Written by Lexx Thornton
Florida A&M football will play a game in Atlanta for the third consecutive season.
Over the weekend at the FAMU National Alumni Association Convention in Frisco, Texas, FAMU’s Vice President and Director of Athletics Angela Suggs announced that the Rattlers will face the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons, on Saturday, Oct. 4.
The Week 6 Southwestern Athletic Conference football game between the Rattlers and the Delta Devils was initially scheduled to be played at MVSU’s Rice-Totten Stadium in Itta Bena, Mississippi.
“They decided they were coming to FAMU, Georgia ― also known as Atlanta,” Suggs said at the FAMU NAA Convention’s AD’s Breakfast on Friday, May 30.
“So on October 4, we won’t be in Itta Bena, Mississippi. We will play Mississippi Valley State University in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.”
FAMU has a large contingent of graduates in Atlanta and holds one of the largest alumni chapters for the HBCU.
The Rattlers played in Atlanta in 2024 for the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, squeaking a 24-23 victory over the Norfolk State Spartans at Center Parc Stadium, formerly the Atlanta Braves’ Turner Field. In 2023, FAMU football won its first-ever Celebration Bowl 30-26 over the Howard Bison to secure its 16th Black College National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.