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).
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
2020 record | 0–0 (0–0 MEAC) |
Head coach | Willie Simmons (3rd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Alex Jackson (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ralph Street (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Bragg Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 25,500) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Albany State* | ||||||
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September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | South Carolina State | ||||||
September 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Norfolk State |
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October 3 | at North Carolina Central | |||||||
October 17 | at North Carolina A&T | |||||||
October 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Morgan State![]() |
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October 31 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | ||||||
November 7 | at UCF* | |||||||
November 14 | at Howard | |||||||
November 21 | vs. Bethune–Cookman | |||||||
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- 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
- "NCAA Hits FAMU Athletics With Penalties Over Ineligible Student Athletes". wfsu.org. May 22, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- Witz, Billy (17 June 2020). "First Cancellations Emerge for Major College Football". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "2020 Florida A&M Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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