1951 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled a 7–1–1 record. The team's sole loss was to Morris Brown. In the Orange Blossom Classic, the Rattlers defeated North Carolina College. The team played its home games at Bragg Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

1951 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1951 record7–1–1 (4–1 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Stadium
1951 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Morris Brown $ 8 0 0  10 1 0
Xavier (LA) 5 1 0  8 1 0
Florida A&M 4 1 0  7 1 1
Fisk 5 2 0  6 2 0
South Carolina State 4 2 0  5 2 0
Bethune–Cookman 4 2 0  7 2 0
Benedict 5 3 0  7 3 0
Tuskegee 5 3 0  6 3 0
Alabama A&M 3 3 0  3 5 0
Lane 2 2 0  3 4 0
Morehouse 2 3 0  3 4 0
Clark (GA) 3 5 0  3 5 0
Allen 1 5 0  3 7 0
Knoxville 0 5 0  0 8 1
Alabama State 0 6 0  0 8 0
Fort Valley State 0 0 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Texas College*Tyler, TXW 48–13
September 29BenedictW 54–0
October 6at Fort Valley StateFort Valley, GAW 48–0
October 13Morris Brown
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 13–20
October 20Bethune–Cookman
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 26–13
November 3at North Carolina A&T*Greensboro, NCT 7–7
November 9at AllenColumbia, SCW 34–0
November 17Southern*
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 36–6
December 1vs. North Carolina College*W 67–023,446[1]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Florida A&M Blasts N.C. College, 67 to 6". Miami Daily News. December 2, 1951. p. 4D via Newspapers.com.
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