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FB MEDIA SERVICES Vaughn Wilson, Interim Director [email protected] Ronnie Johnson, Asst. Director [email protected] FLORIDA1835 Wahnish Way • Tallahassee, Fla. • 32307 • 850-599-3736/3849(F)•www.FAMUAthletics.com A&M GAME 3 • HAMPTON • Sept. 15, 2012 • FLORIDA A&M RATTLERS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2012 FAMU SCHEDULE FAMU to host Hampton University in home opener S1 at Tennessee State 14-17 L S8 at Oklahoma 13-69 L S15 HAMPTON* 6 p.m. S22 at Delaware State* 6 p.m. GAME #3 Date: Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 S29 vs. Southern 3:30 p.m. Location: Tallahassee, Fla. Kickoff: 6 p.m. CST O6 at Howard* 1 p.m. Stadium: Bragg Memorial Stadium Capacity: 25, 00 O13 SAVANNAH ST* 6 p.m. O20 S.C. STATE* 6 p.m. N3 at N.C. A&T* 1:30 p.m. N10 N.C. CENTRAL(HC)* 3 p.m. N17 vs. Bethune-Cookman* 2:30 p.m. *Mid-Eastern Athletic Confernce Games; HOME GAMES IN BOLD HAMPTON FLORIDA A&M FAMU COACHING STAFF PIRATES RATTLERS Head Coach: Joseph “Joe Taylor, 5th Year 0-2, 0-0 MEAC 0-2, 0-0 MEAC Asst. HC/ DL: George Small, 6th Year IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS DC/LB Coach: Earl Holmes, 5th Year NR The Sports Network NR The Sports Network OC/OL Coach: Lawrence Kershaw, 5th Year NR Press box-to-Press Row NR Press box-to-Press Row SPT/K Coach: Jaun Vasquez, 5th Year NR SBN Poll NR SBN Poll RB Coach: Aaron Taylor, 5th Year WR Coach: Steven Jerry, 5th Year LEADERS LEADERS DB Coach: Jimmie Tyson, 5th Year Rushing Rushing QB Coach: Quinn Gray, 2nd Year Jermi Schwartz Eddie Rocker, 21 Carries, 124 Yard; 0 HSC: Russell Barbarino, 2nd Year 2 GP; 20 carries, 59 Yards; 1 TD; 3.0 ypc TDs; 5.9 ypc, FAMU QUICK FACTS Passing Location: Tallahassee, FL 32307 Travis Champion, 36/54/319 Yards; 2 Passing Founded: 1887 INTs/ 1 TDs Damien Fleming, 26/51/2 INTs 252 Enrollment: 13,313 Yards; / 2TDs Nickname: Rattlers, FAMU (FAM-You) Receiving School Colors: Orange (151) and Green (348) Jorrian Washingtons, 7/110 Yards/0TDs Receiving Stadium: Bragg Memorial (1957) Travis Harvey, 2/170 Yards/2TDs Capacity: 25,500 Tackles Surface: Natural Grass DeVante Hawkins 35 TT/ 3.5 TF/ 1.0 Tackles Affilliation: NCAA Division I FCS Sacks Jonathan Pillow, 13 TT. Conference: MEAC First Football Season: 1899 All-Tine Record: 526-276-22 Interim President: Dr. Larry Robinson Director of Athletics: Derek Horne Athletics Dept. Phone: 850-599-3868 Athletics Website: www.FAMUAthletic.com FB Contact: Ronne Johnson FB Contact Phone: 850-599-3736 FAMU FOOTBALL FACTS 2011 Record: 7-4 2011 MEAC Record/Finish: 5-3/3rd 2011 Final National Ranking: #9 SBN Poll Letterman Returning/Lost: 76/22 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5 Starting Kickers Returning.Lost: 1/1 RATTLER BRIEFS AND NOTES 2012 MEAC Football Standings Standings Conf Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Bethune-Cookman 1-0 1.000 27 14 2-0 1.000 65 42 Norfolk State 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 55 24 North Carolina A&T 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 90 29 N.C. Central 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 68 65 Morgan State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 64 83 South Carolina State 0-1 .000 14 27 1-1 .500 47 33 Delaware State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 31 48 Howard 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 30 55 Hampton 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 38 86 Florida A&M 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 27 86 Savannah State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-2 .000 0 139 MEAC Scores MEAC TIE-BREAKER SYSTEM Sept. 8 Delaware 38, Delaware State 14 The tiebreaker system is use to determine which team will receive the Rutgers 26, Howard 0 conference Automatic Qualifier for the NCAA Playoffs or the specified N.C. A&T 77, West Va. State 0 Bowl Bethunce-Cookman 27, S. C. State 14 game, whichever is applicable. Old Dominion 45, Hampton 7 Buffalo 56, Morgan 34 Two-Team or Multiple-Team Tie – If the tied teams played each other, Florida State 55, Savannah State 0 head-to- Elon 34, N.C. Central 14 head competition will be used to determine the representative. Norfolk State 31, Liberty 24 #5 Oklahoma 69, Florida A&M 13 For multiple ties, head-to-head record vs. all teams tied. 1.) If a tie still exits then the following shall be used: This Week in the MEAC A. six (6) points for a win against a Division I-(FBS) team; B. Count four (4) points for a non-conference Division I-(FCS) win; Sept. 15 C. Subtract (4) point for a loss against a Division II team; Bethune-Cookman at Miami, Noon Howard at Norfolk State, 4 p.m. The team with the highest point total shall be the Automatic Qualifier for Va.