2017 Albany Great Danes football team

2017 Albany Great Danes football
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
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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[edit]

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

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

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

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

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

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

	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

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

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

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

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

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

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Venues	University Field (1970–2012) Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium (2013–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Stony Brook
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1917 1918–1921 1922 1923 1924 1925–1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024