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.
| 1969 Florida A&M Rattlers football | |
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Orange Blossom Classic, W 23–19 vs. Grambling | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–1 (4–0 SIAC) |
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| Home stadium | Bragg Memorial Stadium |
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4 | South Carolina State | W 27–7 | 15,086 | ||||
| October 11 | at Alabama A&M | W 42–14 | 8.963 | ||||
| October 18 | Morris Brown |
| W 45–15 | 13,731 | |||
| October 25 | at Tennessee State* | L 20–33 | 21,181 | ||||
| November 8 | at North Carolina A&T* | Greensboro, NC | W 26–9 | 19,501 | |||
| November 15 | Southern* |
| W 10–7 | 12,917 | [1] | ||
| November 22 | Bethune–Cookman |
| W 60–15 | 12,406 | |||
| November 29 | at Tampa* | W 34–28 | 46,477 | ||||
| December 6 | vs. Grambling* | W 23–19 | 36,680 | [2] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Rattlers nip Southern 10–7". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 16, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers' rally edges Grambling". The Miami Herald. December 7, 1969. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 18, 2023.