| 1960Florida A&M Rattlers football | |
|---|---|
SIAC champion | |
Orange Blossom Classic, W 40–26 vs.Langston | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (5–0 SIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Bragg Memorial Stadium |
Seasons | |
The1960 Florida A&M Rattlers football team was anAmerican football team that representedFlorida A&M University as a member of theSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the1960 college football season. In their 16th season under head coachJake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled a 9–1 record, including a victory overLangston in theOrange Blossom Classic. The team was ranked No. 5 in the final1960 UPI small college poll. The team played its home games atBragg Memorial Stadium inTallahassee, Florida.
The team's 97 points and 14 touchdowns againstBethune–Cookman remain school records.[1] The 1960 Rattlers also broke an NAIA scoring record with 475 points in nine regular season games (52.7 points per game).[2]
ScatbackClarence Childs was selected as the captain of the All-SIAC team.[3] Other key players included quarterback Emory Collier, halfback Robert Paremore, fullbackHewritt Dixon, and center Curt Miranda.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | vs.Benedict |
| W 68–0 | 14,000 | [4][5] | |||
| October 8 | Lincoln (MO)* | No. 10 | W 48–6 | [6] | ||||
| October 15 | atMorris Brown | No. 10 | Atlanta, GA | W 64–0 | [7] | |||
| October 22 | atBethune–Cookman | No. 10 | Daytona Beach, FL | W 97–0 | [8] | |||
| October 29 | vs.South Carolina State | No. 3 | W 80–0 | [9] | ||||
| November 5 | North Carolina A&T* | No. 2 |
| W 49–19 | [10] | |||
| November 12 | Allen | No. 3 |
| W 35–0 | [11] | |||
| November 19 | atSouthern* | No. 3 | Baton Rouge, LA | L 6–14 | [12] | |||
| November 26 | Texas Southern* |
| W 30–8 | [2] | ||||
| December 10 | vs.Langston* | W 40–26 | 42,080 | [13] | ||||
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