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Record: 3-2, 1-1 CAAHead Coach: Greg GattusoAlma Mater: Penn State ‘83Overall Record: 117-51 (16th season)Record at UAlbany: 20-19 (4th season)

GAMEDAY CENTRAL: NO. 24/RV UALBANY AT NO. 14/14 RICHMONDDate: Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017

Location: Richmond, Va.Stadium: Robins Stadium (8,217)

Kickoff: 3 p.m.Series: 4-0 Richmond

Twitter: @UAlbanySports, @UAlbanyFootball Radio: 104.5 FM Play-by-play: Rodger Wyland Analysis: Brian Mariano

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Record: 2-2, 0-1 CAAHead Coach: Russ HuesmanAlma Mater: Chattanooga ‘81Overall Record: 61-39 (8th season)Record at Richmond: 2-2 (1st season)

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Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY2017 FOOTBALL

SEPTEMBER 2 at Old Dominion L, 31-17 21,118 9 at Morgan State W, 26-0 3,789 16 MONMOUTH W, 28-14 6,384 23 No. 7/8 VILLANOVA* W, 19-10 (OT) 6,884 30 at No. 23/RV Elon* L, 6-0 5,024OCTOBER 7 at No. 14/14 Richmond* 3 p.m. 21 MAINE* 3:30 p.m. 28 RHODE ISLAND* 1 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 at Stony Brook* 1 p.m. 11 at Delaware* 3:30 p.m. 18 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 1 p.m. *CAA game

2017 SCHEDULE

First Season of Football .................................................... 1970 (club)First Season of Varsity Football ..................................... 1973 (Div. III)First Season at Division II ........................................................... 1995First Season at Division I FCS .................................................... 1999All-Time Varsity ..................................... 276-189 (.595 - 44th season)NEC Record .............................................. 78-24 (.765 - 14 seasons)CAA Record ................................................ 10-25 (.272 - 5th season)NEC Championships .............................. 6 (‘02, ‘03, ‘07, ‘08, ‘11, ‘12)FCS Playoff Appearances ..................................................... 1 (2011)All-Time Home Record ..................................................138-79 (.633)

PROGRAM HISTORY

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TALE OF THE TAPE

Richmond .........................Category .............................. UAlbany38.8........................................Scoring .............................................. 18.0 30.5........................................Scoring Defense ................................ 12.2 140.0......................................Rushing ........................................... 118.0 233.0......................................Rushing Defense ............................... 94.23.9..........................................Avg./Rush ............................................ 3.27 ............................................Rush TDs ................................................ 8114-170-5 ..............................Comp.-Att.-Int. ............................82-150-4 417.5......................................Passing ............................................ 178.2 212.0......................................Passing Defense ............................. 157.0 21...........................................Pass TDs ................................................ 2 557.5......................................Total Offense ................................... 296.2 445.0......................................Total Defense................................... 251.2 2,230/313...............................Tot. Off/Plays ............................ 1,481/336 16.5........................................Kickoff Return Avg ............................. 21.4 5-97 .......................................Interceptions ........................................2-0 32:58......................................Time of Possession ......................... 33:51 29-59 (49%) ...........................3rd-Down Conv. .................... 23-71 (32%) 0-8 (0%) .................................4th-Down Conv. ........................ 5-9 (56%) 10-45 .....................................Sacks By-Yards ............................... 11-91 4-6 .........................................Field Goals - Att ...................................6-8 12-13 (92%) ...........................PATs - Attempts ........................ 6-9 (67%)

Location ..................................................................... Albany, N.Y.Enrollment ........................................................................ 12,878Nickname ................................................................ Great DanesWebsite ........................................................UAlbanySports.comTwitter .............................................................. @UAlbanySportsFacebook ............................. www.facebook.com/ualbanysportsStadium ........................................... Tom & Mary Casey StadiumStadium Capacity ................................................................ 8,500Stadium Surface .................................................... Synthetic turfPresident ..................................................Dr. Havidan RodriguezAthletic Director .....................................................Mark BensonHead Coach ............................................................ Greg GattusoFootball Contact ........................................................Pete IorizzoFootball Contact Office Phone .............................(518) 442-3359Football Contact Office Email [email protected] Starters Returning/Lost ..........................................6/5Defensive Starters Returning/Lost..........................................8/3

UALBANY QUICK FACTS

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UAlbany is a member of the America East Conference in 16 of 18 varsity sports, while women’s golf is an associate member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), and football, a Division I FCS program, is an associate member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). UAlbany has earned the Stuart P. Haskell Jr. Commissioner’s Cup for five consecutive years and six times overall.

UAlbany has won 100 conference championships and has made 48 NCAA Tournament appearances since moving to Division I in 1999. Proving to be a perennial power, the Great Danes have won seven or more conference titles in each of the past seven years. UAlbany won its 100th conference title on May 14, 2017, with softball taking the America East Tournament. Going into the 2017-18 school year, UAlbany has won 93 America East Tournament championships, six Northeast Conference (NEC) season titles in football and one MAAC title in women’s golf.

During the 2016-17 school year, UAlbany earned an America East-record nine championships: men’s and women’s soccer; women’s basketball; men’s and women’s indoor track and field; men’s lacrosse and softball. Men’s soccer and men’s lacrosse each won NCAA Tournament games to lead UAlbany to finish No. 40 nationally in the 2016-17 Capital One Cup. Women’s basketball won a conference record sixth consecutive America East Tournament, the longest such streak for any basketball team in the league.

Throughout its Division I history, UAlbany has had 14 players selected in the Major League Lacrosse Draft and nine players drafted by Major League Baseball. Thirteen football players have inked NFL contracts.

ABOUT UALBANY ATHLETICS FOR STARTERSAfter having its three-game winning streak snapped this past Saturday against Elon, No. 24/RV UAlbany will look to carry a victory into its bye week against No. 14/14 Richmond in a matchup of Top 25 teams.• This marks the third consecutive week the Great Danes are

facing a Top 25 opponent. Elon was ranked No. 23 in the STATS Poll and receiving votes in the Coaches Poll. A week earlier, UAlbany beat No. 7/8 Villanova for its first ever win over a Top 10 opponent.

• Richmond is coming off a bye. A week earlier, the Spiders fell 36-33, to Elon at home.

• UAlbany will be looking for its first ever victory over Richmond, which has won all four of the previous meetings. The Great Danes lost to Richmond, 36-30, at Casey Stadium on Oct. 8, 2016, in a triple-overtime thriller in front of 9,208.

SCOUTING RICHMOND• Richmond’s offense ranks first in the nation, posting 557.5

yards per game. • The Spiders are led by redshirt senior quarterback Kyle

Lauletta, who is No. 1 nationally with 417.5 passing yards per game. Lauletta leads the CAA in passing TDs (14), passing yards 1,670, passing yards per game (417.5) and passing yards per completion (14.7).

• Richmond has won 20 of its past 29 CAA regular-season games. The Spiders have won four CAA titles since 2007.

• Richmond was picked second in the CAA preseason poll.

RICHMOND’S LAST TIME OUT (Sept. 23)QB Kyle Lauletta threw for 497 yards and three touchdowns, but Elon’s field goal with 6:14 left in the fourth quarter was the difference in a 36-33 loss at Robins Stadium. Richmond finished with 588 total yards and led 33-26 early in the fourth quarter before Elon scored twice in the final 10 minutes in a back-and-forth game that started the CAA schedule for both teams.

UALBANY’S LAST TIME OUTUAlbany’s last-chance drive ended with an incomplete pass as time expired, and the Great Danes fell to Elon, 6-0, in a Colonial Athletic Association game at Rhodes Stadium. No. 23/RV Elon kicked field goals of 23 and 27 yards for the only scoring in a game that matched up two Top 25 teams. The lone offensive highlights came from the Phoenix’s Malcom Summers, who ran 39 times for 171 yards, and UAlbany tailback Karl Mofor, who rushed for 95 yards on 19 carries The No. 19/22 Great Danes trailed 6-0 with 1 minute, 34 seconds left in the fourth quarter when a missed field goal gave them the ball at the UAlbany 25 for a final chance to score. Quarterback Never Sussman drove the offense to the Elon 26 with two seconds to play, but his final attempt for Jerod Diggs in the end zone fell incomplete.

Head Coach ......................................................Greg Gattuso (Penn State ‘83) Record at UAlbany .......................................................... 20-19 (4th season) Career Record ............................................................ 117-51 (16th season)Assistant CoachesAssociate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers ....... Bernard ClarkAssistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs .......Joe BernardAssistant Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks .............................Gabe LuvaraSpecial Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends ..........................................Nate ByhamOffensive Line ...............................................................................Jim SweeneyDefensive Line ........................................................................Delbert CowsetteCornerbacks ................................................................................ Nick SanchezWide Receivers ................................................................................. Bill HurleyOutside Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator ...............................Dave PlungasOffensive Assistant .......................................................................... Will FiacchiDefensive Assistant ..........................................................................Bill NesseltStrength & Conditioning Coach ................................................Matthew BarberHead Trainer .....................................................................................Jay Geiger

COACHING INFORMATION


GREAT DANES REMAIN IN TOP 25UAlbany was ranked in the STATS Poll for a second consecutive week, coming in at No. 24 despite Saturday’s loss to Elon. The Great Danes also are receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.• The Great Danes had been ranked No. 19 in the STATS Poll

and No. 22 in the Coaches Poll entering the Elon game That was UAlbany’s first ranking since the preseason, when it was No. 24 in the STATS poll.

• The program’s highest-ever ranking in the STATS poll was No. 16 after starting the 2016 season with four straight wins.

DOING IT WITH DEFENSEUnder defensive coordinator Bernard Clark, the UAlbany defense is allowing just 12.2 points per game, second-best in the CAA behind only James Madison. The Great Danes haven’t allowed more than 285 total yards in a game this season and are giving up just 7.5 ppg over their past four contests. Here’s a closer look at where the Great Danes’ defense ranks in the league and nationally:Category Number CAA rank FCS RankPoints allowed 12.2 2 7Total defense 251.2 ypg 2 6Rush defense 94.2 ypg 3 17Pass defense 157.0 ypg 2 13Opp 3rd-down 31.5% 2 31Fumbles recovered 8 1 2

HATALSKY STEPS UP AT LINEBACKER• Senior linebacker Nate Hatalsky, from Mechanicville, N.Y.,

about half an hour outside Albany, is second in the CAA and ninth nationally with 11.2 total tackles per game.

• He was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week for Week 3 after tying for a game-high with 15 tackles against Monmouth.

• Hatalsky, a former standout basketball and football player at Mechanicville High School, was a walk-on with the program when he enrolled in 2013; he was awarded a full scholarship this past summer. He won the starting linebacker job during the preseason.

McDONALD SHINES ON PUNT RETURNSSophomore wide receiver Donovan McDonald has been a special-teams standout since taking over the punt-return duties in Week 2 against Morgan State. • The transfer from Nebraska, where he both played football

and ran middle-distances for the track team, is second in the CAA and ninth nationally with an average of 14.1 yards per return.

• Against Monmouth, McDonald returned a fourth-quarter punt 34 yards, setting up the Great Danes’ final touchdown by starting the offense at the Monmouth 16-yard line.

• On Sept. 21, the coaching staff surprised McDonald by announcing before practice that he was being granted a full scholarship.

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OBTAINING CREDENTIALSMedia credentials are issued to accredited members of the media only. Requests for credentials should be made via phone, mail, or email to Pete Iorizzo in the University at Albany Athletics Media Relations office.

Space in the press box of Bob Ford Field is limited, so requests should be made no later than 48 hours prior to game time. Should space become a problem, preference will be given to the primary media outlets of each school and then to media who make their requests earlier in the week.

Photographers must show their credentials in order to gain access to the photographer areas. All photographers are limited to the designated areas and may not enter the team bench areas at any time.

Local television stations shooting the game for highlight footage may do so from the sideline (except in team areas). Tripods are not permitted during the game for safety reasons.

Credentials may be picked up at the Will Call table at Bob Ford Field beginning two hours prior to game time. In addition, they may be picked up from the Athletics Media Relations office (PE 307) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the day prior to the game.

RADIO INFORMATIONBroadcast positions for visiting radio stations are available in the Bob Ford Field press box. Stations wishing to broadcast a game from Bob Ford Field should contact the Athletics Media Relations office at least one week prior to game day. Credential and parking requests for radio staff should be submitted along with the request for phone lines.

MEDIA PARKINGRequests for parking passes should be made at the same time as credential requests. Media parking is located in the gravel lot adjacent to the PE Building/SEFCU Arena bus circle. Please note that space is limited and early arrival is recommended.

IN-GAME MEDIA SERVICESPre-game notes, flip cards and game programs will be distributed in the press box before each game. Box scores and scoring summaries will be provided at halftime and at the end of the game. Wireless internet is available for media to use.

