1983 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

1983 Florida A&M Rattlers football
1983 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Rudy Hubbard (10th season);
Home stadium	Bragg Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Rudy Hubbard, the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 0–0 in conference play, and finished last in the MEAC.

1983 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 18 South Carolina State $	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Delaware State	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Bethune–Cookman	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
North Carolina A&T	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Howard	1	–	3	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Florida A&M	0	–	0	–	0	7	–	4	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Florida A&M games did not count as conference games Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Fort Valley State*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 35–10		^[1]
September 17	Delaware State	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 34–36	6,703	^[2]
September 24	No. 16 Tennessee State*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 13–23		^[3]
October 1	at Howard	Howard Stadium Washington, D.C.	W 21–17		^[4]
October 8	vs. No. 4 Jackson State*	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Bold City Classic)	L 22–28	20,331	^[5]
October 15	Albany State*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 42–0	22,788	^[6]
October 22	No. 5 South Carolina State	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 17–14		^[7]
October 29	at Alcorn State*	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 30–43		^[8]
November 5	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 35–14		^[9]
November 12	vs. Southern*	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	W 31–14	21,624	^[10]
November 19	No. 4 Eastern Kentucky*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 35–10	6,427	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Florida A&M rips Fort Valley". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 11, 1983. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware State nips FAMU 36–34". St. Petersburg Times. September 18, 1983. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "FAMU bows 23–13". Press Journel. September 25, 1983. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rattlers trim Howard 21–17". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 2, 1983. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers (6–0) hold off Rattler rally". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 9, 1983. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rattlers destroy Albany State". Tallahassee Democrat. October 16, 1983. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Florida A&M upsets S. Carolina State". The Orlando Sentinel. October 23, 1983. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn outscores Florida A&M". Hattiesburg American. October 30, 1983. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rattlers heat up, burn Aggies". Tallahassee Democrat. November 6, 1983. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rattlers prove they're impressive from ground up". St. Petersburg Times. November 13, 1983. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "FAMU shocks Colonels". Tallahassee Democrat. November 20, 1983. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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