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2014 SCHEDULE (1-0, 0-0 CAA) GAMEDAY CENTRAL: UALBANY AT CCSU

AUGUST TIME SERIES Date: Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 30 HOLY CROSS 14-13, W 1-0 Location: New Britain, Conn. Stadium: SEPTEMBER Kickoff: 6:00 p.m. 6 at Central St. 6 p.m. 12-6 Series: UAlbany leads 12-6 20 at Rhode Island* 1 p.m. 0-1 27 COLUMBIA 6 p.m. 1-0 Record: 1-0, 0-0 CAA Record: 1-0, 0-0 NEC OCTOBER Head Coach: Head Coach: Pete Rossomando 4 JAMES MADISON* 6 p.m. 0-1 Alma Mater: Penn State ‘83 Alma Mater: Boston University ‘94 Overall Record: 43-13 (6th season) 11 RICHMOND* 3:30 p.m. 0-1 Overall Record: 98-32 (13th season) Record at UAlbany: 1-0 (1st season) Record at CCSU: 1-0 (1st season) 18 at Maine* 12:30 p.m. 4-3 25 COLGATE* 3:30 p.m. 2-2 NOVEMBER MEDIA CENTER 1 at New Hampshire* 6 p.m. 0-2 Video: NEC Front Row Mobile Device: iHeartRadio - WGY 8 DELAWARE* 3:30 p.m. 1-2 Radio: WGY 810AM 103.1FM Twitter: @UAlbanySports 15 at Villanova* 7:00 p.m. 1st 22 STONY BROOK* 3:30 p.m. 10-6 *CAA Game Coming off a stunning 14-13 win over Holy Cross, the University at Albany football team looks to keep the momentum going when the Great Danes travel to take on Central Connecticut State Saturday at 6:00 p.m. at Arute Field. UAl- 2013 RESULTS (1-11, 0-8 CAA) bany will be looking to capture the program’s 100th Division I win, currently standing with a 99-69 overall record in its 16th season at the FCS level. AUGUST 31 at Duquesne 35-24, L 2,001 THE SERIES SEPTEMBER Former rivals in the , UAlbany leads the all-time series 7 at Colgate 37-34, W 5,217 with CCSU, 12-6, dating back to 1995. UAlbany has a 5-3 record in games 14 RHODE ISLAND* 19-13 OT, L 8,500 played on the road against the Blue Devils. All six of CCSU’s wins over UAl- 21 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 20-17, L 6,412 bany have been squeakers, including the last four having a combined margin 28 at Old Dominion 66-10, L 20,118 of nine points. On the contrary, UAlbany’s victories over the Blue Devils have OCTOBER been historically convincing, including six that were won by over 20 points. In the most recent clash, CCSU hit a field goal with 17 seconds remaining, edging 5 at James Madison* 40-13, L 25,201 the Great Danes, 20-17, at Bob Ford Field on Sept. 21, 2013. The last time the 12 at Delaware* 33-30, L 17,363 squads met in New Britain, UAlbany came away with a 63-35 win in 2011. 19 TOWSON* 44-17, L 8,500 NOVEMBER 2 at Richmond* 27-10, L 8,700 QUICK FACTS 9 MAINE* 33-27, L 4,912 16 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 37-20. L 6,044 Location...... Albany, N.Y. 23 at Stony Brook* 24-3, L 4,512 Enrollment...... 12,878 *CAA Game Nickname...... Great Danes Website...... UAlbanySports.com PROGRAM HISTORY Twitter...... @UAlbanySports Facebook...... www.facebook.com/ualbanysports Stadium...... Bob Ford Field First Season of Football...... 