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Opponent W L Last MeetingAlbright 0 2 1976 (28-7, L)Alfred 7 5 1994 (20-19, L)American Int’l 3 0 1998 (25-24, W)Brockport 14 4 1994 (25-13, L)Brooklyn 1 0 1979 (56-0, W)Brown 0 2 2004 (35-7, L)Bryant 2 2 2012 (31-14, W)BUFFALO 8 5 2016 (22-16, W)Canisius 2 0 2002 (24-22, W)Central Connecticut 13 6 2014 (19-0, W)Central Florida 1 0 1980 (28-17, W)Colgate 3 2 2014 (24-17, W)Columbia 2 0 2014 (42-7, WCortland 8 10 1994 (30-29, L)Cornell 0 1 2006 (23-21, L)Curry 2 0 1974 (50-23, W)C.W. Post 1 2 1998 (24-16, L)Dayton 0 2 2007 (42-21, L)DELAWARE 2 4 2016 (33-17, L)Drake 0 1 2002 (49-42, L)DUQUESNE 5 2 2013 (35-24, L)ELON 1 1 2017 (6-9, L)Florida Atlantic 0 1 2001 (27-9, L)Florida Int’l 0 1 2002 (35-26, L)Fordham 4 4 2007 (23-20, W)Gannon 1 0 1996 (40-29, W)Georgia Southern 0 1 2009 (29-26, L)Hampden-Sydney 1 0 1977 (51-45, W)Hobart 1 0 1979 (10-0, W)Hofstra 3 11 2008 (22-16, W)HOLY CROSS 2 1 2016 (45-28, W)Ithaca 5 14 1994 (22-11, L)Jacksonville 1 0 2008 (28-0, W)JAMES MADISON 0 3 2015 (42-28, L)King’s (Pa.) 2 0 1996 (49-21, W)Lehigh 1 1 2006 (17-16, W)MAINE 5 5 2016 (20-16, L)Marist 3 0 1984 (43-0, W)Massachusetts 0 3 2009 (44-7, L)Mass.-Lowell 3 0 1999 (40-0, W)Mass. Maritime 1 0 1974 (75-6, W)Mercyhurst 1 0 1996 (20-10, W)Merrimack 2 0 1998 (24-6, W)

Morgan State 1 0 2017 (26-0, W)Monmouth 12 4 2017 (28-14, W)Montana 0 2 2007 (35-14, L)NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 4 2016 (36-25, W)New Haven 1 2 1986 (45-28, L)New York Tech 1 0 1981 (41-7, W)Niagara 1 0 1973 (75-9, W)Nichols 1 1 1974 (32-8, W)Northeastern 0 2 2003 (51-0, L)Norwich 14 6 1994 (45-20, W)Old Dominion 0 2 2013 (66-10, L)Pace 4 1 1998 (17-0, W)Plattsburgh 6 0 1978 (32-7, W)Plymouth State 1 0 1985 (33-21, W)R.I.T. 5 0 1977 (13-3, W)Rensselaer 7 1 1996 (17-7, W)RHODE ISLAND 3 1 2016 (35-7, W)RICHMOND 0 4 2016 (36-30, L)Robert Morris 8 6 2012 (35-10, W)Rowan 0 2 2000 (31-3, L)Sacred Heart 13 2 2012 (23-20, W)Salisbury State 4 0 1994 (44-20, W)Siena 1 0 1973 (71-8, W)Southern Conn. 9 6 1998 (24-14, W)Springfield 4 10 1994 (24-13, L)St. Francis (Pa.) 15 0 2016 (20-9, W)St. John’s 2 0 2001 (31-6, W)St. Lawrence 6 5 1997 (49-0, W)St. Peter’s 1 0 2003 (64-9, W)Stephen F. Austin 0 1 2010 (59-14, L)Stonehill 2 0 1998 (52-0, W)STONY BROOK 11 7 2016 (13-6, W)New Jersey 0 2 1996 (38-18, L)Towson 2 2 2013 (44-17, L)Union 4 9 1997 (54-0, W)U.S. Mer. Marine 0 1 1978 (14-8, L)VILLANOVA 1 3 2017 (19-10 OT, W)Wagner 14 2 2012 (30-0, L)W. Connecticut 6 1 1993 (50-6, W)Widener 0 1 1977 (33-15, L)William Paterson 1 1 1994 (41-25, L)Yale 1 0 2010 (23-20, W)Youngstown State 0 1 2012 (31-24, L)

2017 OPPONENTS IN BOLD

UALBANY VS. OPPONENTS ALL-TIME

NOTESMOFOR EMERGES AT TAILBACKTrue freshman running back Karl Mofor has enjoyed a strong start to his collegiate career, seeing significant action in place of starter Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, who’s missed four games with a lower-body injury.• The 5-foot-8, 219-pound Mofor, from Greenbelt, Md., nearly

rushed for 100 yards in Weeks 1, 3 and 5. He posted 99 yards and scored a TD at Old Dominion and ran for 98 yards and two more scores against Morgan State. Against Elon, he rushed 19 times for 95 yards.

• Mofor made his first career start against Villanova. He gained 43 yards on 19 carries while also catching five passes for 49 yards. He scored on a 4-yard touchdown run, too.

SUSSMAN A DOUBLE THREAT AT QB AND PUNTERJunior Neven Sussman is serving as the Great Danes backup

quarterback and punter this season. • At quarterback, he sees regular action in place of starter Will

Brunson because of his ability to both run and throw. He’s carried the ball 29 times for 87 yards this season and scored two touchdowns.

• As a punter, Sussman is sixth in the CAA with an average of 39.0 yards per kick, including a long of 53.

DIGGS LEADS THE WAY AT RECEIVERSenior wide receiver Jerod Diggs, a transfer from Lackawanna (Pa.) College, is the statistical leader of the Great Danes receiving corps.• Diggs has 18 catches for 276 yards and is averaging 15.3

yards per catch.• Diggs has UAlbany’s only 100-yard receiving game this

season. He finished with 112 yards vs. Monmouth.


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• The Great Danes have played at least one ranked opponent every season since 2002. UALBANY VS. RANKED DIVISION I FCS TEAMS Nov. 18, 2000 #12 Hofstra 55, UAlbany 28Sept. 7, 2002 #1 Montana 45, UAlbany 7NOV. 23, 2002 UALBANY 24, #21 DUQUESNE 0 (ECAC CLASSIC)Sept. 6, 2003 #6 Northeastern 51, UAlbany 0Oct. 2, 2004 #21 Lehigh 44, UAlbany 14Sept. 10, 2005 #24 Hofstra 36, UAlbany 7Sept. 17, 2005 #25 Massachusetts 40, UAlbany 0SEPT. 16, 2006 UALBANY 17, #11 DELAWARE 10SEPT. 23, 2006 UALBANY 19, #23 CENTRAL CONN. ST. 14Sept. 15, 2007 #19 Hofstra 28, UAlbany 13Sept. 22, 2007 #2 Montana 35, UAlbany 14Dec. 1, 2007 #24 Dayton 42, UAlbany 21 (Gridiron Classic)Aug. 30, 2008 #5 Massachusetts 28, UAlbany 16Sept. 20, 2008 #10 New Hampshire 32, UAlbany 24Sept. 27, 2008 #17 Delaware 38, UAlbany 7Sept. 12, 2009 #17 Massachusetts 44, UAlbany 7SEPT. 19, 2009 UALBANY 20, #20 MAINE 16Sept. 11, 2010 #10 Stephen F. Austin 59, UAlbany 14Nov. 26, 2011 #22 Stony Brook 31, UAlbany 28 (NCAA First Round)Sept. 15, 2012 #5 Youngstown State 31, UAlbany 24 SEPT. 22, 2012 UALBANY 30, #23 MAINE 20Oct. 5, 2013 #21 James Madison 40, UAlbany 13 Oct. 19, 2013 #7 Towson 44, UAlbany 17Nov. 9, 2013 #8 Maine 33, UAlbany 27Nov. 16, 2013 #23 New Hampshire 37, UAlbany 20Oct. 11, 2014 #20 Richmond 41, UAlbany 28Nov. 1, 2014 #2 New Hampshire 49, #23 UAlbany 24Nov. 15, 2014 #6 Villanova 48, UAlbany 31Sept. 19, 2015 #12 James Madison 42, UAlbany 28Oct. 17, 2015 #25 Villanova 37, UAlbany 0Oct. 21, 2015 #6 Richmond 38, UAlbany 31Oct. 8, 2016 #6 Richmond 36, UAlbany 30 (3OT)Oct. 22, 2016 #16 Villanova 24, UAlbany 13Nov. 12, 2016 UAlbany 36, #21 Stony Brook 25Sept. 23, 2017 UAlbany 19, #7 Villanova 10 (OT)Sept. 30, 2017 #23 Elon 6, #19 UAlbany 0

RANKED OPPONENTS HISTORYHARRIS EYES “SECRET” FUTURESenior wide receiver Brad Harris, who already earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology this past summer, now is enrolled UAlbany’s College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cyber Security. He hopes to pursue a career with the Secret Service or Drug Enforcement Administration. Harris has 13 catches for 118 yards this season.

CAA STRENGTHSeven CAA Football teams are ranked nationally in this week’s STATS Top 25 poll, tying the conference record. The last time seven CAA Football teams were nationally ranked was Oct. 29, 2012. Six teams are also ranked in the FCS Coaches poll. • James Madison remained No.1 in both polls.• New Hampshire moved up to No. 13 in both set of rankings. • Villanova rose to No. 12 in the STATS poll and No. 15 in the

Coaches Poll.• Elon climbed to No. 18 in the STATS poll and entered the

Coaches Poll at No. 23.• Stony Brook was ranked for the first time this season at No.

23 by STATS and No. 24 by the Coaches.

NATIONAL EXPOSURESeven of UAlbany’s games this season will be broadcast nationwide digitally, with five available on ESPN3 and two being shown as the Colonial Athletic Association’s “Game of the Week” on CBS Sports Digital. Five games are available on ESPN3: Sept. 2, at Old Dominion; Sept. 16, vs. Monmouth, 7 p.m; Sept. 23, vs. Villanova, 7 p.m.; Oct. 21, vs. Maine, 3:30 p.m.; Oct. 28, vs. Rhode Island, 1 p.m.

UAlbany’s game at Elon (Sept. 30) and at home against New Hampshire (Nov. 18) were selected as the CAA’s “Game of the Week.” Both will be shown free on College Sports Live (collegesportslive.com)

DECORATED BACKFIELDUAlbany has two Preseason All-Americans in its backfield this season. Running back Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks and fullback Anthony Manzo-Lewis were named to STATS FCS Preseason All-America Teams. Ibitokun-Hanks, a junior, was named to the first-team and Manzo-Lewis, a senior, was named to the second-team.

THREE ON ALL-CAA TEAMRunning back Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, fullback Anthony Manzo-Lewis and defensive lineman Malachi Hoskins all were named to the CAA Preseason All-Conference team.

WELCOME BACK, WILLWill Fiacchi, UAlbany’s all-time passing leader with 7,150 yards, is back with the program this season as an offensive assistant.

Fiacchi played with the Great Danes from 2011 to 2014, throwing 44 TD passes against 21 interceptions with a career completion percentage of .568.

UALBANY FOOTBALL WEEKLY ON MY4For the fourth straight year, UAlbany Football Weekly will air on MY4 (WNYA). NBC13 (WNYT) sports director Rodger Wyland along with Chris Onorato and Ashley Miller will host the 30-minute show with Great Danes football coach Greg Gattuso every Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

2016 SEASON IN REVIEWThe Great Danes narrowly missed an FCS playoff berth in their most successful season yet as a member of the CAA. UAlbany opened the season with the program’s first FBS victory, beating Buffalo, 22-16. The Great Danes started the season 4-0 and


NOTESwere ranked a program-record six consecutive weeks, reaching as high as No. 16 in the STATS Poll. UAlbany closed the season with consecutive CAA wins, beating No. 21 New Hampshire on the road, 36-25, and then ending with a 13-6 home win over Stony Brook. It was a standout season for running back Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, who finished with a CAA-best 1,401 yards. UAlbany also was strong defensively, allowing just 18.8 points per game, second-best in the CAA. The Danes also were No. 2 in the league in turnover margin at plus-16.

NFL COACHING CONNECTIONSThe Great Danes have four former NFL players currently on the coaching staff associate head coach Bernard Clark, offensive line coach Jim Sweeney, defensive line coach Delbert Cowsette, and tight ends coach Nate Byham. • Clark was a linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals and Seattle

Seahawks, playing three seasons in the NFL and two in the AFL. A 16-year veteran of the NFL,

• Sweeney was second round pick in the 1984 draft. He was named to the All-NFL Rookie Team after his first season with the New York Jets; he played 11 seasons with the Jets, with 158 consecutive starts.

• Cowsette was drafted by the Washington Redskins and played for the New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears from 2000-2006.

• Byham was a sixth-round pick in the 2010 Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. He played in 29 NFL games, playing 14 games, including three starts, with the 49ers before signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

UALBANY NFL SIGNEESUAlbany has had 13 players signed to NFL teams.

