About Florida A&M Rattlers
Florida A&M Rattlers is the football program of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, Florida. The team plays at the NCAA Division I FCS level, in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The football program was established in 1907.
In the Southwestern Athletic Conference, Rattlers share the field with Alabama A&M Bulldogs, Alabama State Hornets, Alcorn State Braves, Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions, Bethune–Cookman Wildcats, Grambling State Tigers, Jackson State Tigers, Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils, Prairie View A&M Panthers, and 2 more. The conference's football programs are in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public university with 5,000 to 9,999 students, set in a midsize city in Leon County. It is also a historically Black college or university and a land-grant institution. It belongs to the State University System of Florida. This page follows football news that names Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University or the Rattlers. Stories about the school's other sports are left out.