2012 Albany Great Danes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2012 Albany Great Danes football Albany Great Danes logo.svg 150 Northeast Conference NEC 9–2 7–1 Bob Ford 43rd Ryan McCarthy 5th Mike Simpson 26th University Field NEC co-champion The 2012 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 43rd-year head coach Bob Ford, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the NEC title with Wagner. Due to Albany's head-to-head loss to Wagner, the Seahawks eared the conference's automatic bid NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. The Great Danes did not receive an at-large bid. The team played home games at University Field in Albany, New York for the final season as Bob Ford Field opened the next year. 2012 was also Albany's final season of competition in the NEC as the Great Danes joined the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in 2013. Schedule 2012 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Eastern September 1 6:00 pm w y Colgate University Field Albany, NY 40–23 6,194 September 8 12:00 pm w y Robert Morris Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA 35–10 1,068 September 15 4:00 pm l y y Youngstown State 5 Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH 24–31 15,840 September 22 6:00 pm w y y Maine 23 Alfond Stadium Orono, ME 30–20 7,101 September 29 1:00 pm w Monmouth University Field Albany, NY 55–24 2,482 October 6 12:00 pm w y Bryant Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI FCS, TW3, ESPN3 31–14 1,219 October 13 1:00 pm w y Saint Francis (PA) University Field Albany, NY 36–13 6,852 October 27 1:00 pm w y 24 Sacred Heart Campus Field Fairfield, CT 23–20 3,505 November 3 1:00 pm l 20 Wagner University Field Albany, NY 0–30 2,617 November 10 12:00 pm w y Duquesne Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA 38–31 2,193 November 17 1:00 pm w Central Connecticut University Field Albany, NY TW3 63–34 1,876 UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2012 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/399/season/2012 ESPN September 21, 2023 2012 Football Schedule https://ualbanysports.com/sports/football/schedule/2012 University at Albany September 21, 2023 References Albany Category:Albany Great Danes football seasons Category:Northeast Conference football champion seasons Albany Great Danes football