1997 Dan Gmelin (WR) San Diego Free agent Seth Thomas (TE) Carolina Free agent1998 Matt Caliandro (DE) Tennessee Free agent2005 Kurt Campbell (LB) Buffalo 7th round Geir Gudmundsen (OL) Buffalo Free agent2007 Rashad Barksdale (CB) Philadelphia 6th round Andre Coleman (DE) San Diego Free agent Jacob Hobbs (OL) Philadelphia Free agent2013 Jon Morgan (LB) Detroit Free agent Drew Smith (RB) Buffalo Free agent2014 Kadeem Williams (OL) Arizona Free agent2015 Brian Parker (TE) San Diego Free agent2016 Abner Logan (LB) Buffalo Free agent

POSTSEASON APPEARANCESUAlbany has made seven postseason appearances in program history:

• Nov. 19, 1977, NCAA DIII Quarterfinal (at Hampden-Sydney), 51-45, W

• Nov. 26, 1977, NCAA Division III Semifinal (at Widener), 33-15, L

• Nov. 23, 1985, ECAC-North DIII Championship (at Plymouth State), 33-21, W

• Nov. 23, 2002, ECAC Division I-AA Classic (vs. Duquesne), 24-0, W

• Dec. 1, 2007, Gridiron Classic (at Dayton), 42-21, L• Dec. 6, 2008, Gridiron Classic (vs. Jacksonville), 28-0, W• Nov. 26, 2011, NCAA DI FCS Playoffs First Round (at Stony

Brook), 31-28, L

OVERTIME GAMESUAlbany’s victory over Villanova in Week was just the program’s second overtime win in its Division I history. The Great Danes had recorded the program’s first overtime victory in a 22-16 decision against Hofstra on Sept. 13, 2008. UALBANY’S OVERTIME HISTORYOct. 21, 2000: Sacred Heart 35, Albany 28 (OT)Oct. 12, 2002: Drake 49, Albany 42 (2OT)Sept. 13, 2008: Albany 22, Hofstra 16 (OT)Oct. 22, 2010: Central Conn. State 30, Albany 27 (OT)Sept. 3, 2011: Colgate 37, Albany 34 (OT)Sept. 14, 2013: Rhode Island 19, Albany 13 (OT)Oct. 8, 2016: Richmond 36, Albany 30 (3 OT)Sept. 23, 2017: UAlbany 19, Villanova 10 (OT) HOME CROWDSUAlbany broke its home attendance record with the opening of Bob Ford Field on September 14, 2013, filling the stadium to its capacity of 8,500. The Danes repeated the feat on homecoming against Towson, Oct. 19, 2013, homecoming vs. Richmond on Oct. 11, 2014, and homecoming vs. Maine on Oct. 10, 2015. Attendance has topped 6,000 fans 18 times since 1973. UALBANY’S TOP HOME CROWDS1. Oct. 10, 2015: 8,500 vs. Maine -- L (39-7) Oct. 11, 2014: 8,500 vs. Richmond -- L (41-28) Oct. 19, 2013: 8,500 vs. Towson – L (44-17) Sept. 14, 2013: 8,500 vs. Rhodes Island – L (19-13 OT)4. Nov. 6, 1978: 7,500 vs. Ithaca – W (9-6)5. Sept. 20, 1975: 7,500 vs. Ithaca – L (33-0)6. Sept. 23, 2017: 6,866 vs. Villanova — W (20-19 OT)7. Oct. 13, 2012: 6,852 vs. Saint Francis, Pa. – W (36-13)8. Aug. 30, 2014: 6,748 vs. Holy Cross - W (14-13)9. Oct. 9, 2010: 6,624 vs. Saint Francis, Pa. – W (48-0)10. Oct. 5, 1974: 6,500 vs. RIT – W (49-7)11. Sept. 10, 1984: 6,500 vs. Ithaca – W (10-6)12. Oct. 13, 2007: 6,419 vs. Sacred Heart – W (38-7)


NOTES13. Sept. 21, 2013: 6,412 vs. CCSU – L (20-17)14. 14. Sept. 16, 2017: 6,384 vs. Monmouth — W (28-14)15. Oct. 10, 2009: 6,255 vs. Duquesne – W (55-10)16. Sept. 26, 2015: 6,227 vs. Duquesne -- W (17-14)17. Sept. 10, 2005: 6,212 vs. Hofstra – L (36-7)18. Sept. 1, 2012: 6,194 vs. Colgate – W (40-23)19. Oct. 12, 1996: 6,082 vs. Union – L (23-6)20. Sept. 12, 2015: 6,081 vs. Rhode Island – W (35-7)21. Nov. 16, 2013: 6,044 vs. UNH – L (37-20)

UALBANY’S TOP FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE MARKS1. 25,201 at James Madison, 10-5-13 – L (40-13)2. 23,097 at Montana, 9-22-07 – L (35-14)3. 22,196 at Delaware, 9-27-08 – L (38-7)4. 22,016 at Delaware, 9-16-06 – W (17-10)5. 20,872 at Buffalo, 9-5-15 – L (51-14)6. 20,118 at Old Dominion, 9-28-13 – L (66-10)T-6. 20,118 at Old Dominion, 9-2-17 — L (31-17) 8. 19,511 at Montana, 9-7-02 – L (45-7)9. 18,659 at James Madison, 9-19-15 – L (42, 28)10. 18,118 at Georgia Southern, 9-5-09 – L (29-26)11. 15,840 at Youngstown State, 9-15-12 – L (31-23)12. 17,363 at Delaware, 10-12-13 – L (33-30)13. 15,318 at Delaware, 11-7-15 -- W (17-6)14. 15,112 vs. Massachusetts, 8-30-08 – L (28-16)15. 14,022 vs. Central Florida, 11-8-80 – W (28-27)

UALBANY’S BEST FCS TOTAL OFFENSE GAMES• 600 vs. Drake, Oct. 12, 2002• 591 vs. Wagner, Nov. 1, 2003• 573 vs. Central Conn. State, Oct. 22, 2011• 543 vs. Canisius, Oct. 19, 2002• 539 vs. Monmouth, Nov. 12, 2011• 538 vs. Stony Brook, Oct. 25, 2003• 535 vs. Saint Francis, Pa., Oct. 23, 1999• 524 vs. Sacred Heart, Oct. 13, 2007• 523 vs. Saint Francis, Pa., Oct. 9, 2004• 518 vs. Colgate, Sept. 14, 2013• 511 vs. Monmouth, Sept. 29, 2012• 504 vs. Sacred Heart, Oct. 18, 2008


OFFENSE Pos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Cl.) LT 75 Luke Ritter (RJr., 6-7, 286) 72 Griffin Clancy (RSo., 6-7, 292)

LG 65 Jack Dudzinski (RJr, 6-4, 250) 66 Hunter Verdi (Fr, 6-5, 330)

C 73 Micah Royster (RFr, 6-2, 270) 63 Sam Davis (RSo, 6-3, 310)

RG 61 S. Kennedy (RSo, 6-4, 242) 60 C. Christian (RFr, 6-4, 280)

RT 71 Tim Wade (RSr, 6-4, 275) 70 Eric Carter (Jr, 6-3, 270)

TE 49 A. Manzo-Lewis (Sr, 6-2, 245) 80 Lukas Repetti (RJr, 6-4, 269) WR 83 D. McDonald (So, 5-11, 180) 11 Marquis Thornes (Fr, 6-3, 197)

Slot 4 J. Crockett (RJr, 5-8, 159) 88 Austin Ellis (RSo, 5-10, 175)

WR 5 Jerod Diggs (Sr, 5-11, 188) 84 Jerah Reeves (So, 6-2, 180)

QB 7 Will Brunson (RSo, 6-4, 190) 10 Neven Sussman (Jr, 6-3, 216)

RB 21 Karl Mofor (Fr., 5-8, 211) 20 Kendall Rodgers Jr. (Jr., 5-10, 205)

FB 49 A. Manzo-Lewis (Sr, 6-2, 245) 86 LJ Wesneski (RFR, 6-2, 211)

DEFENSE Pos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Cl.) DE 9 Malachi Hoskins (Sr., 6-3, 230) 98 Dean Grogg (RSO, 6-2, 232)

NG 90 D. Timmons (RSr, 5-11, 262) 97 Ibn Foster (RFr, 6-3, 322)

DT 54 Nick Dillon (Jr, 6-2, 271) 93 Antoine White (RJr, 6-2, 286)

DE 81 Brian Dolce (RJR, 6-5, 260) 94 Nick Griffin (Jr, 6-5, 248) LB 3 Justin Walker (Jr, 6-0, 227) 45 Levi Metheny (RFr, 6-1, 205)

LB 51 Nate Hatalsky (RSr, 6-0, 225) 59 D. Thompson (RJr, 6-1, 212)

LB 12 Eli Mencer (RSo, 6-2, 215) 6 Julian Cox (RJr, 6-2, 210)

CB 25 Jamal Robsinon (Sr, 5-9, 178) 30 Rocco Marcucci (So, 6-0, 160)

FS 23 Josh Wynn (Jr, 6-3, 196) 27 Hayden Specht (RFr, 5-9, 180)

SS 8 Mason Gray (Jr, 5-11, 185) 37 Tocorey Oughterson (So., 5-11, 180)

CB 22 Kareem Brown (RJr, 5-10, 180) 1 Ty Tobias (So, 5-10, 165)

SPECIALISTS Pos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Cl.) P 10 Neven Sussman (Jr, 6-3, 216) 42 Ethan Stark (RJr, 6-3, 216)

K 42 Ethan Stark (RJr, 6-3, 196) 58 Dylan Burns (RFr, 5-8, 173)

Snap 28 Paul Casanzio (Jr, 5-11, 210) 39 Tristan Sokach-Minnick (Fr, 6-0, 205)

Hold 10 Neven Sussman (Jr, 6-3, 216) 88 Austin Ellis (RSo, 5-10, 175)

KOR 5 Jerod Diggs (Sr, 5-11, 188) 21 Karl Mofor (Fr, 5-8, 211)

PR 83 D. McDonald (So, 5-11, 180) 88 Austin Ellis (RSo, 5-10, 175)

WEEK 6 DEPTH CHART


NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)

1 Ty Tobias CB 5-9 158 So. Oxon Hill, Md. (Potomac)

2 Tyler Carswell CB 5-11 170 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Montour)

3 Justin Walker LB 6-0 227 Jr. Bayonne, N.J. (Lackawanna College)

4 Jordan Crockett WR 5-7 160 RJr. Fort Washington, Md. (Bishop McNamara)

5 Jerod Diggs WR 5-11 188 Sr. Washington, D.C. (Lackawanna College)

6 Julian Cox LB 6-2 217 RJr. New Castle, Pa. (New Castle)

7 Will Brunson QB 6-2 197 RSo. Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Carolina Forest)

8 Mason Gray S 5-11 193 Jr. Washington, D.C. (St. John’s College Prep)

9 Malachi Hoskins DL 6-2 243 Sr. Queens, N.Y. (Loomis Chaffee)

10 Neven Sussman QB/P 6-3 218 Jr. Sandy Spring, Md. (Sherwood)

11 Marquis Thornes WR 6-3 197 Fr. Baltimore, Md. (McDonogh)

12 Eli Mencer LB 6-2 220 RSo. Altoona, Pa. (Altoona)

13 Tim Voorhis WR 5-9 175 RSo. Queensbury, N.Y. (Morrisville State)

14 Murad Hussain TE 6-2 221 RFr. Baltimore, Md. (Franklin)

15 Damon Burton S 5-9 183 Fr. Rochester, N.Y. (Aquinas Institute)

16 Jake Thompson QB 6-2 215 RFr. Johnson City, N.Y. (Johnson City)

18 Ryan O’Malley QB 6-0 177 RFr. Central Valley, N.Y. (Monroe-Woodbury)

19 Dylan Burns PK 5-8 173 RFr. Massapequa, N.Y. (Plainedge)

20 Kendall Rodgers Jr. RB 5-10 198 RJr. Lakewood, Calif. (Golden West College)

21 Karl Mofor RB 5-8 219 Fr. Greenbelt, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt)

22 Kareem Brown CB 5-9 171 RJr. Daphne, Ala. (Coffeyville CC)

23 Josh Wynn S 6-3 199 Jr. Albany, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Academy)

24 Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks RB 5-8 194 Jr. Newark, N.J. (Don Bosco)

25 Jamal Robinson CB 5-9 175 Sr. Mitchellville, Md. (DeMatha)

26 Craig Ransome RB 5-11 205 Fr. Penn Grove, N.J. (Blair Academy)

27 Hayden Specht S 5-7 169 RFr. Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier)

28 Paul Casanzio LS 5-10 213 Jr. Rochester, N.Y. (Irondequoit)

29 Daniel Banks CB 5-9 161 Fr. Macondonia, Ohio (Nordonia)

30 Rocco Marucci CB 6-0 173 So. Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Flanagan)

31 Isaiah Watson LB 6-2 221 Fr. Egg Harbor City, N.J. (Cedar Creek)

32 Marcel Ngachie LB 5-10 242 Sr. Silver Springs, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel)

33 John Stycznski WR 6-1 194 RFr. South Glens Falls, N.Y. (South Glens Falls)

34 Solomon Simay WR 5-8 173 Fr. Lorton, Va. (SCHS)

35 Devin Henry CB 6-1 176 Fr. Melville, N.Y. (St. Anthony’s)

36 Jaylen McIntyre RB 5-9 223 So. Schenectady, N.Y. (CBA)

37 Tocorey Oughterson S 5-11 180 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Grand Street Campus)

38 Nnamdi Nwaigwe S 6-1 198 RSr. Valley Stream, N.Y. (Wagner)

39 Tristan Sokach-Minnick LS 6-0 205 Fr. West Pittston, Pa. (Wyoming Area)

41 Aaaquil Sheppard TE 6-1 223 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. (Iona Prep)

42 Ethan Stark PK 6-3 216 RJr. Erie, Pa. (McDowell)

43 Tadriek Johnson WR 5-11 178 Jr. Buffalo, N.Y. (Amherst Central)

44 Danny Damico LB 6-0 235 Fr. Manlius, N.Y. (CBA)

45 Levi Metheny LB 6-0 225 RFr. Bethel Park, Pa. (Bethel Park)

46 Kaija Collette S 5-7 193 R-Fr. Germantown, Md. (Clarksburg)

47 Ryan Gilroy TE 6-3 237 Sr. New York, N.Y. (New Mexico Military Institute)

48 Prince Klutsey LB 5-11 200 Jr. Queens, N.Y. (Lincoln)

49 Anthony Manzo-Lewis FB/TE 6-0 257 Sr. Montvale, N.J. (St. Joseph Regional)

50 Damian Young LB 6-0 219 RSr. Groton, N.Y. (Groton)

51 Nate Hatalsky LB 6-0 229 RSr. Mechanicville, N.Y. (Mechanicville)

52 Isaiah Powell DE 6-0 219 RJr. Oradell, N.J. (Bergen Catholic)

53 Ryan Solt OL 6-2 290 Fr. Hardin, Pa. (James M. Coughlin)

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)

