The 1980 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Rudy Hubbard, the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.
| 1980 Florida A&M Rattlers football | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (2–3 MEAC) |
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| Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium |
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| No. T–3 South Carolina State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Because of the condemnation of Bragg Memorial Stadium, the team shared Doak Campbell Stadium with Florida State University, two miles to the north, for the season after playing numerous larger-draw games at Doak Campbell during the previous years.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | at Miami (FL)* | L 0–49 | 20,007 | [1] | |
| September 20 | Albany State* | W 31–2 | 6,758 | [2] | |
| September 27 | Grambling State* |
| L 10–27 | 23,202 | [3] |
| October 4 | vs. Howard | W 42–25 | 24,873 | [4] | |
| October 11 | at Jackson State* | L 0–10 | [5] | ||
| October 25 | at No. 2 South Carolina State | L 19–21 | 11,023 | [6] | |
| November 1 | Tuskegee* |
| W 49–22 | 27,085 | [7] |
| November 7 | North Carolina A&T |
| L 22–24 | 5,883 | [8] |
| November 15 | at Southern* | W 13–7 | [9] | ||
| November 22 | Delaware State |
| W 59–7 | [10] | |
| November 29 | vs. Bethune–Cookman | L 14–16 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "'Canes beat Rattlers 'extravagantly'". The Palm Beach Post. September 14, 1980. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big plays revive Rattlers, 31–2". Tallahassee Democrat. September 20, 1980. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling beats FAMU". The Palm Beach Post. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers launch first strike, bomb Howard 42–25". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FAMU falls to Jackson". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers' last-grasp effort sails just wide, 21–19". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 26, 1980. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense spurs Rattlers 49–22". Tallahassee Democrat. November 2, 1980. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina A&T dashes FAMU's hopes for playoffs". St. Petersburg Times. November 8, 1980. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida A&M overcomes Southern, 13–7". The Miami Herald. November 16, 1980. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&M rolls 59–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bethune thwarts FAMU's last hope". St. Petersburg Times. November 30, 1980. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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