2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Joe Taylor (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Earl Holmes
Home stadium	Bragg Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 25,500)

2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 Bethune–Cookman $^		8	–	0					9	–	3
Howard		6	–	2					7	–	4
North Carolina A&T		5	–	3					7	–	4
North Carolina Central		5	–	3					6	–	5
Delaware State		5	–	3					6	–	5
South Carolina State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Florida A&M		4	–	4					4	–	7
Hampton		3	–	5					3	–	7
Norfolk State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Morgan State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Savannah State		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by fifth year head coach Joe Taylor and played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 PM	at Tennessee State*	LP Field Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)		L 14–17	15,652
September 8	7:00 PM	at No. 5 (FBS) Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PPV	L 13–69	84,852
September 15	6:00 PM	Hampton	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 44–20	17,871
September 22	6:00 PM	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 24–22	2,758
September 29	3:30 PM	vs. Southern*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	NBCSN	L 14–21	41,042
October 6	1:00 PM	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.		L 10–17	3,589
October 13	6:00 PM	Savannah State	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 44–3	12,561
October 20	6:00 PM	South Carolina State	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 20–27 OT	11,106
November 3	1:30 PM	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC		L 3–16	6,346
November 10	3:00 PM	North Carolina Central	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 22–21	14,768
November 17	2:00 PM	vs. No. 25 Bethune-Cookman	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	ESPNC	L 16–21	32,317
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time