2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016 record	4–7 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Alex Wood (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Martin Spieler (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Theo Lemon (2nd year)
Home stadium	Bragg Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 25,500)

2016 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#20 North Carolina Central $		8	–	0		9	–	2
#17 North Carolina A&T ^		7	–	1		9	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3		5	–	6
South Carolina State		5	–	3		5	–	6
Bethune-Cookman		4	–	4		4	–	6
Florida A&M*		4	–	4		4	–	7
Norfolk State		3	–	5		4	–	7
Savannah State*		3	–	5		3	–	7
Morgan State*		3	–	5		3	–	8
Howard*		2	–	6		2	–	9
Delaware State		0	–	8		0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant *Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represents Florida A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers are led by second-year head coach Alex Wood. They play their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	at Miami (FL)*	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN3	L 3–70	65,326
September 10	7:00 PM	at Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN3	L 10–49	10,037
September 17	7:00 PM	vs. Tuskegee*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (5th Quarter Classic)	RV	L 17–20	19,223
September 24	6:00 PM	South Carolina State	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	RV	L 14–48	19,127
October 1	6:00 PM	Savannah State	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	RV	W 19–14	16,789
October 8	4:00 PM	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC	NSN	L 13–17	617
October 15	2:00 PM	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	W 41–27	3,124
October 22	3:00 PM	Hampton	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	RV	W 31–14	26,044
October 29	1:00 PM	at No. 12 North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC		L 17–42	22,150
November 12	4:00 PM	Morgan State	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	RV	W 22–21	16,879
November 19	2:00 PM	vs. Bethune-Cookman	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	ESPN Classic	L 19–39	45,372
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

@ Miami (Fla.)

Florida A&M @ Miami (Fla.)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	3	0	0	3
• Hurricanes	14	14	42	0	70

Date: September 3
Location: Sun Life Stadium
Miami, FL
Game start: 6:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 65,326
Television network: ESPN3

@ Coastal Carolina

Florida A&M @ Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	7	0	3	10
• #17 Chanticleers	22	14	6	7	49

Date: September 10
Location: Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC
Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 10,037
Television network: ESPN3

vs Tuskegee

Florida A&M vs Tuskegee (5th Quarter Classic)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	7	10	0	17
• Golden Tigers	6	7	0	7	20

Date: September 17
Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Mobile, AL
Game start: 6:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 19,223
Television network: RV

South Carolina State

South Carolina State @ Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bulldogs	7	14	13	14	48
Rattlers	0	7	0	7	14

Date: September 24
Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
Tallahassee, FL
Game start: 6:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 19,127
Television network: RV

Savannah State

Savannah State @ Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	0	7	14
• Rattlers	0	13	6	0	19

Date: October 1
Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
Tallahassee, FL
Game start: 6:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 16,789
Television network: RV

North Carolina Central

North Carolina Central @ Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	5	0	0	8	13
• Eagles	0	3	0	14	17

Date: October 8
Location: O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
Durham, NC
Game start: 4:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 617
Television network: NSN

@ Delaware State

Florida A&M @ Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Rattlers	10	10	0	21	41
Hornets	0	14	6	7	27

Date: October 15
Location: Alumni Stadium
Dover, DE
Game start: 2:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 3,124
Television network: WDSU-TV

Hampton

Hampton @ Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	7	0	7	14
• Rattlers	7	0	10	14	31

Date: October 22
Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
Tallahassee, FL
Game start: 3:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 26,044
Television network: RV

@ North Carolina A&T

Florida A&M @ North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	10	0	7	17
• #12 Aggies	7	14	14	7	42

Date: October 29
Location: Aggie Stadium
Greensboro, NC
Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 22,150
Television network: LTV

Morgan State

Morgan State @ Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	0	7	0	21
• Rattlers	6	3	0	13	22

Date: November 12
Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
Tallahassee, FL
Game start: 4:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 16,879
Television network: RV

vs Bethune-Cookman

Bethune-Cookman vs Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wildcats	14	7	0	18	39
Rattlers	3	7	3	6	19

Date: November 19
Location: Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
Orlando, FL
Game start: 2:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 45,372
Television network: ESPN Classic

References

Florida A&M Rattlers football

Venues	Bragg Memorial Stadium (1957–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Florida Classic (Bethune-Cookman) Orange Blossom Classic

Culture & lore	"Rattler Orange and Green" Marching 100

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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