2012 Albany Great Danes football team

2012 Albany Great Danes football
NEC co-champion
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record9–2 (7–1 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan McCarthy (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Simpson (26th season)
Home stadiumUniversity Field
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Wagner +^   7 1     9 4  
Albany +   7 1     9 2  
Monmouth   4 3     5 5  
Saint Francis (PA)   4 4     5 6  
Bryant   4 4     4 7  
Robert Morris   3 5     4 7  
Duquesne   3 5     5 6  
Central Connecticut   2 5     2 8  
Sacred Heart   1 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 43rd-year head coach Bob Ford, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the NEC title with Wagner. Due to Albany's head-to-head loss to Wagner, the Seahawks eared the conference's automatic bid NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. The Great Danes did not receive an at-large bid. The team played home games at University Field in Albany, New York for the final season as Bob Ford Field opened the next year. 2012 was also Albany's final season of competition in the NEC as the Great Danes joined the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in 2013.