2013 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

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2013 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Florida A&M Rattlers wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Quinn Gray (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Levon Kirkland (1st season)
Home stadium Bragg Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Bethune–Cookman +^  7 1   10 3  
No. 25 South Carolina State +^  7 1   9 4  
Morgan State  5 3   5 7  
Delaware State  5 3   5 6  
North Carolina A&T  4 4   7 4  
Howard  4 4   6 6  
Hampton  4 4   4 8  
North Carolina Central  3 5   5 7  
Norfolk State  3 5   3 9  
Florida A&M  2 6   3 9  
Savannah State  0 8   1 11  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Savannah State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to Academic Progress Rate sanctions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by new head coach Earl Holmes [1] and played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In addition to a new head coach, Florida A&M entered the season with a new offensive and defensive coordinator. Levon Kirkland [2] came aboard as the new defensive coordinator, while Quinn Gray returned for his second season as quarterback coach and his first season as offensive coordinator. George Small also returned to the team as the Assistant Head Coach after failing to get the head coaching job at Southern University. [3]

The Rattlers entered the 2013 season having been picked to finish fifth in the MEAC and having placed 11-players on the All-MEAC Pre-Season team.

They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in tenth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 111:45 amvs. Mississippi Valley State * ESPN W 27–1024,376
September 72:00 pm Tennessee State *L 7–2714,237
September 142:00 pm Samford *
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 20–2710,034
September 2112:00 pmat No. 3 (FBS) Ohio State * BTN L 0–76103,595
October 51:00 pmat Morgan State L 21–341,259
October 126:00 pmat Savannah State WGSA W 27–145,620
October 192:00 pm Howard Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 10–2115,342
October 262:00 pm North Carolina A&T
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 13–20 OT9,209
November 22:00 pmat Norfolk State W 16–610,627
November 91:30 pmat South Carolina State L 21–2520,022
November 162:00 pm Delaware State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 21–297,026
November 232:00 pmvs. No. 14 Bethune-Cookman
ESPNC L 10–2945,321

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