1937 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1937
| team = Florida A&M Rattlers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| short_conf = SIAC
| record = 7–1–1
| conf_record = 5–0–1
| head_coach = William M. Bell
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = College Field
| champion = SIAC champion
| bowl = Orange Blossom Classic, W 25–20 vs. {{cfb link|year=1937|team=Hampton Pirates|title=Hampton}}
Prairie View Bowl, L 14–27 vs. {{cfb link|year=1937|team=Prairie View A&M Panthers|title=Prairie View A&M}}
| bowl_result =
}}
The 1937 Florida A&M Rattlers football team was an American football team that represented Florida A&M College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1937 college football season. In their second season under head coach William "Big Bill" Bell, the Rattlers compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 132 to 74. In post-season play, the Rattlers defeated {{cfb link|year=1937|team=Hampton Pirates|title=Hampton}} in the Orange Blossom Classic and then lost to {{cfb link|year=1937|team=Prairie View A&M Panthers|title=Prairie View A&M}} in the Prairie View Bowl on New Year's Day.{{cite web|title=Florida A&M Yearly Results (1935-1939)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=November 22, 2019|url=https://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/f/florida_a&m/1935-1939_yearly_results.php|archive-date=May 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512125348/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/f/florida_a%26m/1935-1939_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}} The Rattlers played their home games at College Field in Tallahassee, Florida.
Jake Gaither, who later led the Rattlers from 1945 to 1969, was an assistant coach for the 1937 team.{{cite news|title=Rattlers To Open Season Saturday|newspaper=The Tallahassee Daily Democrat|date=October 1, 1937|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39512371/rattlers_to_open_season_saturday/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Florida Rattlers Win First Battle|newspaper=The Tallahassee Daily Democrat|date=October 3, 1937|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38429909/tallahassee_democrat/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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| ||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=North Carolina College Eagles|title=North Carolina College}}
|October 2||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Lane Dragons|title=Lane}}|College Field|Tallahassee, FL|W 12-0||
|October 9|at|{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}}|Cramton Bowl|Montgomery, AL|W 7-0||{{cite news|title=Florida Rattlers Defeat Alabama|newspaper=The Tallahassee Daily Democrat|date=October 11, 1937|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39514114/florida_rattlers_defeat_alabama/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18|at|{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Clark Panthers|title=Clark (GA)}}|Ponce de Leon Park|Atlanta, GA|W 14-6||{{cite news|title=Rattlers Defeat Clark Grid Team For Third Win|newspaper=The Tallahassee Daily Democrat|date=October 18, 1937|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39513117/rattlers_defeat_clark_grid_team_for/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 30||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Morris Brown Wolverines|title=Morris Brown}}
|November 13|at|{{cfb link|year=1937|team=South Carolina State Bulldogs|title=South Carolina State}}||Orangeburg, SC|T 7-7||
|November 20||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Knoxville Bulldogs|title=Knoxville}}|College Field|Tallahassee, FL|W 31-0||
|December 9|vs|{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Hampton Pirates|title=Hampton}}
|January 1, 1938|at|{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Prairie View A&M Panthers|title=Prairie View A&M}}
}}
References
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