Albany, N.Y.
- The UAlbany football program finished up the 2011 season ranked on two
national polls, and was receiving votes in a third. The Great Danes were voted
23rd in the Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll, and 21st
in the Any Given Saturday FCS Poll. UAlbany also finished up the season receiving
votes in the Sports Network Media Poll.
The Great Danes earned a share of their fifth
Northeast Conference championship with 31-21 victory over Sacred Heart. Head
coach Bob Ford, who has 255 career victories, led the program to its first NCAA
FCS postseason appearance. UAlbany reached the eight-win plateau for the fourth
time as a NCAA Division I FCS program. The Great Danes made their first NCAA appearance
in football since 1977, taking on Stony Brook in the first round of the FCS
Playoffs. UAlbany placed eleven players on the 2011 All-Northeast Conference
squad, led by defensive end Eddie Delaney, who was just the second UAlbany
defensive lineman to be recognized on three occasions during a career. Ford was
voted the Northeast Conference Coach of the Year for the fourth time.
