1947 Florida A&M Rattlers football
SIAC champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–1 (5–0 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Stadium
1947 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Florida A&M $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0
No. 10 South Carolina State 5 –0 –27 –1 –2
No. 15 Fort Valley State 4 –0 –17 –1 –1
No. 3 (small) LeMoyne 2 –1 –04 –1 –1
Tuskegee 3 –2 –16 –4 –1
No. 21 Clark (GA) 3 –2 –14 –3 –1
No. 18 Lane 2 –2 –06 –5 –0
Morehouse 3 –4 –03 –5 –0
Morris Brown 2 –4 –13 –7 –1
Knoxville 1 –2 –1- –- –-
Alabama State 2 –5 –22 –6 –2
Fisk 1 –3 –1- –- –-
No. 7 (small) Alabama A&M 1 –4 –13 –5 –1
Xavier (LA) 0 –2 –1- –- –-
Benedict 0 –3 –22 –4 –3
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled a 9–1 record, including a victory over Hampton in the Orange Blossom Classic. The Rattlers played their home games at Sampson-Bragg Field in Tallahassee, Florida.

Florida A&M ranked No. 3 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[2]

Key players included quarterbacks Jim Williams and Leroy Cromartie, fullback Bernie Ingraham, halfback Elman Williams, running back Ulysses Curtis, end Nathaniel Powell, William Rolle, tackle John Burgess, and center Wilbur Gary.

Prior to the team's October 18 game against Morris Brown, the university dedicated Bragg Stadium in honor of Jubie Bragg and his son Eugene Bragg.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Bethune–Cookman*
W 6–0[4][5]
October 4at Shaw*Raleigh, NCL 0–19
October 10at Alabama State
W 58–12[6]
October 18Morris Brown
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 6–06,000[7]
October 25Knoxville
  • Centennial Field
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 26–05,000[8]
November 1at Kentucky State*Frankfort, KYW 14–12[9]
November 8at TuskegeeTuskegee, ALW 19–6[10]
November 15at Clark (GA)Atlanta, GAW 33–6[11]
November 22Southern*
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 13–9[12]
December 6vs. No. 4 Hampton*
W 7–019,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Joel Smith (October 24, 1947). "Florida A&M Edges Morris Brown 6-0". Alabama Tribune. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Rattlers Win Opener 6-0". The Tallahassee News-Democrat. September 28, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Florida A&M Downs Bethune-Cookman, 6-0". Alabama Tribune. October 3, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Florida Rattlers Swamp Alabama Hornets 58-12". Alabama Tribune. October 17, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Famcee Beats Wolverines". The Tallahassee News-Democrat. October 19, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Calvin Adams (November 1, 1947). "Florida Eleven Bombs Knoxville, 26 to 0". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 14.
  9. ↑ "Rattlers Eke Out 14-12 Win". The Tallahassee News-Democrat. November 2, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Florida Eyes SIAC Title: Rattlers Sting 'Skegee". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 15, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Famcee Tops Clark 33-6". The Tallahassee News-Democrat. November 16, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Rattlers Top Southern 13-9". The Tallahassee News-Democrat. November 23, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Florida Defeats Hampton In Thriller". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 13, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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