1987 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

1987 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–5–1 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Delaware State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 18 Howard 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Bethune–Cookman 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
North Carolina A&T 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Morgan State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Florida A&M 0 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida A&M games did not count as conference games in 1987; records adjusted for Howard and Arkansas Pine–Bluff forfeits to Delaware State
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Ken Riley, the Rattlers compiled a record of 5–5–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Tuskegee
L 0–2310,342
September 12vs. No. 1 Georgia Southern
W 17–1417,268
September 19Mississippi Valley State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 10–06,939
September 26Tennessee State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 16–2116,246
October 3Alabama State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 12–146,395
October 17vs. Central State (OH)
T 10–1020,439
October 24at South Carolina State
L 10–209,242
October 31at Alcorn State
L 15–17
November 7Southern
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 24–1727,085
November 14No. 5 (D-II) UCF
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 19–144,803
November 28vs. Bethune–Cookman
W 21–1041,521

References

  1. ^ "Tuskegee shuts out Rattlers". Tallahassee Democrat. September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "FAMU shocks Ga. Southern". The Miami Herald. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "FAMU stymies Miss. Valley St., 10–0". The Orlando Sentinel. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "FAMU toppled by turnovers, 21–16". The Orlando Sentinel. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alabama State struggles past FAMU, 14–12". Florida Today. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "FAMU strikes late, ties Central State". The Miami Herald. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "S.C. State wins 20–10". The Item. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alcorn State trips FAMU". Florida Today. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rattlers' last stand holds off Southern". Tallahassee Democrat. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "FAMU spoils UCF's hopes for playoff bid". The Orlando Sentinel. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rattlers put bite on B–CC". St. Petersburg Times. November 29, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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