2013 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
| 2013 Florida A&M Rattlers football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| 2013 record | 3–9 (2–6 MEAC) |
| Head coach | Earl Holmes (1st year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Quinn Gray (1st year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Levon Kirkland (1st year) |
| Home stadium |
Bragg Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 25,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16 Bethune-Cookman +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #25 South Carolina State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savannah State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by new head coach Earl Holmes[1] and played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In addition to a new head coach, Florida A&M entered the season with a new offensive and defensive coordinator. Levon Kirkland[2] came aboard as the new defensive coordinator, while Quinn Gray returned for his second season as quarterback coach and his first season as offensive coordinator. George Small also returned to the team as the Assistant Head Coach after failing to get the head coaching job at Southern University.[3]
The Rattlers entered the 2013 season having been picked to finish fifth in the MEAC and having placed 11-players on the All-MEAC Pre-Season team.
They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in tenth place.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 1 | 11:45 AM | vs. Mississippi Valley State* | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (MEAC/SWAC Challenge) | ESPN | W 27–10 | 24,376 | |||
| September 7 | 2:00 PM | Tennessee State* | Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L 7–27 | 14,237 | ||||
| September 14 | 2:00 PM | Samford* | Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L 20–27 | 10,034 | ||||
| September 21 | 12:00 PM | at No. 3 (FBS) Ohio State* | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | BTN | L 0–76 | 103,595 | |||
| October 5 | 1:00 PM | at Morgan State | Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD | L 21–34 | 1,259 | ||||
| October 12 | 6:00 PM | at Savannah State | Ted Wright Stadium • Savannah, GA | WGSA | W 27–14 | 5,620 | |||
| October 19 | 2:00 PM | Howard |
Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L 10–21 | 15,342 | ||||
| October 26 | 2:00 PM | North Carolina A&T | Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L 13–20 OT | 9,209 | ||||
| November 2 | 2:00 PM | at Norfolk State | William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA | W 16–6 | 10,627 | ||||
| November 9 | 1:30 PM | at South Carolina State | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC | L 21–25 | 20,022 | ||||
| November 16 | 2:00 PM | Delaware State | Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | RV | L 21–29 | 7,026 | |||
| November 23 | 2:00 PM | vs. No. 14 Bethune-Cookman | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Classic) | ESPNC | L 10–29 | 45,321 | |||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
Source Schedule
References
- ↑ Ferrante, Bob (April 5, 2013). "Earl Holmes has loaded his first coaching staff at FAMU with Ex-NFL talent". Fox Sports Florida. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ↑ Bryan, Dave (March 26, 2013). "Florida A&M now has 3 former Steelers players on their coaching staff". Steelers Depot. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ↑ Rashad, Kenn (December 12, 2012). "Applicants for Southern University Head Coaching Position Revealed". TSPN Sports. Retrieved December 12, 2012.