1989 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

American college football season January 2025 February 2026 1989 Florida A&M Rattlers football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 6–5 3–3 Ken Riley 4th Kent Schoolfield 1st Bragg Memorial Stadium The 1989 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ken Riley, the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the MEAC. Schedule 1989 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 2 w y 1989 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 41–9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-rattlers-rout/162343810/ The Montgomery Advertiser Rattlers rout Tuskegee September 3, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com September 16 l y y Georgia Southern 2 Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL Bold City Classic 0–28 13,481 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-eagles-shut-out-rat/162344085/ Tallahassee Democrat Eagles shut out Rattlers September 17, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com September 23 w y y Tennessee State Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA 21–9 Ebony Classic 47,373 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-rattlers-outslug-ten/142504231/ The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Rattlers outslug Tenn. St. September 24, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com September 30 l y Alabama State Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 8–23 11,242 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-mistake-plagued-fam/129091978/ Mistake-plagued FAMU falls The Orlando Sentinel October 1, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com October 7 w y North Carolina A&T Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC 24–20 19,715 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-famu-takes-2420-win/162344621/ The Palm Beach Post FAMU takes 24–20 win over Aggies October 8, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com October 14 l Delaware State Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 13–18 31,003 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-delaware-state-edges-fl/143911181/ The Miami Herald Delaware State edges Florida A&M, 18–13 October 14, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com October 21 l y South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC 26–28 15,584 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sc-state-stops-florida-am/162345057/ The Herald S.C. State stops Florida A&M October 22, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com October 28 w y Morgan State Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL Orange Blossom Classic 31–13 12,492 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-florida-am-wins-3113/162345389/ The Miami Herald Florida A&M wins, 31–13, in Orange Blossom Classic October 29, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com November 4 w y Southern Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 21–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-florida-am-holds-of/130550473/ Florida A&M holds off Southern to win 21–13 The Palm Beach Post November 5, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com November 11 l y Howard William H. Greene Stadium Washington, DC 14–19 21,505 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-howard-carr-outlas/162341890/ The Orlando Sentinel Howard, Carr outlast FAMU November 12, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com November 25 w y Bethune–Cookman Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL Florida Classic 30–7 43,703 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-rattlers-make-light-of-r/162345904/ St. Petersburg Times Rattlers make light of rain, 30–7 November 26, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com References Florida AandM Category:Florida A&M Rattlers football seasons Florida AandM Rattlers football