-Lynchburg at N.C. A&T, 6 p.m. the NCAA Playoffs or the specified Bowl game, whichever is applicable. Delaware State at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. 2.) If a tie still exits then the following shall be used: Morgan State at Akron, 3:30 p.m. A. Teams with the highest Sagarin ranking. Hampton at Florida A&M , 6 p.m. 3.) Coin Toss by Commissioner N.C. Central at Duke, 7 p.m. S.C.State at #24 Arizona, 10:30 p.m. RATTLER BRIEFS AND NOTES LAST TIME OUT: FAMU THE SERIES HISTORICAL: THE MATCHUP: The Florida Rattlers against Hampton A&M University Rattlers (0-2) will dropped their second straight con- test as the University of Oklahoma This will be the 21st meeting take on Hampton University (0-2) between the FAMU and Hampton in their home opener, on Saturday, handed the Rattlers, 69-13 defeat on Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Gaylord University. The Rattlers holds a Sept. 15 12-8 over the Pirates. Family – Oklahoma Memorial Statdium THE LOGISTICS: Kickoff will 1937 25-20 W (Orange Blossom be 6 p.m. CST., for the contest Classic) which will be held at Bragg Memo- Hampton dropped their second 1943 0-30 L (Orange Blossom rial Stadium Classic) straight contest as future FBS member Old Dominion University 1944 40-0 W ON THE AIR: FAMU will air 1947 7-0 W the game via the Rattler Sports handed the Pirates, a 45-7 at Arm- strong Stadium in Hampton, Va. 1986 44-9 W Network (WXBX 96.1 FM – Tal- 1996 59-58 W (6-OT) lahassee. Fla.) with founder and 1997 15-18 L FAMU Sports Hall of Famer, Keith 1998 14-21 L Miles anchoring the broadcast…. 1999 41-6 W Mike Thomas will be the color ana- 2000 53-24 W lyst, with Elton Gumbel providing WHAT’S AT STAKE: This will be first win of the season for both 2001 47-35 W timely sideline updates and Jerome 2002 25-13 W Swaine engineering the broadcast. ball clubs and more importantly, their first Mid-Eastern Athletic 2003 34-13 W 2005 14-34 L Hampton will broadcast the game Conference win of the season. 2006 7-59 L via the Pirate Sports Network 2007 15-30 L (ESPN Radio 94.1 FM) with Ted • A win for FAMU would give the Rattlers their first conference 2008 45-24 W Alexander calling all the action 2009 0-25 L with Andy Mashaw providing win of the season, along with their first win of the 2012 season. In 2010 17-12 W color. Rich Radford will be giving 2011 17-23 timely sideline updates during the addition, FAMU will avenge their 23-17 loss to Hampton University This will be the Rattlers eighth course of the game and Rick Kief- meeting against Hampton Univer- ner providing the pre game show. last season at Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Va. sity in Bragg Memorial Stadium with FAMU winning the last five of Highlights of the game will be seen • A win for Hampton would the seven meetings for a 5-2 record on the Joe Taylor Show on Sun- against the Pirates in Bragg. days at 11:30 a.m. on WTXL 27 give the Pirates their first win of the season and their first conference Rattlers 5-2 against Hampton in (Channel 7) in Tallahassee and on Bragg Sun Sports (Cable 28 in Tallahas- win of the season. In addition, a see) state wide Wednesdays at 3 win would be the Pirated second straight win against the Pirates. The last time, HU defeated FAMU p.m. Rattler Prime Time, airing on in Bragg Memorial Stadium was FAMU TV 20 (Comcast Cable 20), . during the 2006 season, with the will also feature full game replays Pirates defeating the Rattlers, 59-7 several times each week following when current FAMU head football every game. coach Joe Taylor, righted the helm RATTLER BRIEFS AND NOTES of the Pirates’ Jolly Roger. HU TD, the following week against team will not be considered the would go on and win the 2006 number 4 Oklahoma; Harvey tal- conference's regular season cham- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference lied four catches for 118 yards with pion if the team finished with the Championship and to represent one TD with his longest reception best overall MEAC record. The MEAC in the FCS-playoffs that being for 75 yards, the longest title will be awarded to the high- season.