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Albany Great Danes 2008 Record: 9-3, 7-0 NEC 2008 NEC Finish: 1st Gridiron Classic Champions 2009 schedule - toid Date Opponent Time 9/5 at Georgia Southern 6:00 pm 9/12 at Massachusetts 6:00 pm Albany has produced a winning confer- 9/19 Maine 4:00 pm ence record in every one of its 10 sea- 9/26 Sacred Heart 4:00 pm sons as a member. 10/3 at Saint Francis (PA) 1:00 pm The streak consecutive winning seasons has 10/10 Duquesne 1:00 pm gone unmatched by anyone in conference 10/17 Bryant 1:00 pm history with Robert Morris’ run of six straight 10/24 at Monmouth 1:00 pm (1996-2001) standing closest. The Great 10/31 at Central Conn. St. 12:00 pm Danes joined the league for the start of the 11/7 Robert Morris 1:00 pm 1999 campaign, which resulted in a 6-1 NEC 11/21 at Wagner 1:00 pm record and second-place finish. Since gain- ing membership, Albany has compiled a 54- NEC Games in Bold 16 league mark while capturing four NEC crowns (2002, 2003, 2007, 2008).

2008 results David McCarty Date Opponent Time Award Candidate 8/30 at No. 5 Massachusetts L, 28-16 McCarty enters his senior season 9/13 at Hofstra W, 22-16 (OT) riding a pair of impressive streaks. 9/20 at No. 10 New Hampshire L, 32-24 The bruising back has scored a touch- 9/27 at No. 12/17 Delaware L, 38-7 down in 20 straight contests and has 10/4 at Duquesne W, 33-23 eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark 10/11 Central Conn. St. W, 24-22 in each of his prior eight outings. The 10/18 at Sacred Heart W, 26-21 hard-running McCarty surpassed the 10/25 Saint Francis (PA) W, 27-3 century mark in 11 of 12 games last 11/1 Monmouth W, 35-17 year in upping his career total to an 11/8 at Robert Morris W, 41-7 Albany-record 19 100-yard games. 11/15 Wagner W, 30-11 Only nationally-ranked Delaware pre- 12/6 Jacksonville W, 28-0 vented him from reaching the single- game triple-digit total in 2008. NEC Games in Bold

Five-Year Win Chart 2009 Outlook UAlbany Three is the magic number in the Capital reer-high 271 and four touchdowns, McCarty Region this season. powered the Danes to a 28-0 shutout of Pio- 2008 9 No program in Northeast Conference his- neer League champ Jacksonville. tory has secured three consecutive outright The Great Danes enjoy continuity at the other league crowns, let alone three straight unde- offense skill positions as well. All-NEC receiver feated seasons. Tim Bush, who gained a fifth year of eligibility 2007 8 Not having lost a conference game since due to medical hardship, owns Albany's single- the 2006 season finale, Albany has the oppor- season receptions record (67). Senior quarter- tunity to accomplish both feats in 2009 and back Vinny Esposito has a 17-7 career record reigning NEC Coach of the Year Bob Ford wel- as a starter and has thrown for 25 touchdowns 2006 7 comes back six preseason all-NEC performers to only 16 during that span. to help in the effort. Despite opening the 2008 season with three