| Bob Ford | |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1937 |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1959 |
| Player Team2: | Springfield |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1959 |
| Coach Team2: | St. Lawrence (DB) |
| Coach Years3: | 1960–1963 |
| Coach Team3: | Albright (offensive backs) |
| Coach Years4: | 1964 |
| Coach Team4: | Springfield (DB) |
| Coach Years5: | 1965–1968 |
| Coach Team5: | St. Lawrence |
| Coach Years6: | 1969 |
| Coach Team6: | Springfield (DC) |
| Coach Years7: | 1970–2013 |
| Coach Team7: | Albany |
| Coach Sport8: | Lacrosse |
| Coach Years9: | 1971–1973 |
| Coach Team9: | Albany |
| Admin Years1: | 1978–1982 |
| Admin Team1: | Albany |
| Admin Years2: | 1998–1999 |
| Admin Team2: | Albany (interim AD) |
| Overall Record: | 265–191–1 (football) 19–11 (lacrosse) |
| Bowl Record: | 2–1 |
| Tournament Record: | Football 1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) 0–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| 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.
From the time he was appointed as the Albany head coach, Ford's teams played football as a club sport for three years, 1970 to 1972. His coaching record during that period was 12–9–1. Those 22 games are not included in the coaching record shown below.