{"id":17566,"date":"2024-01-12T16:07:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T21:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=17566"},"modified":"2024-01-12T16:46:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T21:46:05","slug":"florida-am-holds-recognition-event-for-hbcu-national-championship-football-team","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/florida-am-holds-recognition-event-for-hbcu-national-championship-football-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida A&amp;M holds recognition event for HBCU National Championship football team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While Florida A&amp;M prepares to take part in a joint celebration with its neighboring school Florida State University, President Larry Robinson said Friday\u2019s recognition event was something to show his appreciation for FAMU players and coaches for their success in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinning the SWAC east division, the SWAC championship, the Celebration Bowl, and now being proclaimed the HBCU National Champions\u2026it does indeed as Coach Simmons started the year, prove that it is our time,\u201d said Robinson.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/48\/16\/250ed1294508ac3adb709b136d08\/dec-16-celebration-bowl-29.jpg\" width=\"3865\" height=\"2174\" alt=\"Florida A&amp;M football coach Willie Simmons, university president Dr. Larry Robinson and Athletic Director Tiffani Sykes lift the Celebration Bowl trophy. FAMU (12-1) capped off its best season in 45 years with a victory in the 2023 Celebration Bowl. FAMU beat Howard 30-26 on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today\"><\/p>\n<p>The FAMU football team, led by former head coach Willie Simmons, ended the 2023 season 12-1 and with the HBCU national trophy in hand after defeating Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The team bested Howard University at the Celebration Bowl in December in front of 40,000 spectators. The 2023 club broke many records, both in-school and at the national level, including the longest home game win streak in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) at 20 games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great that we can celebrate now that we\u2019ve gotten to this point,&#8221; FAMU Alum and longtime athletics supporter Terry Youngblood said. &#8220;I was here for FAMU\u2019s lows, many years of lows, and I\u2019ve come to this stadium to support. Now that we\u2019re here, we want to celebrate this for ourselves not someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"Enh\" data-align-center>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>During Friday\u2019s event Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey signed a proclamation recognizing the team. The Ratters closed out the event with performances from the university\u2019s Marching 100 band and the school\u2019s cheer squad.<\/p>\n<p>Before leaving, President Robinson vowed to fans and alumni that he would do everything in his power to see that the university continues to support players both on and off the field. He also wished the team\u2019s former head coach much success as he embarks on his new role as an assistant coach at Duke University.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"fullattribution\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&amp;utmdt=Florida+A%26M+holds+recognition+event+for+HBCU+National+Championship+football+team+&amp;utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4MzU1MzUzMDEzMTkyMzAwMzY5MjY1Mw004)\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":17567,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[],"tags":[1136,1135],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Florida A&amp;M holds recognition event for HBCU National Championship football team - WFSU Local Routes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/florida-am-holds-recognition-event-for-hbcu-national-championship-football-team\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Florida A&amp;M holds recognition event for HBCU National Championship football team - 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