Yesterday, the Florida A&M University Department of
Athletics announced its 2018 slate of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) football
games. The schedule includes three confirmed home games and one tentative matchup
in Bragg Memorial Stadium.
FAMU will face Savannah State (Sept. 22), Norfolk State (Oct.
6), and Morgan State (Oct. 27) in Tallahassee. The Rattlers also have a home game
scheduled against Hampton on Oct. 20, but this contest is in limbo as Hampton
is pushing drop its MEAC schedule so it can immediately enter its new
conference: the Big South.
University officials have not yet announced which home date
will serve as this year’s Homecoming.
The first three football road games for 2018 will be at
North Carolina Central (Sept. 29), North Carolina A&T (Oct. 13), and Howard
University (Nov. 3). Then on Nov. 17, FAMU and Bethune-Cookman will meet in
Orlando for the Florida Blue Florida Classic