2014 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

The 2014 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented as the Florida A&M University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by their second year head coach Earl Holmes for the first eight games. In mid-season, he was fired. Holmes was replaced by Corey Fuller for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They were the members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a disappointing 3–9 record and a 3–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place which and did not qualify for post-season play.

2014 Florida A&M Rattlers football
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record3–9 (3–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorQuinn Gray (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorLevon Kirkland (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBragg Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Bethune–Cookman +   6 2     9 3  
North Carolina A&T +   6 2     9 3  
South Carolina State +   6 2     8 4  
North Carolina Central +   6 2     7 5  
Morgan State +^   6 2     7 6  
Norfolk State   4 4     4 8  
Howard   3 5     5 7  
Florida A&M *   3 5     3 9  
Hampton   2 6     3 9  
Delaware State   2 6     2 10  
Savannah State *   0 8     0 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to APR violations
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

If they had qualified for the post-season, the Rattlers would've been ineligible to participate in post season play due to several APR violations.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat Jackson State*Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumL 17–2210,503
September 67:00 pmat Miami (FL)*Sun Life StadiumESPN3L 7–4148,254
September 205:00 pmNo. 5 Coastal Carolina*Bragg Memorial StadiumRVL 3–4812,000
September 277:00 pmat No. 21 Tennessee State*LP FieldL 7–2729,225
October 45:00 pmMorgan StateBragg Memorial StadiumRVL 9–247,657
October 115:00 pmSavannah StateBragg Memorial StadiumRVW 24–149,868
October 181:00 pmat HowardWilliam H. Greene StadiumW 31–287,086
October 251:00 pmat North Carolina A&TAggie StadiumL 21–4021,500
November 13:00 pmNorfolk State Bragg Memorial StadiumRVL 10–1218,663
November 83:00 pmSouth Carolina State
  • Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
RVL 17–347,675
November 152:00 pmat Delaware StateW 41–72,437
November 222:00 pmvs. No. 25 Bethune-CookmanFlorida Citrus Bowl Stadium (Florida Classic)ESPNCL 17–18 OT41,126

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References

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  1. ^ "FAMU Releases 2014 Rattler Football Schedule".