54 Nick Dillon DL 6-0 276 Jr. Linclonshire, Ill. (Eastern Michigan)

55 Brady Wisniewski LB 6-2 205 RFr. Endwell, N.Y. (Maine-Endwell)

56 Ryan Lape OL 6-2 271 RFr. Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep)

57 Brian Pitts DL 6-3 225 RSo. McLean, Va. (Langley)

59 DaSharnte Thompson LB 5-11 228 RJr. Olney, Md. (Good Counsel)

60 Corey Christian OL 6-3 265 RFr. Scranton, Pa. (Scranton Prep)

61 Sean Kennedy OL 6-4 275 RSo. Staten Island, N.Y. (St. Peter’s)

63 Sam Davis OL 6-2 286 RSo. Johnstown, N.Y. (Johnstown)

64 Dominick Ferrara OL 6-0 279 RFr. Cedar Grove, N.J. (Cedar Grove)

65 Jack Dudzinski OL 6-3 281 RJr. Fulton, Md. (Reservoir)

66 Hunter Verdi OL 6-5 330 Fr. Plantsville, Conn. (Cheshire Academy)

67 Kassy Desir OL 6-2 286 RFr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Flanagan)

69 Vincent Pastore LB 5-11 218 Fr. Huntington Station, N.Y. (Walt Whitman)

70 Eric Carter OL 6-3 278 Jr. Jersey City, N.J. (Monroe College)

71 Tim Wade OL 6-3 281 RSr. Middletown, N.Y. (Middletown)

72 Griffin Clancy OL 6-5 300 RSo. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Saratoga Springs)

73 Micah Royster OL 6-2 276 RFr. Largo, Md. (St. John’s)

75 Luke Ritter OL 6-6 303 RJr. Milford, Pa. (Delaware Valley)

77 Ryan McCormac OL 6-0 287 RFr. New Hartford, N.Y. (New Hartford)

79 Will Haag OL 6-3 260 Fr. Syracuse, N.Y. (West Genesee)

80 Lukas Repetti TE 6-4 269 RJr. White Plains, N.Y. (White Plains)

81 Brian Dolce DL 6-6 260 RJr. Melville, N.Y. (St. Anthony’s)

82 Isaih Clarke WR 6-1 203 RSo. Alexandria, Va. (TC Williams)

83 Donovan McDonald WR 5-11 170 So. West Orange, N.J. (Nebraska)

84 Jerah Reeves WR 6-3 187 So. Williamsport, Pa. (Williamsport)

85 Brad Harris WR 6-3 206 RSr. Orlando, Fla. (University)

86 LJ Wesneski TE 6-2 211 RFr. Plymouth, Pa. (Wyoming Valley West)

87 Eugene Reyes WR 6-4 190 RSo. Albany, N.Y. (Colonie)

88 Austin Ellis WR 5-9 176 RSo. Ravena, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Academy)

90 DaeSean Timmons DL 5-11 273 RSr. Baltimore, Md. (DeMatha Catholic)

91 Anthony Lang DL 6-2 228 Fr. Jamaica, N.Y. (Christ the King)

92 Mazon Walker DL 5-9 251 Fr. Huber Heights, Ohio (Anthony Wayne)

93 Antoine White DL 6-2 280 RJr. Millville, N.J. (Penn State University)

94 Nick Griffin DL 6-4 264 Jr. Loudonville, N.Y. (Milford Academy)

95 Foussenie Traore DL 6-1 272 RJr. Washington, D.C. (Friendship Collegiate Acad.)

96 Zach Verdi DL 6-1 265 Fr. Plantsville, Conn. (Cheshire Academy)

97 Ibn Foster DL 6-3 322 RFr. Montvale, N.J. (St. Joseph Regional)

98 Dean Grogg DL 6-1 245 RSo. Watchung, N.J. (Morristown Beard)

99 Roberto Roena DL 6-3 247 RFr. Middleburg Heights, Ohio (St. Edward)

Sirvatis Dennis II CB 6-0 188 RSo. Clay, N.Y. (Onondaga CC)

Josh Garvin RB 5-9 185 Fr. Melville, N.Y. (Hills East)

Ta’Von Granison WR 5-10 188 Fr. Rochester, N.Y. (Greece Athena)

Tre (Harry) Davis RB 5-9 189 So. Woodbine, Md. (West Virginia State)

Zac Barnard DE 6-2 246 Fr. Atco, N.J. (Peddie)

Amil Rodriquez WR 6-1 200 Fr. Albany, N.Y. (Green Tech)

AJ Mistler S 6-0 200 Fr. Staten Island, N.Y. (St. Peter’s)

Vincent Testaverde QB 6-2 205 Jr. Odessa, Fla. (Jesuit)

John Andersen TE 6-1 248 Jr. Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Ketchum)


Greg Gattuso .......................................................................................ga-TWO-soMarcel Ngachie ...............................................................................na-GAH-cheeNnamdi Nwaigwe ......................................................NAHM-dee; nuh-WAHG-wayElijah Ibitokun-Hanks .................................................................. E-B-token-HanksMalachi Hoskins ......................................................................................Mal-a-kaiTim Voorhis ............................................................................................ Voor-heesKarl Mofor .................................................................................................. Mo-fourJohn Stycznski ........................................................................................Stiz-in-skiTocorey Oughterson .................................................................Ta-corey Otter-sonKaija Collette .............................................................................................. Kai-jahNate Hatalsky .......................................................................................Huh-tall-skiMicah Royster ............................................................................................Muh-kaiAaaquil Sheppard ...................................................................................... Ah-keel

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

No. Name ............................ Pos.

1 Ty Tobias .......................... CB

2 Tyler Carswell ................... CB

3 Justin Walker ....................LB

4 Jordan Crockett ...............WR

5 Jerod Diggs .....................WR

6 Julian Cox ..........................LB

7 Will Brunson ....................QB

8 Mason Gray ........................S

9 Malachi Hoskins ............... DL

10 Neven Sussman ...............QB

11 Marquis Thornes .............WR

12 Eli Mencer .........................LB

13 Tim Voorhis .....................WR

14 Murad Hussain ..................TE

15 Damon Burton ....................S

16 Jake Thompson ................QB

18 Ryan O’Malley ..................QB

19 Dylan Burns ...................... PK

20 Kendall Rodgers Jr. ........... RB

21 Karl Mofor ........................ RB

22 Kareem Brown ................. CB

23 Josh Wynn ..........................S

24 Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks ....... RB

25 Jamal Robinson ................ CB

26 Craig Ransome .................. RB

27 Hayden Specht ....................S

28 Paul Casanzio .................... LS

29 Daniel Banks ..................... CB

30 Rocco Marucci ................. CB

31 Isaiah Watson ...................LB

32 Marcel Ngachie .................LB

33 John Stycznski ..................WR

34 Solomon Simay ................WR

35 Devin Henry ..................... CB

36 Jaylen McIntyre ............... RB

37 Tocorey Oughterson ............S

38 Nnamdi Nwaigwe ...............S

39 Tristan Sokach-Minnick ..... LS

41 Aaaquil Sheppard ..............TE

42 Ethan Stark ...................... PK

43 Tadriek Johnson ..............WR

44 Danny Damico ..................LB

45 Levi Metheny ....................LB

46 Kaija Collette .......................S

47 Ryan Gilroy ........................TE

48 Prince Klutsey ...................LB

49 Anthony Manzo-Lewis ..... FB/TE

50 Damian Young ...................LB

51 Nate Hatalsky ....................LB

52 Isaiah Powell .................... DE

53 Ryan Solt .......................... OL

54 Nick Dillon ........................ DL

55 Brady Wisniewski ..............LB

56 Ryan Lape ........................ OL

57 Brian Pitts ........................ DL

59 DaSharnte Thompson .......LB

60 Corey Christian ................ OL

61 Sean Kennedy .................. OL

63 Sam Davis ........................ OL

64 Dominick Ferrara ............. OL

65 Jack Dudzinski .................. OL

66 Hunter Verdi ..................... OL

67 Kassy Desir ....................... OL

69 Vincent Pastore .................LB

70 Eric Carter ........................ OL

71 Tim Wade ........................ OL

72 Griffin Clancy ................... OL

73 Micah Royster .................. OL

75 Luke Ritter ........................ OL

77 Ryan McCormac................ OL

79 Will Haag ......................... OL

80 Lukas Repetti ....................TE

81 Brian Dolce ...................... DL

82 Isaih Clarke .....................WR

83 Donovan McDonald ........WR

84 Jerah Reeves ...................WR

85 Brad Harris ......................WR

86 LJ Wesneski .......................TE

87 Eugene Reyes ..................WR

88 Austin Ellis ......................WR

90 DaeSean Timmons ........... DL

91 Anthony Lang .................... DL

92 Mazon Walker .................. DL

93 Antoine White ................. DL

94 Nick Griffin ....................... DL

95 Foussenie Traore .............. DL

96 Zach Verdi ........................ DL

97 Ibn Foster ......................... DL

98 Dean Grogg ...................... DL

99 Roberto Roena ................. DL

-- Sirvatis Dennis II ............... CB

-- Josh Garvin ....................... RB

-- Amil Rodriquez ...............WR

-- Ta’ Von Granison ..............WR

-- Zac Barnard ...................... DE

-- AJ Mistler .............................S

-- Vincent Testaverde ...........QB

-- John Andersen ...................TE

OFFENSE: 6..............................................................QB – Will Brunson/Nevin Sussman.......................................................................... RB – Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks....................................................................TE/FB – Anthony Manzo-Lewis..................................................................................WR – Jordan Crockett ..........................................................................................WR – Austin Ellis ............................................................................................ OL – Tim Wade

DEFENSE: 8...................................................................................DL – Malachi Hoskins.............................................................................. DL – DaeShan Timmons.......................................................................................... DL – Brian Dolce............................................................................................DL – Nick Dillon............................................................................................ LB – Julian Cox.................................................................................. CB – Jamal Robinson.............................................................................................S – Josh Wynn........................................................................................... S – Mason Gray SPECIAL TEAMS: 4............................................................................................K – Ethan Stark......................................................................................LS – Paul Casanzio...................................................................................KOR – Kareen Brown..........................................................................KOR – Kendall Rodgers Jr.

OFFENSE: 5.............................................................................................TE – Nic Ketter........................................................................................ OL – Kevin Malloy.......................................................................................OL – Michael Senn..................................................................................OL – Adam Wierbinski................................................................................OL – Matthew Campion

DEFENSE: 3.................................................................................. LB – Michael Nicastro........................................................................................LB – Neil Morrison .....................................................................................CB – Rayshan Clark SPECIAL TEAMS: 2.............................................................................................. P – Jon Martin...................................................................................... PR Cameron Wynn

STARTERS RETURNING

STARTERS LOST


HEAD COACH GREG GATTUSOGreg Gattuso enters his fourth season at the helm

of the UAlbany football program in 2017.UAlbany had its best season as a CAA member in

2016, finishing 7-4 with a 4-4 conference tally and was ranked for five weeks, including as high as #16. UAlba-ny earned its first-ever victory over an FBS opponent with a 22-16 road win over Buffalo plus earned wins over NCAA Tournament participants New Hampshire and Saint Francis. The Great Danes earned a program record six All-CAA players, including three on the First Team with Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, an All-American with 1,401 rushing yards for fourth in all of FCS, Anthony Manzo-Lewis and Michael Nicastro.

With a 7-5 overall record and 3-5 mark in the CAA, Gattuso led the Great Danes to a six-win turnaround in his inaugural season in 2014. Going undefeated in non-conference play while opening the season with four straight victories, the Great Danes received votes in the national polls for 10 consecutive weeks. UAlbany

appeared in The Sports Network Top-25 for four weeks, ranking as high as No. 23.Enforcing discipline and care of the football, UAlbany led the nation in turnover margin (1.25) as

well as fumble recoveries (20), while quarterback Will Fiacchi became UAlbany’s all-time leading passer with 7,150 career yards and broke the program’s single-season passing record with 2,636 yards.

Marking the University’s second season as an associate member of the CAA, Gattuso led the Danes to the program’s first three CAA wins, overcoming Rhode Island, Maine, and Stony Brook.

Under Gattuso’s direction, UAlbany had a group of seven players who were honored by the CAA. Running back Omar Osbourne was named to the second team, while tight end Brian Parker, offensive lineman Kevin Malloy, place kicker Patrick Toole, and linebacker Michael Nicastro were all named to the CAA’s third team. In addition, wide receiver Jake Meek was the recipient of the Chuck Boone Leadership Award.

In 2015, the Danes earned CAA victories over Rhode Island and perennial power Delaware, and had three earn all-conference accolades. As a redshirt freshman, Julian Cox was named the Defensive Rookie of the Year and was named to the third team along with Kevin Malloy and Samuel Gray.

Gattuso, a former head coach at Duquesne University and assistant head coach at both Pittsburgh and Maryland, was named the University at Albany’s head football coach in December of 2013. Gattuso became the second football coach in the program’s 41-varsity season history, taking the reins from program architect Bob Ford.

Throughout both his playing and coaching career, Gattuso boasts a long history of exceptional success. As a defensive lineman at Penn State, Gattuso helped lead the Nittany Lions to a national title

THE GATTUSO FILE

PERSONAL

Date of Birth ��May 18, 1962

Hometown ��Pittsburgh, Pa.

