2020 Albany Great Danes football team

The 2020 Albany Great Danes football team will represent the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by Greg Gattuso, in his seventh season as head coach, and will play their home games at Bob Ford Field. The Great Danes will play as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

2020 Albany Great Danes football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2020 record0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coachGreg Gattuso (7th season)
Home stadiumBob Ford Field
(Capacity: 8,500)
2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Albany   –      –  
Delaware   –      –  
Elon   –      –  
James Madison   –      –  
Maine   –      –  
New Hampshire   –      –  
Rhode Island   –      –  
Richmond   –      –  
Stony Brook   –      –  
Towson   –      –  
Villanova   –      –  
William & Mary   –      –  
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Colonial Athletic suspended the 2020 football season.
As of August 14, 2020; 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 cancelled on July 16 due to the MEAC's decision to cancel fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12 Monmouth*
September 19 at UMass*
September 26 James Madison
  • Bob Ford Field
  • Albany, NY
October 3 Villanova
  • Bob Ford Field
  • Albany, NY
October 10 at Rhode Island
October 17 at William & Mary
October 31 Delaware
  • Bob Ford Field
  • Albany, NY
November 7 at Maine
November 14 at New Hampshire
November 21 Stony Brook
  • Bob Ford Field
  • Albany, NY (rivalry)

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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. "2020 Albany Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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