2020 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

The 2020 Florida A&M Rattlers football team will represented Florida A&M University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers will be led by third-year head coach Willie Simmons. They will play their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium and are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

2020 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coachWillie Simmons (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorAlex Jackson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorRalph Street (3rd season)
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 25,500)
2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Bethune–Cookman  0 0     0 0  
Delaware State  0 0     0 0  
Florida A&M  0 0     0 0  
Howard *  0 0     0 0  
Morgan State  0 0     0 0  
Norfolk State  0 0     0 0  
North Carolina A&T  0 0     0 0  
North Carolina Central  0 0     0 0  
South Carolina State  0 0     0 0  
  • * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
As of June 18, 2020; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Rattlers finished the 2019 season 9–2, 7–1 in MEAC play to finish with the best overall record in the MEAC and across all HBCU schools. However, in May 2019, Florida A&M was banned from 2019 postseason play,[1] so could not compete in the Celebration Bowl or for a MEAC championship.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 6 7:00 p.m. vs. Albany State*
September 12 7:00 p.m. at Southern*
Cancelled[lower-alpha 1]
September 19 6:00 p.m. South Carolina State
September 26 6:00 p.m. Norfolk State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
October 3 at North Carolina Central
October 17 at North Carolina A&T
October 24 4:00 p.m. Morgan State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
October 31 2:00 p.m. at Delaware State
November 7 at UCF*
November 14 at Howard
November 21 vs. Bethune–Cookman
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

  1. On June 17, 2020, it was announced that Florida A&M's week 2 contest against Southern would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

References

  1. "NCAA Hits FAMU Athletics With Penalties Over Ineligible Student Athletes". wfsu.org. May 22, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. Witz, Billy (17 June 2020). "First Cancellations Emerge for Major College Football". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. "2020 Florida A&M Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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