# 2024 Albany Great Danes football team

The 2024 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Great Danes were led by 11th-year head coach Greg Gattuso and played their home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | LIU* | No. 16 | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | FloSports | W 27–21 | 6,169 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Virginia* | No. 16 | Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, WV | ESPN+ | L 14–49 | 50,073 |
| September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Idaho* | No. 17 | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN+ | L 13–41 | 11,432 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Maine | No. 21 | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | FloSports | L 20–34 | 8,019 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Cornell* | | Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY | ESPN+ | W 31–10 | 4,827 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant | | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | FloSports | W 24–17 | 1,850 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Elon | | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | FloSports | L 14–30 | 7,204 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at Delaware | | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports | L 14–28 | 17,847 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | New Hampshire | | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | FloSports | L 14–31 | 3,225 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Stony Brook | | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, New York (rivalry) | FloSports | L 6–24 | 5,717 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Rhode Island | | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | FloSports | L 17–20 | 4,605 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Hampton | | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | FloSports | W 41–34 | 2,341 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### LIU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sharks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 16 Great Danes | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY
* Date: August 31, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 pm
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N 8 mph
* Game attendance: 6,169
* Referee: Justin Ackley
* TV: FloSports
| Statistics | LIU | ALB |
| First downs | 20 | 12 |
| Total yards | 358 | 255 |
| Rushing yards | 179 | 90 |
| Passing yards | 179 | 165 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–31–0 | 12–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:04 | 27:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| LIU | Passing | Luca Stanzani | 20/31, 179 yards, 3 TD |
| LIU | Rushing | Ludovick Choquette | 15 carries, 128 yards |
| LIU | Receiving | Michael Love | 6 receptions, 69 yards, TD |
| Albany | Passing | Myles Burkett | 12/26, 165 yards, TD |
| Albany | Rushing | Griffin Woodell | 20 carries, 85 yards, TD |
| Albany | Receiving | Seven McGee | 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD |

### at West Virginia (FBS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Great Danes | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Mountaineers (FBS) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
* Date: September 7, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 pm
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,073
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
| Statistics | ALB | WVU |
| First downs | 21 | 31 |
| Total yards | 374 | 553 |
| Rushing yards | 68 | 305 |
| Passing yards | 306 | 248 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–39–0 | 20–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:18 | 24:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Albany | Passing | Myles Burkett | 18/39, 306 yards, TD |
| Albany | Rushing | Jojo Uga | 9 carries, 57 yards |
| Albany | Receiving | Seven McGee | 4 receptions, 90 yards |
| West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Greene | 17/23, 236 yards, 3 TD |
| West Virginia | Rushing | C.J. Donaldson Jr. | 14 carries, 125 yards, TD |
| West Virginia | Receiving | Kole Taylor | 3 receptions, 47 yards, TD |

### at No. 4 Idaho

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Great Danes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| No. 4 Vandals | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
* Date: September 14, 2024
* Game time: 4:00 pm
* Game weather: None (played indoors)
* Game attendance: 11,432
* Referee: Jeff Rink
* TV: ESPN+
| Statistics | ALB | IDHO |
| First downs | 21 | 20 |
| Total yards | 350 | 420 |
| Rushing yards | 60 | 247 |
| Passing yards | 290 | 173 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–38–1 | 11–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:30 | 24:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Albany | Passing | Myles Burkett | 23/38, 290 yards, TD, INT |
| Albany | Rushing | Griffin Woodell | 14 rushes, 23 yards |
| Albany | Receiving | Levi Wentz | 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD |
| Idaho | Passing | Jack Wagner | 10/20, 156 yards, 2 TD |
| Idaho | Rushing | Nate Thomas | 8 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD |
| Idaho | Receiving | Mark Hamper | 3 receptions, 74 yards |

### Maine

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 34 |
| No. 21 Great Danes | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY
* Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 PM EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 8,019
* Referee: Paul Matt Overton
* TV announcers (FloSports): TBD
| Statistics | ME | ALB |
| First downs | 27 | 16 |
| Total yards | 337 | 260 |
| Rushing yards | 135 | 58 |
| Passing yards | 202 | 202 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–24–0 | 19–32–2 |
| Time of possession | 39:10 | 19:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Maine | Passing | Carter Peevy | 20/24, 202 yards, 2 TD |
| Maine | Rushing | Jaharie Martin | 19 carries, 82 yards, TD |
| Maine | Receiving | Molayo Irefin | 5 receptions, 68 yards |
| Albany | Passing | Myles Burkett | 19/32, 202 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Albany | Rushing | Griffin Woodell | 9 carries, 36 yards |
| Albany | Receiving | Seven McGee | 5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD |

