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 44th 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 $^ 71  103 
No. 2 Towson ^ 62  133 
No. 5 New Hampshire ^ 62  105 
Villanova 53  65 
Delaware 44  75 
William & Mary 44  75 
Richmond 44  66 
James Madison 35  66 
Stony Brook 35  56 
Rhode Island 26  39 
Albany 08  111 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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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 Towsondagger
  • 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

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At Duquesne

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

At Colgate

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

Rhode Island

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

Central Conn St

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

At Old Dominion

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

At James Madison

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

At Delaware

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

Towson

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

At Richmond

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

Maine

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

New Hampshire

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

At Stony Brook

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

References

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  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.