2023 Florida A&M Rattlers football | |
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SWAC Championship Game, W 35–14 vs. Prairie View A&M | |
Celebration Bowl, W 30–26 vs. Howard | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
East Division | |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 11 |
FCS Coaches | No. 10 |
Record | 12–1 (8–0 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Joseph Henry (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Co-defensive coordinators |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Bragg Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 11 Florida A&M xy$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prairie View A&M xy | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State x | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Florida A&M 35, Prairie View A&M 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Willie Simmons, the Rattlers played home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. The Florida A&M Rattlers football team drew an average home attendance of 17,616 in 2023.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Jackson State | ESPN | W 28–10 | 24,967 | ||
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Florida * | No. 23 | ESPN+ | L 24–38 | 36,495 | |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | West Florida * | No. 23 | HBCU Go | W 31–10 | 17,953 | |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Alabama State | No. 22 |
| ESPN+ | W 23–10 | 18,858 |
September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Mississippi Valley State | No. 20 | YouTube | W 31–7 | 1,689 | |
October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southern | No. 19 | ESPNU | W 26–19 | 17,174 | |
October 21 | 8:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern | No. 19 | ESPN+ | W 31–21 | 8,956 | |
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M ![]() | No. 16 |
| ESPNU | W 45–7 | 22,338 |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | No. 15 | ESPN+ | W 42–28 | 16,179 | |
November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Lincoln (CA) * | No. 13 |
| Rattlers+ | W 28–0 | 11,314 |
November 18 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Bethune–Cookman | No. 11 | ESPNU | W 24–7 | 56,227 | |
December 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M* | No. 10 |
| ESPN2 | W 35–14 | 14,628 |
December 16 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Howard | No. 10 | ABC | W 30–26 | 41,108 | |
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Week | ||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS | RV | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13T | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Coaches | 25 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13T | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Rattlers | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Statistics | JKST | FAMU |
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First downs | 17 | 18 |
Total yards | 303 | 358 |
Rushing yards | 72 | 208 |
Passing yards | 231 | 150 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 29:01 | 30:59 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Jackson State | Passing | Zy McDonald | 10/14, 149 yards, TD |
Rushing | Irv Mulligan | 16 rushes, 77 yards | |
Receiving | Rico Powers Jr. | 4 receptions, 119 yards, TD | |
Florida A&M | Passing | Jeremy Moussa | 12/22, 150 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Terrell Jennings | 11 rushes, 75 yards | |
Receiving | Jah'Marae Sheread | 5 receptions, 90 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 23 Rattlers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Bulls | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Statistics | FAMU | USF |
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First downs | 25 | 24 |
Total yards | 393 | 342 |
Rushing yards | 19 | 108 |
Passing yards | 374 | 234 |
Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
Time of possession | 31:47 | 28:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Florida A&M | Passing | Jeremy Moussa | 24/43, 374 yards, TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Jaquez Yant | 8 rushes, 22 yards | |
Receiving | Nicholas Dixon | 6 receptions, 98 yards | |
South Florida | Passing | Byrum Brown | 20/34, 197 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Michel Dukes | 13 rushes, 40 yards | |
Receiving | Naiem Simmons | 3 receptions, 59 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Argonauts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 23 Rattlers | 0 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 31 |
Statistics | WFLA | FAMU |
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First downs | 17 | 20 |
Total yards | 213 | 475 |
Rushing yards | 79 | 169 |
Passing yards | 134 | 306 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 32:01 | 27:59 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Florida | Passing | Peewee Jarrett | 16/37, 134 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | C. J. Wilson | 12 rushes, 57 yards | |
Receiving | K. J. Franklin | 4 receptions, 42 yards | |
Florida A&M | Passing | Jeremy Moussa | 18/27, 271 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Terrell Jennings | 2 rushes, 79 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Marcus Riley | 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
No. 22 Rattlers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
Statistics | ALST | FAMU |
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First downs | 13 | 22 |
Total yards | 303 | 353 |
Rushing yards | 14 | 59 |
Passing yards | 289 | 294 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 23:43 | 36:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Alabama State | Passing | Damon Stewart | 23/38, 289 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Jawon Howell | 12 rushes, 30 yards | |
Receiving | Kisean Johnson | 8 receptions, 112 yards | |
Florida A&M | Passing | Jeremy Moussa | 25/40, 294 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jaquez Yant | 7 rushes, 27 yards | |
Receiving | Jah'Marae Sheread | 9 receptions, 72 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 20 Rattlers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Delta Devils | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Statistics | FAMU | MVSU |
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First downs | 17 | 12 |
Total yards | 304 | 149 |
Rushing yards | 128 | 80 |
Passing yards | 176 | 69 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 23:46 | 36:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Florida A&M | Passing | Jeremy Moussa | 13/26, 155 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Kelvin Dean | 7 rushes, 48 yards | |
Receiving | Marcus Riley | 2 receptions, 99 yards, TD | |
Mississippi Valley State | Passing | Jamari Jones | 7/17, 69 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jared Wilson | 18 rushes, 42 yards | |
