1979 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
Appearance
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 7–4 |
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Home stadium | Bragg Memorial Stadium Doak Campbell Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | Albany State | W 28–0 | 15,612 | [1] | ||
September 22 | vs. No. 3 Grambling State | No. 2 | W 25–7 | 30,000 | [2] | |
September 29 | at Howard | No. 1 | W 21–13 | [3][4] | ||
October 6 | Miami (FL) | No. 1 |
| W 16–13 | 34,743 | [5] |
October 13 | vs. Morris Brown | No. 1 | W 55–14 | 31,000 | [6] | |
October 20 | at Tennessee State | No. 1 | L 3–20 | 34,694 | [7] | |
October 27 | Tuskegee | No. 2 |
| L 14–16 | [8] | |
November 3 | at Alabama A&M | No. T–5 | L 14–19 | [9] | ||
November 10 | vs. Southern | W 18–6 | 21,142 | [10] | ||
November 24 | vs. Bethune–Cookman | No. T–10 | L 20–25 | 38,706 | [11] | |
December 1 | Rhode Island |
| W 16–6 | 8,273 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Rattlers romp over Albany State". News-Press. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers trounce Grambling, 25–7". The Miami Herald. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers take on Howard". Tallahassee Democrat. September 29, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten Florida A&M tops Howard 21–13; Miami next". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FAMU Rattles Hurricanes, 16–13". The Miami Herald. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hubbard plays his bench in easy 55–14 win". Tallahassee Democrat. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU 'runs over' Rattlers 20 to 3". The Tennessean. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tuskegee stuns FAMU Rattlers 16–14". The Opelika-Auburn News. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs clip FAMU Rattlers". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers win Classic to end skid". The Miami Herald. November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcat win 'unbelievable'". The Bradenton Herald. November 25, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers whip Rhode Island ti close 7–4". St. Petersburg Times. December 2, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.