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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmat Buffalo*ESPN3W 22–1618,657
September 101:00 pmat Rhode IslandA10 NetworkW 35–74,511
September 177:00 pmHoly Cross*No. 25DZW 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. 17FCSL 16–2010,443
October 223:30 pmat No. 16 VillanovaNo. 23NNAAL 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 HampshireUNHAthleticsW 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

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Game summaries

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At Buffalo

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 7 0 8 22
Bulls 0 13 3 0 16

At Rhode Island

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 7 7 14 35
Rams 0 7 0 0 7

Holy Cross

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 0 7 14 28
#25 Great Danes 0 28 3 14 45

Saint Francis (PA)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 9 0 0 9
#22 Great Danes 0 0 3 17 20

Richmond

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1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
#6 Spiders 3 7 3 7376 36
#16 Great Danes 7 3 3 7370 30

At Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Great Danes 3 5 0 8 16
Black Bears 7 6 7 0 20

At Villanova

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1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Great Danes 0 0 0 13 13
#17 Wildcats 7 7 10 0 24

Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 0 3 0 0 3
Great Danes 3 7 7 10 27

Delaware

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1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 14 14 5 33
Great Danes 10 7 0 0 17

At New Hampshire

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 0 7 15 14 36
#21 Wildcats 8 14 3 0 25

Stony Brook

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1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 0 3 0 3 6
Great Danes 0 3 10 0 13

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV252221161723RVRVRVRVRV
CoachesRV252321171924RVRVRV

References

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