2017 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2017 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 MEAC)
Head coach	Alex Wood (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Martin Spieler (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Theo Lemon (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bragg Memorial Stadium

2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 North Carolina A&T $		8	–	0					12	–	0
Howard		6	–	2					7	–	4
Bethune–Cookman		6	–	2					7	–	4
North Carolina Central		5	–	3					7	–	4
Hampton		5	–	3					6	–	5
Norfolk State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Savannah State *		3	–	5					3	–	8
South Carolina State		2	–	6					3	–	7
Florida A&M *		2	–	6					3	–	8
Delaware State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Morgan State *		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion * Florida A&M, Morgan State and Savannah State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

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. He finished at Florida A&M with a three-year record of 8–25.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	Noon	Texas Southern*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL (Jake Gaither Classic)	ESPNU	W 29–7	15,401
August 31	8:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	SECN	L 7–49	32,580
September 16	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 22 Tennessee State*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Tampa Classic)	RV	L 13–24	17,102
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	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	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	L 28–35	3,623
October 14	3:00 p.m.	No. 15 North Carolina A&T	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	RV	L 20–31	25,067
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	L 27–31	12,251
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	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	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	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

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	7	7
Rattlers	7	13	9	0	29

See also: 2017 Texas Southern Tigers football team

At Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	0	0	7	7
Razorbacks	7	14	14	14	49

See also: 2017 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

vs Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	6	0	7	13
No. 22 Tigers	3	7	7	7	24

See also: 2017 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Savannah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	7	7	0	6	20
Tigers	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2017 Savannah State Tigers football team

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	0	0	7	21
Rattlers	0	14	0	0	14

See also: 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

At Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	7	7	7	7	28
Spartans	0	14	6	15	35

See also: 2017 Norfolk State Spartans football team

North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Aggies	7	21	3	0	31
Rattlers	7	0	7	6	20

See also: 2017 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

At Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	3	7	7	10	27
Pirates	7	14	0	10	31

See also: 2017 Hampton Pirates football team

At Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	7	14	3	10	34
Bears	0	21	3	7	31

See also: 2017 Morgan State Bears football team

Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	13	14	3	37
Rattlers	13	10	0	3	26

See also: 2017 Howard Bison football team

vs Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	3	0	19	29
Rattlers	0	10	7	7	24

See also: 2017 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team