2020 Albany Great Danes football team

2020 Albany Great Danes football
2020 Albany Great Danes football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
	North Division
Record	1–3 (1–3 CAA)
Head coach	Greg Gattuso (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Davis (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Bernard (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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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

The 2020 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the North Division Colonial Athletic Association 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 1–3 with an identical mark in conference play, placing fifth in the CAA's North Division. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.

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 allowed the option for teams to play as independents in the fall of 2020.^[1]

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
March 5	7:00 p.m.	at No. 14 New Hampshire	No. 13	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloFootball	W 24–20	0
March 13	12:00 p.m.	at Maine	No. 13	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloFootball	L 34–38	0
March 20	1:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	No. 18	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	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		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloFootball	Canceled
April 10	1:00 p.m.	Villanova		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloFootball	Canceled
Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

^ Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
^ "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
^ Kelley, Kevin (October 27, 2020). "CAA releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
^ "UAlbany Football Opts Out Of The Remainder Of The Season". Colonial Athletic Association. March 31, 2021.
^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2020". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
^ "2020-21 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[1] Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

[2] "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

[3] Kelley, Kevin (October 27, 2020). "CAA releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.

[4] "UAlbany Football Opts Out Of The Remainder Of The Season". Colonial Athletic Association. March 31, 2021.

[5] "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2020". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[6] "2020-21 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

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