1995 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

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1995 Florida A&M Rattlers football
MEAC champion
Heritage Bowl, L 25–30 vs. Southern
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
1995 record9–3 (6–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Florida A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Delaware State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Howard 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
North Carolina A&T 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Bethune–Cookman 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Morgan State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Rattlers were led by second-year head coach Billy Joe and played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. They finished the season with an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the MEAC title. Florida A&M was invited to the Heritage Bowl, where they lost to Southern.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Tuskegee*No. 23
W 28–16
September 94:00 p.m.at No. 19 (I-A) Miami (FL)*No. 25
L 3–4957,721[1]
September 16Jackson State*
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 15–12
September 237:00 p.m.vs. Tennessee State*
W 24–720,079[2][3]
September 30at HowardNo. 23
W 29–18
October 7North Carolina A&TNo. 23
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 20–3
October 14Delaware StateNo. 21
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 24–21
October 28Morgan StateNo. 17
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 47–9
November 42:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 Southern*No. 14
L 38–5233,700[4][5]
November 11at South Carolina StateNo. 20
W 28–21
November 25vs. Bethune–CookmanNo. 16
W 43–037,006[6]
December 29vs. No. 11 Southern*No. 16
L 25–30
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References[]

  1. ^ "Florida A&M Rattlers vs. Miami Hurricanes Box Score". USAToday.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Otterson, Chuck (September 23, 1995). "FAMU vs. Tennessee St". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. p. 11C. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ "Vidal (243 yards) carries FAMU". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. September 24, 1995. p. 8D. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ "Florida A&M Rattlers vs. Southern Jaguars". Florida Today. Cocoa, Florida. November 4, 1995. p. 2C. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ Daniels, Bryan (November 5, 1995). "FAMU's comeback try comes up short". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. p. 8D. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ Ryan, Dan (November 26, 1995). "FAMU deals rival B-CC a Classic Whipping". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. C10. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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