While the Great Danes eye consecutive title of four games against top-10 teams in FCS, Al- No. 3, all eyes will be on the man who wears bany managed to lead the NEC in both scoring 2005 5 jersey #3. defense (18.2 ppg) and rushing defense (119.1 Walter Payton Award candidate David ypg). The Great Danes' three preseason all- McCarty, the league's all-time single-season NEC selections from that side of the ball had rushing leader (1,852), returns for his senior much to do with that. Sophomore defensive 4 season at tailback. After moving from flanker end Eddie Delaney made 37 tackles and broke 2004 into the backfield prior to the 2007 campaign, up six passes. Senior captain Justin Brancaccio McCarty has rushed for a program-record 3,355 led the linebacking corps with 91 tackles. Mean- yards and 26 touchdowns in 24 games as the while, senior Dave Casale was all over field in starter. The All-American tailback was at his making 74 tackles and seven interceptions. best in the Gridiron Classic. Running for a ca-

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Leading Returnees Depth Chart

Rushing Att. Yds. Avg./G TD Offense Defense McCarty 357* 1852* 154.3 13 TE 25 CHRIS KENNEALLY (Sr., 6-0, 235) DE 53 MIKE KELLY (Jr., 6-2, 235) Passing Comp.-Att.-INT Yds. TD 32 Paul Booker (R-Fr., 6-4, 230) 56 Marc Wargo (So., 6-2, 235) Esposito 167*-277*-10 1934 13 LT 64 VINCE GONZALES (Jr., 6-4, 275) D T 91 TREVOR ANDERSON (Jr., 6-2, 285) 77 Jordan Migliore (R-Fr., 6-6, 295) 95 Zach Gallo (So., 6-0, 245) Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg./G TD L G 55 KYLE O'KEEFE (So., 6-3, 275) DE 97 TONY SPARANO (Sr., 5-11, 245) Bush 67 794 66.2 5 78 Andrew Stevens (Jr., 6-4, 280) 96 Eddie Delaney (So., 6-6, 235) Tackling Total Solo Asst. Sacks C 75 KEVIN RICHARDS (Sr., 6-2, 270) OLB 50 RICH DUFF (Sr., 6-1, 210) Brancaccio 91 35 56 1.0 62 Andy Sparano (Jr., 5-11, 270) 11 Jon Morgan (R-Fr., 6-2, 210) R G 62 ANDY SPARANO (Jr., 5-11, 270) ILB 54 JUSTIN BRANCACCIO (Sr., 6-0, 230) Passes Def Total BrUp INT Avg./G Casale 14 7 7 1.17 66 Matt Faughnan (Jr., 6-3, 275) 45 Dave Plungas (R-Fr., 6-2, 230) R T 71 KEITH PEIFER (So., 6-4, 280) ILB 51 CHRIS SIMPSON (Sr., 6-0, 230) 70 Justin Anderson (R-Fr., 6-5, 280) 57 Chris Wilk (So., 6-2, 230) 2008 Team Stats WR 1 TIM BUSH (Sr., 5-9, 185) OLB 21 DAVE NICOMINI (Sr., 6-3, 230) Pts./G Yds./G Pass-Rush 86 Bryon King (R-Fr., 5-10, 165) 24 Chris Blais (Jr., 6-0, 202) Offense 26.1 363.2 162.6-200.6 Defense 18.2 300.8 181.8-119.1 W R 85 JASON POORE (Jr., 6-6, 210) C B 18 ROSS BERTRAND (Jr., 5-11, 185) 87 John Lullen (So., 6-2, 195) 37 Kareem Cooper (So., 5-9, 185) Take Give Margin Per Gm QB 7 VINNY ESPOSITO (Sr., 6-1, 210) S 28 EMERSON KINSEY (Sr., 6-1, 215) Turnovers 27 17 -10 0.83 9 Frank Blasinsky (Sr., 6-0, 195) 22 Justin Hassan (R-Fr., 6-1, 190) Gm Total Per Gm FB 46 JUSTIN PETERSEN (So., 6-0, 230) FS 31 DAVE CASALE (Sr., 6-2, 220) Time of Possesion 12 346:44 28:53 25 Chris Kenneally (Sr., 6-0, 235) 27 Jeff Benway (So., 5-11, 200) TB 3 DAVID McCARTY (Sr., 6-0, 215) C B 2 JEAN JUSTE (Sr., 5-10, 190) 5 Justin Gannon (Sr., 5-6, 175) 19 Daniel Avery (So., 5-9, 165)

