1944 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

American college football season April 2026 April 2026 1944 Florida A&M Rattlers football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference SIAC 7–3 5–0 Herman Neilson 2nd Sampson-Bragg Field SIAC champion Orange Blossom Classic L 7–15 vs. 1944 Virginia State Trojans Virginia State The 1944 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1944 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Herman Neilson, the Rattlers finished the season as SIAC champion with an overall record of 7–3 and a mark of 5–0 in conference play.Smith Joel W Surveying The Sports Front; Fla. SIAC Grid Standing https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlanta-daily-world/194933022/ Atlanta Daily World Atlanta, Georgia December 3, 1944 7 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com Florida A&M Wins SIAC Championship https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal/194932983/ The Atlanta Journal Atlanta, Georgia December 11, 1944 20 April 4, 2026 Newspapers.com Florida A&M was defeated by 1944 Virginia State Trojans Virginia State in the Orange Blossom Classic. Schedule October 7 w y MacDill Field Sampson-Bragg Field Tallahassee, FL 13–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-florida-am-beats-t/194915331/ Daily Democrat Florida A&M beats Tampa October 8, 1944 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com October 14 w 1944 Alabama State Hornets Alabama State Sampson-Bragg Field Tallahassee, FL 45–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-rattlers-win-second/194915465/ Daily Democrat Rattlers win second game October 15, 1944 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com October 21 w y 1944 Morris Brown Wolverines Morris Brown Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA 19–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlanta-daily-world-floridas-clever-rat/194915581/ Atlanta Daily World Florida's clever Rattlers overpower Morris Brown Wolverines Saturday 19–0 October 22, 1944 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com October 28 w y y 1944 Hampton Pirates Hampton Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA 40–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-florida-am-trims-hampton-i/194915694/ Daily Press Florida A&M trims Hampton I. 40 to 0 October 29, 1944 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 4 l y Tennessee A&I Sampson-Bragg Field Tallahassee, FL 7–19 https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-pittsburgh-courier-previously-unbeat/142843360/ The Pittsburgh Courier Previously unbeaten Florida goes down November 11, 1944 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 11 w y 1944 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee Durkee Field Jacksonville, FL 14–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-florida-rattlers-edg/194915984/ The Birmingham News & Age-Herald Florida Rattlers edge Tuskegee Tigers, 14–13 November 12, 1944 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 18 w 1944 Clark Panthers Clark (GA) Sampson-Bragg Field Tallahassee, FL 14–7 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlanta-daily-world-clark-loses-to-fla/194916167/ Atlanta Daily World Clark loses to Fla. Rattlers, 14 to 7 November 19, 1944 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 25 l y y Tennessee A&I A&I Gridiron Nashville, TN 0–12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-florida-am-beaten-12/142844935/ Tampa Sunday Tribune Florida AM beaten, 12–0 November 26, 1944 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 30 w 1944 Morehouse Maroon Tigers Morehouse Sampson-Bragg Field Tallahassee, FL 33–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-florida-am-in-330-v/194916434/ Tampa Morning Tribune Florida A.M. in 33–0 victory December 1, 1944 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com December 8 l y y 1944 Virginia State Trojans Virginia State Phillips Field Tampa, FL Orange Blossom Classic 7–15 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-virginia-wins-over-agg/194884357/ Tampa Morning Tribune Virginia wins over Aggies by 15–7 score December 9, 1944 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com Florida A&M 2022 Media Guide https://famuathletics.com/documents/2022/9/9/_FAMU_-_Football_-_2022_85x11__9.9.22_DIGITAL_.pdf Florida A&M University 2022 81 April 5, 2026 References Florida AandM Category:Florida A&M Rattlers football seasons Category:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champion seasons Florida AandM Rattlers football