2023 Albany Great Danes football team
2023 Albany Great Danes football | |
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CAA co-champion | |
Conference | CAA Football Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 5 |
FCS Coaches | No. 7 |
Record | 11–4 (7–1 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jared Ambrose (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bill Nesselt (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Darrin Walls (1st season) |
Home stadium | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium |
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No. 5 Albany +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Villanova +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Richmond +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Delaware ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Albany Great Danes football team represented University at Albany, SUNY as a member of Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA), during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.
The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of states that were among the Thirteen Colonies.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Fordham* | FloSports | W 34–13 | 8,500 | ||
September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Marshall* | ESPN+ | L 17–21 | 25,101 | ||
September 9 | 12:00 a.m. | at Hawaii* | SPEC PPV | L 20–31 | 9,485 | ||
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Morgan State* | ESPN+ | W 23–17 OT | 1,175 | ||
September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 16 Villanova |
| FloSports | W 31–10 | 7,071 | |
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at Towson | FloSports | W 24–17 | 4,789 | ||
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | No. 24 | FloSports | L 31–38 | 8,346 | |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Rhode Island |
| FloSports | W 35–10 | 5,196 | |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Maine | FloSports | W 37–21 | 3,932 | ||
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 William & Mary | No. 23 |
| FloSports | W 24–8 | 3,518 |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Stony Brook | No. 18 | FloSports | W 38–20 | 5,671 | |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Monmouth | No. 12 |
| FloSports | W 41–0 | 3,505 |
December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 22 Richmond* | No. 9 |
| ESPN+ | W 41–13 | 2,652 |
December 9 | 10:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Idaho* | No. 9 |
| ESPN+ | W 30–22 | 9,372 |
December 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 1 South Dakota State* | No. 9 |
| ESPN2 | L 0–59 | 12,265 |
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Game summaries
[edit]Fordham
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Fordham | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Albany | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, New York
- Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game information |
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Statistics | FOR | ALB |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Fordham | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Albany | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
At Marshall
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Albany | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
(FBS) Marshall | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Game information |
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Statistics | ALB | MRSH |
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First downs | 19 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 74–300 | 61–413 |
Rushes–yards | 36–106 | 26–145 |
Passing yards | 194 | 268 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–38–0 | 28–35–1 |
Time of possession | 35:09 | 24:51 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Albany | Passing | Reese Poffenbarger | 22/38, 194 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Nate Larkins | 13 carries, 39 yards | |
Receiving | Jackson Parker | 5 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 28/35, 268 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 18 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Chuck Montgomery | 6 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD |
At Hawaii
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Albany | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
(FBS) Hawaii | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Game information |
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Statistics | ALB | HAW |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Albany | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Hawaii | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
At Morgan State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Albany | 0 | ||
Morgan State | 0 |
at Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | ALB | MGST |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Albany | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Morgan State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
No. 16 Villanova
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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No. 16 Villanova | 0 | ||
Albany | 0 |
at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, New York
- Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | VIL | ALB |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Villanova | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Albany | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
At Towson
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Albany | 0 | ||
Towson | 0 |
at Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, Maryland
- Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | ALB | TOW |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Albany | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Towson | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
At New Hampshire
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Albany | 0 | ||
New Hampshire | 0 |
at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, New Hampshire
- Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | ALB | UNH |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Albany | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
New Hampshire | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Rhode Island
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Rhode Island | 0 | ||
Albany | 0 |
at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, New York
Game information |
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Statistics | URI | ALB |
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First downs | ||
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Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Rhode Island | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Albany | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
At Maine
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Albany | 10 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 37 |
Maine | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Alfond Stadium • Orono, Maine
- Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NE 10mph
- Game attendance: 3,932
- Referee: Anthony Florio
- TV: FloFootball
Game information |
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Statistics | ALB | ME |
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First downs | 21 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 62–473 | 67–312 |
Rushes–yards | 32–149 | 24–92 |
Passing yards | 324 | 220 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–30–0 | 29–43–2 |
Time of possession | 29:07 | 30:53 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Albany | Passing | Reese Poffenbarger | 18/30, 324 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Faysal Aden | 22 rushes, 142 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | MarQeese Dietz | 7 receptions, 150 yards | |
Maine | Passing | Derek Robertson | 29/43, 220 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Brian Santana-Fis | 3 rushes, 35 yards | |
Receiving | Michael Monios | 10 receptions, 96 yards, TD |
No. 24 William & Mary
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 24 William & Mary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
No. 23 Albany | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, New York
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Statistics | W&M | ALB |
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Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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William & Mary | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Albany | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
At Stony Brook
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Albany | 0 | ||
Stony Brook | 0 |
at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, New York
- Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | ALB | STBK |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Albany | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Stony Brook | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Monmouth
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Monmouth | 0 | ||
Albany | 0 |
at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, New York
- Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | MON | ALB |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Monmouth | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Albany | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Personnel
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]Name | Position |
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Greg Gattuso | Head coach |
Jared Ambrose | Associate head coach / offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach |
Bill Nesselt | Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach |
Joe Bernard | Special teams coordinator / defensive line 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 |
Jacob Alsadek | Offensive line coach |
Chris Calabrese | Outside linebackers coach / defensive recruiting coordinator |
Brendan Smith | Tight ends coach |
Jon Simmons | Director of football operations / video coordinator |
Matt Campion | Coaching assistant |
Tim Brady | Coaching assistant |
Roster
[edit]2023 Albany Great Danes Football | ||||||||||
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Tight ends
Offensive linemen
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Defensive linemen
Linebackers
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Defensive backs
Placekickers
Punters
Long snapper
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Source and player details, 2023 Albany Great Danes (1/22/2025):[3] |
Statistics
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Individual leaders
[edit]Passing statistics | |||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RAT | CMP-ATT-INT | YDS | AVG/G | CMP% | TD | LONG |
QB | 0.0 | 0-0-0 | 0 yrds | 0.0% | 0 TDs | 0 | |||
TOTALS | 0.0 | 0-0-0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 TDs | 0 |
Rushing statistics | ||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | ATT | GAIN | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
RB | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TDs | 0 | 0.0 | ||
TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TDs | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving statistics | ||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | CTH | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
WR | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TDs | 0 | 0.0 | ||
TOTALS | 67 | 730 yrds | 10.9 | 10 TDs | 38 | 243.3 |
Defense
[edit]Defense statistics | ||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACK-YDS | INT-YDS-TD | BU | QBH | RCV-YDS | FF | BLK | SAF |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yrds | 0-0 yrds | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yrds | 0-0 yrds | 0-0 yrds- 0 TDs | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown
Special teams
[edit]Kicking/off statistics | ||||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | XPM-XPA (XP%) | FGM-FGA (FG%) | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | PTS | LNG | KICKS | YDS | AVG | TB | OB |
PK | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | 0 pts | 0 | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 | - | ||
TOTALS | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 | - |
Punting statistics | ||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | FC | I–20 | 50+ | BLK | |
P | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Team | -- | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kick return statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
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TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TD's | 0 |
Punt return statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
- | - | - | - | - | |||
TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TD's | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "UAlbany Great Danes Schedule 2023". ESPN. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Football Schedule". University at Albany. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Football Roster". ualbanysports.com. Retrieved January 22, 2025.