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1952 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

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The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled an 8–2 record, including a victory over Virginia State in the Orange Blossom Classic. The team played its home games at Bragg Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Record8–2 (4–1 SIAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumBragg Stadium
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1952 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bethune–Cookman $510910
South Carolina State510720
Fisk510620
Florida A&M410820
Allen410640
Lane210620
Morris Brown420730
Xavier (LA)320450
Fort Valley State441541
Alabama State340450
Clark (GA)350350
Knoxville120250
Alabama A&M142152
Morehouse151351
Tuskegee162262
Benedict160260
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Despite its two losses, the Associated Negro Press rated Florida A&M as the black college football national championship by virtue of having played "the nation's most rugged schedule." Lincoln (MO) and Texas Southern were rated second and third, respectively.[1] The Pittsburgh Courier also selected Florida A&M as the national champion under its "Courier DoubleR" rating system, ahead of second-place Virginia State and third-place Lincoln (MO).[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20vs. Texas College*W 41–138,000[3]
October 4at Benedict
W 34–73,000[4]
October 11Fort Valley StateW 51–03,800[5]
October 18at Morris BrownW 27–712,000[6]
October 25Prairie View A&M*
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 10–7[7]
November 1at Bethune–Cookman
L 7–87,000[8]
November 8North Carolina A&T*dagger
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 19–1210,000[9]
November 15Allen
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 45–7[10]
November 27at Southern*
L 13–2510,000[11]
December 6vs. Virginia State*W 29–735,064[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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