1943 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

American college football season April 2026 April 2026 1943 Florida A&M Rattlers football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference SIAC 1–4–2 1–1–2 Herman Neilson 1st Sampson-Bragg Field Orange Blossom Classic L 0–39 vs. 1943 Hampton Pirates Hampton The 1943 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1943 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Herman Neilson, the Rattlers finished the season with an overall record of 1–4–2 and a mark of 1–1–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the SIAC.Smith Joel W. Surveying The Sports Front; 1943 Grid Season Add Another Page To History Of Southern Conference https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlanta-daily-world/194971747/ Atlanta Daily World Atlanta, Georgia November 28, 1943 8 April 6, 2026 Newspapers.com Scott Herman Jr. Clark Claims SIAA Crown https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal/194971788/ The Atlanta Journal Atlanta, Georgia December 5, 1943 8B April 6, 2026 Newspapers.com Florida A&M was defeated by 1943 Hampton Pirates Hampton in the Orange Blossom Classic. Schedule October 16 t y 1943 Alabama State Hornets Alabama State Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL 6–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-state-hornets/194917094/ The Montgomery Advertiser State Hornets and Fla. A. and M. tie October 17, 1943 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com October 23 t 1943 Morris Brown Wolverines Morris Brown Sampson-Bragg Field Tallahassee, FL 0–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-am-brown-battle-t/194917242/ Daily Democrat A&M, Brown battle to tie October 24, 1943 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com October 30 l y y Fort Benning Soldier Field Columbus, GA 6–19 November 5 l y y Morgan State Griffith Stadium Washington, DC 0–50 14,000 Morgan Bears romp over Rattlers, 50–0 The Afro-American November 13, 1943 16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-afro-american-morgan-bears-romp-over/184088155/ April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 13 l y 1943 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee Durkee Field Jacksonville, FL 6–19 3,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-florida-times-union-tuskegee-in-19-t/194918254/ The Florida Times-Union Tuskegee in 19 to 6 win November 14, 1943 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 18 w y 1943 Clark Panthers Clark (GA) Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA 14–9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlanta-daily-world-florida-rattlers-top/194918054/ Atlanta Daily World Florida Rattlers topple Clark Panthers, 14–9 in heated tilt November 19, 1943 April 5, 2026 Newspapers.com December 4 l y y 1943 Hampton Pirates Hampton Durkee Field Jacksonville, FL Orange Blossom Classic 0–39 2,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-rattlers-walloped-by-h/194884190/ Tampa Morning Tribune Rattlers walloped by Hampton, 39–0 December 5, 1943 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 Florida AandM Rattlers football