2016 Albany Great Danes football team

2016 Albany Great Danes football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	7–4 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Greg Gattuso (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Bernard (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Benson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	at Buffalo*		University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 22–16	18,657
September 10	1:00 pm	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	A10 Network	W 35–7	4,511
September 17	7:00 pm	Holy Cross*	No. 25	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	DZ	W 45–28	8,040
September 24	7:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)*	No. 22	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	DZ	W 20–9	6,309
October 8	3:30 pm	No. 6 Richmond	No. 16	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	DZ	L 30–36 3OT	9,052
October 15	12:00 pm	at Maine	No. 17	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	L 16–20	10,443
October 22	3:30 pm	at No. 16 Villanova	No. 23	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NNAA	L 13–24	5,109
October 29	12:00 pm	Elon		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	ASN	W 27–3	3,916
November 5	1:00 pm	Delaware		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	DZ	L 17–33	4,412
November 12	12:00 pm	at No. 21 New Hampshire		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	UNHAthletics	W 36–25	7,012
November 19	1:00 pm	Stony Brook		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY (rivalry)	DZ	W 13–6	3,836
*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

At Buffalo

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

At Rhode Island

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

Holy Cross

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

Saint Francis (PA)

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

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
#6 Spiders	3	7	3	7	3	7	6	36
#16 Great Danes	7	3	3	7	3	7	0	30

At Maine

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

At Villanova

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

Elon

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

Delaware

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

At New Hampshire

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

Stony Brook

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

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	—	RV	25	22	21	16	17	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	RV	25	23	21	17	19	24	RV	RV	—	—	RV

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