# 2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

The 2016 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by second-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 4–7, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in a two way tie for fifth place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 pm | at Miami (FL)* | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ESPN3 | L 3–70 | 65,326 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina* | Brooks StadiumConway, SC | ESPN3 | L 10–49 | 10,037 |
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | vs. Tuskegee* | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL (5th Quarter Classic) | RV | L 17–20 | 19,223 |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | South Carolina State | Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL | RV | L 14–48 | 19,127 |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | Savannah State | Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL | RV | W 19–14 | 16,789 |
| October 8 | 4:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | NSN | L 13–17 | 617 |
| October 15 | 2:00 pm | at Delaware State | Alumni StadiumDover, DE | WDSU-TV | W 41–27 | 3,124 |
| October 22 | 3:00 pm | Hampton | Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL | RV | W 31–14 | 26,044 |
| October 29 | 1:00 pm | at No. 12 North Carolina A&T | Aggie StadiumGreensboro, NC | | L 17–42 | 22,150 |
| November 12 | 4:00 pm | Morgan State | Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL | RV | W 22–21 | 16,879 |
| November 19 | 2:00 pm | vs. Bethune-Cookman | Florida Citrus Bowl StadiumOrlando, FL (Florida Classic) | ESPN Classic | L 19–39 | 45,372 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### @ Miami (Fla.)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Hurricanes | 14 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 70 |

### @ Coastal Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| • #17 Chanticleers | 22 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 49 |

### vs Tuskegee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| • Golden Tigers | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |

### South Carolina State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 48 |
| Rattlers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Savannah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Rattlers | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 |

### North Carolina Central

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| • Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |

### @ Delaware State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Rattlers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 41 |
| Hornets | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 27 |

### Hampton

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

### @ North Carolina A&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • #12 Aggies | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

### Morgan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| • Rattlers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 22 |

### vs Bethune-Cookman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 39 |
| Rattlers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 |