2012 Albany Great Danes football team

The 2012 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 40th year head coach Bob Ford and played their home games at University Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference.

2012 Albany Great Danes football
NEC co-champion
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2012 record9–2 (7–1 NEC)
Head coachBob Ford (40th season)
Offensive coordinatorRyan McCarthy
Defensive coordinatorMike Simpson
Home stadiumUniversity Field
(Capacity: 10,000)
2012 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Wagner +^  7 –1     9 –4  
Albany +  7 –1     9 –2  
Monmouth  4 –3     5 –5  
Saint Francis (PA)  4 –4     5 –6  
Bryant  4 –4     4 –7  
Robert Morris  3 –5     4 –7  
Duquesne  3 –5     5 –6  
Central Connecticut  2 –5     2 –8  
Sacred Heart  1 –7     2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2012 season was the end of an era for Albany football. It was the Great Danes' final season as a member of the Northeast Conference as they will join the Colonial Athletic Association in 2013. It was also their final season at University Field, as they will begin CAA play at the new Bob Ford Field.

The Great Danes finished the season 9–2, 7–1 in NEC play to claim a share of the conference title with Wagner. Due to their head to head lost with Wagner, Albany did not receive the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs and they did not receive an at-large bid.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 PMColgate*
W 40–236,194
September 812:00 PMat Robert Morris
W 35–101,068
September 154:00 PMat No. 5 Youngstown State*
L 24–3115,840
September 226:00 PMat No. 23 Maine*
W 30–207,101
September 291:00 PMMonmouth
  • University Field
  • Albany, NY
W 55–242,482
October 612:00 PMat Bryant
FCS/TW3/ESPN3W 31–141,219
October 131:00 PMSaint Francis (PA)
  • University Field
  • Albany, NY
W 36–136,852
October 271:00 PMat Sacred HeartNo. 24
W 23–203,505
November 31:00 PMWagnerNo. 20
  • University Field
  • Albany, NY
L 0–302,617
November 1012:00 PMat Duquesne
W 38–312,193
November 171:00 PMCentral Connecticut
  • University Field
  • Albany, NY
TW3W 63–341,876
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