2025 Albany Great Danes football team

2025 Albany Great Danes football
Conference	CAA Football
Record	1–6 (0–3 CAA)
Head coach	Jared Ambrose (interim; 1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Will Fiacchi (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Nesselt (9th season)
Home stadium	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Rhode Island		4	–	0					6	–	2
No. 11 Monmouth		3	–	0					6	–	1
No. 15 Villanova		4	–	1					5	–	2
William & Mary		3	–	1					4	–	3
Maine		2	–	1					3	–	4
Campbell		2	–	2					2	–	6
New Hampshire		2	–	2					4	–	4
Elon		2	–	2					4	–	4
Stony Brook		1	–	2					3	–	4
Towson		1	–	2					3	–	4
North Carolina A&T		1	–	2					1	–	6
Albany		0	–	3					1	–	6
Hampton		0	–	3					2	–	5
Bryant		0	–	3					2	–	5
As of October 19, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Albany Great Danes football team represent the University of Albany as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Great Danes are led by 1st-year interim head coach Jared Ambrose and play their home games at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at Iowa *	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	FS1	L 7–34	69,250
September 6	1:00 p.m.	at Delaware State *	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	L 32–37	4,506
September 13	7:00 p.m.	New Haven *	Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloFootball	L 17–24	6,629
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Cornell *	Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloFootball	W 13–10	4,819
September 27	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloFootball	L 6–24	5,691
October 4	3:30 p.m.	Stony Brook	Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY (rivalry)	FloFootball	L 12–47	6,051
October 18	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 Rhode Island	Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloFootball	L 17–58	6,158
October 25	3:30 p.m.	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloFootball
November 1	3:30 p.m.	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloFootball
November 8	1:00 p.m.	Bryant	Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloFootball
November 15	1:00 p.m.	Towson	Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloFootball
November 22	12:00 p.m.	at Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	FloFootball
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Iowa (FBS)

See also: 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Albany Great Danes (0–0) at Iowa Hawkeyes (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	7	0	0	7
Hawkeyes (FBS)	3	14	7	10	34

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 5:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Sunny, Wind E 8 mph (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 69,250
• Referee: Jim Wharrie
• TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
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Game information

First quarter 8:51 Iowa – Drew Stevens 28-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:09; Iowa 3–0) Second quarter 11:33 UAlbany – Lasalle Rose Jr. 9-yard pass from Jack Shields (James Bozek kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:09; UA 7–3) 7:28 Iowa – Xavier Williams 3-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:05; Iowa 10–7) 1:51 Iowa – Kaden Wetjen 2-yard pass from Mark Gronowski (Drew Stevens kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:49; Iowa 17–7) Third quarter 5:27 Iowa – Mark Gronowski 1-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 8:28; Iowa 24–7) Fourth quarter 14:18 Iowa – Drew Stevens 55-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:58; Iowa 27–7) 3:42 Iowa – Hank Brown 1-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:54; Iowa 34–7)

Statistics	UA	IOWA
First downs	9	20
Plays–yards	47–177	69–358
Rushes–yards	21–43	53–310
Passing yards	134	48
Passing: comp–att–int	13–26–0	9–16–0
Time of possession	23:23	36:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing	Jack Shields	13/26, 134 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jack Shields	12 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Caden Burti	3 receptions, 56 yards
Iowa	Passing	Mark Gronowski	8/15, 44 yards, TD
	Rushing	Xavier Williams	11 carries, 122 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jacob Gill	1 reception, 13 yards

at Delaware State

See also: 2025 Delaware State Hornets football team

Albany Great Danes (0–1) vs. Delaware State Hornets (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	14	6	0	12	32
Hornets	14	0	10	13	37

at Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: SW at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
• Game attendance: 4,506
• Referee: Javarro Edwards
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Rodger Wyland (play-by-play) & Michael Johnson Jr. (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter ALB – Tavahri Groves 75-yard pass from Jack Shields (James Bozek kick), 14:18. Great Danes 3–0. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:42 DSU – Kaiden Bennett 19-yard run (Patrick Fisher-Butler kick), 8:15. Hornets 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:32. ALB – Jack Shields 1-yard run (James Bozek kick), 7:16. Great Danes 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 6:12. DSU – Kaiden Bennett 37-yard run (Patrick Fisher-Butler kick), 1:10. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:14. Second Quarter ALB – Caden Burti 75-yard pass from Jack Shields (kick failed), 1:03. Great Danes 20–14. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:12 Third Quarter DSU – Marquis Gillis 26-yard run (Patrick Fisher-Butler kick), 12:00. Hornets 21–20. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:50. DSU – Patrick Fisher-Butler 34-yard field goal, 4:46. Hornets 24–20. Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 6:12. Fourth Quarter DSU – Sean Weston 7-yard run (Patrick Fisher-Butler kick), 9:21. Hornets 31–20. Drive: 16 plays, 86 yards, 7:23. ALB – Tavahri Groves 17-yard pass from Jack Shields (pass failed), 8:03. Hornets 31–26. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:18 ALB – Steven Mahar Jr. 7-yard pass from Jack Shields (pass failed), 4:38. Great Danes 32–31. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 1:31 DSU – Kaiden Bennett 27-yard run (pass failed), 0:34. Hornets 37–32. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 4:04

