2017 Albany Great Danes football team

The 2017 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for tenth place in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.

2017 Albany Great Danes football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record4–7 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Bernard (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Benson (4th season)
Home stadiumBob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 James Madison $^   8 0     14 1  
No. 11 Stony Brook ^   7 1     10 3  
No. 20 Elon ^   6 2     8 4  
No. 12 New Hampshire ^   5 3     9 5  
Delaware   5 3     7 4  
Richmond   4 4     6 5  
Towson   3 5     5 6  
Villanova   3 5     5 6  
Maine   3 5     4 6  
Albany   2 6     4 7  
Rhode Island   2 6     3 8  
William & Mary   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at Old Dominion*No. 24ESPN3L 17–3120,118
September 91:00 p.m.at Morgan State*FacebookW 26–03,789
September 167:00 p.m.Monmouth*ESPN3W 28–146,384
September 237:00 p.m.No. 7 Villanova
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
ESPN3W 19–10 OT6,866
September 302:00 p.m.at No. 23 ElonNo. 19CSL[1]L 0–65,024
October 73:00 p.m.at No. 14 RichmondNo. 24NBCS WA+L 38–41 2OT8,217
October 213:30 p.m.Maine
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
ESPN3L 10–128,919
October 281:00 p.m.Rhode Island
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
ESPN3L 14–313,383
November 41:00 p.m.at No. 14 Stony BrookWolfievisionL 21–28 OT7,106
November 113:30 p.m.at DelawareNBCS P, NBCS RNL 3–2216,333
November 181:00 p.m.No. 16 New Hampshire
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
CSL[1]W 15–03,459

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Game summaries

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At Old Dominion

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Great Danes 3 0 0 14 17
Monarchs 7 14 3 7 31

At Morgan State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 0 7 16 3 26
Bears 0 0 0 0 0

Monmouth

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 7 7 0 14
Great Danes 13 9 0 6 28

Villanova

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1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 7 Wildcats 0 0 0 100 10
Great Danes 0 3 0 79 19

At Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Great Danes 0 0 0 0 0
No. 23 Phoenix 0 3 0 3 6

At Richmond

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1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 24 Great Danes 0 14 10 77 38
No. 14 Spiders 0 14 7 1010 41

Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 0 9 0 3 12
Great Danes 7 0 3 0 10

Rhode Island

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 6 15 3 7 31
Great Danes 0 0 7 7 14

At Stony Brook

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Great Danes 7 7 0 70 21
No. 14 Seawolves 14 7 0 07 28

At Delaware

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 3 0 0 0 3
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 3 5 14 22

New Hampshire

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
Great Danes 0 3 9 3 15

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS24RVRVRV1924RVRVRV
CoachesRVRVRV22RVRVRV

References

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  1. ^ a b Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA Partners With CBS Sports Digital". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "2016 UAlbany Football Media Guide by UAlbany Athletics - Issuu". December 2, 2016.