1952 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
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.
| 1952 Florida A&M Rattlers football | |
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Black college national champion SIAC champion | |
Orange Blossom Classic, W 29–7 vs. Virginia State | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (4–1 SIAC) |
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| Home stadium | Bragg Stadium |
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. 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).