FAMU releases 2012 football schedule

Yesterday, FAMU unveiled its 2012 football schedule. The Rattlers aim to improve on last season’s 7-4 record and compete earn the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) crown.

With a core of returnees and a host of promising newcomers, FAMU will start the season with a visit to Nashville, Tenn. on Sept. 1 to face the "Big Blue" Tigers of Tennessee State. The match-up will be the first for the Rattlers and Tigers since the 2010 Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic.

The Rattlers and Tigers had previously mixed it up in the Atlanta Football Classic for 13 straight years before the "100 Black Men of Atlanta" brought in the Jaguars of Southern University as the Rattlers' opponents last season.


Another highlights of the 2012 season will be a Sept. 8 road game against the Oklahoma Sooners and

The Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic, which takes place annually on the final weekend of September, will take place on Sept. 29 in the Georgia Dome. This will mark the second consecutive year the Rattlers will face the Jaguars of Southern University in the classic. Last season, FAMU freshman quarterback Damien Fleming led the Rattlers to three second half scores to defeat the Jaguars 38-33.

Homecoming is scheduled for Oct.13. The Rattlers will take on the Savannah State Tigers in Bragg Memorial Stadium.