1953 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled a 10–1 record. The team's sole loss was to Prairie View A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic. The team played its home games at Bragg Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

1953 Florida A&M Rattlers football
SIAC champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record10–1 (6–0 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Texas College*W 33–0
October 3BenedictW 45–0
October 10at Tyndall Air Force Base*Panama City, FLW 8–01,500[1]
October 10Fort Valley State
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 31–0
October 17Morris Brown 
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 20–0
October 24Xavier (LA)
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 65–0
October 31Bethune–Cookman
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 39–7
November 7at North Carolina A&T*Greensboro, NCW 33–13
November 14at AllenColumbia, SCW 28–10
November 21Southern*
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 33–258,000[2]
December 5vs. Prairie View A&M*L 27–3341,313[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Rattlers Win From Tyndall". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Florida A&M wins thriller from Southern, 33–25". Tallahassee Democrat. November 22, 1953. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Prairie View Nips Rattlers, 33–27". The Miami News. December 6, 1953. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.