2024 Albany Great Danes football team

2024 Albany Great Danes football
2024 Albany Great Danes football
Conference	CAA Football
Record	4–8 (2–6 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 represented 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 were led by 11th-year head coach Greg Gattuso and played 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
No. 9 Richmond +^	8	–	0	10	–	2
No. 10 Rhode Island* +^	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 12 Villanova ^	6	–	2	9	–	3
Delaware*	6	–	2	9	–	2
No. 19 New Hampshire ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 24 Stony Brook	5	–	3	8	–	4
Towson	5	–	3	7	–	5
Elon	5	–	3	6	–	6
William & Mary	4	–	4	7	–	5
Monmouth	4	–	4	6	–	6
Maine	3	–	5	5	–	7
Albany	2	–	6	4	–	8
Hampton	2	–	6	5	–	7
Campbell	1	–	7	3	–	9
Bryant	0	–	8	2	–	10
North Carolina A&T	0	–	8	1	–	11
* Delaware ineligible for rankings and 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS. Richmond and Rhode Island named co-champions as Rhode Island's only CAA loss was to Delaware.

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant As of November 28, 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+	W 31–10	4,827
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Bryant		Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloSports	W 24–17	1,850
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Elon		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	L 14–30	7,204
October 26	3:00 p.m.	at Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	L 14–28	17,847
November 2	1:00 p.m.	New Hampshire		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	L 14–31	3,225
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Stony Brook		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, New York (rivalry)	FloSports	L 6–24	5,717
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	L 17–20	4,605
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Hampton		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	W 41–34	2,341
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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	14	7	0	21
No. 16 Great Danes	3	14	10	0	27

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

Date: August 31, 2024
Game time: 7:00 pm
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N 8 mph
Game attendance: 6,169
Referee: Justin Ackley
TV: FloSports

Game information

First quarter

(10:34) ALB – John Opalko 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:50; Albany 3–0)

Second quarter

(14:54) LIU – Brandon Niemenski 21-yard pass from Luca Stanzani, Michael Coney kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:49; LIU 7–3)
(3:54) ALB – Jack Iuliano 20-yard fumble recovery, John Opalko kick (Albany 10–7)
(0:41) LIU – Michael Love 12-yard pass from Luca Stanzani, Michael Coney kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:13; LIU 14–10)
(0:30) ALB – Seven McGee 75-yard pass from Myles Burkett, John Opalko kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Albany 17–14)

Third quarter

(10:49) LIU – Ludovick Choquette 11-yard pass from Luca Stanzani, Michael Coney kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 3:04; LIU 21–17)
(9:57) ALB – Griffin Woodell 3-yard run, John Opalko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:41; Albany 24–21)
(0:31) ALB – John Opaklo 41-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 7:01; Albany 27–21)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics	LIU	ALB
First downs	20	12
Total yards	358	255
Rushing yards	179	90
Passing yards	179	165
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–31–0	12–26–0
Time of possession	32:04	27:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LIU	Passing	Luca Stanzani	20/31, 179 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Ludovick Choquette	15 carries, 128 yards
	Receiving	Michael Love	6 receptions, 69 yards, TD
Albany	Passing	Myles Burkett	12/26, 165 yards, TD
	Rushing	Griffin Woodell	20 carries, 85 yards, TD
	Receiving	Seven McGee	5 receptions, 119 yards, TD

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	14	0	0	14
Mountaineers (FBS)	14	14	14	7	49

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

Date: September 7, 2024
Game time: 6:00 pm
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
Game attendance: 50,073
TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

WVU – Jahiem White, 14-yard TD run, Michael Hayes II kick, 9:34 (WVU 7-0)
WVU – Justin Robinson, 12-yard TD pass from Garrett Greene, Hayes II kick, 5:41 (WVU 14-0)

Second quarter

WVU – Kole Taylor, 39-yard TD pass from Greene, Hayes II kick, 14:49 (WVU 21-0)
UAlbany – Griffin Woodell, 7-yard TD run, John Opalko kick, 4:40 (WVU 21-7)
UAlbany – Jacari Carter, 33-yard TD pass from Myles Burkett, Opalko kick, 1:54 (WVU 21-14)
WVU – Greene, 40-yard TD run, Hayes II kick, 0:39 (WVU 28-14)

Third quarter

WVU – Hudson Clement, 10-yard TD pass from Greene, Hayes II kick, 5:22 (WVU 35-14)
WVU - C.J. Donaldson Jr., 2-yard TD run, Hayes II kick, 0:49 (WVU 42-14)

Fourth quarter

WVU - Nicco Marchiol, 12-yard TD run, RJ Kocan Kick, 7:22 (WVU 49-14)

Statistics	ALB	WVU
First downs	21	31
Total yards	374	553
Rushing yards	68	305
Passing yards	306	248
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–39–0	20–26–0
Time of possession	35:18	24:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing	Myles Burkett	18/39, 306 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jojo Uga	9 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Seven McGee	4 receptions, 90 yards
West Virginia	Passing	Garrett Greene	17/23, 236 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	C.J. Donaldson Jr.	14 carries, 125 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kole Taylor	3 receptions, 47 yards, TD

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	IDHO
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
Black Bears	3	7	9	15	34
No. 21 Great Danes	0	14	0	6	20

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

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 3:30 PM EST
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 8,019
Referee: Paul Matt Overton
TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information

First quarter

(9:28) UMA – Joey Bryson 40-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:26; Maine 3–0)

