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1994 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

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1994 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (2–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 22 South Carolina State $ 6 0 0 10 2 0
Delaware State 4 2 0 7 4 0
North Carolina A&T 3 3 0 6 5 0
Bethune–Cookman 3 3 0 5 6 0
Florida A&M 2 4 0 6 5 0
Morgan State 2 4 0 3 8 0
Howard 1 5 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Billy Joe, the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the MEAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Tuskegee*W 20–816,250[1]
September 17at Jackson State*L 34–3520,105[2]
September 24Howard
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 29–219,945[3]
October 1at Tennessee State*W 14–1039,543[4]
October 8North Carolina A&T
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 22–2314,226[5]
October 15vs. Delaware State
W 25–1826,864[6]
October 22vs. South Carolina StateL 15–2722,194[7]
October 29Morgan State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 20–24[8]
November 5at Southern*W 16–1422,303[9]
November 12vs. No. 3 Grambling State*W 13–021,755[10]
November 26vs. Bethune–CookmanL 24–2736,813[11]

References

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  1. ^ "FAMU's Billy Joe era gets off to flying start". Tallahassee Democrat. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rattlers come up point short". Tallahassee Democrat. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "FAMU thrashes Howard". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "FAMU survives wild, wacky final few minutes for win". Tallahassee Democrat. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "FAMU errors lead to 23–22 defeat". The Orlando Sentinel. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florida A&M bests Delaware State, 25–18". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hicks, S.C. State rally past FAMU". The Orlando Sentinel. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Morgan St. defeats FAMU 24–20". The Palm Beach Post. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Simpkins powers FAMU by Southern". The Orlando Sentinel. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "FAMU pulls Classic upset". The Miami Herald. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bethune's late show is no rerun". The Miami Herald. November 27, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.