2010 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2010 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	0–3, 8 wins vacated (0–1 MEAC, 8 wins vacated)
Head coach	Joe Taylor (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Earl Holmes (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bragg Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2009 2011  →

2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Bethune–Cookman +^		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 16 South Carolina State +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Florida A&M +		7	–	1					8	–	3
Hampton		5	–	3					6	–	5
Norfolk State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Morgan State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Delaware State		2	–	6					3	–	8
North Carolina A&T		1	–	7					1	–	10
Howard		0	–	8					1	–	10
North Carolina Central *		0	–	0					3	–	8
Savannah State *		0	–	0					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * Not eligible for conference championship Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by third-year head coach Joe Taylor and played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They finished the season 8–3 overall and 8–1 in conference play to share the MEAC title with Bethune–Cookman and South Carolina State. However, all of Florida A&M's wins from the 2010 season were later vacated by the NCAA for fielding ineligible students. ^{[1] [2]} This was the Rattlers last conference championship before leaving the MEAC in 2020. ^{[3] [4]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:30 p.m.	at No. 20 (FBS) Miami (FL) *	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN3	L 0–45	53,674	[5]
September 11	6:00 p.m.	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 17–14 (vacated)	3,867	[6]
September 18	1:00 p.m.	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC		W 50–7 (vacated)	5,286	[7]
September 25	3:45 p.m.	vs. Tennessee State *	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	NBCSN	L 18–29	54,202	[8]
October 2	6:00 p.m.	No. 9 South Carolina State	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 0–19	14,052	[9]
October 16	3:00 p.m.	Savannah State	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 31–0 (vacated)	8,834	[10]
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA		W 17–13 (vacated)	21,118	[11]
October 30	3:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 31–17 (vacated)	30,459	[12]
November 6	1:30 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC		W 22–19 OT (vacated)	7,242	[13]
November 13	3:00 p.m.	Hampton	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 17–12 (vacated)	10,306	[14]
November 20	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Bethune–Cookman	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	ESPNC	W 38–27 (vacated)	61,712	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "2010 Football Schedule". Florida A&M. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
2. "NCAA Hits FAMU Athletics With Penalties Over Ineligible Student Athletes". WFSU News. May 22, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
3. "All-Time Football Champions". meacsports.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
4. "SWAC Announces Addition of Florida A&M as Full Member". swac.org. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
5. "Florida A&M Rattlers vs. Miami Hurricanes Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
6. "Florida A&M wins, improves to 2–0". The Palm Beach Post. September 12, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "FAMU coasts to easy win over Howard". Tallahassee Democrat. September 19, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tigers end 8-game skid against Rattlers". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 26, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "FAMU falls to South Carolina State". Tallahassee Democrat. October 3, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "FAMU shuts out Savannah State". Tallahassee Democrat. October 17, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Rattlers rally to victory". Tallahassee Democrat. October 24, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Morgan State falls to Florida A&M, 31–17". The Baltimore Sun. October 31, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Aggies' valiant effort goes for naught". News and Record. November 7, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Rattlers will get shot at MEAC title". Tallahassee Democrat. November 14, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Imperfect finish; Sylvester, FAMU deal B–CU first defeat". The Orlando Sentinel. November 21, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.