2021 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2021 Florida A&M Rattlers football
2021 Florida A&M Rattlers football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 14–38 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	East Division
Ranking
STATS	No. 25
FCS Coaches	No. 24
Record	9–3 (7–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Willie Simmons (3rd season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Kenneth Black (2nd season); Ryan Stanchek (1st season);
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinators	Brandon Sharp (1st season); Ryan Smith (2nd season);
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bragg Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2022 →

The 2021 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, and competed in the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They were led by third-year head coach Willie Simmons.

East Division

STATSNo. 25

FCS CoachesNo. 24

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2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 22 Jackson State x$	8	–	0	11	–	2
No. 25 Florida A&M ^	7	–	1	9	–	3
Alabama A&M	5	–	3	7	–	3
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Alabama State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	6	2	–	9
West Division
Prairie View A&M x	6	–	2	7	–	5
Alcorn State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Grambling State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Southern	3	–	5	4	–	7
Texas Southern	2	–	6	2	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	7	2	–	9
Championship: Jackson State 27, Prairie View A&M 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:00 p.m.	vs. Jackson State		Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	ESPN2	L 6–7	31,000
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Fort Valley State*		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	Facebook	W 34–7	0
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida*		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	L 17–38	29,475
October 2	6:00 p.m.	Alabama State		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN+	W 28–0	21,087
October 9	6:00 p.m.	South Carolina State*		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	Facebook	W 30–7	14,892
October 16	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama A&M		Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	ESPN3	W 35–31	8,375
October 23	4:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State		Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	W 31–28	2,700
October 30	4:00 p.m.	Grambling State		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN3	W 26–3	31,887
November 6	5:00 p.m.	at Southern		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN3	W 29–17	15,665
November 13	3:00 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff		Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	ESPN3	W 37–7	3,451
November 20	3:30 p.m.	vs. Bethune–Cookman	No. 23	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	ESPN3	W 46–21	54,198
November 27	7:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Southeastern Louisiana*	No. 22	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	L 14–38	4,125
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time


1	8:32	FAMU	Jose Romo-Martinez 21-yard field goal	FAMU 3–0

2	11:47	JSU	Shedeur Sanders 1-yard run (Glenn Misiak kick)	JSU 7–3
2	6:02	FAMU	Jose Romo-Martinez 39-yard field goal	JSU 7–6

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida A&M	Passing	Rasean McKay	18/29, 78 yards, 0 TD
	Rushing	Bishop Bonnett	15 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Chad Hunter	7 receptions, 49 yards
Jackson State	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	18/24, 221 yards, 0 TD
	Rushing	Peytton Pickett	15 carries, 62 yards
	Receiving	Trevonte Rucker	3 receptions, 83 yards

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
• Rattlers	7	0	14	13	34

Schedule


1	09:39	USF	Spencer Shrader 49-yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 1:26)	USF 3–0
	07:27	FAMU	Jose Romo-Martinez 49-yard field goal (7 plays, 43 yards, 2:12)	TIE 3–3
	03:43	USF	Jaren Mangham 2-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:44)	USF 10–3

2	13:47	USF	Xavier Weaver 9-yard pass from Timmy McClain (Spencer Shrader kick) (10 plays, 49 yards, 3:23)	USF 17–3
2	03:31	USF	Jaren Mangham 4-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (7 plays, 26 yards, 2:25)	USF 24–3

3	04:53	FAMU	Terrell Jennings 33-yard rush (Jose Romo-Martinez kick) (8 plays, 82 yards, 3:27)	USF 24–10
3	02:02	USF	Jaren Mangham 9-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (6 plays, 87 yards, 2:43)	USF 31–10

4	06:10	FAMU	Jah'Marae Sheread 6-yard pass from Rasean McKay (Jose Romo-Martinez kick) (6 plays, 20 yards, 2:39)	USF 31–17
4	00:18	USF	Yasias Young 1-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (4 plays, 14 yards, 1:55)	USF 38–17