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.
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| 2014 record | 3–9 (3–5 MEAC) |
| Head coach | Earl Holmes (first 8 games) Corey Fuller (interim games 9–12) (2nd Year season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Quinn Gray (2nd Year season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro Style |
| Defensive coordinator | Levon Kirkland (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4-3 |
| Home stadium | Bragg Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 25,500) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 6:00 PM | at Jackson State* | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium | L 17–22 | 10,503 | |
| September 6 | 7:00 PM | at Miami (FL)* | Sun Life Stadium | ESPN3 | L 7–41 | 48,254 |
| September 20 | 5:00 PM | No. 5 Coastal Carolina* | Bragg Memorial Stadium | RV | L 3–48 | 12,000 |
| September 27 | 7:00 PM | at No. 21 Tennessee State* | LP Field | L 7–27 | 29,225 | |
| October 4 | 5:00 PM | Morgan State | Bragg Memorial Stadium | RV | L 9–24 | 7,657 |
| October 11 | 5:00 PM | Savannah State | Bragg Memorial Stadium | RV | W 24–14 | 9,868 |
| October 18 | 1:00 PM | at Howard | William H. Greene Stadium | W 31–28 | 7,086 | |
| October 25 | 1:00 PM | at North Carolina A&T | Aggie Stadium | L 21–40 | 21,500 | |
| November 1 | 3:00 PM | Norfolk State | Bragg Memorial Stadium | RV | L 10–12 | 18,663 |
| November 8 | 3:00 PM | South Carolina State |
| RV | L 17–34 | 7,675 |
| November 15 | 2:00 PM | at Delaware State | W 41–7 | 2,437 | ||
| November 22 | 2:00 PM | vs. No. 25 Bethune-Cookman | Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium (Florida Classic) | ESPNC | L 17–18 OT | 41,126 |
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Statistics
Team: Florida A&M Team Statistics FAMU OPP Scoring 204 315
Points Per Game 17.0 26.2
First Downs 188 220
Rushing 66 106 Passing 104 102 Penalty 18 12
Rushing Yardage 1171 2108
Yards gained rushing 1508 2435 Yards lost rushing 337 327 Rushing Attempts 388 438 Average Per Rush 3.0 4.8 Average Per Game 97.6 175.7 TDs Rushing 5 21
Passing Yardage 2288 2304
Comp-Att-Int 196-338-13 185-316-8 Average Per Pass 6.8 7.3 Average Per Catch 11.7 12.5 Average Per Game 190.7 192.0 TDs Passing 18 13
Total Offense 3459 4412
Total Plays 726 754 Average Per Play 4.8 5.9 Average Per Game 288.2 367.7
Kick Returns: #-Yards 49-874 37-699 Punt Returns: #-Yards 17-230 33-356 Int Returns: #-Yards 8-184 13-167 Kick Return Average 17.8 18.9 Punt Return Average 13.5 10.8 Int Return Average 23.0 12.8 Fumbles-Lost 17-10 16-8 Penalties-Yards 88-747 91-796
Average Per Game 62.2 66.3
Punts-Yards 68-2700 53-2037
Average Per Punt 39.7 38.4 Net punt average 33.3 32.6
Kickoffs-Yards 45-2414 61-3526
Average Per Kick 53.6 57.8 Net kick average 35.9 40.2
Time of Possession/Game 31:10 28:50 3RD-Down Conversions 59/166 55/152
3rd-Down Pct 36% 36%
4TH-Down Conversions 5/12 10/17
4th-Down Pct 42% 59%
Sacks byYards 23-110 37-219 Misc Yards 29 -10 Touchdowns Scored 24 38 Field Goals-Attempts 12-16 17-26 Onside Kicks 1-1 2-3 Red Zone Scores (25-32) 78% (41-56) 73% Red-Zone Touchdowns (18-32) 56% (28-56) 50% PAT-Attempts (24-24) 100% (34-36) 94% Attendance 55863 108502
Games/Avg Per Game 5/11173 6/18084 Neutral Site Games 1/41126
Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Florida A&M 37 86 24 50 7 204 Opponents 82 77 72 76 8 315 Source Schedule