2018 Albany Great Danes football team

2018 Albany Great Danes football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record3–8 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Davis (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJoe Bernard (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKeith Dudzinski (1st season)
Home stadiumBob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Seasons
2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of 12 teams in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.

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)
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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*
ACCN ExtraL 7–3334,486
September 81:00 p.m.at Rhode Island
FCS, FSGOL 26–456,520
September 157:00 p.m.Morgan State*
UAlbany Live Events[2]W 30–276,503
September 227:00 p.m.Saint Francis (PA)*
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
UAlbany Live Events[2]W 35–283,840
October 63:30 p.m.at William & Mary
Cox YurviewL 22–257,530
October 137:00 p.m.Richmond
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
UAlbany Live Events[2]L 24–274,059
October 203:30 p.m.No. 13 Towsondagger
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
UAlbany Live Events[2]L 28–567,029
October 271:00 p.m.at No. 24 Maine
FCSL 9–289,248
November 33:30 p.m.No. 13 Delaware
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
UAlbany Live Events[2]L 16–213,182
November 101:00 p.m.at New Hampshire
NBCS BOSL 10–245,571
November 173:30 p.m.No. 10 Stony Brook
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY (rivalry)
FCS, FSGOW 25–232,483
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3][4]

Game summaries

At Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 0 0 0 7
Panthers 19 14 0 0 33

At Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 0 0 19 26
Rams 14 17 14 0 45

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 13 7 7 27
Great Danes 3 14 3 10 30

Saint Francis (PA)

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 7 7 14 0 28
Great Danes 7 13 8 7 35

At William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 0 13 0 9 22
Tribe 7 3 0 15 25

Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 7 10 7 3 27
Great Danes 7 7 7 3 24

Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Tigers 10 28 11 7 56
Great Danes 7 14 0 7 28

At Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 0 0 3 6 9
No. 24 Black Bears 14 7 0 7 28

Delaware

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

Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Seawolves 3 7 7 6 23
Great Danes 10 0 0 15 25

References

  1. ^ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
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