2019 Albany Great Danes football team

The 2019 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the CAA. Albany received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I FCS Football Championship, where the Great Danes defeated Central Connecticut in the first round before losing to Montana State in the second round. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Great Danes were predicted to finish in twelfth place.

Preseason All–CAA team

The Great Danes did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Schedule

Game summaries

At Central Michigan

Bryant

At Monmouth

Lafayette

William & Mary

At Richmond

At Towson

Rhode Island

Maine

At Delaware

New Hampshire

At Stony Brook

FCS Playoffs

The Great Danes were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Central Connecticut.

Central Connecticut–First Round

At Montana State–Second Round

References