Special Teams P K 13 HERB GLASS (So., 5-11, 180) KR 5 JUSTIN GANNON (Sr., 5-6, 175) 68 Bobby Woods (Jr., 5-9, 185) 86 Bryon King (Fr., 5-10, 165) P 68 BOBBY WOODS (Jr., 5-9, 185) P R 5 JUSTIN GANNON (Sr., 5-6, 175) all-time records 14 Paul Layton (Fr., 6-1, 210) 86 Bryon King (Fr., 5-10, 165)

Year Record Albany 1973 7-2 vs. the NEC 1974 9-0 Quick Facts 1975 7-2 Opponent Record Bryant 0-0 1976 4-5 CCSU 10-3 1977 9-2 Duquesne 2-0 General Information Sports Information 1978 7-3 Monmouth 7-4 Location: Albany, NY Sports Information Director: Brian DePasquale 1979 6-3 Robert Morris 6-4 Founded: 1844 SID Phone: (518) 442-3072 Sacred Heart 9-2 1980 5-5 Saint Francis (PA) 10-0 Enrollment: 12,750 (undergraduate) SID Fax Line: (518) 442-3139 1981 7-3 Wagner 11-1 Nickname: Great Danes SID Cell: (518) 331-3714 1982 6-3 Colors: Purple and Gold SID e-mail Address: bdepasquale@ 1983 3-7 President: George M. Philip uamail.albany.edu Faculty Representative: Dr. Teresa Harrison Press Box Phone: (518) 442-5895/5897 1984 5-5 Athletic Director: Dr. Lee McElroy Athletic Hotline Phone: (518) 442-DANE 1985 9-2 SWA: Jan Brown Website Address: ualbanysports.com 1986 4-6 Home Field/Capacity: University Field/5,000 1987 5-5 Athletic Phone: (518) 442-2562 1988 5-5 SINCE JOINING THE NEC 1989 5-4 Year Record NEC Football Information Coaching Staff 1990 3-7 1999 7-2 6-1 Head Coach: Bob Ford Off. Coor./: Ryan McCarthy 1991 5-5 2000 5-6 5-3 Overall Record/Years: 234-165-1/40 years Offensive Line: Mike Morita 1992 6-4 2001 7-3 5-2 Record at UA/Years: 225-143/36 years Wide Receivers: Eric Evans Inaugural Football Season: 1973 Running Backs: Jamie Casullo 1993 6-4 2002 8-4 6-1 2008 Record: 9-3 Tight Ends: Samson Brown 1994 4-6 2003 7-4 6-1 NEC Record/Place: 7-0/1st Defensive Coordinator: Mike Simpson 1995 3-7 2004 4-7 4-3 Offensive System: Multiple Defensive Backs: Drew Christ 1996 7-3 2005 5-6 4-3 Defensive System: Multiple Defensive Line: Bill Banagan 1997 11-1 2006 7-4 5-2 Off. Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Outside Linebackers: Akeem Cedeno 1998 10-1 2007 8-4 6-0 Def. Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Cornerbacks: Don Mion 2008 9-3 7-0 Football Office Phone: (518) 442-3052 Football Operations Dir.: Juan Torres Overall Record: 225-143 Strength and Conditioning: Tony Tullock NEC Record: 54-16

17 No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Tim Bush WR Sr. 5-9 185 Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs Albany 2 Jean Juste CB Sr. 5-10 190 Hempstead, NY/Uniondale 3 David McCarty TB Sr. 6-0 215 Gansevoort, NY/LaSalle Institute 4 Jake Ciccarello S So. 5-11 195 Altamonte Springs, FL/Winter Springs 2009 Roster 5 Justin Gannon TB Sr. 5-6 175 Sussex, NJ/Vernon Township 6 Chris Van Zelfden ILB Jr. 6-0 210 Marietta, GA/George Walton 7 Vinny Esposito QB Sr. 