2013 Albany Great Danes football team

The 2013 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Bob Ford in his 41st and final season as head coach, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of 11 teams in the CAA. The team played home games at the newly-opened Bob Ford Field in Albany, New York. 2013 was the first season of competition for Albany in the CAA, following 14 seasons as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC).[1]

2013 Albany Great Danes football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record1–11 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan McCarthy (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Simpson (27th season)
Home stadiumBob Ford Field
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
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 edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 pmat Duquesne*L 24–352,001
September 76:00 pmat Colgate*TWCSCW 37–345,217
September 147:00 pmRhode IslandTWCSCL 13–19 OT8,500
September 217:00 pmCentral Connecticut*
  • Bob Ford Field
  • Albany, NY
TWCSCL 17–206,412
September 286:00 pmat Old Dominion*L 10–6620,118
October 51:30 pmat James MadisonL 13–4025,201
October 1212:00 pmat DelawareTWCSCL 30–3317,363
October 193:30 pmNo. 7 Towson 
  • Bob Ford Field
  • Albany, NY
TWCSCL 17–448,500
November 24:00 pmat RichmondL 10–278,700
November 93:30 pmNo. 8 Maine
  • Bob Ford Field
  • Albany, NY
TWCSCL 27–334,912
November 163:30 pmNo. 23 New Hampshire
  • Bob Ford Field
  • Albany, NY
TWCSCL 20–376,044
November 231:00 pmat Stony BrookL 3–244,512

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Game summaries edit

At Duquesne edit

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

At Colgate edit

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

Rhode Island edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
Rams 3 3 7 06 19
Great Danes 0 0 13 00 13

Central Conn St edit

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

At Old Dominion edit

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

At James Madison edit

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

At Delaware edit

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

Towson edit

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

At Richmond edit

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

Maine edit

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

New Hampshire edit

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

At Stony Brook edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Network, Sports (August 7, 2012). "Albany, Stony Brook joining CAA Football in 2013". Fox News. New York City. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "2013 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved September 21, 2023.