2017 Albany Great Danes football team

2017 Albany Great Danes football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	4–7 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach	Greg Gattuso (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Bernard (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Benson (4th season)
Home stadium	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 James Madison $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 11 Stony Brook ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 20 Elon ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 12 New Hampshire ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
Delaware		5	–	3					7	–	4
Richmond		4	–	4					6	–	5
Towson		3	–	5					5	–	6
Villanova		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					4	–	6
Albany		2	–	6					4	–	7
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
William & Mary		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for tenth 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	6:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion*	No. 24	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 17–31	20,118
September 9	1:00 p.m.	at Morgan State*		Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	Facebook	W 26–0	3,789
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Monmouth*		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	ESPN3	W 28–14	6,384
September 23	7:00 p.m.	No. 7 Villanova		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	ESPN3	W 19–10 OT	6,866
September 30	2:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Elon	No. 19	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	CSL[1]	L 0–6	5,024
October 7	3:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Richmond	No. 24	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA+	L 38–41 2OT	8,217
October 21	3:30 p.m.	Maine		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	ESPN3	L 10–12	8,919
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Rhode Island		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	ESPN3	L 14–31	3,383
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Stony Brook		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY (rivalry)	Wolfievision	L 21–28 OT	7,106
November 11	3:30 p.m.	at Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	NBCS P, NBCS RN	L 3–22	16,333
November 18	1:00 p.m.	No. 16 New Hampshire		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	CSL[1]	W 15–0	3,459
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Great Danes	3	0	0	14	17
Monarchs	7	14	3	7	31

At Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	7	16	3	26
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	7	7	0	14
Great Danes	13	9	0	6	28

Villanova

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 7 Wildcats	0	0	0	10	0	10
Great Danes	0	3	0	7	9	19

At Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0
No. 23 Phoenix	0	3	0	3	6

At Richmond

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 24 Great Danes	0	14	10	7	7	38
No. 14 Spiders	0	14	7	10	10	41

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	9	0	3	12
Great Danes	7	0	3	0	10

Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	6	15	3	7	31
Great Danes	0	0	7	7	14

At Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Great Danes	7	7	0	7	0	21
No. 14 Seawolves	14	7	0	0	7	28

At Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	3	0	0	0	3
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	3	5	14	22

New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Great Danes	0	3	9	3	15

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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	24	RV	RV	RV	19	24	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	—	RV	22	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—

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