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2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football
2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (4–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Joe Taylor (5th season; first 9 games); Earl Holmes (interim, final 2 games);
Defensive coordinator	Earl Holmes (5th season)
Home stadium	Bragg Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

American college football season

The 2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by fifth year head coach Joe Taylor and played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. They finished the season 4–7 overall and 4–4 in MEAC play to tie for sixth place.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	at Tennessee State*	LP Field Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)		L 14–17	15,652
September 8	7:00 pm	at No. 5 (FBS) Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PPV	L 13–69	84,852
September 15	6:00 pm	Hampton	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 44–20	17,871
September 22	6:00 pm	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 24–22	2,758
September 29	3:30 pm	vs. Southern*	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	NBCSN	L 14–21	41,042
October 6	1:00 pm	at Howard	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.		L 10–17	3,589
October 13	6:00 pm	Savannah State	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 44–3	12,561
October 20	6:00 pm	South Carolina State	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 20–27 ^OT	11,106
November 3	1:30 pm	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC		L 3–16	6,346
November 10	3:00 pm	North Carolina Central	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 22–21	14,768
November 17	2:00 pm	vs. No. 25 Bethune–Cookman	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Classic)	ESPNC	L 16–21	32,317
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2012 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 22 Bethune–Cookman $^	8	–	0	9	–	3
Howard	6	–	2	7	–	4
North Carolina A&T	5	–	3	7	–	4
North Carolina Central	5	–	3	6	–	5
Delaware State	5	–	3	6	–	5
South Carolina State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Florida A&M	4	–	4	4	–	7
Hampton	3	–	5	3	–	7
Norfolk State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Morgan State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Savannah State	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll