1950 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

1950 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Black college national co-champion SIAC champion
Orange Blossom Classic, L 6–13 vs. Wilberforce State
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	8–1–1 (6–0 SIAC)
Head coach	Jake Gaither (6th season)
Home stadium	Bragg Stadium

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled an 8–1–1 record. The team's sole loss was to Wilberforce State in the Orange Blossom Classic. The team played its home games at Bragg Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

The team was recognized as the black college national co-champion. The team played a scoreless tie with Ace Mumford's national co-champion 1950 Southern Jaguars football team. In the final Dickinson rankings, three undefeated black colleges received the following point totals: Florida A&M (28.76); Southern (28.50); and Maryland State (28.00). However, Florida A&M lost to Wilberforce State in the Orange Blossom Classic, after the final Dickinson rankings were released.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Texas College*	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 26–6
September 30	at Benedict	Columbia, SC	W 20–13
October 7	Fort Valley State	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 52–13
October 14	at Morris Brown	Atlanta, GA	W 20–0
October 21	North Carolina A&T*	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 14–9
October 28	at Bethune–Cookman	Daytona Beach, FL	W 32–7
November 4	Tuskegee	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 25–0
November 11	Allen	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 40–13
November 18	at Southern*	Baton Rouge, LA	T 0–0
December 2	vs. Wilberforce State*	Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	L 7–13	19,317
*Non-conference game