Jump to content

2011 Albany Great Danes football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Patriotsontop (talk | contribs) at 00:21, 23 May 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

2011 Albany Great Danes football
NEC co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 28–31 vs. Stony Brook
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record8–4 (7–1 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan McCarthy (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Simpson
Home stadiumUniversity Field
(Capacity: 10,000)
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Northeast Conference 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

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

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

References