FAMU football 2025 schedule: TV channels, start times for the Rattlers this season

All 12 of FAMU football’s games will be televised this season. The Rattlers will play on ESPN, HBCU Go, and SWAC TV. See the full schedule and start times.

Kickoff is less than two weeks away.

And Florida A&M football’s 2025 season will be televised in its entirety, starting with the Orange Blossom Classic showdown versus Howard on Aug. 30 at Miami Gardens’ Hard Rock Stadium. The Rattlersreturn to the Orange Blossom Classic will air on ESPNU.

The remaining FAMU games of its 12-game regular season schedule will be on ESPN networks, HBCU Go, and the newly launched Southwestern Athletic Conference Television streaming platform.

Here is the full TV schedule and start times for FAMU football’s 2025 season. All times listed are Eastern.

Aug. 30: FAMU vs. Howard ― Orange Blossom Classic

Sep 4, 2022; Miami, Florida, US; Hard Rock Stadium before the Orange Blossom Classic between Jackson State and Florida A&M.. Mandatory Credit: Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports

  • Location: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
  • Kickoff Time: 4 p.m.
  • Channel: ESPNU

Sept. 6: FAMU at Florida Atlantic

  • Location: Flagler Credit Union, Boca Raton
  • Kickoff Time: 6 p.m.
  • Channel: ESPN Plus

Sept. 13: FAMU vs. Albany State

  • Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Kickoff Time: 7 p.m.
  • Channel: SWAC TV

Sept. 27: FAMU vs. Alabama State (SWAC)

Florida A&M head coach James Colzie, III, and Alabama State head coach Eddie Robinson Jr. during warm ups on the ASU campus in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday October 5, 2024.

  • Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Kickoff Time: 3 p.m.
  • Channel: HBCU GO

Oct. 4: FAMU vs. Mississippi Valley State (SWAC)

  • Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
  • Kickoff Time: 4 p.m.
  • Channel: SWAC TV

Oct. 11: FAMU vs. North Carolina Central

  • Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Kickoff Time: 3 p.m.
  • Channel: HBCU GO

Oct. 18: FAMU vs. Alcorn State (SWAC/Homecoming)

The Florida A&M Marching 100 perform at homecoming matchup of the Rattlers against Texas Southern, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.

  • Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Kickoff Time: 4 p.m.
  • Channel: ESPN Plus

Oct. 25: FAMU at Southern (SWAC)

The Florida A&M Rattlers take on Southern University, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.

  • Location: AW Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge
  • Kickoff Time: 5 p.m.
  • Channel: SWAC TV

Nov. 1: FAMU vs. Jackson State (SWAC)

  • Location: Bragg Memorial Stadium
  • Kickoff Time: 7 p.m.
  • Channel: An ESPN Network

Nov. 8: FAMU at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (SWAC)

  • Location: Simmons Bank Field, Pine Bluff
  • Kickoff Time: 3 p.m.
  • Channel: HBCU GO

Nov. 15: FAMU at Alabama A&M (SWAC)

  • Location: Louis Crews Stadium
  • Kickoff Time: 3 p.m.
  • Channel: SWAC TV

Nov. 22: FAMU vs. Bethune-Cookman (SWAC) ― Florida Classic

Florida A&M’s head coach James Colzie III poses in front of the Florida Classic trophy at the end of the game at the Camping World Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.

  • Location: Camping World Stadium
  • Kickoff Time: TBD
  • Channel: ESPN Plus

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