Alma Mater ��Penn State ‘83

Pronunciation ��ga-TWO-so

Wife �� Colleen

Children �� Jacqueline

��Kaitlin

COACHING EXPERIENCE

University at Albany

2014-present ��Head Coach

University of Maryland

2012-13 �Defensive Line/Asst. Head Coach

2011�� Defensive Line

University of Pittsburgh

2008-10 �Defensive Line/Asst. Head Coach

2006-07 �� Defensive Line

2005-06 �� Tight Ends/Recruiting Coord.

Duquesne University

1993-2004 ��Head Coach

1992��Assistant Coach

1987��Assistant Coach

Seton La Salle (Pa.) High School

1989-1991 ��Head Coach

1985��Junior Varsity Coach

Center Township (Pa.) High School

1986�� Defensive Coordinator

Penn State University

1984�� Graduate Assistant

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

Penn State University

1980-83 ��Defensive Lineman

1982��National Champion


in 1982. In his first collegiate head-coaching role, Gattuso piloted Duquesne to a 97-32 record during his 12-season tenure, and while making three bowl appearances at Pittsburgh, he turned the defensive line into one of the best in the nation as an assistant head coach and hauled in a top-10 recruiting class.

Gattuso came to UAlbany after spending three seasons as a member Randy Edsall’s University of Maryland coaching staff. There, he led the defensive line that ranked among the top in the ACC and was promoted to the position of assistant head coach in February 2012.

During his tenure with the Terrapins, Gattuso developed current NFL player Joe Vellano into an NFL-ready defensive lineman, as Vellano earned All-America and All-ACC honors. In addition, Gattuso tutored All-ACC defensive lineman A.J. Francis, who signed with the Miami Dolphins at the conclusion of his collegiate career.

Prior to Maryland, Gattuso spent six seasons at Pittsburgh (2005-10) where he turned the Panthers’ defensive line into one of the team’s major strengths. The line was one of the top sack producers in the nation, as Brandon Lindsey (10.0) and Jabaal Sheard (9.0) both ranked in the top 20 nationally in sacks during the 2010 regular season and Pittsburgh led the nation in that category in 2009 (3.6 per game). Gattuso developed three Big East Defensive Player of the Year winners, as Sheard received the honor in 2010, and defensive linemen Greg Romeus and Mick Williams shared the award in 2009.

Gattuso initially joined the Pitt staff as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator in 2005. In his first season, he helped the Panthers sign a recruiting class rated 10th in the nation by Scout.com, 16th by ESPN.com and 21st by Rivals.com. He began coaching the defensive line in 2006 and was promoted to assistant head coach in 2008. Scout.com named Gattuso the Big East Recruiter of the Year in 2007. During his tenure, The Panthers logged a 26-12 overall record, a 15-6 mark in the Big East, and appeared in three bowl games.

Before Pitt, Gattuso had a successful 12-year stint (1993-2004) as head coach at Duquesne University where he built the Dukes into one of the most elite I-AA football programs in the nation. The winningest coach in school history, the Dukes went 97-32 (.752) under his direction, won eight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) titles, made five bowl appearances, and captured the 2003 Mid-Major Division I-AA national championship.

The Western Pennsylvania native was twice named the national Mid-Major I-AA Coach of the Year and was a seven-time MAAC Coach of the Year. The Dukes dominated the confer-ence during his tenure, going 66-7 (.904) in league play, including a 33-game winning streak.

Gattuso was an assistant coach at Duquesne in 1992 before taking over the head coaching post the following year.

From 1989-1991, he served as head coach at his high school alma mater, Seton-LaSalle. Taking over a team that went 6-34 during the four seasons prior to his arrival, Gattuso led the Rebels to a 28-10-1 mark (.731), including three WPIAL playoff berths, a WPIAL championship and Parkway Conference title.

During his playing career, Gattuso was named the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Class AA Player of the Year his senior season at Seton-LaSalle and was a two-time All-East defensive lineman at Penn State. He was a member of the Lions’ 1982 national title team and graduated in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in administration and criminal justice.

Gattuso and his wife Colleen have two daughters, Jacqueline and Kaitlin.

1993 Duquesne 4-6 1994 Duquesne 6-4 1995 Duquesne 10-1 ECAC Bowl 1996 Duquesne 10-1 ECAC Bowl 1997 Duquesne 7-3 1998 Duquesne 8-3 1999 Duquesne 8-3 2000 Duquesne 10-1 2001 Duquesne 8-3 ECAC Classic 2002 Duquesne 11-1 ECAC Classic 2003 Duquesne 8-3 ECAC Classic 2004 Duquesne 7-3 2014 UAlbany 7-5 2015 UAlbany 3-8 2016 UAlbany 7-4 Duquesne Totals 97-32 UAlbany Totals 20-18 Career Totals 117-50

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GAME 1: AT OLD DOMINIONQuickie Statistics (Final)

Albany vs Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017 at Norfolk, Va.)

UALBANY ODUScore 17 31FIRST DOWNS 18 15RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-115 31-98PASSING YDS (NET) 160 187Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-13-1 26-18-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-275 57-285Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-2 5-35Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-39 2-44Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 8-41.0 5-50.8Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1Penalties-Yards 7-65 3-30Possession Time 33:52 26:08Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 4 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 3-3

Albany Old DominionRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgKarl Mofor 21 102 3 99 1 31 4.7Kendall Rodgers 7 26 0 26 0 9 3.7Neven Sussman 4 14 0 14 1 4 3.5TEAM 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgLAWRY, Ray 5 48 4 44 1 41 8.8JACKSON, G. 2 29 0 29 1 28 14.5COX, Jeremy 14 29 7 22 0 11 1.6LARUSSA, Blake 1 12 0 12 0 12 12.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackWill Brunson 13-29-1 160 0 25 7Neven Sussman 0-2-0 0 0 0 0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackLARUSSA, Blake 14-20-2 161 1 55 0HOY, Jordan 4-6-0 26 0 17 1

Receiving No. Yards TD LongJerod Diggs 4 62 0 21A. Manzo-Lewis 4 46 0 17Karl Mofor 2 29 0 25Brad Harris 2 19 0 12

Receiving No. Yards TD LongCOX, Jeremy 7 43 0 14DUHART, J. 5 97 1 55JACKSON, G. 3 22 0 14COX, Nijee 1 15 0 15

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBNeven Sussman 8 328 41.0 52 2 0

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBCATE, Bailey 5 254 50.8 65 2 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongTim Voorhis 1 2 0 2

Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongBROWN, Darrell 5 35 0 31

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongJerod Diggs 2 39 0 22

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongSIMMONS, B. 1 21 0 21COX, Jeremy 1 23 0 23

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLNate Hatalsky 4-8 8.0 0.0 0.5Malachi Hoskins 5-3 6.5 0.0 0.5Josh Wynn 4-4 6.0 0.0 0.0Justin Walker 3-5 5.5 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLFOX, Miles 4-3 5.5 1.5 1.5BERNHARD, Andre 3-3 4.5 0.0 0.0THOMPSON, Rob 3-3 4.5 0.0 0.0BRANCH, Marvin 1-7 4.5 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 09:15 ODU - LAWRY, Ray 41 yd run (RICE, Nick kick), 3-48 0:57 0 - 7

01:53 UALBANY - Ethan Stark 37 yd field goal, 9-30 3:55 3 - 72nd 12:22 ODU - SIMMONS, B. 2 yd run (RICE, Nick kick), 3-41 0:58 3 - 14

00:42 ODU - JACKSON, G. 1 yd run (RICE, Nick kick), 13-45 5:51 3 - 213rd 06:33 ODU - RICE, Nick 26 yd field goal, 11-77 4:55 3 - 244th 13:43 UALBANY - Neven Sussman 3 yd run (Ethan Stark kick), 13-75 7:50 10 - 24

08:42 UALBANY - Karl Mofor 31 yd run (Ethan Stark kick), 4-46 1:11 17 - 2407:51 O D U - D U H A R T, J . 55 yd pass from LA R U S S A , B lake (R IC E , N ick k ick), 2 -75 0 :51 17 - 31


GAME 2: AT MORGAN STATEQuickie Statistics (Final)

#24 Albany vs MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017 at BALTIMORE, MD)

UALBANY MSUScore 26 0FIRST DOWNS 16 11RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 46-197 23-59PASSING YDS (NET) 143 170Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-10-0 40-18-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-340 63-229Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-40 2-14Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-0 3-67Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-42.4 8-28.9Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2Penalties-Yards 9-55 5-38Possession Time 35:26 24:34Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 4 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 0-1

Albany MORGAN STATERushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgKarl Mofor 18 104 6 98 2 29 5.4Kendall Rodgers 8 63 3 60 0 27 7.5Neven Sussman 11 48 0 48 0 14 4.4Will Brunson 6 17 13 4 0 11 0.7

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgSTALEY,Elijah 5 38 8 30 0 18 6.0HARRELL,Eric 4 13 1 12 0 7 3.0BAILEY,Manassah 3 11 2 9 0 6 3.0WALKER JR.,Herb 11 11 3 8 0 3 0.7

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackWill Brunson 10-21-0 143 1 34 2

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackSTALEY,Elijah 18-40-0 170 0 22 1

Receiving No. Yards TD LongBrad Harris 4 40 0 15Jerod Diggs 3 46 0 30Jordan Crockett 2 55 1 34Karl Mofor 1 2 0 2

Receiving No. Yards TD LongBAILEY,Manassah 4 57 0 22LITTLE,Torrance 3 52 0 22JONES,Brandon 3 26 0 14WALKER JR.,Herb 3 2 0 8


Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBJACOBS,Julian 6 208 34.7 43 0 1TEAM 1 15 15.0 15 0 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongD. McDonald 2 40 0 25

Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongGARNES,Carl 2 14 0 8

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongAJ Mistler 1 0 0 0

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongBAILEY,Manassah 1 22 0 22WHITE,Deontaye 1 26 0 18

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLNate Hatalsky 6-3 7.5 0.0 3.0Mason Gray 3-1 3.5 0.0 0.0Brian Dolce 3-0 3.0 0.0 2.0Josh Wynn 3-0 3.0 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLALVIS,Eric 7-0 7.0 1.0 1.0AGBELESE,Ayodej 5-0 5.0 0.0 1.0JOHNSON,Darius 4-2 5.0 0.0 0.0GRIFFIN,Brandon 4-1 4.5 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H2nd 05:48 U A LB A N Y - Jordan C rocke tt 34 yd pass from W ill B runson (E than S tark k ick), 6 -50 4 :11 7 - 03rd 11:08 UALBANY - Karl Mofor 4 yd run (Ethan Stark kick blockd), 7-49 2:19 13 - 0

02:55 UALBANY - Ethan Stark 32 yd field goal, 12-59 6:27 16 - 000:17 UALBANY - Karl Mofor 29 yd run (Ethan Stark kick), 2-34 0:39 23 - 0

4th 08:48 UALBANY - Ethan Stark 41 yd field goal, 8-49 3:53 26 - 0


GAME 3: VS. MONMOUTHQuickie Statistics (Final)

Monmouth vs Albany (Sep 16, 2017 at Albany, N.Y.)

MU UALBANYScore 14 28FIRST DOWNS 11 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-63 34-107PASSING YDS (NET) 154 219Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-20-0 27-18-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-217 61-326Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-2 6-94Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-77 2-49Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-41.4 6-31.2Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 6-49 10-91Possession Time 29:10 30:50Third-Down Conversions 4 of 16 7 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 5 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 5-6

Monmouth AlbanyRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgJONES, Devell 6 49 3 46 1 42 7.7GUERRIERO, P. 13 41 15 26 0 9 2.0JOLLY, Michael 3 19 0 19 0 10 6.3BAHAR, Kenji 10 12 40 -28 0 5 -2.8

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgElijah Ibitokun 17 69 6 63 1 12 3.7Neven Sussman 7 24 0 24 1 9 3.4Will Brunson 6 30 12 18 1 20 3.0Karl Mofor 2 7 1 6 0 7 3.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackBAHAR, Kenji 20-31-0 154 1 23 5


Receiving No. Yards TD LongGRASSO, Vinny 5 52 0 23WHITE JR., R. 5 48 0 15GUERRIERO, P. 4 18 0 9JOLLY, Michael 3 18 0 15

Receiving No. Yards TD LongJerod Diggs 5 112 0 41Elijah Ibitokun 3 23 0 23Jordan Crockett 3 20 0 15Brad Harris 2 16 0 10

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBWHITE, Matt 7 290 41.4 52 1 0


Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongDUMAS, Kamau 1 2 0 2


Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongMOORE, Lonnie 3 77 0 33

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongJerod Diggs 2 49 0 27

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLBASILE, Mike 9-6 12.0 0.0 1.0BERRY, Tymere 5-3 6.5 0.0 0.0MARTINEZ, T. 4-2 5.0 0.0 0.0ZUBIETA, Diego 2-4 4.0 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLNate Hatalsky 8-7 11.5 0.5 1.5Mason Gray 3-5 5.5 0.0 0.5Malachi Hoskins 3-2 4.0 0.0 1.0Josh Wynn 2-4 4.0 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 11:29 UALBANY - Neven Sussman 4 yd run (Ethan Stark kick), 4-48 1:58 0 - 7

01:47 U A LB A N Y - D . M cD ona ld 11 yd pass from W ill B runson (E than S tark k ick fa iled), 6 -60 3 :03 0 - 132nd 09:08 M U - E ZE M M A , U go 6 yd pass from B A H A R , K en ji (W H ITE , M att k ick), 10-69 6 :00 7 - 13

02:17 UALBANY - Ethan Stark 22 yd field goal, 11-72 6:46 7 - 1602:01 UALBANY - Will Brunson 20 yd run (Neven Sussman pass failed), 1-20 0:05 7 - 22

3rd 07:36 MU - JONES, Devell 1 yd run (WHITE, Matt kick), 8-63 3:33 14 - 224th 09:30 UALBANY - Elijah Ibitokun 6 yd run (Ethan Stark kick failed), 4-16 1:28 14 - 28


GAME 4: VS. VILLANOVA

Quickie Statistics (Final)#7 Villanova vs Albany (Sep 23, 2017 at Albany, N.Y.)

