2024 Albany Great Danes football team

2024 Albany Great Danes football
Conference	CAA Football
Ranking
STATS	No. 16
FCS Coaches	No. 13
Record	1–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Greg Gattuso (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jared Ambrose (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Nesselt (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Darrin Walls (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium

2024 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Albany		0	–	0					1	–	0
Delaware*		0	–	0					1	–	0
Maine		0	–	0					1	–	0
Rhode Island		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 5 Villanova		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 13 William & Mary		0	–	0					1	–	0
Bryant		0	–	0					0	–	1
Campbell		0	–	0					0	–	1
Elon		0	–	0					0	–	1
Hampton		0	–	0					0	–	1
Monmouth		0	–	0					0	–	1
New Hampshire		0	–	0					0	–	1
North Carolina A&T		0	–	0					0	–	1
No. 14 Richmond		0	–	0					0	–	1
Stony Brook		0	–	0					0	–	1
Towson		0	–	0					0	–	1
* Delaware ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of September 3, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Albany Great Danes football team will represent the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Great Danes will be led by 11th-year head coach Greg Gattuso and play their home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	LIU*	No. 16	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	W 27–21	6,169
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at West Virginia*	No. 16	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN+
September 14	4:00 p.m.	at Idaho*		Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Maine		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Cornell*		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Bryant		Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloSports
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Elon		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports
October 26	3:00 p.m.	at Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports
November 2	1:00 p.m.	New Hampshire		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Stony Brook		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, New York (rivalry)	FloSports
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Hampton		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

LIU

See also: 2024 LIU Sharks football team

Game One – LIU Sharks (0–0) vs No. 16 Albany Great Danes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
No. 16 Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0

at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

• Date: August 31, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 pm
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• Game attendance: 6,169
• TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LIU	ALB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LIU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at West Virginia (FBS)

See also: 2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Game Two – No. 16 Albany Great Danes (1–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers (FBS)	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

• Date: September 7, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 pm
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ALB	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Idaho

See also: 2024 Idaho Vandals football team

Game Three – Albany Great Danes vs Idaho Vandals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0
Vandals	0	0	0	0	0

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

• Date: September 14, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 pm
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ALB	IDH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving