1946 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled a 6–3–1 record (6–0 against SIAC opponents), and won the SIAC championship, and appeared in two post-season games, losing to Lincoln (PA) in the Orange Blossom Classic and tying Wiley in the Angel Bowl.

1946 Florida A&M Rattlers football
SIAC champion
Orange Blossom Classic, L 14–20 vs. Lincoln (PA)
Angel Bowl, T 6–6 vs. Wiley
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–4–1 (6–0 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSampson-Bragg Field
1946 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Florida A&M $ 6 0 06 4 1
No. 5 Lane 4 0 08 2 0
No. 3 Tuskegee 5 1 010 2 0
No. 12 Xavier (LA) 1 1 04 2 0
No. 18 Clark (GA) 2 2 12 4 1
No. 14 South Carolina State 2 3 15 3 1
No. 15 Fisk 0 3 03 4 1
No. 16 Morris Brown 3 3 14 3 1
No. 17 Benedict 3 4 05 5 0
No. 20 Alabama State 3 4 14 4 1
No. 22 Morehouse 1 4 31 4 3
Knoxville       
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The Dickinson System rated Florida A&M as the No. 8 black college football team for 1946.

Florida A&M end Nathaniel "Traz" Powell was selected as a first-team player on The Pittsburgh Courier's 1946 All-America team. Three others were named to the second team: end Mitchell; tackle Brewington; and back Theodore "Ted" Montgomery. The team's quarterback was "Big Jim" Williams.

The Rattlers played their home games at Sampson-Bragg Field in Tallahassee, Florida.

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