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2012 Albany Great Danes football team

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.

2012 Albany Great Danes football
NEC co-champion
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record9–2 (7–1 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan McCarthy (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Simpson (26th season)
Home stadiumUniversity Field
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 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
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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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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References

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  1. ^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2012". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "2012 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
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