2016 Albany Great Danes football team

2016 Albany Great Danes football

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2016 record	7–4 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Greg Gattuso (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Bernard (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Bernard Clark (3rd year)
Home stadium	Bob Ford Field (Capacity: 8,500)

2016 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#5 James Madison $^		8	–	0		11	–	1
#9 Villanova ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
#22 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2		8	–	5
#12 Richmond ^		5	–	3		10	–	3
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

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 PM	at Buffalo*		UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 22–16	18,657
September 10	1:00 PM	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI	A10 Network	W 35–7	4,511
September 17	7:00 PM	Holy Cross*	No. 25	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY	DZ	W 45–28	8,040
September 24	7:00 PM	Saint Francis (PA)*	No. 22	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY	DZ	W 20–9	6,309
October 8	3:30 PM	No. 6 Richmond	No. 16	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY	DZ	L 30–36 ^3OT	9,052
October 15	12:00 PM	at Maine	No. 17	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	FCS	L 16–20	10,443
October 22	3:30 PM	at No. 16 Villanova	No. 23	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	NNAA	L 13–24	5,109
October 29	12:00 PM	Elon		Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY	ASN	W 27–3	3,916
November 5	1:00 PM	Delaware		Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY	DZ	L 17–33	4,412
November 12	12:00 PM	at No. 21 New Hampshire		Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH	UNHAthletics	W 36–25	7,012
November 19	1:00 PM	Stony Brook		Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY (Empire Clash)	DZ	W 13–6	3,836
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	3	0	0	3
Great Danes	3	7	7	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	7	15	14	36
#21 Wildcats	8	14	3	0	25

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2015	L 14–24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	0	3	0	3	6
Great Danes	0	3	10	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–7	2015	L 2–20

Albany Great Danes football

Venues	University Field (1970–2012) Bob Ford Field (2013–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Stony Brook

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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