2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2012 record	4–7 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Joe Taylor (5th year)
Defensive coordinator	Earl Holmes
Home stadium	Bragg Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 25,500)

2012 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#25 Bethune-Cookman $^		8	–	0		9	–	3
Howard		6	–	2		7	–	4
North Carolina A&T		5	–	3		7	–	4
North Carolina Central		5	–	3		6	–	5
Delaware State		5	–	3		6	–	5
South Carolina State		4	–	4		5	–	6
Florida A&M		4	–	4		4	–	7
Hampton		3	–	5		3	–	7
Norfolk State		2	–	6		4	–	7
Morgan State		2	–	6		3	–	8
Savannah State		0	–	8		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by fifth year head coach Joe Taylor and played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 PM	at Tennessee State*	LP Field • Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)		L 14–17	15,652
September 8	7:00 PM	at No. 5 (FBS) Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	PPV	L 13–69	84,852
September 15	6:00 PM	Hampton	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 44–20	17,871
September 22	6:00 PM	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE		W 24–22	2,758
September 29	3:30 PM	vs. Southern*	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	NBCSN	L 14–21	41,042
October 6	1:00 PM	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C.		L 10–17	3,589
October 13	6:00 PM	Savannah State	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 44–3	12,561
October 20	6:00 PM	South Carolina State	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		L 20–27 ^OT	11,106
November 3	1:30 PM	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC		L 3–16	6,346
November 10	3:00 PM	North Carolina Central	Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 22–21	14,768
November 17	2:00 PM	vs. No. 25 Bethune-Cookman	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	ESPNC	L 16–21	32,317
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Florida A&M Rattlers football

Venues	Bragg Memorial Stadium (1957–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Florida Classic (Bethune-Cookman) Orange Blossom Classic

Culture & lore	"Rattler Orange and Green" Marching 100

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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