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American college football season
The 2017 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by third-year head coach Alex Wood. They played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.
On November 20, head coach Alex Wood resigned.[1] He finished at Florida A&M with a three-year record of 8–25.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 26 | Noon | Texas Southern* | | ESPNU | W 29–7 | 15,401 |
August 31 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arkansas* | | SECN | L 7–49 | 32,580 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 22 Tennessee State* | | RV | L 13–24 | 17,102 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Savannah State | | SSAA | W 20–14 | 4,670 |
September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | North Carolina Central | - Bragg Memorial Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| ESPNU | L 14–21 | 18,488 |
October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | | SSC | L 28–35 | 3,623 |
October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 15 North Carolina A&T![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Bragg Memorial Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| RV | L 20–31 | 25,067 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Hampton | | PTV | L 27–31 | 12,251 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Morgan State | | SPORTSfever TV ESPN3 | W 34–31 | 2,589 |
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Howard | - Bragg Memorial Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| RV | L 26–37 | 17,234 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Bethune–Cookman | | ESPN Classic | L 24–29 | 47,819 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
Rattlers
|
7
|
13
|
9
|
0 |
29 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rattlers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
Razorbacks
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
49 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rattlers
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
7 |
13 |
No. 22 Tigers
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rattlers
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
6 |
20 |
Tigers
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
North Carolina Central
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Rattlers
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rattlers
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Spartans
|
0
|
14
|
6
|
15 |
35 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 15 Aggies
|
7
|
21
|
3
|
0 |
31 |
Rattlers
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
6 |
20 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rattlers
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
10 |
27 |
Pirates
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
10 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rattlers
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
10 |
34 |
Bears
|
0
|
21
|
3
|
7 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bison
|
7
|
13
|
14
|
3 |
37 |
Rattlers
|
13
|
10
|
0
|
3 |
26 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
19 |
29 |
Rattlers
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
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