| 2025 Albany Great Danes football | |
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| Conference | CAA Football |
| Record | 1–6 (0–3 CAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Will Fiacchi (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Nesselt (9th season) |
| Home stadium | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Iowa * | FS1 | L 7–34 | 69,250 | |
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Delaware State * | ESPN+ | L 32–37 | 4,506 | |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | New Haven * | FloFootball | L 17–24 | 6,629 | |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Cornell * |
| FloFootball | W 13–10 | 4,819 |
| September 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | FloFootball | L 6–24 | 5,691 | |
| October 4 | 3:30 p.m. | Stony Brook |
| FloFootball | L 12–47 | 6,051 |
| October 18 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 16 Rhode Island |
| FloFootball | L 17–58 | 6,158 |
| October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at Villanova | FloFootball | |||
| November 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at William & Mary | FloFootball | |||
| November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Bryant |
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| November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Towson |
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| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Monmouth | FloFootball | |||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Great Danes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Hawkeyes (FBS) | 3 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
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| Statistics | UA | IOWA |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Great Danes | 14 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 32 |
| Hornets | 14 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
at Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE
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| Statistics | ALB | DSU |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chargers | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY
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| Statistics | NH | ALB |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Great Danes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY
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| Statistics | COR | ALB |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH
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| Statistics | ALB | UNH |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seawolves | 7 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 47 |
| Great Danes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY
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| Statistics | STBK | ALB |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 16 Rams | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Great Danes | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY
| Statistics | URI | ALB |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Rhode Island | Passing | ||
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| Albany | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Great Danes | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Wildcats | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
| Statistics | ALB | VILL |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Albany | Passing | ||
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| Villanova | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Great Danes | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Tribe | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
| Statistics | ALB | W&M |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Albany | Passing | ||
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| William & Mary | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Great Danes | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY
| Statistics | BRY | ALB |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Bryant | Passing | ||
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| Albany | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Tigers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Great Danes | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY
| Statistics | TOW | ALB |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Towson | Passing | ||
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| Albany | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Great Danes | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Hawks | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ
| Statistics | ALB | MONM |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Albany | Passing | ||
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| Monmouth | Passing | ||
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