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2019 Albany Great Danes football team

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2019 Albany Great Danes football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 18
FCS CoachesNo. 20
Record9–5 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Davis (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJoe Bernard (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKeith Dudzinski (2nd season)
Home stadiumBob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 James Madison $^   8 0     14 2  
No. 18 Albany ^   6 2     9 5  
No. 15 Villanova ^   5 3     9 4  
New Hampshire   5 3     6 5  
Towson   4 4     7 5  
Maine   4 4     6 6  
Elon   4 4     5 6  
Richmond   4 4     5 7  
Delaware   3 5     5 7  
William & Mary   3 5     5 7  
Stony Brook   2 6     5 7  
Rhode Island   0 8     2 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the CAA. Albany received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I FCS Football Championship, where the Great Danes defeated Central Connecticut in the first round before losing to Montana State in the second round. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.

Preseason

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CAA poll

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In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Great Danes were predicted to finish in twelfth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 238 (20)
2 Towson 217 (3)
3 Maine 201 (1)
4 Elon 164
5 Delaware 162
6 Stony Brook 151
7 New Hampshire 109
8 Rhode Island 104
9 Villanova 84
10 Richmond 62
11 William & Mary 58
12 Albany 34

Preseason All–CAA team

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The Great Danes did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 7:00 p.m. at Central Michigan* ESPN3 L 21–38 12,207
September 7 7:00 p.m. Bryant* FloSports W 45–3 5,014
September 14 1:00 p.m. at Monmouth* ESPN+ L 35–38 2,329
September 21 3:30 p.m. Lafayette*
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
FloSports W 36–7 3,241
September 28 3:30 p.m. at William & Mary FloSports W 39–31 3,329
October 5 2:00 p.m. at Richmond FloSports L 20–23 8,061
October 12 4:00 p.m. at No. 9 Towson FloSports W 38–21 4,809
October 19 3:30 p.m. Rhode Island
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
FloSports W 35–28 7,763
November 2 3:30 p.m. Maine
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
FloSports L 31–47 3,315
November 9 1:00 p.m. at Delaware FloSports W 21–17 13,472
November 16 1:00 p.m. New Hampshire
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
FloSports W 24–17 2,486
November 23 2:00 p.m. at Stony Brook FloSports W 31–26 6,171
November 30 1:00 p.m. No. 17 Central Connecticut* No. 25
ESPN3 W 42–14 1,660
December 7 3:00 p.m. at No. 5 Montana State* No. 25
ESPN3 L 21–47 12,947

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Game summaries

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At Central Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 0 7 7 7 21
Chippewas 7 17 7 7 38

Bryant

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 3 3
Great Danes 7 21 7 10 45

At Monmouth

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Great Danes 0 14 7 140 35
Hawks 7 14 7 73 38

Lafayette

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 0 0 7 7
Great Danes 12 10 0 14 36

William & Mary

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 14 3 7 7 31
Great Danes 3 9 10 17 39

At Richmond

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 6 0 7 20
Spiders 10 13 0 0 23

At Towson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 10 14 7 38
No. 9 Tigers 7 7 7 0 21

Rhode Island

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 7 7 7 28
Great Danes 0 6 22 7 35

Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 10 14 23 0 47
Great Danes 7 14 3 7 31

At Delaware

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 7 0 7 21
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 17 0 0 17

New Hampshire

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 7 0 3 17
Great Danes 7 10 0 7 24

At Stony Brook

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 21 3 0 7 31
Seawolves 0 14 0 12 26

FCS Playoffs

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The Great Danes were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Central Connecticut.[4]

Central Connecticut–First Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Blue Devils 7 0 0 7 14
No. 25 Great Danes 0 7 28 7 42

At Montana State–Second Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Great Danes 7 0 0 14 21
No. 5 Bobcats 16 10 14 7 47

References

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  1. ^ a b Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.