2017 Albany Great Danes football team
The 2017 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by Greg Gattuso, who was in his fourth season as head coach, and played their home games at Bob Ford Field. The Great Danes played as members of the Colonial Athletic Association for the fifth season. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.
| 2017 Albany Great Danes football | |
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| 2017 record | 4–7 (2–6 CAA) |
| Head coach | Greg Gattuso (4th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Joe Bernard (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bernard Clark (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Bob Ford Field (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Stony Brook ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Elon ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 New Hampshire ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion* | No. 24 |
| ESPN3 | L 17–31 | 20,118 |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Morgan State* | W 26–0 | 3,789 | |||
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Monmouth* | ESPN3 | W 28–14 | 6,384 | ||
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 Villanova |
| ESPN3 | W 19–10 OT | 6,866 | |
| September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Elon | No. 19 | CSL[1] | L 0–6 | 5,024 | |
| October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Richmond | No. 24 | NBCS WA+ | L 38–41 2OT | 8,217 | |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Maine |
| ESPN3 | L 10–12 | 8,919 | |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Rhode Island |
| ESPN3 | L 14–31 | 3,383 | |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Stony Brook | Wolfievision | L 21–28 OT | 7,106 | ||
| November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at Delaware | NBCS P NBCS RN | L 3–22 | 16,333 | ||
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 16 New Hampshire |
| CSL[1] | W 15–0 | 3,459 | |
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Game summaries
at Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 24 Great Danes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Monarchs | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 2013 | L, 10–66 |
at Morgan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Danes | 0 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 26 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Great Danes | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11–4 | 2012 | W, 55–24 |
Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 7 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–3 | 2016 | L, 13–24 |
at Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 19 Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 23 Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–0 | 2016 | W, 27–3 |
at Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 24 Great Danes | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| No. 14 Spiders | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 2016 | L, 30–36 3OT |
Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bears | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Great Danes | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–5 | 2016 | L, 16–20 |
Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 6 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–1 | 2016 | W, 35–7 |
at Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Danes | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 14 Seawolves | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11–7 | 2016 | W, 13–6 |
at Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–4 | 2016 | L, 17–33 |
New Hampshire
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 16 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–4 | 2016 | W, 36–25 |
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Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | NR | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
References
- Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- http://www.ualbanysports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=8009&SPSID=84573&DB_OEM_ID=15800
- https://issuu.com/ualbanyathletics/docs/2016_football_caa_media_day?DB_OEM_ID=15800
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