A&M (28.76); Southern (28.50); and Maryland State (28.00).[1] However, Florida A&M lost to Wilberforce State in the Orange Blossom Classic, after the final Dickinson rankings were released.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Texas College*
W 26–6
September 30at BenedictColumbia, SCW 20–13
October 7Fort Valley State
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 52–13
October 14at Morris BrownAtlanta, GAW 20–0
October 21North Carolina A&T*
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 14–9
October 28at Bethune–CookmanDaytona Beach, FLW 32–7
November 4Tuskegee
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 25–0
November 11Allen
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 40–13
November 18at Southern*Baton Rouge, LAT 0–0
December 2vs. Wilberforce State*
L 7–1319,317[2]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "The Final Dickinson Rating Standings of Grid Teams". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 2, 1950. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Florida A-M Upset, 13-7". Miami Sunday News. December 3, 1950. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
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