2016 Albany Great Danes football team

2016 Albany Great Danes football
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 →

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.

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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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

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

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

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

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

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

	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

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

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

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

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

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

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