1953 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled a 10–1 record. The team's sole loss was to Prairie View A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic. The team played its home games at Bragg Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Texas College*	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 33–0
October 3	Benedict	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 45–0
October 10	at Tyndall Air Force Base*	Panama City, FL	W 8–0	1,500	[1]
October 10	Fort Valley State	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 31–0
October 17	Morris Brown	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 20–0
October 24	Xavier (LA)	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 65–0
October 31	Bethune–Cookman	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 39–7
November 7	at North Carolina A&T*	Greensboro, NC	W 33–13
November 14	at Allen	Columbia, SC	W 28–10
November 21	Southern*	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 33–25
December 5	vs. Prairie View A&M*	Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	L 27–33
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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