2020 Albany Great Danes football team

The 2020 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by Greg Gattuso, in his seventh season as head coach, and played their home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium. The Great Danes played as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

2020 Albany Great Danes football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth
2020 record1–3 (1–3 CAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Delaware x$^  4 –0   7 –1  
No. 18 Rhode Island †  2 –1   2 –1  
No. 16 Villanova  2 –2   2 –2  
Maine  2 –2   2 –2  
Stony Brook  1 –3   1 –3  
Albany †  1 –3   1 –3  
New Hampshire †  0 –1   0 –1  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x^  3 –0   7 –1  
No. 15 Richmond  3 –1   3 –1  
William & Mary  1 –2   1 –2  
Elon  0 –4   1 –5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the CAA suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Towson opted out of the spring football season.
    † – Albany, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 31, April 6, and April 7 respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 17, 2020, the Colonial Athletic Association announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the conference is allowing the option for teams to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wish to play in the fall.[1]

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team

The Great Danes finished the 2019 season ranked No. 18 in the FCS standings and went 9–5, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in second place. The Great Danes were selected for the postseason tournament and advanced to the Second Round before losing 47–21 to Montana State.

Schedule

Albany originally had a game scheduled against Delaware State (September 5), but it was canceled on July 16 due to the MEAC's decision to cancel fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The CAA released its spring conference schedule on October 27, 2020.[3] On March 31, 2021, Albany canceled their remaining games due to injuries.[4]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
March 5 7:00 p.m. at No. 14 New Hampshire No. 13
FloFootball W 24–20 0
March 13 12:00 p.m. at Maine No. 13
FloFootball L 34–38 0
March 20 1:00 p.m. Rhode Island No. 18
FloFootball L 10–17 OT 0
March 27 1:00 p.m. Stony Brook
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY (rivalry)
FloFootball L 7–21 0
April 3 12:00 p.m. at No. 8 Delaware
FloFootball Canceled
April 10 1:00 p.m. Villanova
  • Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
  • Albany, NY
FloFootball Canceled

[5]

References
  1. Singelais, Mark (16 July 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. Kelley, Kevin (27 October 2020). "CAA releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. "UAlbany Football Opts Out Of The Remainder Of The Season". Colonial Athletic Association. March 31, 2021.
  5. "2020 Albany Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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