Florida A&M Rattlers football
| Florida A&M Rattlers football | |||
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| First season | 1907 | ||
| Head coach | James Colzie III 1st season, 7–5 (.583) | ||
| Stadium | Bragg Memorial Stadium (capacity: 19,633) | ||
| Field surface | AstroTurf | ||
| Location | Tallahassee, Florida | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | SWAC | ||
| All-time record | 598–343–22 (.632) | ||
| Bowl record | 29–24–2 (.545) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 17 (Div. I FCS): 1978 (Black College): 1938, 1942, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1998, 2001, 2019, 2023 | ||
| Unclaimed national titles | 1 (Div. II): 1962 | ||
| Conference titles | 38 | ||
| Rivalries | Bethune-Cookman (rivalry) | ||
| Colors | Green and orange | ||
| Marching band | Marching 100 | ||
| Website | FAMUAthletics.com | ||
The Florida A&M Rattlers football team represents Florida A&M University in the sport of American football. The Rattlers compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Starting with the fall 2021 season, the Rattlers will compete in the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), after a long tenure in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They play their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee.
The Rattlers have won 17 black college football national championship, 29 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) titles, eight MEAC titles, one SWAC title and one I-AA national title in the history of their football program. During the 2004 season, the Rattlers briefly attempted to move up to Division I-A (now known as the FBS) and become the only HBCU at college football's highest level, but the team was forced to abort its bid.