American college football season
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 |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion* | No. 24 | | ESPN3 | L 17–31 | 20,118 |
September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Morgan State* | | | Facebook | W 26–0 | 3,789 |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Monmouth* | | | 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 | | CSL[1] | L 0–6 | 5,024 |
October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Richmond | No. 24 | | 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 | | | Wolfievision | L 21–28 OT | 7,106 |
November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at Delaware | | | 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 |
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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 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | |
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Coaches | RV | RV | — | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | |
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References
- ^ a b Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA Partners With CBS Sports Digital". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "2017 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "2016 UAlbany Football Media Guide by UAlbany Athletics - Issuu". December 2, 2016.
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