The America East Conference (AmEast) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I whose members are located in the Northeastern United States. The conference is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Albany Great Danes are the NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic programs of the University at Albany, SUNY, located in Albany, New York, United States. A member of the America East Conference, the University at Albany, SUNY sponsors teams in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports. The football team is a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference, and the women's golf team is an associate member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
The Albany Great Danes football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University at Albany located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of CAA Football, the legally separate football league administered by the multi-sports Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). The 2013 season was the Great Danes' first in CAA Football, following a 14-year tenure in the Northeast Conference. Ten years later, they won their first-ever CAA championship, sharing the title with Villanova and Richmond.
The Stony Brook Seawolves football program represents Stony Brook University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level, competing in CAA Football. The Seawolves play at the 12,300-seat Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, New York.
The 2011 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 42nd-year head coach Bob Ford, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the NEC title with Duquesne. Due to Albany's head-to-head win over Duquesne, the Great Danes earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Stony Brook. The team played home games at University Field in Albany New York.
The 2012 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 43rd-year head coach Bob Ford, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the NEC title with Wagner. Due to Albany's head-to-head loss to Wagner, the Seahawks eared the conference's automatic bid NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. The Great Danes did not receive an at-large bid. The team played home games at University Field in Albany, New York for the final season as Bob Ford Field opened the next year. 2012 was also Albany's final season of competition in the NEC as the Great Danes joined the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in 2013.
Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium is a football stadium in Albany, New York, owned and operated by the University at Albany, SUNY and hosts the school's football team, as well as their soccer program. The stadium, with an initial seating capacity of 8,500 opened on September 14, 2013, when Albany made its debut in Colonial Athletic Association football against Rhode Island. It was renamed Bob Ford Field at Tom and Mary Casey Stadium in 2015 after Tom & Mary Casey gave a $10 million gift to the school. It replaced University Field as the school's current stadium.
The Albany–Stony Brook football rivalry, also known as the Battle for the Golden Apple and the Empire Clash is an American college football rivalry between the Albany Great Danes and the Stony Brook Seawolves. Both teams represent university centers of the State University of New York, and since 2013 have competed together as members of CAA Football, the legally separate football league operated by the multi-sports Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The two teams have met 26 times on the football field, with Albany currently holding a 15–11 edge in the all-time series. Albany leads the series 12–10 since 1999, when both programs moved up to Division I.
The 2014 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing ninth in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field in Albany, New York.
The 2015 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing 11th in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.
The 2016 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.
The 2017 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for tenth place in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.
The 2018 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of 12 teams in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.
The 2019 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the CAA. Albany received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I FCS Football Championship, where the Great Danes defeated Central Connecticut in the first round before losing to Montana State in the second round. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.
The 2020 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the North Division Colonial Athletic Association 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 1–3 with an identical mark in conference play, placing fifth in the CAA's North Division. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.
The 2021 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of 12 teams in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.
The 2022 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for tenth place in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.
The 2023 Albany Great Danes football team represented University at Albany, SUNY as a member of Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA), during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.
The 2024 Albany Great Danes football team will represent the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Great Danes will be led by 11th-year head coach Greg Gattuso and play their home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium.
The 2010 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 41-year head coach Bob Ford, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the NEC. The team played home games at University Field in Albany New York.
