1982 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

1982 Florida A&M Rattlers football
1982 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (4–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Rudy Hubbard (9th season);
Home stadium	Bragg Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Rudy Hubbard, the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished second in the MEAC.

1982 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 South Carolina State $^	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Florida A&M	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Howard	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Delaware State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
North Carolina A&T	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Morris Brown*		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 27–0	16,300	^[1]
September 19	at Delaware State		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 39–23	5,000	^[2]
September 25	No. 4 Grambling State*		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 21–43	22,127	^[3]
October 2	vs. Howard		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 62–3	22,120	^[4]
October 9	at Jackson State*	No. 14	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 14–15		^[5]
October 16	Albany State*		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 48–0	8,200	^[6]
October 23	at No. 14 South Carolina State		State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 19–21	11,654	^[7]
October 30	at Alcorn State*		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 13–23		^[8]
November 6	vs. North Carolina A&T		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	W 35–7	17,019	^[9]
November 13	at Southern*		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 21–24	22,355	^[10]
November 20	vs. Bethune–Cookman		Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (rivalry)	W 29–14	39,613	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "FAMU pounds Morris Brown 27–0". St. Petersburg Timmes. September 12, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Koonce rallies FAMU to 39–23 win". Tallahassee Democrat. September 19, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Warner, Stagg, Bear, and Robinson 43–21". St. Petersburg Times. September 26, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Florida A&M takes 62–3 win". The Palm Beach Post. October 3, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "FAMU falls, 15–14". The Orlando Sentinel. October 10, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rattlers rally for 48–0 rout". Tallahassee Democrat. October 17, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Failure on fourth down sends Rattlers tumbling". The Tampa Tribune. October 24, 1982. Retrieved August 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Braves' comeback ruins Rattlers' homecoming, 23–13". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 31, 1982. Retrieved August 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rattlers dominate in OB Classic, 35–7". The Miami Herald. November 7, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "FAMU loses wild and crazy game". Tallahassee Democrat. November 14, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "FAMU gets a kick out of 'Cats, 29–14". The Tampa Tribune. November 21, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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