2008 Albany Great Danes football team

American college football season November 2025 January 2026 2008 Albany Great Danes football Albany Great Danes logo.svg 150 Northeast Conference NEC 9–3 7–0 Bob Ford 39th Ryan McCarthy 1st Mike Simpson 22nd University Field NEC champion Gridiron Classic W 28–0 vs. Jacksonville The 2008 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 39-year head coach Bob Ford, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the NEC. Albany represented the NEC in the Gridiron Classic, winning against Jacksonville, champion of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). The team played home games at University Field in Albany New York. Schedule 2008 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Eastern August 30 6:00 pm l y y UMass 5 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 16–28 15,112 September 13 7:00 pm w y y Hofstra James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY 22–16 OT 5,111 2008-09-13 David McCarty's Touchdown Run Leads UAlbany to Overtime Victory Against Hofstra https://ualbanysports.com/news/2008/9/13/1581265.aspx 2024-02-01 University at Albany Great Danes enStaple Arthur September 14, 2008 Offense https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-suffolk-edition-offense/140045844/ February 1, 2024 Newsday (Suffolk Edition) 77 September 20 12:00 pm l y y New Hampshire 10 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH 24–32 7,215 September 27 6:00 pm l y y Delaware 17 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE 7–38 22,196 October 4 1:00 pm w y 2008 Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA 33–23 1,682 October 11 1:00 pm w 2008 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut State University Field Albany, NY 24–22 2,436 October 18 1:00 pm w y 2008 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart Campus Field Fairfield, CT 26–21 3,369 October 25 4:00 pm w Saint Francis (PA) University Field Albany, NY 27–3 5,284 November 1 1:00 pm w Monmouth University Field Albany, NY 35–17 3,526 November 8 1:00 pm w y Robert Morris Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA 41–7 1,021 November 15 1:00 pm w Wagner University Field Albany, NY 30–11 2,317 December 6 1:30 pm w y Jacksonville University Field Albany, NY Gridiron Classic YES Network 28–0 2,264 UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2008 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/399/season/2008 ESPN November 17, 2025 2008 Football Schedule https://ualbanysports.com/sports/football/schedule/2008 University at Albany November 17, 2025 References Albany Category:Albany Great Danes football seasons Category:Northeast Conference football champion seasons Albany Great Danes football