FAMU Athletics Announces 2015 Football Schedule

11-game slate features rugged opening act in September

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Florida A&M University Interim Director of Athletics Nelson E. Townsend Wednesday afternoon announced the 2015 Rattler Football Schedule.

New Head coach Alex Wood, appointed to take the helm of the storied Rattler program on December 23, will lead his charges through a challenging gauntlet of games that features three non-conference matches and eight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference bouts.

September will be a strong opening act for the Rattler squad, as they face three straight road games to open the season, beginning with the Sept. 5 lid lifter in Tampa against the University of South Florida Bulls at Raymond James Stadium.

The Rattlers will then head to Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 12 to face the Samford University Bulldogs , followed by their Sept. 19 MEAC opener sgainst the South Carolina State Bulldogs in Orangeburg. They wind down the month at home, Sept. 26 against the Big Blue Tigers of Tennessee State.

Conference games will dominate the October and November play dates, beginning Oct. 3 with the road test against the Savannah State Tigers in Savannah, Ga.

Home in Bragg Stadium will be the theme for the remainder of October, as the Rattlers will host three home games in four weeks: Oct. 10 against the Eagles of North Carolina Central; Oct. 17 against theDelaware State Hornets, and following an open date on Oct. 24, against the North Carolina A&T
Aggies, on Oct. 31.

In November, FAMU closes the regular season as they began the campaign with three straight on the road: Nov. 7 against the Hampton Pirates at Hampton, Va.; Nov. 14 against the Bears of Morgan State in Baltimore,Md., and Nov. 21 against archrival Bethune-Cookman in the Florida Blue Florida Classic in the Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Fla.

Season ticket packages are being finalized for the 2015 FAMU Home Schedule, and will go on sale beginning Wednesday, Jan. 14 at the Rattler Box Office in The Al Lawson Center.

Call (850) 599-3141 for ticket reservations or for more information.

2015 FAMU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Sept. 5 at University of South Florida+                Tampa, Fla.

Sept. 12 at Samford University**                          Birmingham, Ala.

Sept. 19 at South Carolina State* Orangeburg, S.C.

SEPT. 26 TENNESSEE STATE++     HOME

Oct. 3 at Savannah State* Savannah, Ga.

OCT. 10 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL*     HOME

OCT. 17 DELAWARE STATE *      HOME

OCT. 31 NORTH CAROLINA A&T*       HOME

Nov. 7 at Hampton University* Hampton, Va.

Nov. 14 at Morgan State University* Baltimore, Md.

Nov. 21 Bethune-Cookman * Orlando, Fla. (Florida Blue/Florida Classic)

*Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Games
+ American Athletic Conference

 **Southern Conference
++Ohio Valley Conference



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