2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorEarl Holmes (5th season)
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 Bethune–Cookman $^   8 – 0     9 – 3  
Howard   6 – 2     7 – 4  
North Carolina A&T   5 – 3     7 – 4  
North Carolina Central   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Delaware State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
South Carolina State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Florida A&M   4 – 4     4 – 7  
Hampton   3 – 5     3 – 7  
Norfolk State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Morgan State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Savannah State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by fifth year head coach Joe Taylor and played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They finished the season 4–7 overall and 4–4 in MEAC play to tie for sixth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmat Tennessee State*
L 14–1715,652
September 87:00 pmat No. 5 (FBS) Oklahoma*
PPVL 13–6984,852
September 156:00 pmHampton
W 44–2017,871
September 226:00 pmat Delaware State
W 24–222,758
September 293:30 pmvs. Southern*
NBCSNL 14–2141,042
October 61:00 pmat Howard
L 10–173,589
October 136:00 pmSavannah State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 44–312,561
October 206:00 pmSouth Carolina State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 20–27 OT11,106
November 31:30 pmat North Carolina A&T
L 3–166,346
November 103:00 pmNorth Carolina Central
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 22–2114,768
November 172:00 pmvs. No. 25 Bethune–Cookman
ESPNCL 16–2132,317

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