6-1 210 Demarest, NJ/Northern Valley Reg. 78 Andrew Stevens OG Jr. 6-4 280 Sarasota, FL/Sarasota 8 Devin Wooten WR Sr. 6-1 185 Saddle Brook, NJ/Kimball Union 79 Anthony Bazzoffi OT R-Fr. 6-3 340 Albany, NY/LaSalle Institute 9 Frank Blasinsky QB Sr. 6-0 195 North Royalton, OH/Parma Padua 80 Luke Weaver WR So. 6-4 215 Loudonville, NY/Christian Brothers 10 Andrew Smith QB R-Fr. 6-2 220 Schenectady, NY/Guilderland 81 Rhakeem Wiggins WR Fr. 5-10 175 Cheektowaga, NY/Cheektowaga 11 Jon Morgan OLB R-Fr. 6-2 210 Copiague, NY/Copiague 82 Matt Berwager TE Fr. 6-4 235 Longwood, FL/Lake Brantley 12 Dan Di Lella QB So. 6-5 225 Neshanic Station, NJ/Somerville 83 Johnny Keane TE Fr. 6-3 230 Alpharetta, GA/Milton 13 Herb Glass PK So. 5-11 180 Miller Place, NY/Miller Place 84 Matt Goss TE Fr. 6-4 240 Ledgewood, NJ/Roxbury 14 Paul Layton P/PK Fr. 6-1 210 Ballston Lake, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 85 Jason Poore WR Jr. 6-6 210 North Hoosick, NY/Hoosick Falls Central 16 Buddy Leathley QB Fr. 6-1 175 Manlius, NY/Fayetteville-Manlius 86 Bryon King WR R-Fr. 5-10 165 Logan Township, NJ/Kingsway Reg. 17 Ryan Kirchner WR R-Fr. 6-1 180 Rumson, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven 87 John Lullen WR So. 6-2 195 Wesley Chapel, FL/Tampa Gaither 18 Ross Bertrand CB Jr. 5-11 185 Stamford, CT/Stamford 88 Ryan McCloskey WR R-Fr. 6-0 180 Gloversville, NY/Gloversville 19 Daniel Avery CB So. 5-9 165 Cooper City, FL/Miramar Everglades 89 Nate Papso TE Fr. 6-4 220 Binghamton, NY/Binghamton 20 Tramaine Wilson TB Fr. 5-10 180 Staten Island, NY/Tottenville 90 Tom Bradley DE Fr. 6-4 240 Syracuse, NY/Solvay 21 Dave Nicomini OLB Sr. 6-3 230 Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Reg. 91 Trevor Anderson DT Jr. 6-2 285 Warnersville, NY/Cobleskill-Richmondville 22 Justin Hassan S R-Fr. 6-1 190 Staten Island, N.Y/Brooklyn Tech 92 Ocieka Bakou DT R-Fr. 6-0 250 Rochester, NY/Pittsford Sutherland 23 Nick Hutcherson WR R-Fr. 5-9 170 Baltimore, MD/Mount St. Joseph 93 Bennett Marquis DE R-Fr. 6-3 240 Orchard Park, NY/St. Francis 24 Chris Blais OLB Jr. 6-0 202 Troy, NY/LaSalle Institute 94 Jahi Fields DE Fr. 6-3 215 Hempstead, NY/Hempstead 25 Chris Kenneally TE/FB Sr. 6-0 235 Harrington Park, NJ/Northern Valley Reg. 95 Zach Gallo DT So. 6-0 245 Sayville, NY/Sayville 26 Nick Crockett CB R-Fr. 5-10 170 Loganville, GA/Grayson 96 Eddie Delaney DE So. 6-6 235 Holtsville, NY/Sachem East 27 Jeff Benway FS So. 5-11 200 Queensbury, NY/Queensbury 97 Tony Sparano DE Sr. 5-11 245 Colleyville, TX/Grapevine 28 Emerson Kinsey S Sr. 6-1 215 Syracuse, NY/Henninger 98 Corey Bundrage DE Fr. 6-3 215 Liverpool, NY/Liverpool 29 Chris Oganda CB R-Fr. 5-10 170 Bronx, NY/Mount St. Michael 99 Wil Moushey DE So. 6-4 235 Glenshaw, PA/Shaler 30 Marc Holloway OLB R-Fr. 6-2 190 Rochester, NY/East -- Mike Browne CB Fr. 5-9 180 Buffalo, NY/Canisius 31 Dave Casale FS Sr. 6-2 220 Troy, NY/Troy -- Randall Exantus S Fr. 5-9 170 Greenlawn, NY/Elwood-John Glenn 32 Paul