2013 Albany Great Danes football team

2013 Albany Great Danes football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	1–11 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach	Bob Ford (41st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan McCarthy (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Simpson (27th season)
Home stadium	Bob Ford Field

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

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).

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 Bob Ford Field	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 (Oyster Bowl)		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 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Duquesne

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

At Colgate

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

Rhode Island

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

Central Conn St

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

At Old Dominion

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

At James Madison

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

At Delaware

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

Towson

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

At Richmond

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

Maine

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

New Hampshire

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

At Stony Brook

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