Am vr 1976 fA RATTLERS 82 - 4 C" 9 is 1 ' RR U M ' k L1 - V.- 4 Florida A&M University 1976 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME SEPTEMBER 18 Albany State* Albany, Ga. 2:00 25 North Carolina A&T Tallahassee 7:00 OCTOBER 2 Howard University Tallahassee 7:00 9 Alabama State* Mobile, Ala. 1:30 16 Morris Brown* Atlanta, Ga. 2:00 23 Tennessee State Tallahassee 7:00 30 Tuskegee Ilnstitute* Tampa NOVEMBER 6 Alabama A&M* Homecoming 2:00 13 Southern University Baton Rouge, La. 6:30 20 Beth une-Cookman* Orlando 7:30 DECEMBER 4 Orange Blossom Classic Miami 8:00 *Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game 1975 RESULTS (Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 0) OPPONENT SITE SCORE WINNER ATT. Albany State Tallahassee 54-7 FAMU 11,500 North Carolina A&T Greensboro, N. C. 7-0 FAMU 8,700 Howard University Philadelphia, Pa. 6-0 Howard 34,000 Alabama State Tallahassee 12-11 FAMU 11,731 Morris Brown Tallahassee 52-0 FAMU 18,331 Tennessee State Nashville, Tenn. 20-0 FAMU 20,000 Tuskegee Institute Tuskegee Inst., Ala. 16-10 Tusk. 6,500 Alabama A&M Huntsville, Ala. 17-9 FAMU 5,500 Southern University Tampa 10-0 FAMU 18,000 Beth une-Cookman Tallahassee 17-7 FAMU 31,000 Kentucky State (OBC) Miami 40-13 FAMU 27,875 FAMU RATTLERS Football, 1976 Published by The Office of Sports Information Roosevelt Wilson, Director Carolyn N. Williams, Secretary FAMU RATTLERS FOOTBALL 1976 has been prepared for use by the media during the 1976 season. Requests for additional information, pictures, feature material, press box and photo credentials should be addressed to: Roosevelt Wilson Sports Information Director Post Office Box 368 Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL 32307 Phone: (904) 224-2475 CONTENTS 1976 Schedule, 1975 Results.........................................Inside Front Cover Key Names and Numbers .............................................................................. 3 Ticket Information........................... .................. 4 The University.............................. ................... 5 The Coaches and Staff .............................................. 11 Athletic and Fiscal Policy Com m ittee ..........................................15 The Players........................................................... .................... 18 1976 Preview ....................................................................................................19 Rattler Captains ............................................................. 22 Rattler Closeups ......... ..................... ..................... 23 1976 R o ster.......................................................................................32 The Opponents-This Year and Last .............................. 35 A lbany State .... ....................................................................36 North Carolina A&T ................... ..................... 38 H ow ard .................... ............. ........... .................. 40 Alabama State ............ ......................................... 42 Morris Brown............................ .................... 44 Tennessee State ...............................................................................................46 T u skeg ee ................................................................ 48 Alabama A&M ....... ..................... .................... 50 So u th e rn .................... ................ .................................................... 52 Bethune-Cookm an ............................... ......................... 54 1975 Orange Blossom Classic Flashback ................................ 56 The Record Book........................ ..................... 57 1975 Statistics .................... ...................... 58 SIAC Standings.. .............. ................................ 61 AII-SIAC Team ........................... ....................61 Year-by-Year Record . ..................... ..................... 62 Individual and Team Records ..................................... 68 M iscellan y ....................................................................... 