1996 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

American college football season August 2024 February 2026 1996 Florida A&M Rattlers football Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 12 9–3 7–0 Billy Joe 3rd Gulf Coast Bragg Memorial Stadium MEAC champion NCAA Division I-AA First Round L 25–29 vs. Troy State The 1996 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Billy Joe, the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion. Florida A&M completed their season with a loss against Troy State in the NCAA Division I-AA First Round. Schedule 1996 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee August 31 w y y Tennessee State Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN 35–20 31,782 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-showing-strength-of/142529823/ Showing strength of Sampson Tallahassee Democrat September 1, 1996 August 12, 2024 Newspapers.com September 7 w y 1996 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 56–0 24,726 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-famu-rips-imitator-560/153162344/ St. Petersburg Times FAMU rips imitator 56–0 September 8, 1996 August 12, 2024 Newspapers.com September 21 l y y 22 Jackson State 6 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 9–16 38,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122901277/jackson-state-defeats-turnover-prone-fam/ Jackson State defeats turnover-prone FAMU South Florida Sun Sentinel September 22, 1996 August 12, 2024 Newspapers.com September 28 w 21 Howard Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 21–20 7,741 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-rattlers-maintain-dominanc/153162578/ Florida Today Rattlers maintain dominance of Howard September 29, 1996 August 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 5 w y 21 Hampton RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN Circle City Classic 59–58 6OT 62,037 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-florida-am-wins-o/153162823/ The Indianapolis Star Florida A&M wins one long affair October 6, 1996 August 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 12 w 16 North Carolina A&T Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 24–23 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-errant-kick-gives-famu-t/153163259/ Greensboro News & Record Errant kick gives FAMU tense win over Aggies October 13, 1996 August 12, 2023 Newspapers.com October 19 w y 15 Delaware State Alumni Stadium Dover, DE 47–26 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-florida-am-rattles-hor/153163468/ The News Journal Florida A&M rattles Hornets October 20, 1996 August 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 3 w 12 Morgan State Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 83–12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-fla-am-hammers-morga/153163795/ The Baltimore Sun Fla. A&M hammers Morgan State, 83–12 November 3, 1996 August 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 9 l y y 13 Southern A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 17–21 15,969 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-famu-falls-short-st/130733183/ The Orlando Sentinel FAMU falls short st Southern, 21–17 November 10, 1996 August 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 16 w y 16 South Carolina State Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Budweiser Super Showdown 20–6 24,800 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-sampson-lifts-florid/153164274/ The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Sampson lifts Florida A&M November 17, 1996 August 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 23 w y 13 Bethune–Cookman Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL Florida Classic 41–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-it-was-a-classic-mismatc/153164552/ St. Petersburg Times It was a Classic mismatch November 24, 1996 August 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 30 l y y 12 Troy State 5 Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL NCAA Division I-AA First Round 29–25 10,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dothan-eagle-trojans-avoid-being-bit/153164770/ The Dothan Eagle Trojans avoid being bitten by Rattlers December 1, 1996 August 12, 2024 Newspapers.com References Florida AandM Category:Florida A&M Rattlers football seasons Category:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Florida AandM Rattlers football Florida A&M