2024 Albany Great Danes football team

2024 Albany Great Danes football
2024 Albany Great Danes football
Conference	CAA Football
Record	1–3 (0–1 CAA)
Head coach	Greg Gattuso (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jared Ambrose (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Nesselt (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Darrin Walls (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Albany Great Danes football team will represent the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Great Danes will be led by 11th-year head coach Greg Gattuso and play their home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium.

2024 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Delaware*	1	–	0	4	–	0
Stony Brook	1	–	0	4	–	1
No. 6 Villanova	1	–	0	4	–	1
No. 12 William & Mary	1	–	0	4	–	1
No. 21 New Hampshire	1	–	0	3	–	1
No. 20 Rhode Island	1	–	0	3	–	1
Monmouth	1	–	0	3	–	2
Richmond	1	–	0	3	–	2
Maine	1	–	1	3	–	2
Hampton	0	–	1	3	–	2
Albany	0	–	1	1	–	3
Bryant	0	–	1	1	–	3
North Carolina A&T	0	–	1	1	–	3
Towson	0	–	1	1	–	3
Elon	0	–	1	1	–	4
Campbell	0	–	2	2	–	3
* Delaware ineligible for rankings and 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of October 1, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	LIU*	No. 16	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	W 27–21	6,169
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at West Virginia*	No. 16	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	L 14–49	50,073
September 14	4:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Idaho*	No. 17	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+	L 13–41	11,432
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Maine	No. 21	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	L 20–34	8,019
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Cornell*		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Bryant		Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloSports
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Elon		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports
October 26	3:00 p.m.	at Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports
November 2	1:00 p.m.	New Hampshire		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Stony Brook		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, New York (rivalry)	FloSports
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Hampton		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

LIU

Game One – LIU Sharks (0–0) vs No. 16 Albany Great Danes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
No. 16 Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0

at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

Date: August 31, 2024
Game time: 7:00 pm
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game attendance: 6,169
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LIU	ALB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LIU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at West Virginia (FBS)

Game Two – No. 16 Albany Great Danes (1–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers (FBS)	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

Date: September 7, 2024
Game time: 6:00 pm
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ALB	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 4 Idaho

Game Three – No. 17 Albany Great Danes (1–1) vs No. 4 Idaho Vandals (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Great Danes	3	0	3	7	13
No. 4 Vandals	13	14	14	0	41

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

Date: September 14, 2024
Game time: 4:00 pm
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 11,432
Referee: Jeff Rink
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

IDHO – Jordan Dwyer 12-yard pass from Jack Wagner (run failed), 8:39. Vandals 6–0. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:39.
ALB – John Opalko 25-yard field goal, 3:51. Vandals 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:48.
IDHO – Nate Thomas 2-yard run (Cameron Pope kick), 0:51. Vandals 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:54.

Second quarter

IDHO – Jordan Dwyer 4-yard pass from Jack Wagner (Cameron Pope kick), 12:29. Vandals 20–3. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:12.
IDHO – Andrew Marshall 47-yard punt return (Cameron Pope kick), 7:11. Vandals 27–3.

Third quarter

IDHO – Nate Thomas 1-yard run (Cameron Pope kick), 7:02. Vandals 34–3. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:35.
IDHO – Tommy McCormick 32-yard interception return (Cameron Pope kick), 6:53. Vandals 41–3.
ALB – John Opalko 33-yard field goal, 4:38. Vandals 41–6. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:15.

Fourth quarter

ALB – Levi Wentz 19-yard pass from Myles Burkett (John Opalko kick), 1:52. Vandals 41–13. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:08.

Statistics	ALB	IDH
First downs	21	20
Total yards	350	420
Rushing yards	60	247
Passing yards	290	173
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–38–1	11–23–0
Time of possession	35:30	24:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing	Myles Burkett	23/38, 290 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Griffin Woodell	14 rushes, 23 yards
	Receiving	Levi Wentz	5 receptions, 114 yards, TD
Idaho	Passing	Jack Wagner	10/20, 156 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Nate Thomas	8 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Mark Hamper	3 receptions, 74 yards

Maine

Game Four – Maine Black Bears (2–2) vs No. 21 Albany Great Danes (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maine	0	0	0	0	0
No. 21 Albany	0	0	0	0	0

at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 3:30 PM EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UMA	ALB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Cornell

Game Five – Albany Great Danes (1–3) at Cornell Big Red (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Albany	0	0	0	0	0
Cornell	0	0	0	0	0

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

Date: October 5, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ALB	COR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Bryant

Game Six – Albany Great Danes (0–0) at Bryant Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Albany	0	0	0	0	0
Bryant	0	0	0	0	0

at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI

Date: October 12, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ALB	BRY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Elon

Game Seven – Elon Phoenix (0–0) vs Albany Great Danes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Elon	0	0	0	0	0
Albany	0	0	0	0	0

at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 3:30 PM EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ELON	ALB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2024 UAlbany Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". UAlbany. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[1] "2024 UAlbany Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[2] "2024 Football Schedule". UAlbany. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

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