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 Athletic Association (NCAA) and in 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.
Rapper Rick Ross played briefly for the Golden Rams during the mid-1990s.
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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 45–42–4.
Albany State won their last meeting in 2025, 48–3.
Championships
SEAC
6: 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1966
SIAC
17: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2021, 2025
SIAC East Division
2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021
Black college national
2003, 2004, 2010, 2025
Postseason
NCAA Division II playoffs
The Golden Rams have made fifteen appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs, with a combined record of 5–15.
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)
Arthur Green: 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)