The Albany State Golden Rams football team represents

Albany State University Albany State University is a public historically black university in Albany, Georgia. In 2017, Darton State College and Albany State University consolidated to become one university under the University System of Georgia (USG). Albany State Un ...

(ASU) in the sport of

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. The Golden Rams compete in the Division II of the

National Collegiate Athletics Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

(NCAA) and in the East Division of the

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Formed in 1913, it consists mostly of historically black co ...

(SIAC). They play their home games at

Albany State University Coliseum Albany State University Coliseum is a stadium in Albany, Georgia. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Albany State University Golden Rams playing in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) in ...

on the university's

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, campus, and are currently led by coach Gabe Giardina. In 2003, the Golden Rams played Fayetteville State in the

Pioneer Bowl The Pioneer Bowl was the name of some December college football bowl games played in two different eras. Between 1971 and 1982, the game was contested 10 times in Texas as an NCAA College Division regional final, or as a playoff game for Divisio ...

. Albany State won, 52–30. The Albany State Golden Rams were named the 2010 SBN

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. Former Golden Rams players that have played in the NFL include current Indianapolis Colt

Grover Stewart Grover Stewart (born October 20, 1993) is an American football defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Albany State. Professional career Stewart was drafted by the I ...

, former Golden Rams Head Coaches Mike White and Dan Land, Steve Carter,

Kenneth Gant Kenneth Dwayne Gant (born April 18, 1967) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He won Super Bowl XXVII and Super Bowl XXVIII, both over the Buffalo Bills. He p ...

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, Jeff Hunter,

Keyon Nash DeRodrick "Keyon" Nash (born March 11, 1979) is an American football Safety (American football position), safety who was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Albany State University, Albany State. H ...

, Clarence Benford III and Chris Sheffield. Rapper

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played briefly for the Golden Rams during the mid 1990s.

Rivalries

Fort Valley State University

The rivalry began in the first meeting of the two schools in 1945, when FVSU beat ASU, 27-21. The two schools did not play each other in 1946 and 1947. While the rivalry between the two teams spans more than half a century,

Fountain City Classic The Fountain City Classic is an annual American football game featuring Fort Valley State University and Albany State University, two of Georgia's historically black universities. The game is played at A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium in Columbus ...

officials moved the game to Columbus in 1990 to attract more corporate support. FVSU leads the series 44–39–4. Fort Valley State won their last meeting in 2022, 31-21.

Head coaches

Championships

SEAC

1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1966

SIAC

1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2021

SIAC East Division

2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021

Pioneer Bowl

2003

Black college national

2003, 2004, 2010

Postseason

Bowl games

NCAA Division II playoffs

All-Americans

NFL draft picks

Undrafted

Players that went undrafted but spent at least one season on a team's active roster. Steve Carter: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987)

: New Orleans Saints (1972)
Dan Land: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987), Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders (1989-1997)
Chris Sheffield: Pittsburgh Steelers (1986-1987), Detroit Lions (1987)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Albany State Golden Rams Football American football teams established in 1923 1923 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)