1974 Albany Great Danes football team

American college football season March 2026 July 2024 1974 Albany Great Danes football Independent 9–0 Bob Ford 5th University Field The 1974 Albany Great Danes football team was an American football team that represented University at Albany, SUNY, as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division III football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bob Ford, the Great Danes compiled a perfect 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 367 to 86.Final 1974 Albany Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/team/14/stats/13016 June 21, 2024 NCAA Albany played home games at University Field in Albany, New York. The team was led by quarterback John Bertuzzi who finished the season with 412 passing yards, seven touchdowns, and five interceptions. Schedule y y September 21 at 1974 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen Hofstra Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY W 33–7 1,500 Smith Doug September 22, 1974 Hofstra Routed by Albany St. 33-7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-suffolk-edition-hofstra-routed/149759797/ June 21, 2024 Newsday (Suffolk Edition) 229September 22, 1974 Albany Upsets Hofstra, 33-7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-albany-upsets-hofstra-33-7/149759899/ June 21, 2024 Daily News 170 September 28 1974 Alfred Saxons Alfred University Field Albany, NY W 7–6 3,500 September 29, 1974 Albany St. 7, Alfred 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-and-sun-bulletin-albany-st-7-alf/149759937/ June 21, 2024 Press and Sun-Bulletin 57 October 5 1974 RIT Tigers RIT<hc> University Field Albany, NY W 49–7 6,100 October 6, 1974 Albany State 49, Rochester Tech 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-and-sun-bulletin-albany-state-49/149760069/ June 21, 2024 Press and Sun-Bulletin 72 October 12 at 1974 Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers Massachusetts Maritime Buzzards Bay, MA W 75–6 1,000 October 14, 1974 Hobart, Albany State Remain Unbeaten https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-hobart-albany-state/149760138/ June 21, 2024 The Ithaca Journal 22 October 19 1974 Nichols Bison Nichols University Field Albany, NY W 32–8 2,500 October 20, 1974 Great Danes drag Nichols to first defeat, 32-8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-news-great-danes-drag-nichol/149760256/ June 21, 2024 The Journal News 36 October 26 1974 Brockport Golden Eagles Brockport University Field Albany, NY W 35–14 2,500 October 27, 1974 Albany State 35, Brockport State 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-albany-state-35/149760314/ June 21, 2024 Democrat and Chronicle 79October 27, 1974 Albany State 35, Brockport State 14 (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-albany-state-35/149760336/ June 21, 2024 Democrat and Chronicle 79October 27, 1974 DeBlois blasts Brockport https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-news-deblois-blasts-brockpor/149760366/ June 21, 2024 The Journal News 32 November 2 at 1974 Curry Colonels Curry Milton, MA W 50–23 3,300 November 3, 1974 Albany State Swamps Curry, 50-23 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-troy-record-albany-state-swamps-curr/149760403/ June 21, 2024 The Troy Record 31November 3, 1974 Curry crushed by Albany https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-news-curry-crushed-by-albany/149760436/ June 21, 2024 The Journal News 31 November 9 at 1974 Plattsburgh Cardinals Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY W 49–8 750 November 16 1974 RPI Engineers RPI University Field Albany, NY W 37–7 3,500 November 17, 1974 Albany State dumps RPI, 37-7, to cap 9-0 season https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-news-albany-state-dumps-rpi/149760519/ June 21, 2024 The Journal News 35 References Albany Category:Albany Great Danes football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Albany Great Danes football