American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | vs. Grambling State* | | L 10–21 | 40,661 | [1] |
September 12 | vs. Murray State* | | L 11–14 | 32,600 | [2] |
September 19 | Delaware State | | W 27–3 | 13,081 | [3] |
October 3 | at Howard | | W 31–7 | 4,500 | [4] |
October 10 | No. 3 Jackson State* | - Bragg Memorial Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| L 6–14 | | [5] |
October 24 | vs. No. 8 South Carolina State | | L 15–16 | 21,614 | [6] |
October 31 | at Tuskegee* | | W 49–20 | | [7] |
November 7 | at North Carolina A&T | | W 19–2 | 1,500 | [8] |
November 14 | Southern* | - Bragg Memorial Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| W 41–14 | 18,100 | [9] |
November 21 | Rhode Island* | - Bragg Memorial Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| W 41–6 | 3,825 | [10] |
November 28 | vs. Bethune–Cookman | | W 29–0 | 45,964 | [11] |
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References
- ^ "Grambling turns back Florida A&M". Newsday. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray escapes with 14–11 win". The Courier-Journal. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers lick chops with home-cooked 27–3 win". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida A&M shakes it out, rolls it up 31–7". Tallahassee Democrat. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State rattles FAMU". The St. Petersburg Times. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers drop Classic". Fort Lauderdale News. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tuskegee mistakes costly in loss to Rattlers". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers win game but lose playoff chances". Tallahassee Democrat. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida A&M runners trample Southern U." Star Tribune. November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers roll over RI 41–6". Florida Today. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FAMU overpowers Wildcats". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 29, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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