# 2022 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

The 2022 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Willie Simmons, the Rattlers played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 27 | 8:15 p.m. | at North Carolina* | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ACCN | L 24–56 | 46,130 |
| September 4 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Jackson State | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (Orange Blossom Classic) | ESPN2 | L 3–59 | 39,907 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Albany State* | Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL | HBCU Go | W 23–13 | 18,870 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M | Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL | ESPN+ | W 38–25 | 7,595 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State | Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 34–7 | 10,699 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Carolina State* | Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC | | W 20–14 | 13,495 |
| October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at Grambling State | Eddie Robinson StadiumGrambling, LA | HBCU Go | W 20–16 | 7,195 |
| October 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL | HBCU Go | W 27–6 | 19,802 |
| November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Southern | Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL | ESPNU | W 30–16 | 15,126 |
| November 12 | 3:00 p.m. | at Alabama State | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | | W 21–14 | 23,687 |
| November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Bethune–Cookman | Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL (Florida Classic) | ESPNU | W 41–20 | 55,257 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Tar Heels | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 |

### Vs. No. 15 Jackson State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 JSU Tigers | 7 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 59 |
| Rattlers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Albany State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Rattlers | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 23 |

### Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| Rattlers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 38 |

### Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rattlers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 34 |

### At South Carolina State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| SCSU Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### At Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| GSU Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |

### Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Rattlers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |

### Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Rattlers | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |

### At Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| Hornets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Vs. Bethune–Cookman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 13 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 41 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |