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(Top) 1 Preseason 1.1 CAA Poll 1.2 Preseason All-CAA Team 2 Schedule 3 Game summaries 3.1 At Pittsburgh 3.2 At Rhode Island 3.3 Morgan State 3.4 Saint Francis (PA) 3.5 At William & Mary 3.6 Richmond 3.7 Towson 3.8 At Maine 3.9 Delaware 3.10 At New Hampshire 3.11 Stony Brook 4 References

2018 Albany Great Danes football team

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2018 Albany Great Danes football

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	3–8 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach	Greg Gattuso (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Davis (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Joe Bernard (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski (1st season)
Home stadium	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.4Maine $^	7	–	1	10	–	4
No.9James Madison ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No.16Stony Brook ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No.20Towson ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No.24Delaware ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No.19Elon ^	4	–	3	6	–	5
Rhode Island	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	3	–	4	4	–	6
New Hampshire	3	–	5	4	–	7
Villanova	2	–	6	5	–	6
Richmond	2	–	6	4	–	7
Albany	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of 12 teams in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiuminAlbany, New York.

Preseason[edit]

CAA Poll[edit]

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Great Danes were predicted to finish in ninth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	241 (21)
2	New Hampshire	206 (2)
3	Delaware	182
4	Stony Brook	169
5	Elon	168 (1)
6	Villanova	164
7	Richmond	127
8	Maine	81
9	Albany	78
10	Towson	74
11	William & Mary	55
12	Rhode Island	39

Preseason All-CAA Team[edit]

The Great Danes had one player selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Special teams

Donovan McDonald – PR

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 p.m.	atPittsburgh*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCN Extra	L 7–33	34,486
September 8	1:00 p.m.	atRhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FCS, FSGO	L 26–45	6,520
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Morgan State*	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	UAlbany Live Events^[2]	W 30–27	6,503
September 22	7:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	UAlbany Live Events^[2]	W 35–28	3,840
October 6	3:30 p.m.	atWilliam & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	Cox Yurview	L 22–25	7,530
October 13	7:00 p.m.	Richmond	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	UAlbany Live Events^[2]	L 24–27	4,059
October 20	3:30 p.m.	No. 13Towson	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	UAlbany Live Events^[2]	L 28–56	7,029
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at No. 24Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	L 9–28	9,248
November 3	3:30 p.m.	No. 13Delaware	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	UAlbany Live Events^[2]	L 16–21	3,182
November 10	1:00 p.m.	atNew Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	NBCS BOS	L 10–24	5,571
November 17	3:30 p.m.	No. 10Stony Brook	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY (rivalry)	FCS, FSGO	W 25–23	2,483
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[3]^[4]

Game summaries[edit]

At Pittsburgh[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	0	0	0	7
Panthers	19	14	0	0	33

At Rhode Island[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	0	0	19	26
Rams	14	17	14	0	45

Morgan State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	13	7	7	27
Great Danes	3	14	3	10	30

Saint Francis (PA)[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	7	14	0	28
Great Danes	7	13	8	7	35

At William & Mary[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	13	0	9	22
Tribe	7	3	0	15	25

Richmond[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	7	10	7	3	27
Great Danes	7	7	7	3	24

Towson[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Tigers	10	28	11	7	56
Great Danes	7	14	0	7	28

At Maine[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	0	3	6	9
No. 24 Black Bears	14	7	0	7	28

Delaware[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Fightin' Blue Hens	0	12	3	6	21
Great Danes	0	3	7	6	16

At New Hampshire[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	3	0	0	7	10
Wildcats	7	3	7	7	24

Stony Brook[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Seawolves	3	7	7	6	23
Great Danes	10	0	0	15	25

References[edit]

^ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

^ "2018 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

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