Bob Ford (American football)

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Bob Ford
Biographical details
Born (1937-09-11) September 11, 1937 (age 88)
Playing career
Football
1959 Springfield
Position Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1959 St. Lawrence (DB)
1960–1963 Albright (offensive backs)
1964 Springfield (DB)
1965–1968St. Lawrence
1969Springfield (DC)
1970–2013 Albany
Lacrosse
1971–1973 Albany
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1978–1982 Albany
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 at 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.

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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.

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
St. Lawrence Saints (Independent College Athletic Conference)(1965–1968)
1965 St. Lawrence4–42–1T–1st
1966 St. Lawrence2–62–12nd
1967 St. Lawrence1–6–10–2–14th
1968 St. Lawrence2–61–35th
St. Lawrence:9–22–15–7–1
Albany Great Danes (NCAA Division III independent)(1973–1994)
1973 Albany7–2
1974 Albany 9–0
1975 Albany7–2
1976 Albany 4–5
1977 Albany9–2L NCAA Division III Semifinal
1978 Albany7–3
1979 Albany6–3
1980 Albany5–5
1981 Albany7–3
1982 Albany6–3
1983 Albany3–7
1984 Albany5–5
1985 Albany9–2W ECAC North Championship
1986 Albany4–6
1987 Albany5–5
1988 Albany5–5
1989 Albany5–4
1990 Albany3–7
1991 Albany5–5
1992 Albany6–4
1993 Albany6–4
1994 Albany4–6
Albany Great Danes (NCAA Division II independent)(1995–1996)
1995 Albany3–7
1996 Albany7–3
Albany Great Danes (Eastern Football Conference)(1997–1998)
1997 Albany11–18–01st (Atlantic)W Eastern Football Conference Championship
1998 Albany10–17–11st (Atlantic)W Eastern Football Conference Championship
Albany Great Danes (Northeast Conference)(1999–2012)
1999 Albany7–26–12nd
2000 Albany5–65–34th
2001 Albany7–35–2T–3rd
2002 Albany8–46–11stW ECAC Bowl
2003 Albany7–46–1T–1st
2004 Albany4–74–33rd
2005 Albany5–64–3T–3rd
2006 Albany7–45–2T–2nd
2007 Albany 8–46–01stL Gridiron Classic
2008 Albany 9–37–01stW Gridiron Classic
2009 Albany 7–46–2T–2nd
2010 Albany 6–54–4T–4th
2011 Albany 8–47–1T–1stL NCAA Division I First Round
2012 Albany 9–27–1T–1st
Albany Great Danes (Colonial Athletic Association)(2013)
2013 Albany 1–110–811th
Albany:256–16993–33
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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