Albany State Golden Rams football | |
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First season | 1940[1] |
Athletic director | Robert Skinner |
Head coach | Quinn Gray 1st season, 6–5 (.545) |
Stadium | Albany State University Coliseum (capacity: 10,000) |
Year built | 2004 |
Location | Albany, Georgia |
NCAA division | Division II |
Conference | SIAC |
Division | East |
All-time record | 443–311–22[1] (.585) |
Bowl record | 1–1 (.500) |
Playoff appearances | 14 |
Playoff record | 3–14 |
Conference titles | 19 |
Rivalries | Fort Valley State |
Colors | Royal blue and gold[2] |
Website | asugoldenrams.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.