Monday, August 17, 2015

Here is #42 on the TAJT-10 HBCU 2014 Poll & 2015 Preview : Florida A&M 3-9

#42 
Florida A&M
3 wins 9 losses in 2014
3wins  5 losses in the MEAC

There is a meet the team day Scheduled for August 22, 2015 scheduled for 2pm location  is 8 Lawson Center. 


Perserverance was the key word for the Rattlers in 2014. This team lost a Head coach with 4 games left in  the season, not to say things on the field were going all that well. That being said this season new head coach Alex Wood will be at the helm and depending on some good talent to put the poison back in the Rattlers bite! 

Alex Wood
2015 FAMU Head Football Coach 


The main man in 2014 was Senior Damien Fleming  who threw the ball for over 2100 yard passing  and 17 TDs  .

Damien Fleming   QB
2443 yards Total offense in 2014
Avg 203.6 yards per game
(Photo FAMU Sports & information )

Passing                GP  Effic   Comp/Att/Int   Pct   Yards tds  Long  Avg/Game

Damien  Fleming     12  126.6    186-314-13     59.2   2159   17   56    179.9
Carson   Royal            6   60.8        8-22-0         36.4      64     0   30     10.7
Cutrich   Evans           9   682          1-1-0        100.0      30     1    30      3.3
Tysean  Holloway      10  394.0        1-1-0        100.0      35     0   35       3.5


Fleming posses a good arm and instinct as well as quickness and the ability to tuck the ball and run finishing  second in rushing for the Orange and Green in 2014. But Who will replace the athletic ability of Fleming at the QB spot in 2015?


 The number may be  12  as in Carson Royal  the 6'2" 214lb  Junior from Louisville looks to be next man up. After beating out  Kenny Coleman  and Davonte Austin.  

The ground attack , may be in good hands with the return of freshman now sophomore Gerald Hearns! But after  rushing for  over 500 yards in 2014 he may need help from junior Tysean Holloway in 2015 ( QB Fleming rushed for 555 gross  yards ). 
#30  Gerald Hearns  Soph RB

Rushing                GP    Att     Gain  Loss     Net      Avg    TD   Avg/Game
Gerald Hearns      12     131     533        33      500      3.8        0          41.7 
Damien Fleming      12     143     555     271       284      2.0        5          23.7
Tysean  Holloway   10       60     239         6      233       3.9        0          23.3
Lemond Buice          7       30     123         4      119       4.0        0          17.0

As far as the "Air Attack" in 2014 !  That was all  #7  Bandon Norwood ! 

                   
#7 Brandon Norwood  6'1" 180 Soph
36 catches 516 yards  1 TD in 2014 


Receiving              GP  Grabs Yards  AVG   TD   Long    Avg/Game
Brandon Norwood  12     36      516     14.3     1        52            43.0
Montav Williams       12     27      332     12.3     2        43            27.7
Gerald  Hearns         12     27      193       7.1     1        33            16.1 
Casey Glines            10     14      198      14.1     3       56             19.8
Dennis  Hall             11     14      152      10.9     2       21             13.8 
Kareem Smith            7     12      162      13.5     1       39             23.1
Zachary Webster      11     12      155      12.9     4       35             14.1
Dewayne Harvey       7      11     161      14.6     0       35             23.0




The head of the snake when opponents get bitten this season may be the defense and the tip of the venomous tongue may be in the form of Pittsburgh. Pa  native Akil Blount! 
#47  Akil Blount  6-3 260lb SR  LB
(Son of NFL Hall of Famer  Mel Blount)
photo by Vaughn Wilson FAMU athletics

Blount  lead the Rattler defense with 72 total tackles in 2014  and I think he can get even more in 2015!


Defensive             GP   Solo    assisted   Total Tackles    Sacks   Int     TDs
Akil Blount           12      42        30              72                     1.5        1         0
Jacques  Bryant    11      43        16              59                      2.0        1        0
Williams  Helms      12      33        23              56                       0         0         0
Devonte Johnson   12      38        15              53                     1.0        1         0
Kashawn Butler      12      28        24               52                     2.0       1         0

The hissing sound opponents may hear in 2015 will not  be the air coming out of tires in the parking lot or the football. The oppostion  must stay alert at all times as that hiss plus  rattling sound  may be the only warning they get before a "Blount Strike". 


2015 Rattlers Schedule 
DateOpponent
  
Score  W/LLocationStatus0-4
9/5/15
 @ South Florida
51-3
Loss 
Tampa, FL
Raymond James Stadium
7:00pm ET 
9/12/15
 @ Samford

58-21 
Loss
Birmingham, AL
Seibert Stadium
2:00pm CT 
9/17/15
 @ SC State

36-0 
Loss
Orangeburg, SC
Oliver Dawson Stadium
7:30pm ET 
Student-Athlete Appreciation Day
TV Broadcast - ESPNU
Internet Webcast - ESPN3
9/26/15
Tennesee St 

30-14
Loss
Tallahassee, FL
Bragg Stadium
4:00pm ET 
Hall of Fame Game 
10/3/15
 @ Savannah St



Savannah, GA
Theodore Wright Stadium
7:00pm ET 
Parent's Weekend 
10/10/15
NC Central 



Tallahassee, FL
Bragg Stadium
4:00pm ET 
10/17/15
Delaware St 



Tallahassee FL
Bragg Stadium
3:00pm ET 
Homecoming 
10/31/15
NC A&T 



Tallahassee, FL
Bragg Stadium
3:00pm ET 
11/7/15
@ Hampton



Hampton, VA
Armstrong Stadium
1:00pm ET 
11/14/15
 @ Morgan State



Baltimore, MD
Hughes Stadium
1:00pm ET 
11/21/15
Bethune-Cookman



Orlando, FL
Florida Citrus Bowl
2:30pm ET 
Florida Blue Florida Classic
TV Broadcast - ESPN Classic
Internet Webcast - ESPN3
TV Broadcast - ESPNU delayed



Make sure to check out who comes in at #41 in the TAJT-10 HBCU Final Football Poll of  2014 and 2015 Preview ! 

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