2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (5–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlex Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRalph Street (1st season)
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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.

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.[1]

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.[2]

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 Statedagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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

Jackson State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 6 9 3 18
Rattlers 7 0 9 0 16

Savannah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 0 0 6 13
Rattlers 0 3 14 14 31

At North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 24 17 7 7 55
Eagles 7 0 7 0 14

Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
Rattlers 0 3 0 14 17

At North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0 6 7 9 22
No. 10 Aggies 14 7 0 0 21

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 3 3
Rattlers 14 17 7 0 38

At Howard

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 10 7 0 6 23
Bison 21 0 7 3 31

South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 14 6 14 44
Rattlers 0 14 7 0 21

vs Bethune–Cookman

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 12 14 33
Rattlers 3 10 6 0 19

Coaching staff

2018 Florida A&M Rattlers coaching staff

Head coach

  • Head coach – Willie Simmons
  • Assistant head coach – Billy Rolle

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:[3] Last updated 7/13/18

References

  1. ↑ "North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2018 MEAC Championship". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ "NCAT's Raynard, NCCU's Reynolds Headline 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Football Team". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. July 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Florida A&M Football Roster". Florida A&M Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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