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2016 Albany Great Danes football team

The 2016 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.

2016 Albany Great Danes football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record7–4 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Bernard (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Benson (3rd season)
Home stadiumBob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 James Madison $^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 11 Villanova ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 17 New Hampshire ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 8 Richmond ^   5 – 3     10 – 4  
Maine   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Albany   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Stony Brook   4 – 4     5 – 6  
William & Mary   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Towson   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Delaware   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Elon   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Rhode Island   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmat Buffalo*
ESPN3W 22–1618,657
September 101:00 pmat Rhode Island
A10 NetworkW 35–74,511
September 177:00 pmHoly Cross*No. 25
DZW 45–288,040
September 247:00 pmSaint Francis (PA)*No. 22
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
DZW 20–96,309
October 83:30 pmNo. 6 Richmond No. 16
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
DZL 30–36 3OT9,052
October 1512:00 pmat MaineNo. 17
FCSL 16–2010,443
October 223:30 pmat No. 16 VillanovaNo. 23
NNAAL 13–245,109
October 2912:00 pmElon
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
ASNW 27–33,916
November 51:00 pmDelaware
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
DZL 17–334,412
November 1212:00 pmat No. 21 New Hampshire
UNHAthleticsW 36–257,012
November 191:00 pmStony Brook
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY (rivalry)
DZW 13–63,836
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1][2]

Game summaries edit

At Buffalo edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 7 0 8 22
Bulls 0 13 3 0 16
See also: 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team

At Rhode Island edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 7 7 14 35
Rams 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2016 Rhode Island Rams football team

Holy Cross edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 0 7 14 28
#25 Great Danes 0 28 3 14 45
See also: 2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Saint Francis (PA) edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 9 0 0 9
#22 Great Danes 0 0 3 17 20
See also: 2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Richmond edit

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
#6 Spiders 3 7 3 7376 36
#16 Great Danes 7 3 3 7370 30
See also: 2016 Richmond Spiders football team

At Maine edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Great Danes 3 5 0 8 16
Black Bears 7 6 7 0 20
See also: 2016 Maine Black Bears football team

At Villanova edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Great Danes 0 0 0 13 13
#17 Wildcats 7 7 10 0 24
See also: 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team

Elon edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 0 3 0 0 3
Great Danes 3 7 7 10 27
See also: 2016 Elon Phoenix football team

Delaware edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 14 14 5 33
Great Danes 10 7 0 0 17
See also: 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

At New Hampshire edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 0 7 15 14 36
#21 Wildcats 8 14 3 0 25
See also: 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Stony Brook edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 0 3 0 3 6
Great Danes 0 3 10 0 13
See also: 2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team and Albany–Stony Brook football rivalry

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS—RV252221161723RVRVRVRVRV
Coaches—RV252321171924RVRV——RV

References edit

  1. ^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "2016 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
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