Albany State Golden Rams football

Albany State Golden Rams football
First season1940; 84 years ago (1940)[1]
Athletic directorRobert Skinner
Head coachQuinn Gray
1st season, 6–5 (.545)
StadiumAlbany State University Coliseum
(capacity: 10,000)
Year built2004
LocationAlbany, Georgia
NCAA divisionDivision II
ConferenceSIAC
DivisionEast
All-time record443–311–22[1] (.585)
Bowl record1–1 (.500)
Playoff appearances14
Playoff record3–14
Conference titles19
RivalriesFort Valley State
ColorsRoyal blue and gold[2]
   
Websiteasugoldenrams.com

The Albany State Golden Rams football team represents Albany State University (ASU) in the sport of American football. The Golden Rams compete in the Division II of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and in the East Division of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). They play their home games at Albany State University Coliseum on the university's Albany, Georgia, campus, and are currently led by coach Quinn Gray Sr.

In 2003, the Golden Rams played Fayetteville State in the Pioneer Bowl. Albany State won, 52–30.

The Albany State Golden Rams were named the 2010 SBN Black college Football National Champions.

Former Golden Rams players that have played in the NFL include current Indianapolis Colt Grover Stewart, former Golden Rams head coaches Mike White and Dan Land, Steve Carter, Kenneth Gant, Arthur Green, Jeff Hunter, Keyon Nash, Clarence Benford III and Chris Sheffield.[3]

Rapper Rick Ross played briefly for the Golden Rams during the mid 1990s.

  1. ^ a b "Albany State Golden Rams". college-football-results.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Albany State University Athletics Abbreviated Style Guide (PDF). January 23, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Albany State (GA) Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2018.