Florida A&M Rattlers football
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 15 black college football national championship, 29 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) titles, eight MEAC titles, 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. History Classifications 1952–1972: NCAA College Division 1973–1977: NCAA Division II 1978–2003: NCAA Division I–AA 2004: NCAA Division I–A 2005–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS Conference memberships 1907–1925: Independent 1926–1978: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) 1979–1983: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) 1984–1985: Division I–AA Independent 1986–2003: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 2004: Division I–A Independent 2005–2020: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 2021–present: