2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

The 2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by first-year head coach Willie Simmons. They played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–2 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place.

2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2018 record6–5 (5–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlex Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRalph Street (1st season)
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 25,500)
2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 12 North Carolina A&T $  6 –1     9 –2  
Bethune–Cookman  5 –2     7 –5  
Florida A&M  5 –2     6 –5  
South Carolina State  4 –3     5 –6  
Howard  4 –3     4 –6  
North Carolina Central  3 –4     5 –6  
Morgan State  3 –4     4 –7  
Norfolk State  2 –5     4 –7  
Delaware State  2 –5     3 –8  
Savannah State  1 –6     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

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 State
  • 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
ESPN3W 38–314,037
November 31:00 p.m.at Howard
L 23–316,858
November 104:00 p.m.South Carolina State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN3L 21–4412,608
November 172:00 p.m.vs. Bethune–Cookman
ESPN ClassicL 19–3352,142
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • 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

at Troy
1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0 7 0 0 7
Trojans 21 17 14 7 59
See also: 2018 Troy Trojans football team

Jackson State
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 6 9 3 18
Rattlers 7 0 9 0 16
See also: 2018 Jackson State Tigers football team

Savannah State
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 0 0 6 13
Rattlers 0 3 14 14 31
See also: 2018 Savannah State Tigers football team

at North Carolina Central
1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 24 17 7 7 55
Eagles 7 0 7 0 14
See also: 2018 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

Norfolk State
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
Rattlers 0 3 0 14 17
See also: 2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team

at North Carolina A&T
1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0 6 7 9 22
No. 10 Aggies 14 7 0 0 21
See also: 2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Morgan State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 3 3
Rattlers 14 17 7 0 38
See also: 2018 Morgan State Bears football team

at Howard
1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 10 7 0 6 23
Bison 21 0 7 3 31
See also: 2018 Howard Bison football team

South Carolina State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 14 6 14 44
Rattlers 0 14 7 0 21
See also: 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

vs Bethune–Cookman
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 12 14 33
Rattlers 3 10 6 0 19
See also: 2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team and Florida Classic

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.tallahassee.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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