2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2018 record 5–2 (4–0 MEAC)
Head coach Willie Simmons (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Alex Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Ralph Street (1st season)
Home stadium Bragg Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 25,500)
2018 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Florida A&M  3 –0     4 –2  
No. 10 North Carolina A&T  2 –0     5 –1  
Norfolk State  1 –1     3 –2  
Bethune–Cookman  1 –1     3 –3  
North Carolina Central  1 –1     2 –3  
Howard  1 –1     1 –3  
South Carolina State  1 –1     1 –4  
Morgan State  0 –1     1 –4  
Savannah State  0 –2     1 –4  
Delaware State  0 –2     0 –5  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represents Florida A&M University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers are led by first-year head coach Willie Simmons. They play their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Rattlers finished the 2017 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.

Preseason

MEAC preseason poll

In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Rattlers were picked to finish in fifth place.[2]

Predicted finish Team
1North Carolina A&T
2Howard
3North Carolina Central
4Bethune–Cookman
5Florida A&M
6Norfolk State
7South Carolina State
8Savannah State
9Morgan State
10Delaware State

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

The Rattlers had ten players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:00 p.m.Fort Valley State*
ESPN3W 41–720,262
September 87:00 p.m.at Troy*
ESPN+L 7–5925,767
September 155:00 p.m.Jackson State*
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN3L 16–1817,643
September 224:00 p.m.Savannah State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN3W 31–1316,644
September 294:00 p.m.at North Carolina Central
ESPN3W 55–148,451
October 64:00 p.m.Norfolk Statedagger
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN3W 17–026,045
October 131:00 p.m.at No. 10 North Carolina A&T
ESPN3W 22–2115,418
October 274:00 p.m.Morgan State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN3
November 31:00 p.m.at Howard
November 104:00 p.m.South Carolina State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN3
November 172:00 p.m.vs. Bethune–Cookman
ESPN Classic
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time


Game summaries

Fort Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7
Rattlers 7 13 13 8 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–1 2011 FAMU, 28–22

at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0 7 0 0 7
Trojans 21 17 14 7 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2002 TROY, 24–37

Jackson State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 6 9 3 18
Rattlers 7 0 9 0 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–9–2 2014 JSU, 22–17

Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 0 0 6 13
Rattlers 0 3 14 14 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–1 2017 FAMU, 20–14

at North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 24 17 7 7 55
Eagles 7 0 7 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–4–1 2017 NCCU, 21–14

Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
Rattlers 0 3 0 14 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–3 2017 NSU, 35–28

at North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0 6 7 9 22
No. 10 Aggies 14 7 0 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
44–19–3 2017 NCAT, 31–20

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0
Rattlers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–8 2017 FAMU, 34–31

at Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0
Bison 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
27–10 2017 HOW, 37–26

South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Rattlers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
30–25–2 2016 SCSU, 48–14

vs Bethune–Cookman

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0
Wildcats 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
49–22–1 2017 BCU, 29–24

Coaching staff

2018 Florida A&M Rattlers coaching staff

Head Coach

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Alex Jackson
  • Tight Ends/Special Teams/Associate Head Coach – James Spady
  • Wide Receivers – Jelani Barassa
  • Running backs – Clifford Henry
  • Graduate assistant – Mateo Kambui

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator/Defensive line – Ralph Street
  • Defensive backs – Kenneth Gilstrap
  • Defensive backs – Brandon Sharp

Source:[4] Last updated 7/13/18

References

  1. ↑ "FAMU head coach Alex Wood resigns, O-line coach Edwin Pata takes over as interim". www.tallahasee.com. Tallahassee Democrat/USA Today. November 20, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Florida A&M Football Roster". Florida A&M Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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