1997 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

1997 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
Record9–3 (5–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
1997 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Hampton $^   7 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 22 South Carolina State   5 – 2     9 – 2  
No. 10 ^   5 – 2     9 – 3  
Howard   4 – 3     7 – 4  
North Carolina A&T   3 – 4     7 – 4  
Morgan State   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Bethune–Cookman   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Delaware State   1 – 6     3 – 8  
Norfolk State   0 – 0     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Norfolk State games did not count as conference games.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Billy Joe, the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the MEAC. Florida A&M completed their season with a loss against Georgia Southern in the NCAA Division I-AA First Round.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Tennessee State*No. 18
W 43–2818,631[1]
September 13Norfolk State*No. 16
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 41–2610,083[2]
September 20No. 8 Jackson State*No. 15
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 30–1410,473[3]
September 27at HowardNo. 12
W 24–15[4]
October 4at HamptonNo. 12
L 15–1812,207[5]
October 11at North Carolina A&TNo. 16
L 37–40 2OT12,597[6]
October 18Delaware StateNo. 21
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 49–010,128[7]
November 1vs. Morgan StateNo. 17
W 42–13[8]
November 8No. 6 Southern*No. 15
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 33–333,441[9]
November 15at No. 17 South Carolina StateNo. 10
W 22–2012,784[10]
November 22vs. Bethune–CookmanNo. 10
W 52–3556,531[11]
November 29at No. 8 Georgia Southern*No. 10
L 37–5210,409[12]

References

  1. ^ "Rattlers rally behind Sampson in opener". Tallahassee Democrat. August 31, 1997. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "NSU upended; Williams' returns key Rattlers' win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 14, 1997. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Williams, Rattlers are a smash". Tallahassee Democrat. September 21, 1997. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "FAMU remains undefeated". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 28, 1997. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hampton hands FAMU its first loss". The Miami Herald. October 5, 1997. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florida A&M falls, 40–37, in double OT". The Orlando Sentinel. October 12, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "FAMU crushes Del. St". Indian River Press Journal. October 19, 1997. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sampson (3 TDs), FAMU win". St. Petersburg Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "FAMU whips unbeaten Southern". Pensacola News Journal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "FAMU rallies past South Carolina St". Florida Today. November 16, 1997. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rattlers shake off Wildcats". The Orlando Sentinel. November 23, 1997. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Hill, Ga. Southern finish off Rattlers". The Palm Beach Post. November 30, 1997. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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