2000 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2000 Florida A&M Rattlers football
MEAC champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 14
Record9–3 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
2000 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 $^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 20 Bethune–Cookman   6 – 2     9 – 2  
No. 21 North Carolina A&T   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Delaware State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Hampton   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Howard   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Norfolk State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
South Carolina State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Morgan State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Billy Joe, the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion. Florida A&M finished their season with a loss against Western Kentucky in the Division I-AA playoffs.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Delaware StateNo. 8
W 49–213,851[1]
September 9Morgan StateNo. 8
W 56–2517,184[2]
September 16vs. South Carolina StateNo. 5
W 64–912,200[3]
September 18vs. Tennessee State*No. 4
W 31–662,455[4]
September 30HowardNo. 4
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 43–015,650[5]
October 7vs. Grambling State*No. 3
L 10–1257,808[6]
October 14North Carolina A&TNo. 11
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 10–3019,861[7]
October 21at Norfolk StateNo. 21
W 42–143,973[8]
October 28HamptonNo. 20
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 53–2428,652[9]
November 4at Southern*No. 16
W 50–4922,317[10][11]
November 18vs. No. 20 Bethune–CookmanNo. 13
W 31–2870,719[12]
November 25at No. 7 Western Kentucky*No. 13
L 0–273,200[13]

References

  1. ^ "Rattlers rally to roll past Delaware State". Florida Today. September 3, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Gray makes quick work of Morgan St". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 10, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "FAMU's offense runs over S.C. State". The Herald. September 17, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Nunnally, Rattlers roll to win". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 24, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Nunnally catches 2 more TDs in FAMU's rout of Howard". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 1, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling State delivers classic effort". The Indianapolis Star. October 8, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "MEAC showdown becomes meltdown". The Herald-Sun. October 15, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "FAMU regroups, responds with win". Tallahassee Democrat. October 22, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "FAMU blows Hampton to create MEAC gridlock". St. Petersburg Times. October 29, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "FAMU tops Southern 50–49". The Miami Herald. November 5, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Nunnaly gains record as FAMU edges Southern". The Orlando Sentinel. November 5, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "FAMU finally boots B–CC". The Orlando Sentinel. November 19, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Western Kentucky rattles the Rattlers in 27–0 thumping". The Courier-Journal. November 26, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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