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American college football season
The 1988 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented
Florida A&M University as a member of the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the
1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Led by third-year head coach
Ken Riley , the Rattlers compiled an overall record of 6–4–1, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished as MEAC co-champion.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 3 at
Delaware State W 35–317,500
[2]
September 10 vs. No. 6
Georgia Southern * L 14–4218,556
[3]
September 24 at
Tennessee State * W 23–617,434
[4]
October 1 vs. No. 18
Jackson State * T 10–1047,259
[5]
October 8 vs.
North Carolina A&T W 58–724,051
[6]
October 15
Morgan State W 35–148,894
[7]
October 22
South Carolina State Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL L 23–14 (forfeit)
[8]
October 29 at
Southern * W 45–2020,553
[9]
November 5
Howard Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 34–1730,829
[10]
November 19
Central State (OH) * No. T–14 Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL L 23–277,467
[11]
November 26 vs.
Bethune–Cookman No. T–18 L 0–2550,259
[12]
References
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https://meacsports.com/sports/2012/7/13/205502278.aspx
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"Gilliam lifts FAMU past Delaware State 35–31" . Florida Today . September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Georgia Southern rips Rattlers 42–14" . The Atlanta Journal & Constitution . September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"FAMU tops Tennessee St. for 1st time in 7 tries, 23–6" . The Orlando Sentinel . September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Jackson St. ties Florida A&M" . The Indianapolis Star . October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"FAMU overpowers N.C. A&T, 58–7" . The Miami Herald . October 9, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Florida A&M rolls past Morgan State, 35–14" . The Baltimore Sun . October 16, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Bulldogs drop 23–14 decision to FAMU" . The Times and Democrat . October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Ezell paces FAMU victory" . The Tampa Tribune-Times . October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Rattlers turn Bison around" . Tallahassee Democrat . November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Quarterback rallies Central State over the Rattlers" . Tallahassee Democrat . November 20, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Game proved to be a small part of the atmosphere" . The Tampa Tribune-Times . November 27, 1988. Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Morgan State (1971)
North Carolina Central (1972)
North Carolina Central (1973)
South Carolina State (1974)
South Carolina State (1975)
Morgan State &
South Carolina State (1976)
South Carolina State (1977)
South Carolina State (1978)
Morgan State (1979)
South Carolina State (1980)
South Carolina State (1981)
South Carolina State (1982)
South Carolina State (1983)
Bethune–Cookman (1984)
Delaware State (1985)
North Carolina A&T (1986)
Delaware State (1987)
Bethune–Cookman ,
Delaware State , &
Florida A&M (1988)
Delaware State (1989)
Florida A&M (1990)
Delaware State &
North Carolina A&T (1991)
North Carolina A&T (1992)
Howard (1993)
South Carolina State (1994)
Florida A&M (1995)
Florida A&M (1996)
Hampton (1997)
Hampton &
Florida A&M (1998)
North Carolina A&T (1999)
Florida A&M (2000)
Florida A&M (2001)
Bethune–Cookman (2002)
North Carolina A&T (2003)
Hampton &
South Carolina State (2004)
Hampton (2005)
Hampton (2006)
Delaware State (2007)
South Carolina State (2008)
South Carolina State (2009)
Bethune–Cookman †,
Florida A&M , &
South Carolina State (2010)
Norfolk State (vacated) (2011)
Bethune–Cookman (2012)
Bethune–Cookman †,
South Carolina State (2013)
Bethune–Cookman ,
Morgan State †,
North Carolina Central ,
North Carolina A&T , &
South Carolina State (2014)
North Carolina A&T †,
North Carolina Central , &
Bethune–Cookman (2015)
North Carolina Central (2016)
North Carolina A&T (2017)
North Carolina A&T (2018)
North Carolina A&T † &
South Carolina State (2019)
No champion (2020)
South Carolina State (2021)
Howard &
North Carolina Central † (2022)
Howard (2023)
National championships in bold † Denotes postseason representative via conference tiebreaker