### at Cornell

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Great Danes | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 31 |
| Big Red | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
* Date: October 5, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: NW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
* Game attendance: 4,827
* Referee: Todd Boyd
* TV: ESPN+
| Statistics | ALB | COR |
| First downs | 25 | 14 |
| Total yards | 498 | 310 |
| Rushing yards | 273 | 97 |
| Passing yards | 225 | 213 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–30–0 | 23–32–0 |
| Time of possession | 36:39 | 23:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Albany | Passing | Myles Burkett | 21/30, 225 yards, TD |
| Albany | Rushing | Faysal Aden | 12 carries, 133 yards, TD |
| Albany | Receiving | Seven McGee | 8 receptions, 70 yards |
| Cornell | Passing | Jameson Wang | 22/31, 187 yards, TD |
| Cornell | Rushing | Johntu Reed | 3 carries, 36 yards |
| Cornell | Receiving | Samuel Musungu | 6 receptions, 87 yards |

### at Bryant

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI
* Date: October 12, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* TV: FloSports
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Albany | Passing |
| Albany | Rushing |
| Albany | Receiving |
| Bryant | Passing |
| Bryant | Rushing |
| Bryant | Receiving |

### Elon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 PM EST
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (FloSports): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Elon | Passing |
| Elon | Rushing |
| Elon | Receiving |
| Albany | Passing |
| Albany | Rushing |
| Albany | Receiving |

### at Delaware

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 3:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (FloSports): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Albany | Passing |
| Albany | Rushing |
| Albany | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |

### New Hampshire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bob Ford Field, Albany, NY
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (FloSports): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| New Hampshire | Passing |
| New Hampshire | Rushing |
| New Hampshire | Receiving |
| Albany | Passing |
| Albany | Rushing |
| Albany | Receiving |

### at No. 17 Stony Brook (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Great Danes | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 17 Seawolves | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, Stony Brook, NY
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 5,717
* Referee: Justin Ackley
* TV announcers (FloSports): Jonny Wincott (play-by-play), Brandon London (analyst) and Matt Levine (sideline)
| Statistics | ALB | STBK |
| First downs | 17 | 15 |
| Total yards | 365 | 321 |
| Rushing yards | 153 | 92 |
| Passing yards | 212 | 229 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–36–1 | 19–32–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:29 | 27:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Albany | Passing | Van Weber | 20/31, 201 yards, TD, INT |
| Albany | Rushing | Jojo Uga | 17 carries, 56 yards |
| Albany | Receiving | Caden Burti | 4 receptions, 68 yards, TD |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Tyler Knoop | 19/32, 229 yards, TD |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Roland Dempster | 26 carries, 98 yards, 2 TD |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | Jasiah Williams | 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD |

### at No. 15 Rhode Island

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 15 Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (FloSports): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Albany | Passing |
| Albany | Rushing |
| Albany | Receiving |
| Rhode Island | Passing |
| Rhode Island | Rushing |
| Rhode Island | Receiving |

### Hampton

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 42 |
at Bob Ford Field, Albany, NY
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* Game attendance: 2,341
* TV: FloSports
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Hampton | Passing |
| Hampton | Rushing |
| Hampton | Receiving |
| Albany | Passing |
| Albany | Rushing |
| Albany | Receiving |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position |
| Greg Gattuso | Head coach |
| Jared Ambrose | Associate head coach / offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach |
| Bill Nesselt | Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach |
| Joe Bernard | Special teams coordinator / safeties coach |
| Will Fiacchi | Wide receivers coach / passing game coordinator / recruiting coordinator |
| Jordan Orlovsky | Running backs coach / chief of staff |
| Darrin Walls | Co-defensive coordinator / cornerbacks coach |
| Chris Calabrese | Outside linebackers coach / defensive recruiting coordinator |
| Mikal Myers | Defensive line coach |
| Jacob Alsadek | Offensive line coach |
| Brendan Smith | Tight ends coach |
| Jon Simmons | Director of football operations / video coordinator |
| Cameron Gibson | Defensive assistant |
| Triston Loomis | Offensive assistant |
| Tim Brady | Coaching assistant |