2011 Albany Great Danes football team
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.
2011 Albany Great Danes football | |
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NEC co-champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 28–31 vs. Stony Brook | |
Conference | Northeast Conference |
Ranking | |
FCS Coaches | No. 23 |
Record | 8–4 (7–1 NEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ryan McCarthy (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Simpson (25th season) |
Home stadium | University Field (capacity: 10,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 pm | at Colgate* | L 34–37 OT | 6,748 | ||
September 17 | 6:00 pm | Maine* | L 15–31 | 4,944 | ||
September 24 | 12:30 pm | at Columbia* | W 44–21 | 3,457 | ||
October 1 | 1:00 pm | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 41–20 | 868 | ||
October 8 | 1:00 pm | Duquesne |
| W 38–10 | 3,223 | |
October 15 | 1:00 pm | Robert Morris |
| W 28–17 | 5,878 | |
October 22 | 12:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | W 63–35 | 3,112 | ||
October 29 | 1:00 pm | at Wagner | W 24–0 | 1,012 | ||
November 5 | 1:00 pm | Bryant |
| L 17–31 | 2,680 | |
November 12 | 12:00 pm | at Monmouth | W 41–24 | 3,768 | ||
November 19 | 1:00 pm | Sacred Heart |
| W 31–21 | 2,914 | |
November 26 | 2:00 pm | at No. 22 Stony Brook* | ESPN3 | L 28–31 | 8,286 | |
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References
- "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- "2011 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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