Statistics	ALB	DSU
First downs	18	30
Total yards	431	548
Rushing yards	101	371
Passing yards	330	177
Passing: comp–att–int	21–35–0	19–29–0
Time of possession	24:50	35:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing	Jack Shields	21/35, 330 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jojo Uga	8 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Tavahri Groves	3 receptions, 131 yards, TD
Delaware State	Passing	Kaiden Bennett	17/26, 141 yards
	Rushing	Marquis Gillis	23 carries, 123 yards, TD
	Receiving	Nathan Stewart	3 receptions, 39 yards

New Haven

See also: 2025 New Haven Chargers football team

New Haven Chargers (0-2) vs. Albany Great Danes (0-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	10	14	0	0	24
Great Danes	0	7	7	3	17

at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 6,629
• Referee: Terry Jones
• TV announcers (FloFootball): Rodger Wyland (play-by-play) and Michael Johnson Jr. (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter NH – Liam Quigley 38-yard field goal, 7:45. Chargers 3-0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:36 NH – Matt Chandler 12-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Liam Quigley kick), 1:42. Chargers 10-0. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:21 Second Quarter NH – Evan Chieca 3-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Liam Quigley kick), 8:10. Chargers 17-0. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 7:20 NH – Kevonne Wilder 21-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Liam Quigley kick), 5:01. Chargers 24-0. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:37 ALB – Griffin Woodell 1-yard run (James Bozek kick), 1:57. Chargers 24-7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:04 Third Quarter ALB – Tavahri Groves 13-yard pass from Jack Shields (James Bozek kick), 7:40. Chargers 24-14. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:15 Fourth Quarter ALB – James Bozek 45-yard field goal, 5:59. Chargers 24-17. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:52

Statistics	NH	ALB
First downs	20	24
Total yards	294	449
Rushing yards	114	40
Passing yards	180	409
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–35–0	31–54–2
Time of possession	27:45	32:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Haven	Passing	AJ Duffy	23/35, 180 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Brian Thomas	11 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Joshua Tracey	5 receptions, 65 yards
Albany	Passing	Jack Shields	31/53, 409 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Griffin Woodell	9 carries, 39 yards, TD
	Receiving	Carter Moses	9 receptions, 119 yards

Cornell

See also: 2025 Cornell Big Red football team

Cornell Big Red (0-0) vs. Albany Great Danes (0-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	0	0	3	7	10
Great Danes	3	3	0	7	13

at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: S at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 4,819
• Referee: Bill McKeever
• TV announcers (FloFootball): Rodger Wyland (play-by-play) and Michael Johnson Jr. (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter ALB – James Bozek 32-yard field goal, 1:04. Great Danes 3-0. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:25 Second Quarter ALB – James Bozek 37-yard field goal, 1:40. Great Danes 6-0. Drive: 12 plays, 36 yards, 4:20 Third Quarter COR – Alan Zhao 25-yard field goal, 2:16. Great Danes 6-3. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:00 Fourth Quarter ALB – Jojo Uga 43-yard run (James Bozek kick), 6:09. Great Danes 13-3. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:21 COR – Ryder Kurtz 6-yard pass from Devin Page (Alan Zhao kick), 3:38. Great Danes 13-10. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:24

Statistics	COR	ALB
First downs	15	17
Total yards	260	268
Rushing yards	107	153
Passing yards	153	115
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–26–1	13–30–1
Time of possession	26:18	33:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing	Devin Page	8/12, 90 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Devin Page	10 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Ryder Kurtz	6 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Albany	Passing	Jack Shields	7/19, 70 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jojo Uga	18 carries, 126 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kylen Austin	3 receptions, 34 yards

at New Hampshire

See also: 2025 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Albany Great Danes (1-3) vs. New Hampshire Wildcats (2-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	0	0	6	6
Wildcats	7	7	7	3	24

