2018 Albany Great Danes football team
The 2018 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by Greg Gattuso, who was in his fifth season as head coach, and played their home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium. The Great Danes played as members of the Colonial Athletic Association for the fifth season. They finished the season 3–8, 1–7 in CAA play to finish in last place.
| 2018 Albany Great Danes football | |
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 3–8 (1–7 CAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Joe Davis (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Joe Bernard (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Keith Dudzinski (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium (capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 James Madison ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Stony Brook ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Towson ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Delaware ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Elon ^ | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Great Danes finished the 2017 season 4–7, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.
Preseason
CAA Poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Great Danes were predicted to finish in ninth place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | James Madison | 241 (21) |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 206 (2) |
| 3 | Delaware | 182 |
| 4 | Stony Brook | 169 |
| 5 | Elon | 168 (1) |
| 6 | Villanova | 164 |
| 7 | Richmond | 127 |
| 8 | Maine | 81 |
| 9 | Albany | 78 |
| 10 | Towson | 74 |
| 11 | William & Mary | 55 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 39 |
Preseason All-CAA Team
The Great Danes had one player selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
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Special teams Donovan McDonald – PR |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | ACCN Extra | L 7–33 | 34,486 | |
| September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island | FCS/FSGO | L 26–45 | 6,520 | |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Morgan State* | UAlbany Live Events[2] | W 30–27 | 6,503 | |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA)* |
| UAlbany Live Events[2] | W 35–28 | 3,840 |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at William & Mary | Cox Yurview | L 22–25 | 7,530 | |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Richmond |
| UAlbany Live Events[2] | L 24–27 | 4,059 |
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Towson |
| UAlbany Live Events[2] | L 28–56 | 7,029 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Maine | FCS | L 9–28 | 9,248 | |
| November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Delaware |
| UAlbany Live Events[2] | L 16–21 | 3,182 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | NBCS BOS | L 10–24 | 5,571 | |
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Stony Brook |
| FCS/FSGO | W 25–23 | 2,483 |
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Game summaries
At Pittsburgh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Panthers | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
At Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26 |
| Rams | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
Morgan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Great Danes | 3 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
Saint Francis (PA)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Flash | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Great Danes | 7 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 35 |
At William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| Tribe | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spiders | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Great Danes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Tigers | 10 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 56 |
| Great Danes | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
At Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| No. 24 Black Bears | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
At New Hampshire
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 10 Seawolves | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Great Danes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
References
- Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- "Football - Schedule - The Official Athletics Site of the University at Albany". www.ualbanysports.com.
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