1970 (club) Stadium Capacity...... 8,500 First Season of Varsity Football...... 1973 (Div. III) Stadium Surface...... synthetic turf First Season at Division II...... 1995 President...... Dr. Robert J. Jones First Season at Division I FCS...... 1999 Athletic Director...... Mark Benson All-Time Varsity...... 257-170 (.600 - 41st season) Head Coach...... Greg Gattuso NEC Record...... 78-24 (.765 - 14 seasons) Football Contact...... Lizzie Barlow CAA Record...... 0-8 (.000 - 2nd season) Football Contact Office Phone...... (518) 442-3359 NEC Championships...... 6 (‘02, ‘03, ‘07, ‘08, ‘11, ‘12) Football Contact Office Email...... [email protected] FCS Playoff Appearances...... 1 (2011) Offensive Starters Returning/Lost...... 8/3 All-Time Home Record...... 128-70 (.645) Defensive Starters Returning/Lost...... 5/6 All-Time Road Record...... 125-97 (.563) NOTES

UALBANY VS. CCSU HISTORY OPENING DAY YEAR-BY-YEAR (FCS) Final Conference Year W/L H/A Score Margin Conf. Record Overall Year W/L Opponent Score Record 2013 L H 17-20 -3 0-8 1-11 2012 W H 63-34 +29 7-1 9-2 2014 W vs. Holy Cross 14-13 -- 2011 W A 63-35 +28 7-1** 8-4 2013 L @ Duquesne 24-35 0-8 2010 L H 27-30 ot -3 4-4 6-5 2012 W vs. Colgate 40-23 7-1** 2009 L A 29-31 -2 6-2 7-4 2011 L @Colgate 34-37 OT 7-1** 2008 W H 24-22 +2 7-0** 9-3 2010 W @Maine 3-0 4-4 2007 W A 49-14 +35 6-0** 8-4 2006 W H 19-14 +5 5-2 7-4 2009 L @Georgia Southern 26-29 6-2 2005 L A 13-14 -1 4-3 5-6 2008 L @Massachusetts 16-28 7-0** 2004 L H 23-28 -5 4-3 4-7 2007 L @Colgate 11-13 6-0** 2003 W A 28-10 +18 6-1** 7-4 2006 W @Lehigh 17-16 5-2 2002 W H 21-12 +9 6-1** 8-4 2005 L vs. Hofstra 7-36 4-3 2001 Cancelled due to 9/11 5-2 7-3 2004 L @Hofstra 0-45 4-3 2000 W H 42-19 +23 5-3 5-6 2003 L @Northeastern 0-51 6-1** 1999 W A 35-13 +22 6-1 7-2 2002 L @Montana 7-45 6-1** 1998 W H 49-10 +39 -- 10-1 2001 W vs. Towson 14-10 5-2 1997 L A 26-33 -7 -- 11-1 2000 L @Northeastern 14-63 5-3 1996 W H 21-16 +5 -- 7-3 1999 W @Central Connecticut 35-13 6-1 1995 W` A 17-10 +7 -- 3-7 **Won the NEC title

**Won the NEC title

SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES Defensively, senior linebacker Kyle Jordan served as a spark and 2014 Record: 1-0, 0-0 CAA game-changer, forcing two fumbles, including the game-winner, and 2013 Record: 1-11, 0-8 CAA (11th) finished with nine tackles, including five solo. Safety Rayshan Clark led 2014 CAA Preseason Poll: 10th/12 UAlbany with 10 tackles (three solo), while redshirt sophomore inside Head Coach: Greg Gattuso (1st season at UAlbany/13th overall as head linebacker Michael Nicastro brought down nine. Morrison totaled eight coach) (1-0 / 98-32) tackles on the night, including four unassisted.

