2011 Albany Great Danes football team

2011 Albany Great Danes football
Northeast Conference Co–Champions
FCS Playoffs First Round vs Stony Brook, L 28–31
Conference Northeast Conference
2011 record 8–4 (7–1 NEC)
Head coach Bob Ford (39th year)
Offensive coordinator Ryan McCarthy
Defensive coordinator Mike Simpson
Home stadium University Field
(Capacity: 10,000)
2011 NEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Duquesne §   7 – 1         9 – 2  
Albany §^   7 – 1         8 – 4  
Bryant   5 – 3         7 – 4  
Monmouth   4 – 4         5 – 6  
Wagner   4 – 4         4 – 7  
Sacred Heart   3 – 5         5 – 6  
Central Connecticut   3 – 5         4 – 7  
Robert Morris   2 – 6         2 – 9  
Saint Francis (PA)   1 – 7         2 – 9  
§ – Conference co-champions
^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Great Danes were led by 39th year head coach Bob Ford and played their home games at University Field. They are a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 7–1 in NEC play to share the conference championship with Duquesne. Due to their win over Duquesne, the Great Danes earned the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Stony Brook.

Schedule

[1]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM at Colgate* Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY L 34–37 OT  6,748
September 17 6:00 PM Maine* University Field • Albany, NY L 15–31   4,944
September 24 12:30 PM at Columbia* Wien Stadium • Manhattan, NY W 44–21   3,457
October 1 1:00 PM at Saint Francis (PA) DeGol Field • Loretto, PA W 41–20   868
October 8 1:00 PM Duquesne University Field • Albany, NY W 38–10   3,223
October 15 1:00 PM Robert Morrisdagger University Field • Albany, NY W 28–17   5,878
October 22 12:00 PM at Central Connecticut Arute Field • New Britain, CT W 63–35   3,112
October 29 1:00 PM at Wagner Wagner College Stadium • Staten Island, NY W 24–0   1,012
November 5 1:00 PM Bryant University Field • Albany, NY L 17–31   2,680
November 12 12:00 PM at Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ W 41–24   3,768
November 19 1:00 PM Sacred Heart University Field • Albany, NY W 31–21   2,914
November 26 2:00 PM at #22 Stony Brook* Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 L 28–31   8,286
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References