Receiving | Kobe Chambers | 4 receptions, 53 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 Rattlers | 0 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 26 |
Jaguars | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
Statistics | FAMU | SOU |
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First downs | 27 | 15 |
Total yards | 392 | 315 |
Rushing yards | 67 | 125 |
Passing yards | 325 | 190 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 34:54 | 25:06 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Florida A&M | Passing | Jeremy Moussa | 31/53, 325 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Terrell Jennings | 7 rushes, 34 yards | |
Receiving | Marcus Riley | 7 receptions, 97 yards | |
Southern | Passing | J. R. Blood | 11/19, 190 yards, TD |
Rushing | Gary Quarles | 13 rushes, 80 yards | |
Receiving | Chandler Whitfield | 4 receptions, 88 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 Rattlers | 0 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 31 |
Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Statistics | FAMU | TXSO |
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First downs | 24 | 20 |
Total yards | 435 | 314 |
Rushing yards | 255 | 131 |
Passing yards | 180 | 183 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 38:29 | 21:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Florida A&M | Passing | Jeremy Moussa | 17/32, 180 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Kelvin Dean | 9 rushes, 83 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jamari Gassett | 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD | |
Texas Southern | Passing | Jace Wilson | 16/29, 183 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | LaDarius Owens | 19 rushes, 128 yards | |
Receiving | Jyrin Johnson | 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 16 Rattlers | 14 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
Statistics | PV | FAMU |
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First downs | 14 | 17 |
Total yards | 220 | 453 |
Rushing yards | 127 | 181 |
Passing yards | 93 | 272 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Time of possession | 32:55 | 27:05 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Prairie View A&M | Passing | Trazon Connley | 9/24, 93 yards, TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Caleb Johnson | 10 rushes, 60 yards | |
Receiving | Trejon Spiller | 4 receptions, 54 yards, TD | |
Florida A&M | Passing | Jeremy Moussa | 14/25, 272 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jaquez Yant | 9 rushes, 63 yards | |
Receiving | Jah'Marae Sheread | 4 receptions, 76 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 15 Rattlers | 17 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 42 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Statistics | FAMU | AAMU |
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First downs | 17 | 23 |
Total yards | 348 | 339 |
Rushing yards | 103 | 58 |
Passing yards | 245 | 281 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 31:21 | 28:39 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Florida A&M | Passing | Jeremy Moussa | 14/27, 245 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Terrell Jennings | 8 rushes, 40 yards | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Pruitte | 2 receptions, 82 yards | |
Alabama A&M | Passing | Quincy Casey | 19/37, 280 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Donovan Eaglin | 14 rushes, 61 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jacolby Hewitt | 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Oaklanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 13 Rattlers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Statistics | LCLN | FAMU |
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First downs | 11 | 20 |
Total yards | 171 | 236 |
Rushing yards | 32 | 141 |
Passing yards | 139 | 95 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 26:30 | 33:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Lincoln | Passing | T. J. Goodwin | 14/27, 139 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Otis Weah | 13 rushes, 31 yards | |
Receiving | Teriq Phillips | 5 receptions, 69 yards | |
Florida A&M | Passing | Junior Muratovic | 8/18, 82 yards |
Rushing | Terrell Jennungs | 8 rushes, 53 yards | |
Receiving | Nicholas Dixon | 2 receptions, 25 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 11 Rattlers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Statistics | FAMU | BCU |
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First downs | 17 | 17 |
Total yards | 325 | 234 |
Rushing yards | 175 | 122 |
Passing yards | 150 | 112 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Time of possession | 29:28 | 30:32 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Florida A&M | Passing | Jeremy Moussa | 14/21, 150 yards |
Rushing | Terrell Jennings | 8 rushes, 62 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jah'Marae Sheread | 5 receptions, 38 yards | |
Bethune–Cookman | Passing | Walter Simmons III | 9/23, 79 yards, INT |
Rushing | Jimmie Robinson III | 21 rushes, 74 yards | |
Receiving | Daveno Ellington | 2 receptions, 60 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
No. 10 Rattlers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Statistics | PV | FAMU |
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First downs | 13 | 23 |
Total yards | 274 | 448 |
Rushing yards | 183 | 229 |
Passing yards | 91 | 219 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 24:41 | 35:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Prairie View A&M | Passing | Trazon Connley | 7/14, 91 yards, INT |
Rushing | Christiful Herron | 7 rushes, 70 yards | |
Receiving | Trejon Spiller | 3 receptions, 27 yards | |
Florida A&M | Passing | Jeremy Moussa | 13/22, 188 yards, TD |
Rushing | Terrell Jennings | 17 rushes, 113 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Marcus Riley | 5 receptions, 132 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 14 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 26 |
No. 10 Rattlers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 30 |
Statistics | HOW | FAMU |
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First downs | 11 | 19 |
Total yards | 187 | 357 |
Rushing yards | 81 | 68 |
Passing yards | 106 | 289 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 27:12 | 32:48 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Howard | Passing | Quinton Williams | 14/27, 106 yards, 3 INT |
Rushing | Eden James | 12 rushes, 55 yards | |
Receiving | Nahshawn Hezekiah | 3 receptions, 46 yards | |
Florida A&M | Passing | Jeremy Moussa | 19/32, 289 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Terrell Jennings | 19 rushes, 68 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kelvin Dean | 3 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD |