1942 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
American college football season
1942 Florida A&M Rattlers football | |
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Black college national champion SIAC champion | |
Orange Blossom Classic, W 12–6 vs. Texas College | |
Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 9–0 (7–0 SIAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Sampson-Bragg Field |
Seasons ← 1941 1943 → |
The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach "Big Bill" Bell, the Rattlers compiled a perfect 9–0 record, defeated Texas College in the Orange Blossom Classic, and won the black college national championship.[1] The Rattlers played their home games at Sampson-Bragg Field in Tallahassee, Florida.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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October 3 | at North Carolina A&T* | Greensboro, NC | W 6–0 | ||
October 10 | Alabama State | W 26–0 | |||
October 24 | at Morris Brown | Atlanta, GA | W 14–6 | ||
October 31 | Lane |
| W 21–0 | ||
November 6 | at Tuskegee | Tuskegee, AL | W 20–7 | ||
November 14 | Benedict |
| W 60–7 | ||
November 21 | Alabama A&M |
| W 30–0 | ||
November 26 | at Xavier (LA) | New Orleans, LA | W 44–14 | ||
December 12 | vs. Texas College* | Jacksonville, FL (Orange Blossom Classic) | W 12–6 | ||
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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.
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