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 5,691
• Referee: Justin Ackley
• TV announcers (FloFootball): Joe Weil (play-by-play) and Pete Webster (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter UNH – Denzell Gibson 1-yard run (Nick Reed kick), 7:10. Wildcats 7-0. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:50 Second Quarter UNH – Ryan Blagg 6-yard pass from Matt Vezza (Nick Reed kick), 0:28. Wildcats 14-0. Drive: 16 plays, 91 yards, 8:06 Third Quarter UNH – Matt Vezza 3-yard run (Nick Reed kick), 5:24. Wildcats 21-0. Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 7:08 Fourth Quarter UNH – Nick Reed 47-yard field goal, 8:29. Wildcats 24-0. Drive: 4 plays, -14 yards, 2:08 ALB – Alex Jreige 6-yard pass from Colin Parachek, 3:08. Wildcats 24-6. Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 5:16

Statistics	ALB	UNH
First downs	19	17
Total yards	275	308
Rushing yards	94	118
Passing yards	181	190
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–42–1	19–24–0
Time of possession	25:40	34:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing	Colin Parachek	21/42, 181 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Colin Parachek	9 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Kylen Austin	4 receptions, 56 yards
New Hampshire	Passing	Matt Vezza	19/24, 190 yards, TD
	Rushing	Myles Thomason	16 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Chase Wilson	4 receptions, 74 yards

Stony Brook (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Stony Brook Seawolves football team and Albany–Stony Brook football rivalry

Stony Brook Seawolves (2-3) vs. Albany Great Danes (1-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	7	3	21	16	47
Great Danes	3	3	0	6	12

at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
• Game attendance: 6,051
• Referee: Todd Bowman
• TV announcers (FloFootball): Rodger Wyland (play-by-play) and Michael Johnson Jr. (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (7:12) ALB – James Bozek 34-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 1:54; Albany 3–0) (3:32) SBU – Roland Dempster 8-yard run, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:34; Stony Brook 7–3) Second Quarter (1:44) ALB – James Bozek 33-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:51; Stony Brook 7–6) (0:09) SBU – Michael Mannino 46-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:35; Stony Brook 10–6) Third Quarter (13:14) SBU – Chris Zellous 28-yard run, Michael Mannino kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Stony Brook 17–6) (9:27) SBU – Chris Zellous 1-yard run, Michael Mannino kick (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:57; Stony Brook 24–6) (1:35) SBU – Dez Williams 17-yard pass from Chris Zellous, Michael Mannino kick (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:57; Stony Brook 31–6) Fourth Quarter (13:13) SBU – Chris Zellous 1-yard run (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05; Stony Brook 37–6) (11:57) ALB – Jasiah Barron 47-yard pass from Aidan Semo (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:16; Stony Brook 37–12) (6:45) SBU – Michael Mannino 34-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 5:12; Stony Brook 40–12) (2:07) SBU – Dylan Harris 3-yard run, Michael Mannino kick (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 3:56; Stony Brook 47–12)

Statistics	STBK	ALB
First downs	28	10
Total yards	473	198
Rushing yards	223	50
Passing yards	250	148
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–31–0	8–23–1
Time of possession	36:50	23:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stony Brook	Passing	Chris Zellous	20/30, 241 yards, TD
	Rushing	Roland Dempster	20 carries, 105 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dez Williams	6 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Albany	Passing	Colin Parachek	5/18, 82 yards, INT
	Rushing	Alex Jreige	4 carries, 13 yards
	Receiving	Jasiah Barron	2 receptions, 64 yards, TD

No. 16 Rhode Island

See also: 2025 Rhode Island Rams football team

No. 16 Rhode Island Rams (5-2) vs. Albany Great Danes (1-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Rams	-	-	-	-	0
Great Danes	-	-	-	-	0

at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
• TV: FloFootball

Statistics	URI	ALB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Villanova

See also: 2025 Villanova Wildcats football team

Albany Great Danes (0-0) vs. Villanova Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 3:30 PM EDT

Statistics	ALB	VILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at William & Mary

See also: 2025 William & Mary Tribe football team

Albany Great Danes (0-0) vs. William & Mary Tribe (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	-	-	-	-	0
Tribe	-	-	-	-	0

at Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 3:30 PM EDT

Statistics	ALB	W&M
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Bryant

See also: 2025 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Bryant Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Albany Great Danes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Great Danes	-	-	-	-	0

at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Statistics	BRY	ALB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Towson

See also: 2025 Towson Tigers football team

Towson Tigers (0-0) vs. Albany Great Danes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0
Great Danes	-	-	-	-	0

at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 12:00 PM EST

Statistics	TOW	ALB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Monmouth

See also: 2025 Monmouth Hawks football team

Albany Great Danes (0-0) vs. Monmouth Hawks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	-	-	-	-	0
Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 12:00 PM EST

Statistics	ALB	MONM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "2025 UAlbany Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
2. "FB vs. UAlbany 8/30/2025". University of Iowa Athletics. August 30, 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.