2011 Albany Great Danes football team

American college football season

2011 Albany Great Danes football
NEC co-champion
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Ranking
FCS CoachesNo. 23
Record8–4 (7–1 NEC)
Head coach
  • Bob Ford (39th season)
Offensive coordinatorRyan McCarthy (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Simpson (25th season)
Home stadiumUniversity Field
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Northeast Conference football standings
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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

The 2011 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 39th-year head coach Bob Ford, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the NEC title with Duquesne. Due to Albany's head-to-head win over Duquesne, the Great Danes earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Stony Brook. The team played home games at University Field in Albany New York.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmat Colgate*
L 34–37 OT6,748
September 176:00 pmMaine*
L 15–314,944
September 2412:30 pmat Columbia*W 44–213,457
October 11:00 pmat Saint Francis (PA)W 41–20868
October 81:00 pmDuquesne
  • University Field
  • Albany, NY
W 38–103,223
October 151:00 pmRobert Morrisdagger
  • University Field
  • Albany, NY
W 28–175,878
October 2212:00 pmat Central ConnecticutW 63–353,112
October 291:00 pmat WagnerW 24–01,012
November 51:00 pmBryant
  • University Field
  • Albany, NY
L 17–312,680
November 1212:00 pmat MonmouthW 41–243,768
November 191:00 pmSacred Heart
  • University Field
  • Albany, NY
W 31–212,914
November 262:00 pmat No. 22 Stony Brook*ESPN3L 28–318,286

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References

  1. ^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "2011 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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