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1982 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

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1982 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 South Carolina State $^ 4 1 0 9 3 0
Florida A&M 4 1 0 6 5 0
Bethune–Cookman 3 2 0 5 5 0
Howard 2 3 0 6 5 0
Delaware State 2 3 0 4 7 0
North Carolina A&T 0 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Rudy Hubbard, the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Morris Brown*W 27–016,300[1]
September 19at Delaware StateW 39–235,000[2]
September 25No. 4 Grambling State*
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 21–4322,127[3]
October 2vs. HowardW 62–322,120[4]
October 9at Jackson State*No. 14L 14–15[5]
October 16Albany State*
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 48–08,200[6]
October 23at No. 14 South Carolina StateL 19–2111,654[7]
October 30at Alcorn State*
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 13–23[8]
November 6vs. North Carolina A&TW 35–717,019[9]
November 13at Southern*L 21–2422,355[10]
November 20vs. Bethune–CookmanW 29–1439,613[11]

References

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  1. ^ "FAMU pounds Morris Brown 27–0". St. Petersburg Timmes. September 12, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Koonce rallies FAMU to 39–23 win". Tallahassee Democrat. September 19, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Warner, Stagg, Bear, and Robinson 43–21". St. Petersburg Times. September 26, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida A&M takes 62–3 win". The Palm Beach Post. October 3, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "FAMU falls, 15–14". The Orlando Sentinel. October 10, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rattlers rally for 48–0 rout". Tallahassee Democrat. October 17, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Failure on fourth down sends Rattlers tumbling". The Tampa Tribune. October 24, 1982. Retrieved August 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Braves' comeback ruins Rattlers' homecoming, 23–13". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 31, 1982. Retrieved August 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rattlers dominate in OB Classic, 35–7". The Miami Herald. November 7, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "FAMU loses wild and crazy game". Tallahassee Democrat. November 14, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "FAMU gets a kick out of 'Cats, 29–14". The Tampa Tribune. November 21, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.