VU UALBANYScore 10 19FIRST DOWNS 19 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 26-61 36-95PASSING YDS (NET) 193 221Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-23-0 36-24-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 61-254 72-316Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-80Punt Returns-Yards 1-22 2-34Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-24 2-49Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-43.5 2-48.5Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-1Penalties-Yards 7-61 9-94Possession Time 21:16 38:44Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 4 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 3-5

Villanova AlbanyRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgForbes, A. 6 33 6 27 0 12 4.5Gudzak, M. 10 28 5 23 0 6 2.3Phillips, T. 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0Bednarczyk, Z. 8 20 17 3 0 11 0.4

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgWill Brunson 8 40 0 40 0 11 5.0Karl Mofor 19 43 4 39 1 9 2.1Kendall Rodgers 5 12 1 11 0 5 2.2Neven Sussman 4 5 0 5 0 2 1.2

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackBednarczyk, Z. 23-35-0 193 1 29 3

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackWill Brunson 24-36-0 221 0 28 0

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMcClenton, J. 4 53 0 29Phillips, T. 4 52 0 21Gudzak, M. 4 20 0 7Bell, R. 2 17 0 11

Receiving No. Yards TD LongBrad Harris 5 43 0 13Karl Mofor 5 39 0 11Jordan Crockett 3 24 0 10A. Manzo-Lewis 3 23 0 11

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBHinchen, J. 4 174 43.5 52 0 0


Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongPhillips, T. 1 22 0 22


Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongMcGrigg, J. 1 14 0 14Rolle, R. 1 10 0 10

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongJerod Diggs 1 25 0 25D. McDonald 1 24 0 24

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLSteeb, J. 7-7 10.5 0.0 0.0Williams, J. 6-5 8.5 0.0 0.0Shockley, E. 5-5 7.5 0.0 1.0Hunter, K. 2-8 6.0 0.0 0.5

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLJamal Robinson 8-1 8.5 0.0 0.0Nate Hatalsky 7-1 7.5 0.0 0.0Mason Gray 5-1 5.5 0.0 0.0Malachi Hoskins 4-2 5.0 2.0 3.5

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H2nd 14:56 UALBANY - Ethan Stark 23 yd field goal, 18-76 10:24 0 - 34th 10:33 VU - Kresge, D. 24 yd field goal, 9-73 5:06 3 - 3

02:23 UALBANY - Karl Mofor 4 yd run (Ethan Stark kick), 15-71 8:03 3 - 1000:00 VU - Forbes, A. 2 yd pass from Bednarczyk, Z. (Kresge, D. kick), 15-87 2:16 10 - 10

OT 15:00 UALBANY - Ethan Stark 20 yd field goal, 8-37 0:00 10 - 1315:00 UALBANY - Eli Mencer 80 yd fumble recovery 10 - 19


GAME 5: VS. ELON

Quickie Statistics (Final)#19 Albany vs #23 Elon (Sep 30, 2017 at Elon, N.C.)

UALBANY ELONScore 0 6FIRST DOWNS 14 12RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29-76 47-190PASSING YDS (NET) 148 81Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-17-2 17-9-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-224 64-271Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-15 1-2Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-77 1-20Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-48Punts (Number-Avg) 7-38.1 7-38.1Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1Penalties-Yards 2-12 4-34Possession Time 30:23 29:37Third-Down Conversions 2 of 12 5 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 2-4

Albany ElonRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgKarl Mofor 19 98 3 95 0 17 5.0D. McDonald 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0Neven Sussman 3 0 4 -4 0 0 -1.3Will Brunson 6 7 20 -13 0 6 -2.2

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgM. Summers 39 180 9 171 0 39 4.4D. Cheek 5 21 9 12 0 9 2.4B. Cyphers 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0D. McNair 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0


Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackD. Cheek 9-17-0 81 0 32 1

Receiving No. Yards TD LongA. Manzo-Lewis 5 41 0 11Jerod Diggs 4 40 0 19Karl Mofor 3 26 0 11Austin Ellis 3 24 0 11

Receiving No. Yards TD LongT. Lennon 2 47 0 32K. Weeks 2 4 0 4C. Joyner 1 8 0 8C. Taylor 1 7 0 7


Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBH. Stephenson 7 267 38.1 54 3 0


Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongC. Joyner 1 2 0 2

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongD. McDonald 3 77 0 34

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongT. Campbell 1 20 0 20

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLNate Hatalsky 4-8 8.0 0.0 2.0Mason Gray 4-8 8.0 0.0 0.5Jamal Robinson 3-5 5.5 0.0 0.0Justin Walker 1-8 5.0 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLW. Messer 3-9 7.5 0.0 1.0D. Reid-Bennett 4-5 6.5 0.0 0.0M. Willoughby 3-5 5.5 2.0 2.0T. Speight 1-7 4.5 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H2nd 04:45 ELON - O. Johnson 23 yd field goal, 15-60 6:28 0 - 34th 14:50 ELON - O. Johnson 27 yd field goal, 4-5 0:57 0 - 6


2017 COMBINED STATISTICS Record: 3-2, 1-1 CAAAlbany Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2017)

All games

D ate O pponent S core A tt.S ep 02 , 201 at O ld D om in ion L 17-31 20118S ep 09 , 201 at M O R G A N S TA TE W 26-0 3789S ep 16 , 201 M O N M O U TH W 28-14 6384

* S ep 23 , 201 #7 V ILLA N O V A W 19-10 6866* S ep 30 , 201 at #23 E lon L 0-6 5024

R ushing g att ga in loss net avg td lg avg /gK arl M ofor 5 79 354 17 337 4.3 4 31 67.4K enda ll R odgers 3 20 101 4 97 4.8 0 27 32.3N even S ussm an 5 29 91 4 87 3.0 2 14 17.4E lijah Ib itokun 1 17 69 6 63 3.7 1 12 63.0W ill B runson 5 34 115 88 27 0.8 1 21 5.4Tota l 5 186 730 140 590 3.2 8 31 118.0O pponents 5 159 630 159 471 3.0 4 42 94.2

P assing g effic com p-att-in t pct yds td lg avg /gW ill B runson 5 106.17 78-139-4 56.1 845 2 41 169.0N even S ussm an 5 71.49 4-11-0 36.4 46 0 23 9.2Tota l 5 103.63 82-150-4 54.7 891 2 41 178.2O pponents 5 107.28 88-149-2 59.1 785 3 55 157.0

R eceiv ing g no . yds avg td lg avg /gJerod D iggs 5 18 276 15.3 0 41 55.2A . M anzo-Lew is 4 14 124 8.9 0 17 31.0B rad H arris 4 13 118 9.1 0 15 29.5K arl M ofor 5 11 96 8.7 0 25 19.2Jordan C rocke tt 4 8 99 12.4 1 34 24.8D . M cD ona ld 5 6 47 7.8 1 13 9.4A ustin E llis 5 4 46 11.5 0 22 9.2E lijah Ib itokun 1 3 23 7.7 0 23 23.0K enda ll R odgers 3 2 32 16.0 0 28 10.7Jerah R eeves 5 1 21 21.0 0 21 4.2Lukas R epetti 5 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.0M urad H ussa in 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 4.0Tota l 5 82 891 10.9 2 41 178.2O pponents 5 88 785 8.9 3 55 157.0

Fie ld G oals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg b lkE than S tark 6-8 75.0 0-0 3-4 2-3 1-1 0-0 41 1

P A TS coring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf p tsK arl M ofor 4 - - - - - - - 24E than S tark - 6 -8 6-9 - - - - - 24N even S ussm an 2 - - - - 0 -1 - - 12E lijah Ib itokun 1 - - - - - - - 6D . M cD ona ld 1 - - - - - - - 6Jordan C rocke tt 1 - - - - - - - 6W ill B runson 1 - - - - - - - 6E li M encer 1 - - - - - - - 6Tota l 11 6-8 6-9 - - 0 -1 - - 90O pponents 7 4-6 7-7 - - - - - 61

S core by Q uarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th O T Tota lA lbany 16 19 16 30 9 90O pponents 7 24 10 20 0 61

R ecord: O vera ll H om e A w ay N eutra lA ll gam es 3-2 2-0 1-2 0-0C onference 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0N on-C onference 2-1 1-0 1-1 0-0

Team S tatis tics U A LB A N Y O P PFIR S T D O W N S 85 68 R u s h i n g 33 23 P a s s i n g 47 34 P e n a l t y 5 11R U S H IN G Y A R D A G E 590 471 R ush ing A ttem pts 186 159 A verage P er R ush 3.2 3 .0 A verage P er G am e 118.0 94.2 TD s R ush ing 8 4P A S S IN G Y A R D A G E 891 785 C o m p - A t t - I n t 82-150-4 88-149-2 A verage P er P ass 5 .9 5 .3 A verage P er C atch 10.9 8 .9 A verage P er G am e 178.2 157.0 TD s P assing 2 3TO TA L O FFE N S E 1481 1256 A verage P er P lay 4 .4 4 .1 A verage P er G am e 296.2 251.2K IC K R E TU R N S : # -Y ards 10-214 11-232P U N T R E TU R N S : # -Y ards 14-185 10-75IN T R E TU R N S : # -Y ards 2-0 4-48FU M B LE S -LO S T 5-4 13-8P E N A LTIE S -Y ards 37-317 25-212P U N TS -A V G 28-39 .0 31-39 .2T IM E O F P O S S E S S IO N /G 3 3 : 5 1 2 6 : 0 93R D -D O W N C onvers ions 23/71 23/734TH -D O W N C onvers ions 5 /9 5 /13

In terceptions no . yds avg td lgK areem B row n 1 0 0.0 0 0Josh W ynn 1 0 0.0 0 0

P unting no . yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ b lkN even S ussm an 28 109 39.0 54 2 10 8 3 0

P unt R eturns no . yds avg td lgD . M cD ona ld 13 183 14.1 0 34T im V oorh is 1 2 2.0 0 2Tota l 14 185 13.2 0 34O pponents 10 75 7.5 0 31

K ick R eturns no . yds avg td lgJerod D iggs 5 113 22.6 0 27D . M cD ona ld 4 101 25.2 0 34A J M istle r 1 0 0 .0 0 0Tota l 10 214 21.4 0 34O pponents 11 232 21.1 0 33

A ll P urpose g rush rcv pr kr ir to ta l avg /gK arl M ofor 5 337 96 0 0 0 433 86.6Jerod D iggs 5 0 276 0 113 0 389 77.8D . M cD ona ld 5 -11 47 183 101 0 320 64.0K enda ll R odg 3 97 32 0 0 0 129 43.0A . M anzo-Lew 4 0 124 0 0 0 124 31.0Tota l 5 590 891 185 214 0 1880 376.0O pponents 5 471 785 75 232 48 1611 322.2

Tota l O ffense g p lays rush pass to ta l avg /gW ill B runson 5 173 27 845 872 174.4K arl M ofor 5 79 337 0 337 67.4N even S ussm an 5 40 87 46 133 26.6K enda ll R odgers 3 20 97 0 97 32.3E lijah Ib itokun 1 17 63 0 63 63.0Tota l 5 336 590 891 1481 296.2O pponents 5 308 471 785 1256 251.2

Tackles S acks P ass defense Fum bles b lkd## D efensive Leaders gp ua a to t tfl/yds no-yds in t-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff k ick saf51 N ate H ata lsky 5 29 27 42.5 7 .0 -18 0.5-5 . 1 1 1-0 . . .8 M ason G ray 4 15 15 22.5 1 .0 -4 . . . . . . . .25 Jam al R ob inson 5 16 8 20.0 1 .5 -5 . . 4 . . . . .23 Josh W ynn 5 11 18 20.0 . . 1 -0 2 . 1 -0 1 . .9 M a lach i H oskins 5 13 13 19.5 5 .5 -24 2.0-14 . . 2 . 2 . .

To ta l 5 159 172 245.0 36-161 11-91 2-0 15 9 8-80 10 1 .O pponents 5 161 216 269.0 32-127 15-79 4-48 20 14 4-0 2 1 .


