1949 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

American college football season

1949 Florida A&M Rattlers football
SIAC champion
Orange Blossom Classic, L 14–20 vs. North Carolina A&T
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–2 (6–0 SIAC)
Head coach	Jake Gaither (5th season)
Home stadium	Bragg Stadium
Seasons← 19481950 →

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled a 7–2 record, won the SIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 315 to 98.

The team ranked No. 5 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System. The team's victories included three games against teams that were ranked in the final Pittsburgh Courier rankings: a victory over No. 10 Benedict and losses to No. 2 Southern and No. 8 North Carolina A&T in the Orange Blossom Classic.

The team played its home games at Bragg Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 1	Benedict	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 13–0
October 8	at Fort Valley State	Fort Valley, GA	W 39–7
October 15	Morris Brown	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 31–20
October 22	Xavier (LA)	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 58–13
November 5	at Tuskegee	Tuskegee, AL	W 58–0
November 12	at Allen	Columbia, SC	W 34–0
November 19	Southern*	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 13–31	8,000
December 3	Alcorn A&M*	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 55–7
December 10	vs. North Carolina A&T*	Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	L 14–20
*Non-conference game

"Florida A&M Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
"Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
"Southern Topples Florida A&M From Unbeaten Ranks, 31-13". Alabama Tribune. November 25, 1949. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Sampson-Bragg Field (1942–1946) Bragg Stadium (1947–1956) Doak Campbell Stadium (1974–1980; entire 1980 season) Bragg Memorial Stadium (1957–1979, 1981–present)
Bowls & rivalries	2023 Celebration Bowl Bethune–Cookman: Florida Classic Jackson State: Orange Blossom Classic
Culture & lore	"Rattler Orange and Green" Marching 100
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold