1995 Florida A&M Rattlers football
MEAC champion
Heritage Bowl, L 25–30 vs. Southern
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record9–3 (6–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
1995 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Florida A&M $ 6 0 09 3 0
Delaware State 5 1 06 5 0
South Carolina State 4 2 06 4 0
Howard 2 4 06 5 0
North Carolina A&T 2 4 04 7 0
Bethune–Cookman 2 4 03 8 0
Morgan State 0 6 01 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. 23W 28–16
September 94:00 p.m.at No. 19 (I-A) Miami (FL)*No. 25L 3–4957,721[1]
September 16Jackson State*
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 15–1213,914[2]
September 237:00 p.m.vs. Tennessee State*W 24–720,079[3][4]
September 30at HowardNo. 23W 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. 14L 38–5233,700[5][6]
November 11at South Carolina StateNo. 20W 28–21
November 25vs. Bethune–CookmanNo. 16W 43–037,006[7]
December 29vs. No. 11 Southern*No. 16
L 25–3025,164[8]

References

  1. "Florida A&M Rattlers vs. Miami Hurricanes Box Score". USAToday.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. "Vidal makes his point perfectly clear". Tallahassee Democrat. September 17, 1995. Retrieved August 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 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 icon.
  4. "Vidal (243 yards) carries FAMU". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. September 24, 1995. p. 8D. Retrieved January 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "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 icon.
  6. 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 icon.
  7. 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 icon.
  8. "Late pickoff doome FAMU to a repeat defeat in Dome". The Atlanta Constitution. December 30, 1995. Retrieved April 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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