2017 TEAM STATISTICS Albany Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2017)

All games

Team Statistics UALBANY OPPSCORING 90 61 Points Per Game 18.0 12.2 Points Off Turnovers 28 17FIRST DOWNS 85 68 R u s h i n g 33 23 P a s s i n g 47 34 P e n a l t y 5 11RUSHING YARDAGE 590 471 Yards gained rushing 730 630 Yards lost rushing 140 159 Rushing Attempts 186 159 Average Per Rush 3.2 3.0 Average Per Game 118.0 94.2 TDs Rushing 8 4PASSING YARDAGE 891 785 C o m p - A t t - I n t 82-150-4 88-149-2 Average Per Pass 5.9 5.3 Average Per Catch 10.9 8.9 Average Per Game 178.2 157.0 TDs Passing 2 3TOTAL OFFENSE 1481 1256 Total Plays 336 308 Average Per Play 4.4 4.1 Average Per Game 296.2 251.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 10-214 11-232PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-185 10-75INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-0 4-48KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.4 21.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.2 7.5INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 12.0FUMBLES-LOST 5-4 13-8PENALTIES-Yards 37-317 25-212 Average Per Game 63.4 42.4PUNTS-Yards 28-1091 31-1216 Average Per Punt 39.0 39.2 Net punt average 34.9 32.6KICKOFFS-Yards 20-1261 15-879 Average Per Kick 63.0 58.6 Net kick average 44.0 37.7TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 3 : 5 1 2 6 : 0 93RD-DOWN Conversions 23/71 23/73 3rd-Down Pct 32% 32%4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/9 5/13 4th-Down Pct 56% 38%SACKS BY-Yards 11-91 15-79MISC YARDS 0 6TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 11 7FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-8 4-6ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (12-17) 71% (9-15) 60%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (7-17) 41% (5-15) 33%PAT-ATTEMPTS (6-9) 67% (7-7) 100%ATTENDANCE 13250 28931 Games/Avg Per Game 2/6625 3/9644 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalAlbany 16 19 16 30 9 90Opponents 7 24 10 20 0 61


2017 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Albany Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2017)All games

R ushing g att ga in loss net avg td lg avg /gK arl M ofor 5 79 354 17 337 4.3 4 31 67.4K enda ll R odgers 3 20 101 4 97 4.8 0 27 32.3N even S ussm an 5 29 91 4 87 3.0 2 14 17.4E lijah Ib itokun 1 17 69 6 63 3.7 1 12 63.0W ill B runson 5 34 115 88 27 0.8 1 21 5.4TE A M 3 5 0 10 -10 -2 .0 0 0 -3 .3D . M cD ona ld 5 2 0 11 -11 -5 .5 0 0 -2 .2Tota l 5 186 730 140 590 3.2 8 31 118.0O pponents 5 159 630 159 471 3.0 4 42 94.2

P assing g effic com p-att-in pct yds td lg avg /gW ill B runson 5 106.17 78-139-4 56.1 845 2 41 169.0N even S ussm an 5 71.49 4-11-0 36.4 46 0 23 9.2Tota l 5 103.63 82-150-4 54.7 891 2 41 178.2O pponents 5 107.28 88-149-2 59.1 785 3 55 157.0

R eceiv ing g no . yds avg td lg avg /gJerod D iggs 5 18 276 15.3 0 41 55.2A . M anzo-Lew is 4 14 124 8.9 0 17 31.0B rad H arris 4 13 118 9.1 0 15 29.5K arl M ofor 5 11 96 8.7 0 25 19.2Jordan C rocke tt 4 8 99 12.4 1 34 24.8D . M cD ona ld 5 6 47 7.8 1 13 9.4A ustin E llis 5 4 46 11.5 0 22 9.2E lijah Ib itokun 1 3 23 7.7 0 23 23.0K enda ll R odgers 3 2 32 16.0 0 28 10.7Jerah R eeves 5 1 21 21.0 0 21 4.2Lukas R epetti 5 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.0M urad H ussa in 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 4.0Tota l 5 82 891 10.9 2 41 178.2O pponents 5 88 785 8.9 3 55 157.0

P unt R eturns no . yds avg td lgD . M cD ona ld 13 183 14.1 0 34T im V oorh is 1 2 2.0 0 2Tota l 14 185 13.2 0 34O pponents 10 75 7.5 0 31

In terceptions no . yds avg td lgK areem B row n 1 0 0.0 0 0Josh W ynn 1 0 0.0 0 0Tota l 2 0 0 .0 0 0O pponents 4 48 12.0 0 48

K ick R eturns no . yds avg td lgJerod D iggs 5 113 22.6 0 27D . M cD ona ld 4 101 25.2 0 34A J M istle r 1 0 0 .0 0 0Tota l 10 214 21.4 0 34O pponents 11 232 21.1 0 33

Fum ble R eturns no . yds avg td lgE li M encer 1 80 80.0 1 80Tota l 1 80 80.0 1 80O pponents 0 0 0.0 0 0


2017 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Albany Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2017)All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf51 Nate Hatalsky 5 29 27 42.5 7.0-18 0.5-5 . 1 1 1-0 . . .8 Mason Gray 4 15 15 22.5 1.0-4 . . . . . . . .23 Josh Wynn 5 11 18 20.0 . . 1-0 2 . 1-0 1 . .25 Jamal Robinson 5 16 8 20.0 1.5-5 . . 4 . . . . .9 Malachi Hoskins 5 13 13 19.5 5.5-24 2.0-14 . . 2 . 2 . .12 Eli Mencer 5 11 12 17.0 5.5-33 1.0-18 . . . 1-80 3 . .81 Brian Dolce 5 7 11 12.5 6.0-22 2.5-16 . 2 1 1-0 1 . .3 Justin Walker 3 4 13 10.5 . . . . . . . . .22 Kareem Brown 5 7 5 9.5 . . 1-0 2 . 1-0 . . .93 Antoine White 5 5 7 8.5 3.0-22 0.5-5 . . . . . . .6 Julian Cox 5 6 4 8.0 2.5-9 . . . . . . . .54 Nick Dillon 5 4 8 8.0 0.5-0 . . . 2 . . . .90 D. Timmons 5 6 2 7.0 . . . . . . 1 . .1 Ty Tobias 5 6 2 7.0 . . . . . . . . .59 D. Thompson 3 3 3 4.5 . . . 1 . . . . .30 Rocco Marucci 5 3 1 3.5 . . . 3 . . . . .27 Hayden Specht 5 2 2 3.0 . . . . . . . 1 .45 Levi Metheny 5 1 4 3.0 1.0-4 . . . . . . . .52 Isaiah Powell 5 2 2 3.0 1.5-13 1.5-13 . . 2 1-0 . . .2 Tyler Carswell 2 1 2 2.0 . . . . . . . . .32 Marcel Ngachie 4 2 . 2.0 . . . . . . 1 . .94 Nick Griffin 5 1 2 2.0 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . 1 1-0 . . .57 Brian Pitts 1 1 1 1.5 . . . . . . . . .98 Dean Grogg 2 1 1 1.5 . . . . . . . . .97 Ibn Foster 2 . 2 1.0 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 3 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . 1 . .48 Prince Klutsey 4 . 2 1.0 . . . . . 1-0 . . .20 Kendall Rodgers 3 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .21 Karl Mofor 5 . 2 1.0 . . . . . . . . .75 Luke Ritter 5 . 1 0.5 . . . . . . . . .38 Nnamdi Nwaige 5 . 1 0.5 . . . . . . . . .28 Paul Casanzio 5 . 1 0.5 . . . . . . . . .

Total 5 159 172 245.0 36-161 11-91 2-0 15 9 8-80 10 1 .Opponents 5 161 216 269.0 32-127 15-79 4-48 20 14 4-0 2 1 .


2017 GAME HIGHS

Albany Game Superlatives (as of Oct 02, 2017)All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 46 at MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Rushing 197 at MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Per Rush 4.3 at MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017)TD Rushes 3 vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)Pass attempts 36 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Pass completions 24 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Yards Passing 221 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Yards Per Pass 8.1 vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)TD Passes 1 at MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017)

1 vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)Total Plays 72 at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)

72 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Total Offense 340 at MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017)Yards Per Play 5.3 vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)Points 28 vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)Sacks By 5 vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)First Downs 21 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Penalties 10 vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)Penalty Yards 94 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Turnovers 4 at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Interceptions By 2 at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Punts 8 at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Punting Avg 48.5 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Long Punt 54 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Punts inside 20 3 at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Long Punt Return 34 vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)

UALBANY INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

UALBANY TEAM GAME HIGHS OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS


INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 21 Karl Mofor at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Yards Rushing 99 Karl Mofor at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)TD Rushes 2 Karl Mofor at MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017)Long Rush 31 Karl Mofor at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Pass attempts 36 Will Brunson vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Pass completions 24 Will Brunson vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Yards Passing 221 Will Brunson vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)TD Passes 1 Will Brunson at MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017)

1 Will Brunson vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)Long Pass 41 Will Brunson vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)Receptions 5 Jerod Diggs vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)

5 Karl Mofor vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)5 Brad Harris vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)5 A. Manzo-Lewis at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)

Yards Receiving 112 Jerod Diggs vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)TD Receptions 1 Jordan Crockett at MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017)

1 D. McDonald vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)Long Reception 41 Jerod Diggs vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)Field Goals 2 Ethan Stark at MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017)

2 Ethan Stark vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Long Field Goal 41 Ethan Stark at MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017)Punts 8 Neven Sussman at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Punting Avg 48.5 Neven Sussman vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Long Punt 54 Neven Sussman vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Punts inside 20 3 Neven Sussman at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Long Punt Return 34 D. McDonald vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)Long Kickoff Return 34 D. McDonald at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Tackles 11.5 Nate Hatalsky vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)Sacks 2.0 Malachi Hoskins vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Tackles For Loss 3.5 Malachi Hoskins vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Interceptions 1 Kareem Brown at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)

1 Josh Wynn at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)


OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 39 M. Summers, at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Rushing 171 M. Summers, at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)TD Rushes 1 SIMMONS, B., at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)

1 JACKSON, G., at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)1 LAWRY, Ray, at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)1 JONES, Devell, vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)

Long Rush 42 JONES, Devell, vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)Pass attempts 40 STALEY,Elijah, at MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017)Pass completions 23 Bednarczyk, Z., vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Yards Passing 193 Bednarczyk, Z., vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)TD Passes 1 LARUSSA, Blake, at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)

1 BAHAR, Kenji, vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)1 Bednarczyk, Z., vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)

Long Pass 55 LARUSSA, Blake, at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Receptions 7 COX, Jeremy, at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Yards Receiving 97 DUHART, J., at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)TD Receptions 1 DUHART, J., at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)

1 EZEMMA, Ugo, vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)1 Forbes, A., vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)

Long Reception 55 DUHART, J., at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Field Goals 2 O. Johnson, at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Long Field Goal 27 O. Johnson, at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Punts 7 WHITE, Matt, vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)

7 H. Stephenson, at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Punting Avg 50.8 CATE, Bailey, at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Long Punt 65 CATE, Bailey, at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Punts inside 20 3 H. Stephenson, at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Long Punt Return 31 BROWN, Darrell, at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Long Kickoff Return 33 MOORE, Lonnie, vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)Tackles 12.0 BASILE, Mike, vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)Sacks 2.0 ROTIMI, Bunmi, at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)

2.0 M. Willoughby, at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Tackles For Loss 2.0 ROTIMI, Bunmi, at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)

2.0 WASHINGTON,M, at MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017)2.0 T. Cox, at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)2.0 M. Willoughby, at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)

Interceptions 2 T. Campbell, at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)


OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 47 at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Rushing 190 at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Yards Per Rush 4.0 at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)TD Rushes 3 at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Pass attempts 40 at MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017)Pass completions 23 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Yards Passing 193 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Yards Per Pass 7.2 at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)TD Passes 1 at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)

1 vs Monmouth (Sep 16, 2017)1 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)

Total Plays 64 at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Total Offense 285 at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Yards Per Play 5.0 at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Points 31 at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Sacks By 7 at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)First Downs 19 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Penalties 7 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Penalty Yards 61 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Turnovers 3 at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)

3 vs Villanova (Sep 23, 2017)Interceptions By 2 at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Punts 8 at MORGAN STATE (Sep 09, 2017)Punting Avg 50.8 at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Long Punt 65 at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)Punts inside 20 3 at Elon (Sep 30, 2017)Long Punt Return 31 at Old Dominion (Sep 02, 2017)


2017 TEAM STATISTICS Albany Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 02, 2017)All games

TE A M S TA TIS T IC S

R ushing R eceiv ing P assing K ick R eturns P unt R eturns to tD ate O pponent no . yds td lg no . yds td lg cm p-att-in t yds td lg no . yds td lg no . yds td lg offS ep 02 at O ld D om in ion 41 115 2 31 13 160 0 25 13-31-1 160 0 25 2 39 0 22 1 2 0 2 275S ep 09 at M O R G A N S TA TE 46 197 2 29 10 143 1 34 10-21-0 143 1 34 1 0 0 0 2 40 0 25 340S ep 16 M O N M O U TH 34 107 3 20 18 219 1 41 18-27-1 219 1 41 2 49 0 27 6 94 0 34 326S ep 23 V ILLA N O V A 36 95 1 11 24 221 0 28 24-36-0 221 0 28 2 49 0 25 2 34 0 24 316S ep 30 at E lon 29 76 0 17 17 148 0 19 17-35-2 148 0 19 3 77 0 34 3 15 0 9 224A lbany 186 590 8 31 82 891 2 41 82-150-4 891 2 41 10 214 0 34 14 185 0 34 1481O pponents 159 471 4 42 88 785 3 55 88-149-2 785 3 55 11 232 0 33 10 75 0 31 1256

G am es: 5 • A vg /rush : 3 .2 • A vg /ca tch : 10 .9 • P ass e ffic : 103 .63 • K R avg : 21 .4 • P R avg : 13 .2 • A ll purpose avg /gam e: 376 .0 • To ta l o ffense avg /gm : 296 .2

Tackles S acks Fum ble P ass D efense b lkd P A T A ttem pts offD ate O pponent ua a to ta l tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds in t-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o p tsS ep 0 a t O ld D om in ion 30 38 49.0 4 .0 -28 1.0-18 3 1-0 2-0 1 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 10 17S ep 0 a t M O R G A N S TA TE 37 14 44.0 9 .0 -23 1.0-8 2 2-0 0-0 1 7 1 2-3 0 0 0 3 26S ep 1 M O N M O U TH 32 34 49.0 12.0-57 5.0-23 1 1-0 0-0 1 5 0 1-3 0 0 0 6 28S ep 2 V ILLA N O V A 35 22 46.0 7 .0 -36 3.0-21 3 3-80 0-0 5 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 9 19S ep 3 a t E lon 25 64 57.0 4 .0 -17 1.0-8 1 1-0 0-0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0A lbany 159 172 245.0 36.0-161 9.0-78 10 8-80 2-0 9 15 1 6-9 0 0 0 28 90O pponents 161 216 269.0 32.0-127 15.0-79 2 4-0 4-48 14 20 1 7-7 0 0 0 17 61

