2017 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2017 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2017 record 3–8 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach Alex Wood (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Martin Spieler (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Theo Lemon (3rd season)
Home stadium Bragg Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 25,500)
2017 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $  8 –0     12 –0  
Howard  6 –2     7 –4  
Bethune–Cookman  6 –2     7 –4  
North Carolina Central  5 –3     7 –4  
Hampton  5 –3     6 –5  
Norfolk State  4 –4     4 –7  
Savannah State*  3 –5     3 –8  
South Carolina State  2 –6     3 –7  
Florida A&M*  2 –6     3 –8  
Delaware State  2 –6     2 –9  
Morgan State*  1 –7     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by third-year head coach Alex Wood. They played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

On November 20, head coach Alex Wood resigned.[1] He finished at Florida A&M with a three-year record of 8–25.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 26 Noon Texas Southern* Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Jake Gaither Classic) ESPNU W 29–7   15,401
August 31 8:00 p.m. at Arkansas* War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR SECN L 7–49   32,580
September 16 6:00 p.m. vs. No. 22 Tennessee State* Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Tampa Classic) RV L 13–24   17,102
September 23 6:00 p.m. at Savannah State Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA SSAA W 20–14   4,670
September 28 7:30 p.m. North Carolina Central Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPNU L 14–21   18,488
October 7 2:00 p.m. at Norfolk State William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA SSC L 28–35   3,623
October 14 3:00 p.m. No. 15 North Carolina A&Tdagger Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL RV L 20–31   25,067
October 21 2:00 p.m. at Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA PTV L 27–31   12,251
October 28 1:00 p.m. at Morgan State Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD SPORTSfever TV
ESPN3		 W 34–31   2,589
November 4 4:00 p.m. Howard Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL RV L 26–37   17,234
November 18 2:00 p.m. vs. Bethune–Cookman Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL (Florida Classic) ESPN Classic L 24–29   47,819
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Texas Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 7 7
Rattlers 7 13 9 0 29

at Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0 0 0 7 7
Razorbacks 7 14 14 14 49

vs Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0 6 0 7 13
No. 22 Tigers 3 7 7 7 24

at Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 7 7 0 6 20
Tigers 7 0 0 7 14

North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 0 0 7 21
Rattlers 0 14 0 0 14

at Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 7 7 7 7 28
Spartans 0 14 6 15 35

North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Aggies 7 21 3 0 31
Rattlers 7 0 7 6 20

at Hampton

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 3 7 7 10 27
Pirates 7 14 0 10 31

at Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 7 14 3 10 34
Bears 0 21 3 7 31

Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 7 13 14 3 37
Rattlers 13 10 0 3 26

vs Bethune–Cookman

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 3 0 19 29
Rattlers 0 10 7 7 24

References

  1. ↑ https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/famu/2017/11/20/famu-head-coach-alex-wood-resigns-o-line-coach-edwin-pata-takes-over-interim/879398001/
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