2015 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2015 Florida A&M Rattlers football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2015 record	1–10 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach	Alex Wood (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Martin Spieler (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Theo Lemon (1st year)
Home stadium	Bragg Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 25,500)

2015 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#21 North Carolina A&T +		7	–	1		10	–	2
Bethune-Cookman +		7	–	1		9	–	2
North Carolina Central +		7	–	1		8	–	3
South Carolina State		6	–	2		7	–	4
Hampton		5	–	3		6	–	5
Morgan State		4	–	4		4	–	6
Norfolk State		4	–	4		4	–	7
Savannah State*		1	–	7		1	–	9
Florida A&M*		1	–	7		1	–	10
Delaware State		1	–	7		1	–	10
Howard		1	–	7		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by first-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 1–10, 1–7 in MEAC play to finish in a four way tie for eighth place. The Rattlers were ineligible to participate in post season play to due Academic Progress Rate violations.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 PM	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN3	L 3–51	30,434
September 12	2:00 PM	at Samford*	Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL	ESPN3	L 21–58	4,714
September 17	7:30 PM	at South Carolina State	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC	ESPNU	L 0–36	14,397
September 26	6:00 PM	Tennessee State*	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	RV	L 14–30	18,020
October 3	7:00 PM	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA		L 27–37	4,679
October 10	4:00 PM	North Carolina Central	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	RV	L 24–27	9,263
October 17	3:00 PM	Delaware State	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	RV	W 41–13	22,678
October 31	3:00 PM	No. 20 North Carolina A&T	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	RV	L 10–28	10,279
November 7	1:00 PM	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA		L 0–33	2,211
November 14	1:00 PM	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD		L 7–21	1,167
November 21	2:30 PM	vs. Bethune-Cookman	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	ESPN Classic	L 14–35	45,728
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

@ South Florida

Florida A&M @ South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	0	3	0	3
• Bulls	3	13	14	21	51

Date: September 5
Location: Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL
Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 30,434
Television network: ESPN3

@ Samford

Florida A&M @ Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	14	0	0	7	21
• Bulldogs	10	31	10	7	58

Date: September 12
Location: Seibert Stadium
Homewood, AL
Game start: 2:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 4,714
Television network: ESPN3

@ South Carolina State

Florida A&M @ South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	0	0	0	0
• Bulldogs	10	6	7	13	36

Date: September 17
Location: Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Orangeburg, SC
Game start: 7:30 PM EDT
Game attendance: 14,397
Television network: ESPNU

Tennessee State

Tennessee State @ Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
• TSU Tigers	0	7	9	14	30
Rattlers	0	7	7	0	14

Date: September 26
Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
Tallahassee, FL
Game start: 6:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 18,020

@ Savannah State

Florida A&M @ Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	7	0	13	7	27
• SSU Tigers	16	14	7	0	37

Date: October 3
Location: Ted Wright Stadium
Savannah, GA
Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 4,679

North Carolina Central

North Carolina Central @ Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Eagles	10	7	0	10	27
Rattlers	3	14	7	0	24

Date: October 10
Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
Tallahassee, FL
Game start: 4:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 9,263

Delaware State

Delaware State @ Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	0	0	6	13
• Rattlers	7	10	10	14	41

Date: October 17
Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
Tallahassee, FL
Game start: 3:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 22,678

North Carolina A&T

#20 North Carolina A&T @ Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #20 Aggies	14	7	7	0	28
Rattlers	0	0	7	3	10

Date: October 31
Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
Tallahassee, FL
Game start: 3:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 10,279

@ Hampton

Florida A&M @ Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	0	0	0	0
• Pirates	3	14	3	13	33

Date: November 7
Location: Armstrong Stadium
Hampton, VA
Game start: 1:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 2,211

@ Morgan State

Florida A&M @ Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	7	0	0	7
• Bears	0	7	7	7	21

Date: November 14
Location: Hughes Stadium
Baltimore, MD
Game start: 1:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 1,167

vs Bethune-Cookman

Bethune-Cookman vs Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wildcats	14	7	7	7	35
Rattlers	0	14	0	0	14

Date: November 21
Location: Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
Orlando, FL
Game start: 2:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 45,728
Television network: ESPN Classic

References

Florida A&M Rattlers football

Venues	Bragg Memorial Stadium (1957–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Florida Classic (Bethune-Cookman) Orange Blossom Classic

Culture & lore	"Rattler Orange and Green" Marching 100

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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