The Rattler Football team (3-2, 1-1 in MEAC) returns to Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play today, October 14 against league power South Carolina State University (2-3, 1-1 in MEAC) at 6:00 p.m. in Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee.
Coach Rubin Carter's club is coming off a much-needed bye week and will be out to extend its three-game win streak.
FAMU's final six regular season games will be conference affairs and the Rattlers aim to improve on their 5-3 conference mark in Carter's first season in 2005.
Last Time Out
Florida A&M went to overtime to nip Tennessee State, 25-22 in Atlanta two weeks ago, while South Carolina State outslugged Norfolk State, 47-10 on Saturday...
Series History
This will be the 51st meeting between the two institutions, with FAMU leading SCSU, 32-15-3 in the series...
•SCSU has won the last three games in the series, including a 49-3 win last year in Orangeburg.... FAMU’s last win was a 33-27 victory in Jacksonville in 2001... The two schools did not play in 2004...
What’s At Stake
•For Florida A&M, a win would be their fourth straight and keep their MEAC title hopes alive going into a tough final stretch of five straight league games after Saturday
•For S.C. State, a win would give them renewed vigor going into next week’s MEAC showdown with defending league champion Hampton, especially since the ‘Dogs already have one conference loss...
The Coaching Matchup
•Florida A&M’s Rubin Carter (Miami of Florida ‘75) is 9-7 in two seasons at FAMU...
•SCSU’s Oliver “Buddy” Pough (SCSU ‘75) is 35-16 in five seasons at his alma mater....
Do us all a favor fire Rubin Carter along with Castell now!!!!!
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