Bob Ford
Biographical details
Born (1937-09-11) September 11, 1937 (age 86)
Playing career
Football
1959Springfield
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1959St. Lawrence (DB)
1960–1963Albright (offensive backs)
1964Springfield (DB)
1965–1968St. Lawrence
1969Springfield (DC)
1970–2013Albany
Lacrosse
1971–1973Albany
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1978–1982Albany
1998–1999Albany (interim AD)
Head coaching record
Overall265–191–1 (football)
19–11 (lacrosse)
Bowls2–1
TournamentsFootball
1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
0–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 ICAC (1965)
2 EFC (1997–1998)
6 NEC (2002–2003, 2007–2008, 2011–2012)

Robert Ford (born September 10, 1937) is a retired American football player, coach of football, lacrosse, golf, and wrestling, and college athletics administrator. Ford was appointed as the head coach of the University of Albany on April 27, 1970 where he remained until retiring after the 2013 season.[1] From 1965 to 1968, Ford served as the head football coach at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. He also coached golf and wrestling at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, where was an assistant football coach from 1960 to 1963. Ford was Albany's head men's lacrosse coach from 1971 to 1973 and athletic director from 1978 to 1982.

Head coaching record

Football

From the time he was appointed as the Albany head coach, Ford's teams played football as a club sport for three years, 1970 to 1972. His coaching record during that period was 12–9–1. Those 22 games are not included in the coaching record shown below.

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
St. Lawrence Saints (Independent College Athletic Conference) (1965–1968)
1965 St. Lawrence 4–4 1st
1966 St. Lawrence 2–6
1967 St. Lawrence 1–6–1
1968 St. Lawrence 2–6
St. Lawrence: 9–22–1
Albany Great Danes (NCAA Division III independent) (1973–1994)
1973 Albany 7–2
1974 Albany 9–0
1975 Albany 7–2
1976 Albany 4–5
1977 Albany 9–2 L NCAA Division III Semifinal
1978 Albany 7–3
1979 Albany 6–3
1980 Albany 5–5
1981 Albany 7–3
1982 Albany 6–3
1983 Albany 3–7
1984 Albany 5–5
1985 Albany 9–2 W ECAC North Championship
1986 Albany 4–6
1987 Albany 5–5
1988 Albany 5–5
1989 Albany 5–4
1990 Albany 3–7
1991 Albany 5–5
1992 Albany 6–4
1993 Albany 6–4
1994 Albany 4–6
Albany Great Danes (NCAA Division II independent) (1995–1996)
1995 Albany 3–7
1996 Albany 7–3
Albany Great Danes (Eastern Football Conference) (1997–1998)
1997 Albany 11–1 8–0 1st (Atlantic) W Eastern Football Conference Championship
1998 Albany 10–1 7–1 1st (Atlantic) W Eastern Football Conference Championship
Albany Great Danes (Northeast Conference) (1999–2012)
1999 Albany 7–2 6–1 2nd
2000 Albany 5–6 5–3 4th
2001 Albany 7–3 5–2 T–3rd
2002 Albany 8–4 6–1 1st W ECAC Bowl
2003 Albany 7–4 6–1 T–1st
2004 Albany 4–7 4–3 3rd
2005 Albany 5–6 4–3 T–3rd
2006 Albany 7–4 5–2 T–2nd
2007 Albany 8–4 6–0 1st L Gridiron Classic
2008 Albany 9–3 7–0 1st W Gridiron Classic
2009 Albany 7–4 6–2 T–2nd
2010 Albany 6–5 4–4 T–4th
2011 Albany 8–4 7–1 T–1st L NCAA Division I First Round
2012 Albany 9–2 7–1 T–1st
Albany Great Danes (Colonial Athletic Association) (2013)
2013 Albany 1–11 0–8 11th
Albany: 256–169 93–33
Total: 265–191–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

References

  1. ^ "UAlbany Football 2009 Media Guide" (PDF). UAlbany. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
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