2008 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2008 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record9–3 (5–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 South Carolina State $^   8 – 0     10 – 2  
  5 – 3     9 – 3  
Bethune–Cookman   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Hampton   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Delaware State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Morgan State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Norfolk State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
North Carolina A&T   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Howard   0 – 8     1 – 10  
Winston-Salem State *   0 – 0     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for conference championship
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Taylor, the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the MEAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Alabama State*
W 30–2018,088[1]
September 4at Delaware State
L 28–35 OT6,216[2]
September 20at Howard
W 51–245,297[3]
September 27vs. No. 23 Tennessee State*
W 28–2150,428[4]
October 4South Carolina State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 21–2812,462[5]
October 9Winston-Salem State*
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 23–015,448[6]
October 18at Southern*
W 52–4915,107[7]
October 25at Norfolk State
W 31–2813,889[8]
November 1Morgan Statedagger
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 10–1316,205[9]
November 8at North Carolina A&T
W 45–77,036[10]
November 15Hampton
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 45–249,711[11]
November 22vs. Bethune–Cookman
W 58–3560,712[12]

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References

  1. ^ "Special-teams play delivers win". The Orlando Sentinel. August 31, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "FAMU loses heartbreaker to Delaware St". Pensacola News Journal. September 5, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rattlers pile on vs. Howard". Tallahassee Democrat. September 21, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pulley powers FAMU victory". The Miami Herald. September 28, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "S.C. State hangs on, takes 28–21 win over the Rattlers". The Times and Democrat. October 5, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florida A&M blanks WSSU". News and Record. October 10, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Florida A&M beats Southern". Florida Today. October 19, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rattlers win on last-second field goal". St. Petersburg Times. October 26, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kick foils FAMU in final seconds". Tallahassee Democrat. November 2, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Florida A&M rolls to conference win". The Palm Beach Post. November 9, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Former coach not kind to HU". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rattlers rout Wildcats". South Florida Sun Sentinel. November 23, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2008 Florida A&M Football". floridaam_ftp.sidearmsports.com. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
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