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1956 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

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The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled an 8–1 record, won the SIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 406 to 98. The team played its home games at Bragg Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Record8–1 (5–0 SIAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumBragg Stadium
Quick facts Florida A&M Rattlers football, SIAC champion ...
1956 Florida A&M Rattlers football
SIAC champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record8–1 (5–0 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Stadium
Seasons
 1955
1957 
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1956 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Florida A&M $500810
Bethune–Cookman420630
Allen511711
Morris Brown420530
Xavier (LA)420630
Tuskegee520630
Clark (GA)340440
Knoxville330450
South Carolina State340540
Alabama State341441
Benedict230430
Fisk230250
Fort Valley State251351
Alabama A&M251251
Morehouse150170
Lane030350
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The Rattlers' sole loss was by two points to undefeated black college national champion Tennessee A&I before a crowd of 41,808 in the Orange Blossom Classic. Florida A&M was stopped six inches from a game-winning touchdown in the final minute of the game. Willie Galimore rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns in the game, but also fumbled three times.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Galimore with 820 rushing yards, Dennis Jefferson with 708 passing yards, and Al Frazier with 405 receiving yards.[2] Gallimore and Frazier each scored 16 touchdowns. Frazier tallied 116 points, a single-season team scoring record that still stands.[3] Galimore later played seven years with the Chicago Bears and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at North Carolina College*W 25–04,200[4]
October 6Fort Valley StateW 33–62,500[5]
October 13at Morris BrownW 46–146,000[6]
October 20vs. Bethune–CookmanW 54–617,000[7]
October 27Xavier (LA)
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 68–6[8]
November 3North Carolina A&T*dagger
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 49–137,500[9]
November 10Allen
  • Bragg Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 58–6[10]
November 17at Southern*W 34–6[11]
December 1vs. Tennessee A&I*L 39–4141,808[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Source: [12]
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