1969 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

1969 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
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 AP small college poll, and defeated Grambling in the Orange Blossom Classic.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4South Carolina State
W 27–715,086
October 11at Alabama A&M
W 42–148.963
October 18Morris Brown
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 45–1513,731
October 25at Tennessee State*
L 20–3321,181
November 8at North Carolina A&T*Greensboro, NCW 26–919,501
November 15Southern*
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 10–712,917[1]
November 22Bethune–Cookman
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 60–1512,406
November 29at Tampa*
W 34–2846,477
December 6vs. Grambling*
W 23–1936,680[2]
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

References

  1. ^ "Rattlers nip Southern 10–7". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 16, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rattlers' rally edges Grambling". The Miami Herald. December 7, 1969. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 18, 2023.