1942 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

The 1942 Florida A&M Rattlers football team was an American football team that represented Florida A&M College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1942 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach "Big Bill" Bell, the Rattlers compiled a perfect 9–0 record, defeated Texas College in the Orange Blossom Classic, and won the black college national championship.[1] The Rattlers played their home games at Sampson-Bragg Field in Tallahassee, Florida.

1942 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Black college national champion
SIAC champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–0 (7–0 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSampson-Bragg Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
October 3at North Carolina A&T*Greensboro, NCW 6–0
October 10Alabama StateW 26–0
October 24at Morris BrownAtlanta, GAW 14–6
October 31Lane
  • Sampson-Bragg Field
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 21–0
November 6at TuskegeeTuskegee, ALW 20–7
November 14Benedict
  • Sampson-Bragg Field
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 60–7
November 21Alabama A&M
  • Sampson-Bragg Field
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 30–0
November 26at Xavier (LA)New Orleans, LAW 44–14
December 12vs. Texas College*Jacksonville, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)W 12–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Florida A&M Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2019.