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

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References

  1. ^ "FAMU's MEAC hopes bitten by Bulldogs". Tallahassee Democrat. October 18, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2009 Florida A&M Football". floridaam_ftp.sidearmsports.com. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
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