2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

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2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Florida A&M Rattlers wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (5–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlex Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRalph Street (1st season)
Home stadium Bragg Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
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.

Contents

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 finishTeam
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 *
ESPN3 W 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 State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • 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 Classic L 19–3352,142
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time


Game summaries

Fort Valley State

1234Total
Wildcats07007
Rattlers71313841

At Troy

1234Total
Rattlers07007
Trojans211714759

Jackson State

1234Total
Tigers069318
Rattlers709016

Savannah State

1234Total
Tigers700613
Rattlers03141431

At North Carolina Central

1234Total
Rattlers24177755
Eagles707014

Norfolk State

1234Total
Spartans00000
Rattlers0301417

At North Carolina A&T

1234Total
Rattlers067922
No. 10 Aggies1470021

Morgan State

1234Total
Bears00033
Rattlers14177038

At Howard

1234Total
Rattlers1070623
Bison2107331

South Carolina State

1234Total
Bulldogs101461444
Rattlers0147021

vs Bethune–Cookman

1234Total
Wildcats07121433
Rattlers3106019

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

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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.