1962 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

1962 Florida A&M Rattlers football
AP small college national champion SIAC co-champion
Orange Blossom Classic, L 6–22 vs. Jackson State
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	9–1 (6–0 SIAC)
Head coach	Jake Gaither (18th season)
Home stadium	Bragg Memorial Stadium

1962 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Florida A&M +	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Alabama A&M +	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Morehouse	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Clark (GA)]]	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Fisk	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
South Carolina State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Benedict	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tuskegee	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Morris Brown	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Lane	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Allen	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Fort Valley State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Alabama State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
Knoxville	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1962 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) in the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In their 18th season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled a 9–1 record, were ranked No. 1 in the final 1962 AP small college poll and No. 2 in the final UPI coaches poll, and suffered its sole loss to Jackson State in the Orange Blossom Classic. Florida A&M shared the SIAC title with Alabama A&M.

The team included halfback Bob Hayes who tied the world record for the 100-yard dash. The team's statistical leaders included Robert Paremore with 629 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns and 64 points scored, Jim Tullis with 957 passing yards, and Al Denson with 461 receiving yards.