Booker TE R-Fr. 6-4 230 Guilderland, NY/Guilderland -- Dan Fruscella FS Fr. 5-11 190 Barneveld, NY/Holland Patent Central 34 Duane Harper TB So. 5-11 194 Brooklyn, NY/Samuel J. Tilden -- Sean Kenny PK R-Fr. 5-11 190 Ghent, NY/Chatham Central 35 Dean Mercuris ILB R-Fr. 6-2 235 Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's 36 Alex Helmer S Fr. 6-1 180 Pompton Lakes, NJ/Pequannock Twp. 37 Kareem Cooper CB So. 5-9 185 Staten Island, NY/Curtis 38 Garrett Askew WR So. 6-2 210 Newark, NJ/Hudson Catholic 39 Hilian Hector S R-Fr. 6-0 195 Brooklyn, NY/Samuel J. Tilden Vinny Esposito 40 Billy Phillipy FB Fr. 6-2 210 Camp Hill, PA/Trinity Senior QB 41 Justinian Mason S Fr. 6-1 180 Mason, OH/Cincinnati St. Xavier 42 Chris Bouchard OLB R-Fr. 6-2 205 Troy, NY/Catholic Central 43 Raymond Dorcely OLB So. 6-0 190 Spring Valley, NY/Spring Valley 44 Ben Miseikis TB Fr. 5-10 185 Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam 45 Dave Plungas ILB R-Fr. 6-2 230 Concord Twp., OH/Mentor Lake Catholic 46 Justin Petersen FB So. 6-0 230 Palmerton, PA/Palmerton Area 48 Quendel Ellison TB R-Fr. 5-10 195 Auburn, NY/Trinity-Pawling 49 Allen Eggleston TB Fr. 5-8 185 Powell, OH/Olentangy Liberty 50 Rich Duff OLB Sr. 6-1 210 Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs 51 Chris Simpson ILB Sr. 6-0 230 Victor, NY/Victor Central 52 Eddie Tretina ILB Fr. 6-0 215 Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic 53 Mike Kelly DE Jr. 6-2 235 W. Long Branch, NJ/Red Bank Catholic 54 Justin Brancaccio ILB Sr. 6-0 230 Rockaway, NJ/Morris Knolls 55 Kyle O'Keefe OG So. 6-3 275 Wappingers Falls, NY/Roy C. Ketcham 56 Marc Wargo DE So. 6-2 235 East Windsor, NJ/Hightstown 57 Chris Wilk ILB So. 6-2 230 Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan 58 Zach Stocum DT Fr. 6-2 240 Painesville, OH/Riverside 59 Michael Longo DT R-Fr. 6-2 260 Lawrenceville, GA/Central Gwinnett 60 Adam Geleta C Fr. 6-3 285 Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa 61 Chaz Mitchell OT So. 6-3 250 Rochester, NY/East 62 Andy Sparano C Jr. 5-11 270 Colleyville, TX/Grapevine 63 Dan Halperin ILB Fr. 6-1 215 Winter Park, FL/Trinity Prep 64 Vince Gonzales OT Jr. 6-4 275 Ballston Spa, NY/Ballston Spa 65 Eldred Richards OG R-Fr. 6-3 285 Plainsboro, NJ/West Windsor 66 Matt Faughnan OG Jr. 6-3 275 Binghamton, NY/Chenango Forks 67 Andy Fendler C R-Fr. 6-2 280 Morris Plains, NJ/Parsippany Hills 68 Bobby Woods P Jr. 5-9 185 Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville 69 Matt Custer OT Fr. 6-5 290 Ashburn, VA/Stone Bridge 70 Justin Anderson OG R-Fr. 6-5 280 Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa 71 Keith Peifer OT So. 6-4 280 Lewisberry, PA/Red Land 73 Guy Robichaud OG R-Fr. 6-5 290 Rensselaer, NY/LaSalle Institute 75 Kevin Richards C Sr. 6-2 270 Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa 76 Kadeem Williams OT Fr. 6-7 335 Jersey City, NJ/Hudson Catholic 77 Jordan Migliore OT R-Fr. 6-6 295 Closter, NJ/Northern Valley Reg.

