2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football
2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Alex Wood (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Martin Spieler (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Theo Lemon (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bragg Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by second-year head coach Alex Wood. They played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 4–7, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in a two way tie for fifth place.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	at Miami (FL)*	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN3	L 3–70	65,326
September 10	7:00 pm	at Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	L 10–49	10,037
September 17	7:00 pm	vs. Tuskegee*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (5th Quarter Classic)	RV	L 17–20	19,223
September 24	6:00 pm	South Carolina State	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	RV	L 14–48	19,127
October 1	6:00 pm	Savannah State	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	RV	W 19–14	16,789
October 8	4:00 pm	at North Carolina Central	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	NSN	L 13–17	617
October 15	2:00 pm	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	WDSU-TV	W 41–27	3,124
October 22	3:00 pm	Hampton	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	RV	W 31–14	26,044
October 29	1:00 pm	at No. 12 North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC		L 17–42	22,150
November 12	4:00 pm	Morgan State	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	RV	W 22–21	16,879
November 19	2:00 pm	vs. Bethune-Cookman	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	ESPN Classic	L 19–39	45,372
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	3	0	0	3
• Hurricanes	14	14	42	0	70

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	7	0	3	10
• #17 Chanticleers	22	14	6	7	49

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	7	10	0	17
• Golden Tigers	6	7	0	7	20

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bulldogs	7	14	13	14	48
Rattlers	0	7	0	7	14

Schedule

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 22 North Carolina Central $	8	–	0	9	–	3
No. 20 North Carolina A&T ^	7	–	1	9	–	3
Hampton	5	–	3	5	–	6
South Carolina State	5	–	3	5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman	4	–	4	4	–	6
Florida A&M *	4	–	4	4	–	7
Norfolk State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Savannah State *	3	–	5	3	–	7
Morgan State *	3	–	5	3	–	8
Howard *	2	–	6	2	–	9
Delaware State	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Florida A&M, Howard, Morgan State, and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll