2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2012 record 4–7 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach Joe Taylor (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Earl Holmes
Home stadium Bragg Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 25,500)
2012 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#25 Bethune-Cookman $^  8 0     9 3  
Howard  6 2     7 4  
North Carolina A&T  5 3     7 4  
North Carolina Central  5 3     6 5  
Delaware State  5 3     6 5  
South Carolina State  4 4     5 6  
Florida A&M  4 4     4 7  
Hampton  3 5     3 7  
Norfolk State  2 6     4 7  
Morgan State  2 6     3 8  
Savannah State  0 8     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by fifth year head coach Joe Taylor and played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 PM at Tennessee State* LP FieldNashville, TN (John Merritt Classic) L 14–17   15,652
September 8 7:00 PM at No. 5 (FBS) Oklahoma* Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK PPV L 13–69   84,852
September 15 6:00 PM Hampton Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL W 44–20   17,871
September 22 6:00 PM at Delaware State Alumni StadiumDover, DE W 24–22   2,758
September 29 3:30 PM vs. Southern* Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic) NBCSN L 14–21   41,042
October 6 1:00 PM at Howard William H. Greene StadiumWashington, D.C. L 10–17   3,589
October 13 6:00 PM Savannah State Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 44–3   12,561
October 20 6:00 PM South Carolina State Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 20–27 OT  11,106
November 3 1:30 PM at North Carolina A&T Aggie StadiumGreensboro, NC L 3–16   6,346
November 10 3:00 PM North Carolina Central Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 22–21   14,768
November 17 2:00 PM vs. No. 25 Bethune-Cookman Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Florida Classic) ESPNC L 16–21   32,317
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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