2017 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2017 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMartin Spieler (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTheo Lemon (3rd season)
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 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  
*   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 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 26NoonTexas Southern*
ESPNUW 29–715,401
August 318:00 p.m.at Arkansas*
SECNL 7–4932,580
September 166:00 p.m.vs. No. 22 Tennessee State*
RVL 13–2417,102
September 236:00 p.m.at Savannah State
SSAAW 20–144,670
September 287:30 p.m.North Carolina Central
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNUL 14–2118,488
October 72:00 p.m.at Norfolk State
SSCL 28–353,623
October 143:00 p.m.No. 15 North Carolina A&Tdagger
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
RVL 20–3125,067
October 212:00 p.m.at Hampton
PTVL 27–3112,251
October 281:00 p.m.at Morgan State
SPORTSfever TV
ESPN3		W 34–312,589
November 44:00 p.m.Howard
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
RVL 26–3717,234
November 182:00 p.m.vs. Bethune–Cookman
ESPN ClassicL 24–2947,819
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the 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
See also: 2017 Texas Southern Tigers football team

At Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0 0 0 7 7
Razorbacks 7 14 14 14 49
See also: 2017 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

vs Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0 6 0 7 13
No. 22 Tigers 3 7 7 7 24
See also: 2017 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 7 7 0 6 20
Tigers 7 0 0 7 14
See also: 2017 Savannah State Tigers football team

North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 0 0 7 21
Rattlers 0 14 0 0 14
See also: 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

At Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 7 7 7 7 28
Spartans 0 14 6 15 35
See also: 2017 Norfolk State Spartans football team

North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Aggies 7 21 3 0 31
Rattlers 7 0 7 6 20
See also: 2017 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

At Hampton

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 3 7 7 10 27
Pirates 7 14 0 10 31
See also: 2017 Hampton Pirates football team

At Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 7 14 3 10 34
Bears 0 21 3 7 31
See also: 2017 Morgan State Bears football team

Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 7 13 14 3 37
Rattlers 13 10 0 3 26
See also: 2017 Howard Bison football team

vs Bethune–Cookman

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 3 0 19 29
Rattlers 0 10 7 7 24
See also: 2017 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

References

  1. ^ "FAMU head coach Alex Wood resigns, O-line coach Edwin Pata takes over as interim".
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