| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 1937 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1959 | Springfield |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1959 | St. Lawrence (DB) |
| 1960–1963 | Albright (offensive backs) |
| 1964 | Springfield (DB) |
| 1965–1968 | St. Lawrence |
| 1969 | Springfield (DC) |
| 1970–2013 | Albany |
| Lacrosse | |
| 1971–1973 | Albany |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1978–1982 | Albany |
| 1998–1999 | Albany (interim AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 265–191–1 (football) 19–11 (lacrosse) |
| Bowls | 2–1 |
| Tournaments | Football 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.