73 All A m ericans ................................................................................................74 Pro H onor Roll ................................................................................................75 M arching "100" Band ...................................................................................76 O range Blossom Classic...............................................................................78 Rattler Radio N etw ork ..................................................................................80 ON THE COVER Sports Information Director Roosevelt Wilson records his photographic impressions of a day during a Rattler scrimmage. The wrap-around depicts every phase of a Rattler practice as they point toward the 1976 season-action, coaching, exertion, attentiveness, and, above all, anxiety. This public document was promulgated at a cost of $1,500 or $1.00 per copy for the purpose of furnishing information about Florida A&M Uni- versity's football team to the news media and scouts. FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY Tallahassee, Florida 32307 Dr. Benjamin L. Perry, Jr., President Phone: (All Parties) 904-222-8030 Enrollment: 5,200 Colors: Orange and Green Nickname of Team: Rattlers Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Affiliation: NCAA Stadium: Bragg Memorial Seating Capacity: 13,200 KEY NAMES AND NUMBERS Athletic Director Hansel E. Tookes Address: Box 982; Phone: (Office) Ext. 555; (Home) 904-576-1096 Head Football Coach Rudy Hubbard Address: Box 982; Phone: (Office) Ext. 390; (Home) 904-576-3511 Athletic Business Manager R. Nathaniel Niles Address: Box 175; Phone: (Office) Ext. 223; (Home) 904-224-8601 Sports Information Director Roosevelt Wilson Address: Box 368; Phone: (Office) Ext. 397; (Home) 904-222-2821 Assistant Football Coaches Allen Bogan, Fred Goldsmith, Costa Kitties, Bobby Lang, Robert Mungen Athletic Staff Ext. Head Basketball Coach- Ajac Triplett ...................................... 292 Head Baseball Coach- Costa Kitties.....................................292 Head Tennis Coach- Robert M ungen......................................334 Head Golf Coach- Hansel E. Tookes......................................555 Head Track Coach- Bobby Lang........ ............................................... 334 Head Trainer- George Thom pson ....................................... ...................... 706 Photographer- Ernest Fillyau ................. .. ...... ................. 400 Secretary to the Athletic Director-Mrs. Lillian Hagins..............................555 Secretary to Sports Information Director-Ms. Carolyn N. Williams .... 397 RATTLER TICKET INFORMATION PRICES Home Games Orange Blossom Classic Season Tickets (4 games) $28.00 Box Seats $7.00 Box Seats 7.00 Reserved Seats 6.00 Reserved Seats 7.00 Reserved Seats 5.50 General Admission 6.00 Tampa Classic All Seats $6.00 TALLAHASSEE TICKET OUTLETS Baker's Pharmacy................................................ 1815 South Adams Street Bill's Service Station .......................................... 517 North Macomb Street Economy Drug Store ......................................... 319 NorthMacomb Street FAMU Athletic Business Office ............... Gaither Athletic Center, Campus Inform ation Booth............................... ...................... Tallahassee M all Knighton's Exxon ............................................... 1215 South Adams Street Pete's Gulf Service..................... ....................... 2022 South W ahnish Way Red Carpet Coin Laundry...................................1412 South Adams Street Robinson's Exxon Service Station...................... Holton & Osceola Streets Southside Firestone ....................... ....................... 702 West Orange Avenue Superior Cleaners............................................ 1413 South Monroe Street Tucker's Standard Service...................................1404 South Adams Street W estside Fish M arket.............................................815 Floral Street NEWS OUTLETS Newspaper Tallahassee Democrat-Evenings, Monday-Friday; Mornings, Saturday & Sun- day. Bill McGrotha, Sports Editor. Ph. 904-599-2166. Television WCTV, Channel 6, Tallahassee, Fla.-Thomasville, Ga-Sportscasts twice daily, 6:20 and 11:20 P.M. John McGuirk Sports Director. Ph. 904-385-2126. WFSU, Channel 11, Tallahassee, Fla.-Sports Reports daily; Rattler football highlights. Wire Services The Associated Press-The Capitol. Ph. 904-224-1211. United Press International-The Capitol. Ph. 904-222-5146. Radio WANM-Carries all Rattler day games live plus daily sports reports. Also,"The Rudy Hubbard Show" and "Time Out for Sports" with Al McCoy. Ph. 904-222- 1070. WGLF-Carries all Rattler night games live. Also hourly spors reports. Ph. 904- 224-1227. WTAL-Sports reports hourly every day. Ph. 904-877-1108. WTNT-Sports reports three times daily. Ph. 904-222-1270. WTUF-FM, Thomasville, Ga.-Carries all Rattler football games live. Sports reports daily. THE UNIVERSITY 4.4 Lee Hall Administration Building ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY Florida A&M University was established by constitutional provision and legislative enactment in 1887 as the Colored Normal School. It became a uni- versity on September 1,1953 as a result of a bill passed by the State Legislature on April 28. The University is divided into seven colleges and schools-TheCollegeof Education, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Scienceand Technology, School of Architecture, School of Business and