The 1949 Florida A&M Rattlers football team was an American football team that represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1949 college football season.
In their fifth season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled a 7–2 record, won the SIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 315 to 98.
5 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.
8 North Carolina A&T in the Orange Blossom Classic.
The team played its home games at Bragg Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.