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1979 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

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1979 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Lehigh ^     10 3 0
Florida A&M     7 4 0
Portland State     6 5 0
Lafayette     5 3 2
Bucknell     4 4 2
Northwestern State     3 6 0
Northeastern     3 7 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Rudy Hubbard, the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 7–4.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Albany StateW 28–015,612[1]
September 22vs. No. 3 Grambling StateNo. 2W 25–730,000[2]
September 29at HowardNo. 1W 21–13[3][4]
October 6Miami (FL)No. 1
W 16–1334,743[5]
October 13vs. Morris BrownNo. 1W 55–1431,000[6]
October 20at Tennessee StateNo. 1L 3–2034,694[7]
October 27TuskegeeNo. 2
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 14–16[8]
November 3at Alabama A&MNo. T–5L 14–19[9]
November 10vs. SouthernW 0–3021,142[10]
November 24vs. Bethune–CookmanNo. T–10L 20–2538,706[11]
December 1Rhode Island
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 16–68,273[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Rattlers romp over Albany State". News-Press. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rattlers trounce Grambling, 25–7". The Miami Herald. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rattlers take on Howard". Tallahassee Democrat. September 29, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Unbeaten Florida A&M tops Howard 21–13; Miami next". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "FAMU Rattles Hurricanes, 16–13". The Miami Herald. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hubbard plays his bench in easy 55–14 win". Tallahassee Democrat. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "TSU 'runs over' Rattlers 20 to 3". The Tennessean. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tuskegee stuns FAMU Rattlers 16–14". The Opelika-Auburn News. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs clip FAMU Rattlers". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rattlers win Classic to end skid". The Miami Herald. November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wildcat win 'unbelievable'". The Bradenton Herald. November 25, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rattlers whip Rhode Island ti close 7–4". St. Petersburg Times. December 2, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.