Eugene J. Bragg
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1907 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 1936 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1927 | Florida A&M |
| Position | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1934–1935 | Florida A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–22–5 |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
Eugene James Bragg (1907 – January 24, 1936) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes—now known as Florida A&M University—in Tallahassee, Florida, from 1934 to 1935.
Bragg was born in 1907, in Tallahassee. He attended Florida A&M, where he played football as a fullback before graduating in 1928. He worked as an agricultural agent in Gadsden County, Florida, and then earned a master's degree from Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now known as Iowa State University. In addition to coaching at his alma mater, Florida A&M, Bragg was an instructor in the college's agricultural division.[1]
Bragg died of appendicitis, on January 24, 1936, at Florida A&M's hospital in Tallahassee.[2] He was survived by his father, Jubie Bragg, longtime coach and athletic director at Florida A&M.[1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida A&M Rattlers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1934–1935) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Florida A&M | 5–3–1 | 3–3 | 4th | W Orange Blossom Classic | ||||
| 1935 | Florida A&M | 4–5 | 2–4 | 6th | L Orange Blossom Classic | ||||
| Florida A&M: | 9–8–1 | 6–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–8–1 | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 "Eugene Bragg, Famcee Head Coach Dies At Tallahassee". Journal and Guide. Norfolk, Virginia. February 1, 1936. p. 14. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "A And M College Coach Dies Here". The Daily Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. January 26, 1936. p. 5. Retrieved April 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Eugene Bragg". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
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- 1907 births
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- American agriculturalists
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- Florida A&M University faculty
- Iowa State University alumni
- Players of American football from Tallahassee, Florida
- Coaches of American football from Florida
- African-American coaches of American football
- 20th-century African-American academics
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- Deaths from appendicitis
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