2016 Albany Great Danes football team
The 2016 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by Greg Gattuso, who was in his third season as head coach, and played their home games at Bob Ford Field. The Great Danes were in fourth season as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–4, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| 2016 record | 7–4 (4–4 CAA) |
| Head coach | Greg Gattuso (3rd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Joe Bernard (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bernard Clark (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Bob Ford Field (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Villanova ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 New Hampshire ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Richmond ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 7:00 PM | at Buffalo* | ESPN3 | W 22–16 | 18,657 | ||
| September 10 | 1:00 PM | at Rhode Island | A10 Network | W 35–7 | 4,511 | ||
| September 17 | 7:00 PM | Holy Cross* | No. 25 | DZ | W 45–28 | 8,040 | |
| September 24 | 7:00 PM | Saint Francis (PA)* | No. 22 |
| DZ | W 20–9 | 6,309 |
| October 8 | 3:30 PM | No. 6 Richmond | No. 16 |
| DZ | L 30–36 3OT | 9,052 |
| October 15 | 12:00 PM | at Maine | No. 17 | FCS | L 16–20 | 10,443 | |
| October 22 | 3:30 PM | at No. 16 Villanova | No. 23 | NNAA | L 13–24 | 5,109 | |
| October 29 | 12:00 PM | Elon |
| ASN | W 27–3 | 3,916 | |
| November 5 | 1:00 PM | Delaware |
| DZ | L 17–33 | 4,412 | |
| November 12 | 12:00 PM | at No. 21 New Hampshire | UNHAthletics | W 36–25 | 7,012 | ||
| November 19 | 1:00 PM | Stony Brook |
| DZ | W 13–6 | 3,836 | |
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Game summaries
at Buffalo
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Danes | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| Bulls | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7–5 | 2015 | L 14–51 |
at Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Danes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–1 | 2015 | W 35–7 |
Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| #25 Great Danes | 0 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | 2015 | L 0–37 |
Saint Francis (PA)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Flash | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| #22 Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 14–0 | 2012 | W 36–13 |
Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Spiders | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
| #16 Great Danes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–3 | 2015 | L 31–38 |
at Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #17 Great Danes | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| Black Bears | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–4 | 2015 | L 7–39 |
at Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #23 Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| #17 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 | 2015 | L 0–37 |
Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Great Danes | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 33 |
| Great Danes | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–3 | 2015 | W 17–6 |
at New Hampshire
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Danes | 0 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 36 |
| #21 Wildcats | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–4 | 2015 | L 14–24 |
Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seawolves | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 10–7 | 2015 | L 2–20 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | NR | RV | 25 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
| Coaches | NR | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 24 | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | ||||||||
References
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