The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled a 6–3–1 record (6–0 against SIAC opponents), and won the SIAC championship, and appeared in two post-season games, losing to Lincoln (PA) in the Orange Blossom Classic and tying Wiley in the Angel Bowl.[1]
| 1946 Florida A&M Rattlers football | |
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SIAC champion | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–4–1 (6–0 SIAC) |
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| Home stadium | Sampson-Bragg Field |
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| No. 8 Florida A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Lane | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Tuskegee | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Xavier (LA) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Clark (GA) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 South Carolina State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Fisk | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Morris Brown | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Benedict | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Alabama State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Morehouse | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Knoxville | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dickinson System rated Florida A&M as the No. 8 black college football team for 1946.[2]
Florida A&M end Nathaniel "Traz" Powell was selected as a first-team player on The Pittsburgh Courier's 1946 All-America team. Three others were named to the second team: end Mitchell; tackle Brewington; and back Theodore "Ted" Montgomery.[3] The team's quarterback was "Big Jim" Williams.
The Rattlers played their home games at Sampson-Bragg Field in Tallahassee, Florida.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 5 | vs. Wilberforce* |
| L 14–22 | [4] | |||
| October 12 | Alabama State |
| W 35–0 | [5] | |||
| October 19 | at Morris Brown | W 7–0 | 5,000 | ||||
| October 26 | at Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | W 27–0 | [6][7] | |||
| November 2 | vs. Kentucky State* | L 6–14 | 5,000 | ||||
| November 9 | Tuskegee |
| W 21–20 | 5,000 | [8] | ||
| November 16 | Clark |
| W 32–0 | ||||
| November 23 | at Southern* | Scotlandville, LA | L 19–38 | ||||
| November 30 | Fisk |
| W 18–0 | 3,000–4,000 | [9][10] | ||
| December 7 | vs. Lincoln (PA)* | Tampa, FL (Orange Blossom Classic) | L 14–20 | > 9,000 | [11][12] | ||
| December 28 | vs. Wiley* |
| T 6–6 | 20,000 | [13][14] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Florida A&M Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehoue. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wendell Smith (December 14, 1946). "Here They Are! The All-Americans of 1946: Tennessee, Tuskegee Win Two Berths on 'Dream Team'". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Calvin Adams (October 12, 1946). "Wilberforce Topples Florida". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Calvin Adams (October 19, 1946). "Florida Rattlers Sting 'Bama State". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles U Smith (October 28, 1946). "A&M Rattlers Face Kentucky Team Saturday". The Daily Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers Defeat Knoxville, 27-0". Tampa Bay Times. November 3, 1946. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles U Smith (November 10, 1946). "A&M Rattlers Hand Tuskegee First Defeat". Tallahassee Democrat. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Calvin E. Adams (December 7, 1946). "Florida Tops Fisk". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles U Smith (December 1, 1946). "A&M Rattlers Trounce Fisk Easily, 18-0". Tallahassee News-Democrat. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lincoln Beat Rattlers in Orange Classic". The Tampa Tribune. December 8, 1946. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers Drop 20-14 Contest To Lincoln U". the Sunday News-Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. December 8, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley-Florida in Angel Bowl". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 28, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers and Wiley Scrap to 6-6 Tie In Angel Bowl Game". Tallahassee Democrat. December 30, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.