2009 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2009 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 23
FCS Coaches	No. 22
Record	8–3 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Joe Taylor (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Earl Holmes (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bragg Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2008 2010  →

2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 South Carolina State $^		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 23 Florida A&M		6	–	2					8	–	3
Norfolk State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Morgan State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Bethune–Cookman		4	–	4					5	–	6
Delaware State		3	–	4					4	–	6
Hampton		3	–	5					5	–	6
North Carolina A&T		2	–	5					4	–	6
Howard		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by second-year head coach Joe Taylor and played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They finished the season 8–3 overall and 6–2 in conference play to place second in the MEAC.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	6:00 p.m.	Delaware State		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 21–12	17,209
September 10	7:30 p.m.	at Winston-Salem State *		Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 34–10	6,313
September 17	7:30 p.m.	Howard		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 48–10	7,668
September 26	4:45 p.m.	vs. Tennessee State *		Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA		W 31–12	51,950
October 10	7:00 p.m.	at No. 11 (FBS) Miami (FL) *	No. 22	Land Shark Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN360	L 16–48	47,859
October 17	2:00 p.m.	at No. 11 South Carolina State	No. 22	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC		L 20–35	24,496	[1]
October 24	3:00 p.m.	Norfolk State		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 34–20	17,049
October 31	4:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	No. 24	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		W 31–28 OT	3,410
November 7	3:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T	No. 22	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 31–27	8,034
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at Hampton	No. 22	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA		L 0–25	1,931
November 21	2:30 p.m.	vs. Bethune–Cookman		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)		W 42–6	59,418
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "FAMU's MEAC hopes bitten by Bulldogs". Tallahassee Democrat. October 18, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "2009 Florida A&M Football". floridaam_ftp.sidearmsports.com. Retrieved June 16, 2025.