Jubie Bragg

American football coach and college athletic administrator (1876–1947)

Jubie Bragg
Biographical details
Born	(1876-02-17)February 17, 1876 Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Died	November 26, 1947(1947-11-26) (aged 71) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1907–1909	Florida A&M
1913	Jackson
1920–1925	Florida A&M
1920–1922	Talladega
1930–1932	Florida A&M

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1930–1945	Florida A&M

Head coaching record
Overall	23–22–5
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 black national championship (1920–1921)

Jubie Barton Bragg (February 17, 1876 – November 26, 1947) was an American football coach and college athletic administrator. He was the first head football coach at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. Bragg coached the team off and on from 1907 through 1930 and has also served as head coach of Alabama's Talladega College, leading that school to shared black college football national championships in 1920 and 1921. His son, Eugene J. Bragg, was head football coach at Florida A&M from 1934 to 1935. Bragg was a charter member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity's Beta Nu chapter on the campus of Florida A&M.

Bragg died on November 26, 1947, in Tallahassee.^[1] Florida A&M's football stadium, Bragg Memorial Stadium, is named in his honor.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Florida A&M Rattlers (Independent) (1907–1909)
1907	Florida A&M	0–1
1908	Florida A&M	0–1
1909	Florida A&M	0–1
Jackson Tigers (Independent) (1913)
1913	Jackson	1–0
Jackson:		1–0
Florida A&M Rattlers (Southeastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1920–1925)
1920	Florida A&M	0–2
1921	Florida A&M	0–1–1
1922	Florida A&M	0–1–1
1923	Florida A&M	1–0
1924	Florida A&M	0–1
1925	Florida A&M	1–2
Florida A&M Rattlers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1930–1932)
1930	Florida A&M	0–3
1931	Florida A&M	3–3
1932	Florida A&M	4–2–1
Florida A&M:		9–18–3
Talladega (Independent) (1920–1922)
1920	Talladega	6–0
1921	Talladega	4–0–1
1922	Talladega	3–4–1
Talladega:		13–14–2
Total:		23–22–5

References

^ "Ex-Official Of Florida Negro College Dies". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. November 26, 1947. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

Florida A&M Rattlers head football coaches

Jubie Bragg (1907–1909)
No team (1910–1919)
Jubie Bragg (1920–1925)
Jazz Byrd (1926–1929)
Jubie Bragg (1930–1932)
Ted A. Wright (1933)
Eugene J. Bragg (1934)
Ted A. Wright (1935)
William M. Bell (1936–1942)
Herman Nielson (1943–1944)
Jake Gaither (1945–1969)
Pete Griffin (1970)
Clarence Montgomery (1971)
Big Jim Williams (1972–1973)
Rudy Hubbard (1974–1985)
Ken Riley (1986–1993)
Billy Joe (1994–2004)
Rubin Carter (2005–2007)
Joe Taylor (2008–2012)
Earl Holmes (2012–2014)
Corey Fuller # (2014)
Alex Wood (2015–2017)
Willie Simmons (2018–2019)
No team (2020)
Willie Simmons (2021–2023)
James Colzie III (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Jackson State Tigers head football coaches
John R. Pinkett (1911–1912) Jubie Bragg (1913) No team (1914–1919) Earnest Richards (1920) No team (1921–1922) Earnest Richards (1923) No team (1924) Belford Lawson Jr. (1925–1926) No team (1927) Belford Lawson Jr. (1928) Charles Clark (1929–1936) John H. Young (1937–1939) No team (1940–1945) T. B. Ellis (1946–1951) John Merritt (1952–1962) Edward Clemons (1963) Rod Paige (1964–1968) Ulysses S. McPherson (1969–1970) Robert Hill (1971–1976) W. C. Gorden (1976–1991) James Carson (1992–1998) Judge Hughes (1999–2002) James Bell (2003–2005) Daryl Jones # (2005) Rick Comegy (2006–2013) Harold Jackson (2014–2015) Derrick McCall # (2015) Tony Hughes (2016–2018) John Hendrick (2018–2019) Deion Sanders (2020–2022) T. C. Taylor (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

Jackson State Tigers head football coaches

John R. Pinkett (1911–1912)
Jubie Bragg (1913)
No team (1914–1919)
Earnest Richards (1920)
No team (1921–1922)
Earnest Richards (1923)
No team (1924)
Belford Lawson Jr. (1925–1926)
No team (1927)
Belford Lawson Jr. (1928)
Charles Clark (1929–1936)
John H. Young (1937–1939)
No team (1940–1945)
T. B. Ellis (1946–1951)
John Merritt (1952–1962)
Edward Clemons (1963)
Rod Paige (1964–1968)
Ulysses S. McPherson (1969–1970)
Robert Hill (1971–1976)
W. C. Gorden (1976–1991)
James Carson (1992–1998)
Judge Hughes (1999–2002)
James Bell (2003–2005)
Daryl Jones # (2005)
Rick Comegy (2006–2013)
Harold Jackson (2014–2015)
Derrick McCall # (2015)
Tony Hughes (2016–2018)
John Hendrick (2018–2019)
Deion Sanders (2020–2022)
T. C. Taylor (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Talladega Tornadoes head football coaches
E. R. Johnson (1909–1910) Jubie Bragg (1920–1922) William H. Kindle (1923–1928) Ted A. Wright (1929–1930) Gordon Kitchens (1932–?)

v t e Florida A&M Rattlers and Lady Rattlers athletic directors
Jazz Byrd (1926–1930) Jubie Bragg (1930–1945) Jake Gaither (1945–1973) Hansel Tookes (1973–1980) Roosevelt Wilson (1980–1985) Nelson Townsend (1986–1987) Unknown (1987–2005) Nelson Townsend (2005–2007) Bill Hayes (2007–2009) Michael Smith # (2009–2010) Derek Horne (2010–2013) Michael Smith # (2013–2014) Kellen Winslow (2014) Nelson Townsend # (2014–2015) Earl D'Wayne Robinson # (2015) Milton Overton (2015–2017) John Eason (2017–2019) Kortne Gosha (2019– ) # denotes interim athletic director.

Florida A&M Rattlers and Lady Rattlers athletic directors