Florida A&M unveils 2023 football schedule

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Wednesday evening the FAMU Rattlers showed fans what they can expect this upcoming fall, releasing the 2023 football schedule. Willie Simmons’ squad is fresh off another successful season, finishing 9-2 with nine straight victories to end the season.

Florida A&M will once again bookend the seasons with Classics, facing off against Jackson State at the Orange Blossom Classic to start the season in Miami Gardens and per tradition taking on arch rival Bethune-Cookman in the regular season final at the Florida Classic in Orlando.

As the home team in both Classic games, the Rattlers will host just four games at Bragg Memorial Stadium this season, the home opener against DII power UWF, the SWAC opener against Alabama State, Homecoming on October 28th against Prairie View A&M and finally hosting California-Lincoln on November 11th.

The Rattlers’ road schedule provides plenty of intrigue with the Orange and Green taking visits to USF, rival Southern and a trip all the way out to California to play Lincoln University.

The whole schedule is as follows...

DATE	OPPONENT
September 3rd (Sunday)	vs Jackson State (Miami Gardens)
September 9th	at South Florida
September 16th	vs West Florida
September 23rd	vs Alabama State
September 30th	at Mississippi Valley
October 7th	at Southern
October 14th	BYE
October 21st	at Texas Southern
October 28th	vs Prairie View A&M (Homecoming)
November 4th	at Alabama A&M
November 11th	vs California Lincoln
November 18th	vs Bethune-Cookman (Orlando)