2020 Albany Great Danes football team

The 2020 Albany Great Danes football team will represent the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2020–21 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
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
	North
2020 record	0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Greg Gattuso (7th season)
Home stadium	Bob Ford Field (Capacity: 8,500)

2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Albany			–							–
Delaware			–							–
Maine			–							–
New Hampshire			–							–
Rhode Island			–							–
Stony Brook			–							–
Villanova			–							–
South Division
Elon			–							–
James Madison			–							–
Richmond			–							–
William & Mary			–							–
Note: Due to COVID-19, the Colonial Athletic suspended the 2020 football season. Towson opted out of the spring football season. As of January 30, 2021; 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

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 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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
March 5 (FRI)	7:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH
March 13	Noon	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME
March 20	1:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY
March 27	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY (rivalry)
April 3	Noon	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE
April 10	1:00 p.m.	Villanova	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY
Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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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. Kelley, Kevin (27 October 2020). "CAA releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
4. "2020 Albany Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.