THE COACH: Greg Gattuso, a former head coach at Duquesne Univer- SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS sity and assistant head coach at both and Maryland, was 2014 Record: 1-0, 0-0 NEC named the University at Albany’s head football coach in December 2013 Record: 4-8, 2-4 NEC (6th) of 2013. Gattuso became the second football coach in the program’s 2013 Patriot Preseason Poll: 4th/7 41-varsity season history, taking the reins from program architect Bob Head Coach: Pete Rossomando (1st season at CCSU/ 6th overall as head Ford. Throughout both his playing and coaching career, Gattuso boasts coach 1-0 / 43-13) a long history of exceptional success. As a defensive lineman at Penn State, Gattuso helped lead the Nittany Lions to a national title in 1982. THE COACH: Rossomando spent the last five seasons as the head In his first collegiate head-coaching role, Gattuso piloted Duquesne to a coach at the . Over that time he led the Char- 97-32 record during his 12-season tenure, and while making three bowl gers to a 42-13 record, two NCAA Playoff appearances and coached appearances at Pittsburgh, he turned the defensive line into one of the numerous all-conference and All-America student-athletes. Rossomando best in the nation as an assistant head coach and hauled in a top-10 was named head coach of the Chargers in December of 2007 as New recruiting class. Gattuso comes to UAlbany after spending three sea- Haven reinstated its Division II football program after a five-year hiatus. sons as a member ’s University of Maryland coaching staff. He rebuilt the Chargers into one of the best Division II programs in There, he led the defensive line that ranked among the top in the ACC the country. In the last three seasons, 2011-13, the Chargers posted an and was promoted to the position of assistant head coach in February overall record of 29-6 and a 20-2 mark in Northeast-10 action, including 2012. two consecutive 8-0 regular seasons in league play (2011, 2012). New Haven was ranked as high as No. 3 in the 2012 Division II national polls. OVERVIEW: With 44 seconds remaining in the 2014 season-opener last Personally, Rossomando was named Liberty Mutual NCAA Division II Saturday, sophomore Neil Morrison returned a 79-yard fumble recov- National Coach of the Year following the 2012 season. He also earned ery for a touchdown and junior kicker Patrick Toole’s point-after gave three Northeast-10 Coach of the Year awards as the head coach of the UAlbany a 14-13 victory over the visiting Holy Cross Crusaders. The Chargers (2010-12). Prior to being named head coach at New Haven, win marked the first in the Greg Gattuso era, as well as the program’s Rossomando was an assistant coach at UAlbany for seven seasons, first at Bob Ford Field. Trailing, 13-0, heading into the fourth quarter, serving as associate head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive quarterback Will Fiacchi connected a 12-yard pass to tight end Brian line coach for his final three seasons with the Great Danes. Albany won parker with 11:05 to go, cutting the margin to six. Running the clock out, three Northeast Conference Championships (2002, 2003, 2007) with Holy Cross handed off to running back Gabe Guild on 3rd-and-7, but Rossomando on the sidelines. The Great Danes posted a record of 46-32 UAlbany’s Samuel Gray and Kyle Jordan hit Guild from both sides, and in his seven seasons, including 36-12 in NEC play. Jordan’s blow knocked the ball free. With a timely block from Rayshan Clark, Morrison sprinted 79-yards down the open field. OVERVIEW: The Blue Devils come off a 31-27 upset victory over No. 7 Fiacchi totaled 182 passing yards on the night, completing 19-of-31 Towson in their season-opener, marking the program’s first victory over passes. Parker finished with six receptions and 87 yards, while true a ranked opponent in eight years. Running back Rob Hollomon was freshman Josh Gontarek led the squad with nine catches for 67 yards. named the FCS Offensive Player of the Week after totaling 280 all-pur- Senior running back Omar Osbourne was the go-to in the ground game, pose yards in the victory. The Preseason All-American posted 209 yards carrying the ball 20 times for a total of 85 rushing yards. from scrimmage and two touchdowns against a team that advanced to 2 UAlbany Game Notes UAlbany Game Notes NOTES

the NCAA FCS Championship Game last season. In all, Hollomon touched the ball 36 times to pile up 280 all-purpose yards, and it was his last touch that put CCSU ahead for good. WILL FIACCHI Hollomon, who had a long run of 74 yards earlier in the game, plunged in from one yard out to give CCSU a 31-27 lead with 00:36 remaining on the clock. His first touchdown of the game, a 3-yard run, broke a 14-14 tie with under 3:00 remaining in the third quarter. Passing (2012) Comp-Att. Int-TD Yards MORRISON NAMED CAA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Colgate 16-25 1-0 143 Announced by the conference office Monday, UAlbany football player Neil Morrison has been at Robert Morris 17-21 0-3 208 named the CAA Defensive Player of the Week. Morrison’s last minute heroics gave UAlbany at Youngstown St. 23-35 0-2 228 a 14-13 stunning win over