2014 Albany Great Danes football team

The 2014 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by Greg Gattuso, who was in his first season as head coach, and played their home games Bob Ford Field. The Great Danes were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–5, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in ninth place.

2014 Albany Great Danes football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2014 record	7–5 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach	Greg Gattuso (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Bernard (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Benson (1st season)
Home stadium	Bob Ford Field (Capacity: 8,500)

2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 New Hampshire $^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 7 Villanova ^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 18 James Madison ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 16 Richmond ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					7	–	5
Delaware		4	–	4					6	–	6
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Stony Brook		4	–	4					5	–	7
Albany		3	–	5					7	–	5
Towson		2	–	6					4	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7					1	–	11
Elon		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Holy Cross*		Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	ESPN3	W 14–13	6,748
September 6	6:00 pm	at Central Connecticut*		Arute Field New Britain, CT		W 19–0	4,150
September 20	1:00 pm	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 37–20	6,351
September 27	6:00 pm	Columbia*	No. 24	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY		W 42–7	5,107
October 4	6:00 pm	James Madison	No. 23	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY		L 28–31	3,284
October 11	3:30 pm	No. 22 Richmond		Bob Ford Field Albany, NY		L 28–41	8,500
October 18	12:30 pm	at Maine		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 20–7	7,464
October 25	3:30 pm	Colgate*	No. 25	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	TWCSC NY	W 24–17	4,952
November 1	6:00 pm	at No. 2 New Hampshire	No. 23	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH		L 24–49	3,536
November 8	3:30 pm	Delaware		Bob Ford Field Albany, NY		L 28–31	4,674
November 15	7:00 pm	at No. 6 Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	ASN	L 31–48	4,541
November 22	3:30 pm	Stony Brook		Bob Ford Field Albany, NY (rivalry)		W 27–17	4,123
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	NR	NR	RV	RV	24	23	RV	RV	25	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR

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