18 Overall Record: 234-165-1/40 years Bob Ford Biography Head Coach UA Record: 225-143/36 years

The architect of the University at Albany's football program, Bob Ford has established a solid reputation with Bob Ford his positive attitude and a coaching philosophy that instills loyalty among each member of his team and staff. Ford, who has been UAlbany's only Alma Mater: head coach since the program was HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE: reinstated after a 46-year absence, Springfield ‘59 was appointed on April 27, 1970. Since 1970- University at Albany, Albany, NY then, he has compiled a 36-year var- • First NEC head coach to win Gridiron Classic with 28-0 win over Jacksonville (2008) sity record of 225-143 as the Great • Became school’s second head football coach in 1970 when program was reinstated after Dane mentor, while his 234 career a 46-year absence victories rank first among active NCAA • Albany has recorded a 36-year varsity record of 225-143 during his tenure Football Championship Subdivision • Coached the Great Danes to four NEC Championships (2002, 2003, 2007, 2008) (formerly Division I-AA) head coaches. • Led Albany to back-to-back undefeated NEC seasons in 2007 & 2008, only the second time in league history a team has achieved such a feat Ford has led UAlbany to four North- • Guided Great Danes to first-ever national ranking in 2006, reaching #23 on Sept. 25 east Conference championships • Won 200th game as Albany head coach on November 5, 2005 vs. Robert Morris (2002, 2003, 2007, 2008) and his • Posted his 200th career coaching victory on November 11, 2003 at Wagner UAlbany teams own a 67-43 mark for • In 2003, captured a share of NEC Championship with Monmouth a .609 winning percentage over the • Led Great Danes to first NEC title in 2002, and followed with victory over program's 10 seasons at the FCS level. MAAC champion Duquense in ECAC Football Classic • 2002 squad finished season ranked third in I-AA Mid-Major poll Ford, who was honored at the 69th • Guided team to a runner-up NEC finish in 1999, the program’s first at the FCS level annual Maxwell Awards for recording his 200th career win at UAlbany on • 1998 club captured EFC Bowl title Nov. 5, 2005, has produced 12 All-America players and 103 all-confer- • Led team to NCAA Division III appearance in 1977 Bob Ford at Albany ence selections at the FCS level. Offensive tackle Raphael Nguti became • Great Danes captured ECAC North Championship in 1985 • Has posted .500-or-better record in 27-of-36 seasons at UA Year Overall NEC the fourth Great Dane to be selected to the AFCA FCS All-America first 1973 7-2 team last year, joining J.T. Herfurth (2000), Geir Gudmundsen (2004) 1974 9-0 and Colin Disch (2006). 1965-68 St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY • At 26, earned distinction as nation’s youngest head coach 1975 7-2 • In his first season, guided the Saints to the ICAC title 1976 4-5 In 2008, Ford guided UAlbany to the Northeast Conference champion- 1977 9-2 ship and an undefeated league record for the second consecutive year. ASSISTANT COACHING EXPERIENCE: 1978 7-3 Those Great Danes became the first NEC champion to win the Gridiron 1979 6-3 Classic in a 28-0 victory over Jacksonville. Leading Albany to a program- 1980 5-5 best 9-3 overall record at the FCS level, Ford received his second straight 1969 Springfield College, Springfield, MA • Defensive Coordinator 1981 7-3 NEC Coach of the Year award and was a finalist for The Sports Network's 1982 6-3 . 1964 Springfield College, Springfield, MA • Defensive Secondary 1983 3-7 1984 5-5 In 2003, UAlbany shared its second consecutive Northeast Conference 1960-63 Albright College, Reading, PA • Defensive Secondary, Offensive Backs 1985 9-2 championship by finishing in a tie for first place in the conference 1986 4-6 standings with a 7-4 overall mark. The Great Danes were fourth among 1959 St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY • Running Backs, Defensive Secondary 1987 5-5 the Division I-AA leaders in rushing, while tailback Gary Jones was 1988 5-5 named to the Associated Press All-America Team for the second time in PLAYING EXPERIENCE: 1989 5-4 his career. A year earlier, the Great Danes put together their first 1990 3-7 championship season at the Division I level by winning the 2002 NEC 1991 5-5 title before capping the year with a 24-0 upset of previously unbeaten 1956-59 Springfield College, Springfield, MA 1992 6-4 Duquesne in the ECAC Division I-AA Football Classic. Ford, who guided • Starting as a senior 1993 6-4 his team to an 8-4 record, was named the NEC Coach of the Year. 1994 4-6 EDUCATION: 1995 3-7 Ford, who served as president of the Coaches Asso- 1996 7-3 ciation to begin this decade, led UAlbany to a 7-2 record in its inaugural Springfield College 1997 11-1 campaign as a I-AA (now FCS) program in 1999. The Great Danes • Bachelor of Science, 1959, Physical Education 1998 10-1 garnered seven wins in 2001, and finished among the conference's top St. Lawrence University 1999 7-2 6-1 teams for the third straight year. • Master of Science, 1960, Educational Administration 2000 5-6 5-3 Springfield College 2001 7-3 5-2 At one time, Ford was the youngest head football coach in the nation, • Ph.D., 1970, Physical Education 2002 8-4 6-1 when the 26-year-old took over the reins at St. Lawrence University in 2003 7-4 6-1 1965. He arrived in Albany five years later to start the first gridiron squad PERSONAL: 2004 4-7 4-3 at the University