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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 Central Michigan 3.2 Bryant 3.3 At Monmouth 3.4 Lafayette 3.5 William & Mary 3.6 At Richmond 3.7 At Towson 3.8 Rhode Island 3.9 Maine 3.10 At Delaware 3.11 New Hampshire 3.12 At Stony Brook 4 FCS Playoffs 4.1 Central Connecticut–First Round 4.2 At Montana State–Second Round 5 References

2019 Albany Great Danes football team

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2019 Albany Great Danes football

NCAA Division I Second Round, L 21–47 vs. Montana State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 18
FCS Coaches	No. 20
Record	9–5 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Greg Gattuso (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Davis (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Joe Bernard (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.2James Madison $^	8	–	0	14	–	2
No.18Albany ^	6	–	2	9	–	5
No.15Villanova ^	5	–	3	9	–	4
New Hampshire	5	–	3	6	–	5
Towson	4	–	4	7	–	5
Maine	4	–	4	6	–	6
Elon	4	–	4	5	–	6
Richmond	4	–	4	5	–	7
Delaware	3	–	5	5	–	7
William & Mary	3	–	5	5	–	7
Stony Brook	2	–	6	5	–	7
Rhode Island	0	–	8	2	–	10

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

The 2019 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the CAA. Albany received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I FCS Football Championship, where the Great Danes defeated Central Connecticut in the first round before losing to Montana State in the second round. 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 23, 2019, the Great Danes were predicted to finish in twelfth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	238 (20)
2	Towson	217 (3)
3	Maine	201 (1)
4	Elon	164
5	Delaware	162
6	Stony Brook	151
7	New Hampshire	109
8	Rhode Island	104
9	Villanova	84
10	Richmond	62
11	William & Mary	58
12	Albany	34

Preseason All–CAA team[edit]

The Great Danes did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	atCentral Michigan*		Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 21–38	12,207
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Bryant*		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	W 45–3	5,014
September 14	1:00 p.m.	atMonmouth*		Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	L 35–38	2,329
September 21	3:30 p.m.	Lafayette*		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	W 36–7	3,241
September 28	3:30 p.m.	atWilliam & Mary		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 39–31	3,329
October 5	2:00 p.m.	atRichmond		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	L 20–23	8,061
October 12	4:00 p.m.	at No. 9Towson		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 38–21	4,809
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Rhode Island		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	W 35–28	7,763
November 2	3:30 p.m.	Maine		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	L 31–47	3,315
November 9	1:00 p.m.	atDelaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 21–17	13,472
November 16	1:00 p.m.	New Hampshire		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	W 24–17	2,486
November 23	2:00 p.m.	atStony Brook		Kenneth P. Lavalle Stadium Stony Brook, NY (rivalry)	FloSports	W 31–26	6,171
November 30	1:00 p.m.	No. 17Central Connecticut*	No. 25	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 42–14	1,660
December 7	3:00 p.m.	at No. 5Montana State*	No. 25	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 21–47	12,947
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[2]^[3]

Game summaries[edit]

At Central Michigan[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	7	7	7	21
Chippewas	7	17	7	7	38

Bryant[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	3	3
Great Danes	7	21	7	10	45

At Monmouth[edit]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Great Danes	0	14	7	14	0	35
Hawks	7	14	7	7	3	38

Lafayette[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	0	0	7	7
Great Danes	12	10	0	14	36

William & Mary[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	14	3	7	7	31
Great Danes	3	9	10	17	39

At Richmond[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	6	0	7	20
Spiders	10	13	0	0	23

At Towson[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	10	14	7	38
No. 9 Tigers	7	7	7	0	21

Rhode Island[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	7	7	7	28
Great Danes	0	6	22	7	35

Maine[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	10	14	23	0	47
Great Danes	7	14	3	7	31

At Delaware[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	7	0	7	21
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	17	0	0	17

New Hampshire[edit]

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

At Stony Brook[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	21	3	0	7	31
Seawolves	0	14	0	12	26

FCS Playoffs[edit]

The Great Danes were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Central Connecticut.^[4]

Central Connecticut–First Round[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Blue Devils	7	0	0	7	14
No. 25 Great Danes	0	7	28	7	42

At Montana State–Second Round[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Great Danes	7	0	0	14	21
No. 5 Bobcats	16	10	14	7	47

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

^ "2019 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

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2019 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Champion – North Dakota State

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