Second quarter

(14:19) ALB – Jojo Uga 2-yard run, John Opalko kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:12; Albany 7–3)
(1:57) UMA – Jaharie Martin 1-yard run, Joey Bryson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:36; Maine 10–7)
(0:14) ALB – Seven McGee 13-yard pass from Myles Burkett, John Opalko kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:38; Albany 14–10)

Third quarter

(10:14) UMA – Joey Bryson 40-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 3:57; Albany 14–13)
(1:58) UMA – Cooper Heisey 2-yard pass from Carter Peevy (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 6:15; Maine 19–14)

Fourth quarter

(7:04) UMA – Cooper Heisey 2-yard pass from Carter Peevy, Joe Gillette pass (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 7:56; Maine 27–14)
(5:20) ALB – Seven McGee 32-yard pass from Myles Burkett (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:39; Maine 27–20)
(1:46) UMA – Jamaree Gibson 78-yard interception, Joey Bryson kick (Maine 34–20)

Statistics	ME	ALB
First downs	27	16
Total yards	337	260
Rushing yards	135	58
Passing yards	202	202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–24–0	19–32–2
Time of possession	39:10	19:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing	Carter Peevy	20/24, 202 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jaharie Martin	19 carries, 82 yards, TD
	Receiving	Molayo Irefin	5 receptions, 68 yards
Albany	Passing	Myles Burkett	19/32, 202 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Griffin Woodell	9 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Seven McGee	5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD

at Cornell

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	3	3	10	15	31
Big Red	0	7	3	0	10

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

Date: October 5, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: NW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 4,827
Referee: Todd Boyd
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

(8:58) ALB – John Opalko 37-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:58; Albany 3–0)

Second quarter

(7:40) ALB – John Opalko 18-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 6:13; Albany 6–0)
(4:25) COR – Parker Woodring 4-yard pass from Jameson Wang, Alan Zhao kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:15; Cornell 7–6)

Third quarter

(12:54) ALB – Jacari Carter 52-yard pass from Myles Burkett, John Opalko kick (Drive: 1 play, 52 yards, 0:08; Albany 13–7)
(8:28) COR – Alan Zhao 35-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:21; Albany 13–10)
(5:37) ALB – John Opalko 43-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:44; Albany 16–10)

Fourth quarter

(3:08) ALB – Jojo Uga 16-yard run, Levi Wentz pass (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 7:13; Albany 24–10)
(1:22) ALB – Faysal Aden 84-yard run, John Opalko kick (Drive: 3 plays, 91 yards, 0:26; Albany 31–10)

Statistics	ALB	COR
First downs	25	14
Total yards	498	310
Rushing yards	273	97
Passing yards	225	213
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–30–0	23–32–0
Time of possession	36:39	23:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing	Myles Burkett	21/30, 225 yards, TD
	Rushing	Faysal Aden	12 carries, 133 yards, TD
	Receiving	Seven McGee	8 receptions, 70 yards
Cornell	Passing	Jameson Wang	22/31, 187 yards, TD
	Rushing	Johntu Reed	3 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Samuel Musungu	6 receptions, 87 yards

at Bryant

Game Six – Albany Great Danes (2–3) at Bryant Bulldogs (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	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 (1–5) vs Albany Great Danes (3–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	0	0	0	0
Great Danes	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

at Delaware

Game Eight – Albany Great Danes (3–4) vs Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (6–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	0	0

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 3:00 PM EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

New Hampshire

Game Nine – New Hampshire Wildcats (4–4) at Albany Great Danes (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0

at Bob Ford Field, Albany, NY

Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 17 Stony Brook (rivalry)

Game Ten – Albany Great Danes (3–6) vs No. 17 Stony Brook Seawolves (7–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	6	0	0	6
No. 17 Seawolves	7	0	3	14	24

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, Stony Brook, NY

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 5,717
Referee: Justin Ackley
TV announcers (FloSports): Jonny Wincott (play-by-play), Brandon London (analyst) and Matt Levine (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(10:29) SBU – Roland Dempster 2-yard run, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:14; Stony Brook 7–0)

Second quarter

(13:39) ALB – Caden Burti 23-yard pass from Van Weber, John Opalko PAT failed (Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:55; Stony Brook 7–6)

Third quarter

(8:49) SBU – Enda Kirby 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 1:49; Stony Brook 10–6)

Fourth quarter

(11:51) SBU – Jayce Freeman 20-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 5:04; Stony Brook 17–6)
(2:41) SBU – Roland Dempster 4-yard run, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:54; Stony Brook 24–6)

Statistics	ALB	STBK
First downs	17	15
Total yards	365	321
Rushing yards	153	92
Passing yards	212	229
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–36–1	19–32–0
Time of possession	32:29	27:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing	Van Weber	20/31, 201 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jojo Uga	17 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Caden Burti	4 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Stony Brook	Passing	Tyler Knoop	19/32, 229 yards, TD
	Rushing	Roland Dempster	26 carries, 98 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jasiah Williams	7 receptions, 74 yards, TD

at No. 15 Rhode Island

Game Eleven – Albany Great Danes (3–7) at No. 15 Rhode Island Rams (8–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0
No. 15 Rams	0	0	0	0	0

at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Hampton

Game Twelve – Hampton Pirates (0–0) vs Albany Great Danes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	14	0	6	34
Great Danes	0	7	10	25	42

at Bob Ford Field, Albany, NY

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
Game attendance: 2,341
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hampton	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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