1953 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1953 Florida A&M Rattlers football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference SIAC 9–1 6–0 Jake Gaither 9th Bragg Stadium SIAC champion Orange Blossom Classic L 27–33 vs. Prairie View A&M 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 9–1 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. The October 10 game against Tyndall Air Force Base at Panama City, Florida was an 8–0 victory for the reserve team, not the varsity squad.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39423249/rattlers_win_from_tyndall/ Panama City News Rattlers Win From Tyndall October 4, 1953 April 20, 2026 Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 26 vs 1953 Texas College Steers Texas College<ncg> Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL W 33–0 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-florida-times-union-florida-a-and-m/195963286/ The Florida Times-Union Florida A. and M. Rattlers defeat Texas College, 33–0 September 27, 1953 April 20, 2026 Newspapers.com October 3 1953 Benedict Tigers Benedict Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 45–0 3,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-floirda-a-and-m-eleven-b/195963424/ St. Petersburg Times Floirda A and M eleven blanks Benedict College Tigers, 45–0 October 4, 1953 April 20, 2026 Newspapers.com October 10 at 1953 Fort Valley State Wildcats Fort Valley State Fort Valley, GA W 31–0 3,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-pittsburgh-courier-ft-valley-tumble/195964464/ The Pittsburgh Courier Ft. Valley tumbles before Florida '11' October 17, 1953 April 20, 2026 Newspapers.com October 17 1953 Morris Brown Wolverines Morris Brown<hc> Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 20–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlanta-daily-world-florida-rattlers-rol/195964631/ Atlanta Daily World Florida Rattlers roll over M'Brown Wolverines 20 to 0 October 18, 1953 April 20, 2026 Newspapers.com October 24 1953 Xavier Gold Rush Xavier (LA) Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 65–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-picayune-xavier-walloped-by-ra/195964763/ The Times-Picayune Xavier walloped by Rattlers, 65–0 October 25, 1953 April 20, 2026 Newspapers.com October 31 1953 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 39–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat/135272968/ Tallahassee Democrat Rattler land, air attack crushes Bethune–Cookman November 1, 1953 April 20, 2026 Newspapers.com November 7 at 1953 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T<ncg> World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC W 33–13 17,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-rattlers-roll-over-bulld/195965065/ St. Petersburg Times Rattlers roll over Bulldogs November 8, 1953 April 20, 2026 Newspapers.com November 14 at 1953 Allen Yellow Jackets Allen Hurst Alumni Stadium Columbia, SC W 28–10 2,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-rattlers-beat-allen-28-to-10/195965229/ The State Rattlers beat Allen 28 to 10 November 15, 1953 April 20, 2026 Newspapers.com November 21 Southern<ncg> Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 33–25 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-florida-am-wins-th/132355871/ Florida A&M wins thriller from Southern, 33–25 Tallahassee Democrat November 22, 1953 September 24, 2023 Newspapers.com December 5 vs Prairie View A&M<ncg> Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Blossom Classic) L 27–33 41,313 Prairie View Nips Rattlers, 33–27 The Miami News December 6, 1953 1B, 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39637406/prairie_view_nips_rattlers_3327/ Newspapers.com References Florida AandM Category:Florida A&M Rattlers football seasons Category:Black college football national champions Category:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champion seasons Florida AandM Rattlers football