Holy Cross in the 2014 season-opener Saturday, as he recovered at Maine 13-29 1-0 132 a fumble for a 79-yard touchdown with 44 seconds remaining in the contest. A native of Monmouth 16-30 0-2 248 Miramar, Fla., Morrison also totaled eight tackles, including four solo and one for a loss. The at Bryant 23-34 1-0 255 outside linebacker helped the UAlbany defense hold Holy Cross to an average of just 2.9 Saint Francis 21-31 0-0 255 yards on 41 rushing attempts in the game. Morrison marks the first CAA Defensive Player at Sacred Heart 14-32 1-2 195 of the Week in UAlbany program history, and the second to earn CAA weekly honors. Omar Wagner 18-33 0-0 113 Osbourne was named the Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9, 2013. at Duquesne 14-22 0-1 130 CCSU 13-17 1-1 242 FUMBLE! Morrison’s fumble recovery for a touchdown marked the team’s first since Nov. 17, 2012 when (2013) Ocieka Bakou ran 45-yards for the score in UAlbany’s 63-34 win over Central Connecticut at Duquesne 27-45 1-2 346 State at University Field. The victory clinched a share of the 2012 NEC title for the Great at Colgate 13-24 1-1 180 Danes. vs. URI 17-36 1-0 181 vs. CCSU 12-21 0-0 140 GREAT DANE COACHING CONNECTIONS at Old Dominion 15-26 1-1 221 Some faces on CCSU’s sidelines will look familiar to UAlbany fans, including the Blue Devils’ at James Madison 26-43 0-1 214 first-year head coach Pete Rossomando. Rossomando was on Bob Ford’s staff at UAlbany for at Delaware 17-26 1-1 212 seven seasons (2001-07). In addition, CCSU defensive coordinator Drew Christ was on staff vs. Towson 17-35 1-1 126 at UAlbany from 2006-13, where he helped the Danes win four NEC championships. Lastly, at Richmond 17-27 1-0 212 assistant secondary coach Randall Exantus was a team captain and five-year member of the vs. Maine 9-20 1-2 139 UAlbany football team from 2009-13. The cornerback started all 12 games in his senior season vs. UNH 21-34 0-0 251 and ranked third on the team with 83 tackles (45 solo). at Stony Brook 16-35 0-0 136

GATTUSO NEARS THE CENTURY MARK (2014) With a 98-32 career coaching record, head coach Greg Gattuso will look to hit the 100-win vs. Holy Cross 19-31 0-1 182 milestone in the upcoming weeks. Gattuso piloted Duquesne to a 97-32 record during his Total 414-713 13-21 4,723 12-season tenure. He will become the fifth active CAA coach to hit the century mark, joining Andy Talley of Villanova (232-144-2), Jimmye Laycock of William & Mary (222-166-2), Jack Rushing Cosgrove of Maine (122-121), and Sean McDonnell of New Hampshire (114-72). (2012) Rushes/Yards TD Colgate 3/-6 0 FOUR FORMER NFL PLAYERS ON STAFF at Robert Morris 7/35 1 The Great Danes have four former NFL players currently on the coaching staff -- assistant at Youngstown St. 5/-2 0 head coach Bernard Clark, offensive line coach Jim Sweeney, defensive line coach Delbert at Maine 2/-1 0 Cowsette, and volunteer assistant Nate Byham. Clark was a linebacker for the Cincinnati Monmouth 4/-21 0 Bengals and Seattle Seahawks, playing three seasons in the NFL and two in the AFL. A 16- at Bryant 5/-11 0 year veteran of the NFL, Sweeney was second round pick in the 1984 draft. He was named to Saint Francis 3/13 0 the All-NFL Rookie Team after his first season with the Jets and played 11 seasons at Sacred Heart 4/-16 0 with the Jets with 158 consecutive starts. Cowsette was drafted by the Washington Redskins Wagner 5/1 0 and played for the New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears from 2000-06. at Duquesne 7/27 1 Lastly, Byham was sixth round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. He bat- CCSU 4/-4 0 tled 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. (2013) at Duquesne 4/-2 0 COACH GATTUSO FOOTBALL SHOW ON MY4 at Colgate 2/0 0 A UAlbany football coaches show will air on MY4 (WNYA) this season. NBC13 (WNYT) sports vs. URI 6/-6 0 director Rodger Wyland hosts the 30-minute show with new Great Danes football coach Greg vs. CCSU 5/-41 0 Gattuso every Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Old Dominion 1/1 0 at James Madison 9/-20 0 2014 SEASON OUTLOOK at Delaware 9/-15 0 THE UALBANY OFFENSE vs. Towson 3/5 0 RUNNING BACKS: On the offensive side of the ball, the Great Danes return a veteran regime, at Richmond 6/10 0 including first-team All-CAA running back Omar Osbourne. In 2013, Osbourne ranked third vs. Maine 4/22 1 in the conference, totaling 1,206 rushing yards, good for fifth in UAlbany’s all-time sin- vs. UNH 7/7 0 gle-season record book. Osbourne ranked fourth in the CAA with 12 rushing touchdowns, at Stony Brook 5/0 0 and totaled 1,369 all-purpose yards (114.1/game), which ranked seventh in the league. This summer, Osbourne was named to the 2014 Performance Awards Running (2014) Back Award Watch List, as well as to the CAA Preseason Team. Also returning at the running vs. Holy Cross 6/-10 0 back position is sophomore Andre Martin and redshirt junior Presley Beauvais. Beauvais took Total 114/-38 3 24 handoffs, totaling 116 rushing yards and two touchdowns in 2013, while Martin also car- ried the ball 24 times for 63 yards in his rookie campaign. Also adding depth and size in the running game is Elliot Croskey, a 6’2 local product from CBA.

