| Bob Ford | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Albany |
| Record | 246–156 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1959 1960–1963 1964 1965–1968 1969 1970–present |
St. Lawrence (Asst.) Albright (Asst.) Springfield (Asst.) St. Lawrence Springfield (Asst.) Albany |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 255–178–1 |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
Bob Ford is the current head football coach of the Albany Great Danes located in Albany, New York. Albany dropped its club team after the 1924 season. A 46-year absence followed before the university restored the football team. Ford was appointed as the head coach on April 27, 1970 where he has remained since.[1] The Great Danes compete in the Football Championship Subdivision in Division I as members of the Northeast Conference.
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From the time he was appointed as the Albany head coach, Ford's teams played football as a club sport for three years, 1970-1972. His coaching record during that period was 12-9-1. Those 22 games are not included in the coaching record shown below.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| St. Lawrence Saints (Independent Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1965–1968) | |||||||||
| 1965 | St. Lawrence | 4–4 | 1st | ||||||
| 1966 | St. Lawrence | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1967 | St. Lawrence | 1–6–1 | |||||||
| 1968 | St. Lawrence | 2–6 | |||||||
| St. Lawrence: | 9–22–1 | ||||||||
| Albany Great Danes (pre-NEC) (1973–1998) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Albany | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1974 | Albany | 9–0 | |||||||
| 1975 | Albany | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1976 | Albany | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1977 | Albany | 9–2 | L ECAC Division III semifinals | ||||||
| 1978 | Albany | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1979 | Albany | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1980 | Albany | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1981 | Albany | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1982 | Albany | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1983 | Albany | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1984 | Albany | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1985 | Albany | 9–2 | 1st | W ECAC North championship | |||||
| 1986 | Albany | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1987 | Albany | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1988 | Albany | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1989 | Albany | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1990 | Albany | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1991 | Albany | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1992 | Albany | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1993 | Albany | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1994 | Albany | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1995 | Albany | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1996 | Albany | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1997 | Albany | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | W Eastern Football Conference championship | ||||
| 1998 | Albany | 10–1 | 7–1 | 1st | W Eastern Football Conference championship | ||||
| pre-NEC: | 158–100 | ||||||||
| Albany Great Danes (Northeast Conference) (1999–present) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Albany | 7–2 | 6–1 | ||||||
| 2000 | Albany | 5–6 | 5–3 | ||||||
| 2001 | Albany | 7–3 | 5–2 | ||||||
| 2002 | Albany | 8–4 | 6–1 | 1st | W ECAC Bowl | ||||
| 2003 | Albany | 7–4 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2004 | Albany | 4–7 | 4–3 | ||||||
| 2005 | Albany | 5–6 | 4–3 | ||||||
| 2006 | Albany | 7–4 | 5–2 | ||||||
| 2007 | Albany | 8–4 | 6–0 | 1st | L Gridiron Classic | ||||
| 2008 | Albany | 9–3 | 7–0 | 1st | W Gridiron Classic | ||||
| 2009 | Albany | 7–4 | 5–2 | ||||||
| 2010 | Albany | 6–5 | 3–4 | ||||||
| 2011 | Albany | 8–4 | 7–1 | T-1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| NEC: | 88–56 | 69–23 | |||||||
| Albany Totals: | 246–156 | ||||||||
| Total: | 255–178–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
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