The 1941 Florida A&M Rattlers football team was an American football team that represented Florida A&M College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach William M. Bell, the Rattlers compiled an 8–1 record, shut out six of nine opponents, and defeated Tuskegee in the Orange Blossom Classic.[1] The Rattlers played their home games at Sampson-Bragg Field in Tallahassee, Florida.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | at Benedict | Columbia, SC | W 20–0 | |||||
| October 4 | North Carolina A&T* | Tallahassee, FL | W 19–0 | |||||
| October 11 | at Alabama State | Montgomery, AL | W 22–0 | |||||
| October 18 | Kentucky State* | W 13–0 | [2] | |||||
| October 25 | Morris Brown |
| L 0–20 | 5,000 | [3] | |||
| November 1 | at Lane | Jackson, TN | W 48–0 | |||||
| November 15 | at Southern* | Baton Rouge, LA | W 10–7 | |||||
| November 27 | 2:30 p.m. | Xavier (LA) |
| W 27–0 | [4] | |||
| December 6 | vs. Tuskegee | W 15–7 | 8,200 | [5] | ||||
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References
- ^ "Florida A&M Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Florida Rattlers Defeat Kentucky". Tallahassee Sunday News-Democrat. October 19, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers Beaten By Morris Brown". Tallahassee Sunday News-Democrat. October 26, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Game ad". The Tallahassee Daily Democrat. November 26, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers Cop 15-7 Victory In Bowl Tilt". The Orlando Sentinel. December 7, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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