1987 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
American college football season
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The 1987 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Ken Riley, the Rattlers compiled a record of 5–5–1.
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–5–1 (0–0 MEAC)
Headcoach
- Ken Riley (2nd season)
DefensivecoordinatorWally Highsmith (2nd season)
| 1987 Florida A&M Rattlers football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (0–0 MEAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Wally Highsmith (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Bragg Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Delaware State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Howard | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Tuskegee | L 0–23 | 10,342 | [1] | |
| September 12 | vs. No. 1 Georgia Southern |
| W 17–14 | 17,268 | [2] |
| September 19 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 10–0 | 6,939 | [3] |
| September 26 | Tennessee State |
| L 16–21 | 16,246 | [4] |
| October 3 | Alabama State |
| L 12–14 | 6,395 | [5] |
| October 17 | vs. Central State (OH) | T 10–10 | 20,439 | [6] | |
| October 24 | at South Carolina State | L 10–20 | 9,242 | [7] | |
| October 31 | at Alcorn State | L 15–17 | [8] | ||
| November 7 | Southern |
| W 24–17 | 27,085 | [9] |
| November 14 | No. 5 (D-II) UCF |
| W 19–14 | 4,803 | [10] |
| November 28 | vs. Bethune–Cookman | W 21–10 | 41,521 | [11] | |
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