1937 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

American college football season

1937 Florida A&M Rattlers football
SIAC champion
Orange Blossom Classic, W 25–20 vs. Hampton Prairie View Bowl, L 14–27 vs. Prairie View A&M
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–1–1 (5–0–1 SIAC)
Head coach	William M. Bell (2nd season)
Home stadium	College Field
Seasons← 19361938 →

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 Hampton in the Orange Blossom Classic and then lost to Prairie View A&M in the Prairie View Bowl on New Year's Day. 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
	North Carolina College*	College Field Tallahassee, FL	W 13–7
October 2	Lane	College Field Tallahassee, FL	W 12–0
October 9	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 7–0
October 18	at Clark (GA)	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA	W 14–6
October 30	Morris Brown	College Field Tallahassee, FL	W 9–7	3,000
November 13	at South Carolina State	Orangeburg, SC	T 7–7
November 20	Knoxville	College Field Tallahassee, FL	W 31–0
December 9	vs. Hampton*	Tinker Field Orlando, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	W 25–20	3,000
January 1, 1938	at Prairie View A&M*	Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	L 14–27
*Non-conference game Homecoming

"Florida A&M Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
"Rattlers To Open Season Saturday". The Tallahassee Daily Democrat. October 1, 1937. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Florida Rattlers Win First Battle". The Tallahassee Daily Democrat. October 3, 1937. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
"Florida Rattlers Defeat Alabama". The Tallahassee Daily Democrat. October 11, 1937. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
"Rattlers Defeat Clark Grid Team For Third Win". The Tallahassee Daily Democrat. October 18, 1937. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
"Florida Rattlers Beat Wolverines In Great Battle". The Tallahassee Daily Democrat. October 31, 1937. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
"Hampton Loses To A.&M. 25-20". The Sunday Sentinel-Star. December 5, 1937. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
"Rattlers Lose 27 to 14". The Tallahassee Daily Democrat. January 2, 1938. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Sampson-Bragg Field (1942–1946) Bragg Stadium (1947–1956) Doak Campbell Stadium (1974–1980; entire 1980 season) Bragg Memorial Stadium (1957–1979, 1981–present)
Bowls & rivalries	2023 Celebration Bowl Bethune–Cookman: Florida Classic Jackson State: Orange Blossom Classic
Culture & lore	"Rattler Orange and Green" Marching 100
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold