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
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2014 record7–5 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Bernard (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Benson (1st season)
Home stadiumBob 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmHoly Cross*ESPN3W 14–136,748
September 66:00 pmat Central Connecticut*W 19–04,150
September 201:00 pmat Rhode IslandW 37–206,351
September 276:00 pmColumbia*No. 24
  • Bob Ford Field
  • Albany, NY
W 42–75,107
October 46:00 pmJames MadisonNo. 23
  • Bob Ford Field
  • Albany, NY
L 28–313,284
October 113:30 pmNo. 22 Richmond
  • Bob Ford Field
  • Albany, NY
L 28–418,500
October 1812:30 pmat MaineW 20–77,464
October 253:30 pmColgate*No. 25
  • Bob Ford Field
  • Albany, NY
TWCSC NYW 24–174,952
November 16:00 pmat No. 2 New HampshireNo. 23L 24–493,536
November 83:30 pmDelaware
  • Bob Ford Field
  • Albany, NY
L 28–314,674
November 157:00 pmat No. 6 VillanovaASNL 31–484,541
November 223:30 pmStony Brook
W 27–174,123

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

References

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