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1981 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 19801982 →
1981 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 South Carolina State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Florida A&M 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bethune–Cookman 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Howard 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Delaware State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
North Carolina A&T 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Rudy Hubbard, the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5vs. Grambling State*L 10–2140,661
September 12vs. Murray State*L 11–1432,600
September 19Delaware StateW 27–313,081
October 3at HowardW 31–74,500
October 10No. 3 Jackson State*
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 6–14
October 24vs. No. 8 South Carolina StateL 15–1621,614
October 31at Tuskegee*W 49–20
November 7at North Carolina A&TW 19–21,500
November 14Southern*
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 41–1418,100
November 21Rhode Island*
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 41–63,825
November 28vs. Bethune–CookmanW 29–045,964

References

  1. "Grambling turns back Florida A&M". Newsday. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Murray escapes with 14–11 win". The Courier-Journal. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Rattlers lick chops with home-cooked 27–3 win". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Florida A&M shakes it out, rolls it up 31–7". Tallahassee Democrat. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Jackson State rattles FAMU". The St. Petersburg Times. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Rattlers drop Classic". Fort Lauderdale News. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tuskegee mistakes costly in loss to Rattlers". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Rattlers win game but lose playoff chances". Tallahassee Democrat. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Florida A&M runners trample Southern U." Star Tribune. November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Rattlers roll over RI 41–6". Florida Today. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "FAMU overpowers Wildcats". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 29, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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