P unting F ie ld G oals K ickoffsD ate O pponent no . yds avg long b lkd tb fc 50+ i20 m d-att long b lkd no . yds avg tb obS ep 0 a t O ld D om in ion 8 328 41.0 52 0 0 1 1 2 1-1 37 0 4 250 62.5 2 0S ep 0 a t M O R G A N S TA TE 5 212 42.4 53 0 2 0 1 1 2-2 41 0 6 385 64.2 0 0S ep 1 M O N M O U TH 6 187 31.2 44 0 0 2 0 1 1-2 22 1 6 380 63.3 3 0S ep 2 V ILLA N O V A 2 97 48.5 54 0 0 1 1 1 2-3 23 0 3 184 61.3 1 0S ep 3 a t E lon 7 267 38.1 43 0 0 6 0 3 0-0 0 0 1 62 62.0 0 0A lbany 28 1091 39.0 54 0 2 10 3 8 6-8 41 1 20 1261 63.0 6 0O pponents 31 1216 39.2 65 1 1 3 7 6 4-6 27 0 15 879 58.6 4 0

---------- -----------CAA----------------------- ----------- ----------OVERALL---------------------- Record Percentage Record Percentage StreakStony Brook 3-0 1.000 4-1 0.800 W-4James Madison* 2-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 W-5Elon 2-0 1.000 4-1 0.800 W-4New Hampshire 2-0 1.000 4-1 0.800 W-2UAlbany 1-1 0.500 3-2 0.600 L-1Villanova 1-1 0.500 3-2 0.667 W-1Delaware 0-1 0.000 2-2 0.500 L-1Richmond 0-1 0.000 2-2 0.500 L-1William&Mary 0-1 0.000 2-2 0.500 L-1Towson 0-2 0.000 2-3 0.400 L-2Maine 0-2 0.000 1-2 0.333 L-1Rhode Island 0-2 0.000 1-4 0.200 L-2* - CAA Champion, FCS National Champion

2017 CAA STANDINGS


TEAM RECORDS

MOST RUSHING YARDS GAINED

MOST PASSING YARDS GAINED

SCORING DEFENSE

Rushing Yards ......................................................................468 vs. Wagner, 11-1-03Passing Yards .................................................................. 354 vs. Duquesne, 8-31-13Total Yards ........................................................................... 600 vs. Drake, 10-12-02First Downs ..........................................................................30 vs Canisius, 10-19-02.................................................................................................... vs Fordham, 9-9-07 ............................................................................................ vs Rhode Island, 9-20-14Low Rushing Yards Allowed .....................................minus-51 vs. Robert Morris, 11-4-06Low Passing Yards Allowed ..................................................21 vs. Wagner, 10-28-06Low Total Yards Allowed .....................................74 vs. Central Conn. State, 9-13-03Fewest First Downs Allowed .........................................3 vs. St. Francis, Pa., 10-9-10Turnovers Forced ........................................................ 6 vs. James Madison, 9-19-15........................................................................................ 6 vs. Rhode Island, 9-12-15......................................................................................... 6 vs. Stony Brook, 10-2-99...................................................................................................6 vs. Towson, 9-1-01Points (Game) ....................................................................64 vs. St. Peter’s, 10-4-03Points (Half) ........................................................... 41 vs. Duquesne (first), 10-10-09Points (Quarter) ................................................28 vs. Duquesne (second), 10-10-09........................................................................... 28 at Duquesne (second), 11-10-12Victory Margin ........................................................ 55 vs. St. Peter’s (64-9), 10-4-03Loss Margin .................................................... 56 vs. Old Dominion (66-10), 9-28-13

TEAM RECORDS SINCE 1999 (DIVISION I FCS ERA)

Game ..............................................635 vs. Salisbury State, 10-31-92 (473 rushing, 162 passing) By Opposition .................................625, by James Madison, 9-19-15 (350 rushing, 275 passing).................................................................619, by Cortland, 10-28-78 (175 rushing, 444 passing)............................................ 619, by Southern Conn. State, 11-15-97 (253 rushing, 366 passing)Season ..................................................................................................... 5,035, 1997 (814 plays)By Opposition .......................................................................................... 4,520, 2015 (812 plays)

MOST YARDS GAINED

Game .................... 75 vs. Massachusetts Maritime, 10-11-74Half ............................ 47 vs. Mass. Maritime, 10-11-74 (2nd)Quarter ....................................38 vs. C.W. Post, 9-27-97 (1st)Most Season .........................................468, 1997 (12 games)Fewest Season ........................................133, 1976 (9 games)

SCORING OFFENSE

Game ................................................ 65 by Hofstra, 10-27-90Half ..................................... 49 by Northeastern, 9-9-00 (1st)Quarter ................................ 28 by Springfield, 9-22-90 (2nd)...............................28 by Florida International, 11-9-02 (3rd)........................................... 28 by Northeastern, 9-9-00 (2nd)Most Season ........................................ 351, 2013 (10 games)Fewest Season ........................................85, 1981 (10 games)

Game ....................... 398 vs. Southern Conn. State, 11-15-97By Opposition .............................. 444, by Cortland, 10-28-78Season .........................................2,804, 2011 (350 attempts)By Opposition ..............................2,588, 2007 (386 attempts)

Game ................................................. 540 vs. Curry, 10-20-73 By Opposition .............................437, by Springfield, 9-22-90 Season ............................................ 3,215, 2003 (568 rushes)By Opposition ................................. 2,337, 1991 (511 rushes)

Most Wins ............................................................................................................................................................... 11, 1997 (11-1); 10, 1998 (10-1)Most Consecutive Wins ........................................................................................................................................................................... 14, 1997-98................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13, 1973-75Most Consecutive Conference Wins ................................................................................................................................... 18, 10-13-07 to 10-24-09Most Losses ........................................................................................................................................................................................11, 2013 (11-1)................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8, 2015 (3-8)................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7, 1983 (3-7)....................................................................................................................................................................................................................1990 (3-7)....................................................................................................................................................................................................................1995 (3-7)....................................................................................................................................................................................................................2004 (4-7)Most Consecutive Losses .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10, 2013................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7, 2004-05................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5, 1990-91Most Consecutive Games Without Being Shut Out ........................................................................................................90, 1994-2003; 38, 1986-90 Most Consecutive Wins at Home ......................................................................................................................................... 12, 10-6-07 to 10-17-09Most Consecutive Wins on Road ............................................................................................................................................................. 15, 1997-99................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10, 1973-75Most Consecutive Losses at Home ................................................................................................................................................................. 5, 2013................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5, 1993-94Most Consecutive Losses on Road ....................................................................................................................................... 9, 1973-74 and 1984-85Largest Margin of Victory ................................................................................................................... 69, Massachusetts Maritime, 10-11-74 (75-6)Largest Margin of Defeat ........................................................................................................................................... 58, by Hofstra, 10-27-90 (65-7)Consecutive Winning Seasons ................................................................................................................................................................... 7, 2006-12................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4, 1996-99

TEAM SEASON RECORDS SINCE 1973


SINGLE-GAME RECORDS

INTERCEPTION FOR TOUCHDOWNAlbany: Rayshan Clark, 36 yards vs. Elon Tom & Mary Casey Stadium, 10-29-16Opp.: Nasir Adderley of Delaware, 38 yards Tom & Mary Casey Stadium, 11-5-16 KICKOFF RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWNAlbany: Dione Alston, 96 yards at Richmond Robins Stadium, 10-31-15Opp.: Dalton Crossan of New Hampshire, 93 yards Bob Ford Field, 11-16-13 FUMBLE RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWNAlbany: Eli Mencer, 80 yards vs. Villanova Tom & Mary Casey Stadium, 9-23-17Opp.: Hunter Hudgins of Holy Cross, 0 yards Fitton FIeld, 10-3-15 PUNT RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWNAlbany: Ryan Kirchner, 80 yards vs. Wagner, University Field, 11-13-10Opp.: Kalif Raymond of Holy Cross, 67 yards Fitton Field, 10-3-15 BLOCKED PUNT - RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWNAlbany: Kyle Jordan, 19 yards vs. Colgate, University Field, 9-1-12Opp.: Michael Scott of Sacred Heart, 38 yards at Campus Field, 10-21-00 100-YARD RUSHING GAMEAlbany: Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, 298 yards at New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium, 11-12-16Opp.: Malcolm Summers of Elon, 171 yards Rhodes Stadium, 9-30-17 200-YARD RUSHING GAMEAlbany: Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, 298 yards at New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium, 11-12-16Opp.: Donald Liotine of Stony Brook, 203 yards LaValle Stadium, 11-21-15 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMEAlbany: Jerod Diggs, 112 yards vs. Monmouth Tom & Mary Casey Stadium, 9-16-17Opp.: Kamron Lewis of St. Francis (Pa.), 121 yards Tom & Mary Casey Stadium, 9-24-16

200-YARD PASSING GAMEAlbany: Will Brunson, 221 yards vs. Villanova Tom & Mary Casey Stadium, 9-23-17Opp.: Dan Collins of Maine, 280 yards Harold Alfond Sports Stadium, 10-15-16 300-YARD PASSING GAMEAlbany: Will Fiacchi, 331 yards vs. Villanova Villanova Stadium, 11-15-14Opp.: Peter Pujals of Holy Cross, 353 yards Tom & Mary Casey Stadium, 9-17-16

Rushing Yards .................. 298, Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks at New Hampshire, 11-12-16Rushing Touchdowns .......................................... 4, Gary Jones vs. Wagner, 11-1-03............................................................... 4, David McCarty vs. Jacksonville, 12-6-08Touchdowns Scored ............................................ 4, Gary Jones vs. Wagner, 11-1-03............................................................... 4, David McCarty vs. Jacksonville, 12-6-08Passing Yards ............................................. 346, Will Fiacchi vs. Duquesne, 8-31-13Touchdown Passes ........................................5, Dan Di Lella vs. Central Conn. State, 10-22-11........................................................................ 4, Will Fiacchi vs. Delaware, 11-8-14................................................................ 4, Dan Di Lella vs. Sacred Heart, 11-19-11........................................................................ 3, Will Fiacchi vs. Columbia, 9-27-14................................................................... 3, Will Fiacchi vs. Robert Morris, 9-8-12.................................................................3, Michael Oliva vs. Stony Brook, 10-2-99.............................................................3, Ryan Roeder vs. Robert Morris, 11-11-00................................................................... 3, Marcus Rotondi vs. St. John’s, 9-8-01......................................................................... 3, Ryan Roeder vs. Wagner, 9-22-01.................................................................. 3, Vinny Esposito vs. Duquesne, 10-4-08Receiving Yards ..................................251, Chris Phillis vs. Robert Morris, 11-11-00Receptions .......................................... 12, Ryan Kirchner vs. Stony Brook, 11-26-11.......................................................................11, Cole King vs. Richmond, 10-11-14........................................................................10, Chris Phillis vs. Hofstra, 11-18-00...........................................................................10, Tim Bush vs. Wagner, 11-15-08............................................................................ 10, Tim Bush vs. Bryant, 10-17-09........................................................ 10, Tim Bush vs. Central Conn. State, 10-31-09Touchdown Receptions .........................................3, Cole King vs. Robert Morris, 9-8-12......................................................................3, Ryan Kirchner vs. Sacred Heart, 11-19-11............................................................................ 2, Zee Roberson vs. Holy Cross, 9-17-16............................................................ 2, Anthony Manzo-Lewis vs. Richmond, 10-31-15................................................................................2, Brian Parker at Villanova, 11-15-14....................................................................2, Josh Gontarek vs. Delaware, 11-8-14..................................................................................... 2, Cole King at CCSU, 9-6-14...................................................................... 2, Kevin Chillis vs. Duquesne, 8-31-13.............................................................................2, Tim Bush vs. Wagner, 11-15-08........................................................................... 2, Chris Phillis vs. Wagner, 10-9-99........................................................................... 2, Chris Phillis vs. Wagner, 9-23-00............................................................... 2, Chris Phillis vs. Robert Morris, 11-11-00..................................................................2, Jonathan Garrick vs. St. John’s, 9-8-01........................................................................... 2, Chris Phillis vs. Wagner, 9-22-01All-Purpose Yards ............. 305, Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks at New Hampshire, 11-12-16Tackles ......................................................... 18, Rayshan Clark vs. Maine, 10-10-15.............................................................. 18, Christian Dorsey vs. Delaware, 11-8-14........................................................................... 18, Josh Bazan vs. Drake, 10-12-02....................................................... 18, Colin Disch vs. Central Conn. State, 9-24-05Interceptions ........................................ 2, Rayshan Clark vs. Stony Brook, 11-19-16................................................................ 2, Jon Morgan vs. Sacred Heart, 10-27-12.......................................................... 2, David Cross vs. Central Conn. State, 9-4-99..........................................................................2, Mike Grever vs. Wagner, 10-9-99........................................................................2, Samson Brown vs. Towson, 9-1-01..................................................................... 2, Samson Brown vs. Wagner, 9-22-01............................................................ 2, Kamar Elliott vs. St. Francis, Pa., 10-26-02................................................................ 2, Ryan MacLean vs. Duquesne, 11-23-02.................................................................2, Eric Neugebauer vs. Wagner, 10-29-05.............................................................. 2, Rashad Barksdale vs. Delaware, 9-16-06................................................................ 2, Dave Casale vs. Robert Morris, 11-8-08

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