Albany State Golden Rams football


The Albany State Golden Rams football team represents Albany State University in the sport of American football. The Golden Rams compete in the Division II of the National Collegiate Athletics Association and in the East Division of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They play their home games at Albany State University Coliseum on the university's Albany, Georgia, campus, and are currently led by coach Gabe Giardina.
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.
Rapper Rick Ross 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 officials moved the game to Columbus in 1990 to attract more corporate support. FVSU leads the series 44-38-4.
Albany State won their last meeting in 2019, 42-6.

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

East Division Champions

2011 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2018 • 2019

Pioneer Bowl Champions

2003

Black College National Championships

2003 • 2004 • 2010

Postseason

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
Arthur Green: New Orleans Saints
Dan Land: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders
Chris Sheffield: Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions