1981 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

1981 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
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.