2013 Albany Great Danes football team

The 2013 UAlbany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by Bob Ford, who was in his 41st and final season as head coach, and played their first season at the new Bob Ford Field, named after the coach. The Great Danes were in their first season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.[1] They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in CAA play to finish in last place.

2013 UAlbany Great Danes football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2013 record	1–11 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach	Bob Ford (41st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan McCarthy (11th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Simpson (27th season)
Home stadium	Bob Ford Field (Capacity: 8,500)

2013 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Maine $^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 2 Towson ^		6	–	2					13	–	3
No. 5 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					10	–	5
Villanova		5	–	3					6	–	5
Delaware		4	–	4					7	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					7	–	5
Richmond		4	–	4					6	–	6
James Madison		3	–	5					6	–	6
Stony Brook		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	9
Albany		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 PM	at Duquesne*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		L 24–35	2,001
September 7	6:00 PM	at Colgate*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	TWCSC	W 37–34	5,217
September 14	7:00 PM	Rhode Island	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	TWCSC	L 13–19 ^OT	8,500
September 21	7:00 PM	Central Connecticut*	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	TWCSC	L 17–20	6,412
September 28	6:00 PM	at Old Dominion*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		L 10–66	20,118
October 5	1:30 PM	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		L 13–40	25,201
October 12	12:00 PM	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	TWCSC	L 30–33	17,363
October 19	3:30 PM	No. 7 Towson	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	TWCSC	L 17–44	8,500
November 2	4:00 PM	at Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA		L 10–27	8,700
November 9	3:30 PM	No. 8 Maine	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	TWCSC	L 27–33	4,912
November 16	3:30 PM	No. 23 New Hampshire	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	TWCSC	L 20–37	6,044
November 23	1:00 PM	at Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY (rivalry)		L 3–24	4,512
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	3	7	7	7	24
Dukes	9	7	16	3	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	2012	ALBY, 38–31

at Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	10	14	6	7	37
Raiders	7	7	6	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2012	ALB, 40–23

Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	3	3	7	0	6	19
Great Danes	0	0	13	0	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Central Conn St

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	7	0	10	20
Great Danes	3	7	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–7	2012	ALB, 63–34

at Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	0	3	0	10
Monarchs	21	21	10	14	66

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	3	0	10	0	13
Dukes	12	14	0	14	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	3	7	7	13	30
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	16	6	11	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2008	UD, 38–7

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Tigers	3	21	14	6	44
Great Danes	7	3	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2003	TOWS, 35–16

at Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	3	0	0	10
Spiders	3	14	0	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Black Bears	7	7	13	6	33
Great Danes	7	7	6	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2012	ALB, 30–20

New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Wildcats	10	10	0	17	37
Great Danes	0	7	7	6	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2008	UNH, 32–24

at Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	0	3	0	3
Seawolves	14	7	0	3	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–5	2011	SB, 31–28

References

1. Network, Sports (August 7, 2012). "Albany, Stony Brook joining CAA Football in 2013". Fox News. New York City. Retrieved June 7, 2013.