2009 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2009 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 23
FCS CoachesNo. 22
Record8–3 (6–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Co-defensive coordinatorEarl Holmes (2nd season)
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 p.m.Delaware State
W 21–1217,209[1]
September 107:30 p.m.at Winston-Salem State*
W 34–106,313[2]
September 177:30 p.m.Howard
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 48–107,668[3]
September 264:45 p.m.vs. Tennessee State*
W 31–1251,950[4]
October 107:00 p.m.at No. 11 (FBS) Miami (FL)*No. 22
ESPN360L 16–4847,859[5]
October 172:00 p.m.at No. 11 South Carolina StateNo. 22
L 20–3524,496[6]
October 243:00 p.m.Norfolk State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 34–2017,049[7]
October 314:00 p.m.at Morgan StateNo. 24
W 31–28 OT3,410[8]
November 73:00 p.m.North Carolina A&TNo. 22
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 31–278,034[9]
November 141:00 p.m.at HamptonNo. 22
L 0–251,931[10]
November 212:30 p.m.vs. Bethune–Cookman
W 42–659,418[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Rattlers snag win in opener". Tallahassee Democrat. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rattlers run wild". Winston-Salem Journal. September 11, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vann-tastic". Tallahassee Democrat. September 18, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rattlers take advantage". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 27, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Blowout win too easy to satisfy Hurricanes". The Palm Beach Post. October 11, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "FAMU's MEAC hopes bitten by Bulldogs". Tallahassee Democrat. October 18, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Spartans snakebit by QB's 3 scores". Daily Press. October 25, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Florida A&M 31, Morgan State 28 (OT)". South Florida Sun Sentinel. November 1, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vann ties two NCAA records for Florida A&M". Florida Today. November 8, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "FAMU shut out by Hampton". Tallahassee Democrat. November 15, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Venomous; Rattlers strike behind QB Ukpai". The Orlando Sentinel. November 22, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2009 Florida A&M Football". floridaam_ftp.sidearmsports.com. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
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