2001 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

American college football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2001 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Billy Joe, the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion. Florida A&M finished their season with a loss against Georgia Southern in the Division I-AA playoffs. At the conclusion of the season, the Rattlers were also recognized as black college national champion.

Sports NetworkNo. 22
Record7–4 (7–1 MEAC)
Headcoach
Quick facts Florida A&M Rattlers football, Black college national championMEAC champion ...
2001 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 22
Record7–4 (7–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeGulf Coast
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 2000
2002 
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
2001 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 22 Florida A&M $^ 71  74 
Hampton 62  74 
North Carolina A&T 53  83 
Bethune–Cookman 53  64 
South Carolina State 53  65 
Delaware State 35  56 
Norfolk State 35  56 
Howard 17  29 
Morgan State 17  29 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
Close

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Delaware StateNo. 12W 35–1711,421[1]
September 8Morgan StateNo. 11
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 21–1218,821[2]
September 15vs. No. 15 Grambling State*No. 9Canceled [3]
September 22vs. Tennessee State*No. 9L 7–2761,052[4]
September 29at HowardNo. 18W 53–204,421[5]
October 6vs. South Carolina StateNo. 17W 33–2719,071[6]
October 13at North Carolina A&TNo. 16L 23–5534,769[7]
October 20Norfolk StateNo. 25
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 47–928,987[8]
October 27at HamptonNo. 23W 47–355,331[9]
November 3Southern*No. 20
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 14–17 OT17,123[10]
November 17vs. Bethune–Cookman*W 31–2170,112[11]
December 1at No. 2 Georgia Southern*No. 22L 35–609,884[12]
Close

[13]

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI