1969 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

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1969 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Orange Blossom Classic, W 23–19 vs. Grambling
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1969 record8–1 (4–0 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their 25th and final season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled an 8–1 record, were ranked No. 16 in the final 1969 AP small college poll, and defeated Grambling in the Orange Blossom Classic.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 4South Carolina State
W 27–7
October 11at Alabama A&MNormal, ALW 42–14
October 18Morris Brown
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 45–15
October 25at Tennessee State*Nashville, TNL 20–33
November 8at North Carolina A&T*Greensboro, NCW 26–9
November 15Southern*
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 10–7
November 22Bethune–Cookman
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 60–15
November 29at Tampa*
W 34–28
December 6Grambling*
W 23–19
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Florida A&M Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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