2018 Albany Great Danes football team
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 Stadium in Albany, New York.
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 3–8 (1–7 CAA) |
| Head coach |
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| 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 (capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 James Madison ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Stony Brook ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Towson ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Delaware ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Elon ^ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
CAA Poll
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) |
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| 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
The Great Danes had one player selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
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Special teams Donovan McDonald – PR |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | ACCN Extra | L 7–33 | 34,486 | |
| September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island | FCS, FSGO | L 26–45 | 6,520 | |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Morgan State* | UAlbany Live Events[2] | W 30–27 | 6,503 | |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA)* |
| UAlbany Live Events[2] | W 35–28 | 3,840 |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at William & Mary | Cox Yurview | L 22–25 | 7,530 | |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Richmond |
| UAlbany Live Events[2] | L 24–27 | 4,059 |
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Towson |
| UAlbany Live Events[2] | L 28–56 | 7,029 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Maine | FCS | L 9–28 | 9,248 | |
| November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Delaware |
| UAlbany Live Events[2] | L 16–21 | 3,182 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | NBCS BOS | L 10–24 | 5,571 | |
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Stony Brook |
| FCS, FSGO | W 25–23 | 2,483 |
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Game summaries
At Pittsburgh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Panthers | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
At Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26 |
| Rams | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
Morgan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Great Danes | 3 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
Saint Francis (PA)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Flash | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Great Danes | 7 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 35 |
At William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| Tribe | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spiders | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Great Danes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Tigers | 10 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 56 |
| Great Danes | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
At Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| No. 24 Black Bears | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
At New Hampshire
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 10 Seawolves | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Great Danes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
References
- Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "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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