2011 Albany Great Danes football team
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The 2011 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY
in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season
. The Great Danes were led by 39th year head coach Bob Ford
and played their home games at University Field. They are a member of the Northeast Conference
. They finished the season 8–4, 7–1 in NEC play to share the conference championship with Duquesne
. Due to their win over Duquesne, the Great Danes earned the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Stony Brook
.
University at Albany, SUNY
The State University of New York at Albany, also known as University at Albany, State University of New York, SUNY Albany or simply UAlbany, is a public university located in Albany, Guilderland, and East Greenbush, New York, United States; is the senior campus of the State University of New York ...
in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season
2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, began on September 1, 2011 and will conclude with the National Championship Game of the...
. The Great Danes were led by 39th year head coach Bob Ford
Bob Ford (American football)
Bob Ford is the current head football coach of the Albany Great Danes located in Albany, New York. Albany dropped its club team after the 1924 season. A 46-year absence followed before the university restored the football team. Ford was appointed as the head coach on April 27, 1970 where he has...
and played their home games at University Field. They are a member of the Northeast Conference
Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...
. They finished the season 8–4, 7–1 in NEC play to share the conference championship with Duquesne
2011 Duquesne Dukes football team
The 2011 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Dukes were led by seventh year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They are a member of the Northeast Conference...
. Due to their win over Duquesne, the Great Danes earned the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Stony Brook
2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
The 2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team will represent Stony Brook University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big South Conference. The team is coached by Chuck Priore and play its home games at Kenneth P...
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