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RANKED OPPONENTS HISTORY QUARTERBACKS: Starting every game for the past two seasons, the • The Great Danes played a nationally ranked squad for the 25th Great Danes will have the leadership and veteran presence of redshirt time in UAlbany’s FCS history vs. New Hampshire on Nov. 16. senior quarterback Will Fiacchi in the pocket. Fiacchi enters the 2014 2013. season ranked third all-time at UAlbany for career passing yard with • UNH ranked #23 in the Sports Network Top-25 Poll. 4,514 (395-686) and is the program’s third quarterback in school history to throw for over 4,000 yards in his tenure. He broke the single-sea- • The Great Danes have played at least one ranked opponent son completions record, completing 207-of-372 passes with just eight every season since 2002. interceptions in 2013 and totaled 2,358 passing yards, which ranks • UAlbany’s last win over a ranked opponent was on Sept. 22, third all-time at UAlbany, along with nine touchdowns. Fiacchi is the 2012. The Danes beat Maine, who ranked #23 in the Sports only UAlbany quarterback in program history to eclipse the 2,000-yard Network Top-25 Poll and #22 in the FCS Coaches Poll. milestone in multiple seasons. There is a three-way tie on the depth • UAlbany owns a 5-20 record against ranked foes. chart backing him up in junior transfer Dan Harding from Sierra College, redshirt junior Shane Sweeney, and junior Ryan Smith. UALBANY VS. RANKED DIVISION I FCS TEAMS Nov. 18, 2000 #12 Hofstra 55, UAlbany 28 RECEIVERS: Expected top targets for Fiacchi include redshirt senior Sept. 7, 2002 #1 Montana 45, UAlbany 7 Cole King, who recorded 37 receptions and 436 receiving yards last NOV. 23, 2002 UALBANY 24, #21 DUQUESNE 0 (ECAC CLASSIC) season. Fellow redshirt senior Jake Meek is one of the Great Danes’ Sept. 6, 2003 #6 Northeastern 51, UAlbany 0 most versatile athletes, who has been put in position to receive, pass, Oct. 2, 2004 #21 Lehigh 44, UAlbany 14 and rush while on the gridiron. Meek ranked second on the team with Sept. 10, 2005 #24 Hofstra 36, UAlbany 7 342 rushing yards on 56 carries, recorded three rushing touchdowns, Sept. 17, 2005 #25 Massachusetts 40, UAlbany 0 and also totaled 95 receiving yards with eight catches last season. True SEPT. 16, 2006 UALBANY 17, #11 DELAWARE 10 freshmen Josh Gontarek and Jordan Crockett are also projected to play key roles in the pass game. SEPT. 23, 2006 UALBANY 19, #23 CENTRAL CONN. ST. 14 With a pair of 6’4 options in tight end Brian Parker and fullback Nic Sept. 15, 2007 #19 Hofstra 28, UAlbany 13 Ketter, the Great Danes project to have a number of prevalent scoring Sept. 22, 2007 #2 Montana 35, UAlbany 14 threats and a well-rounded offense overall. Parker, a redshirt senior, Dec. 1, 2007 #24 Dayton 42, UAlbany 21 (Gridiron Classic) logged 30 receptions for a total of 355 yards and two touchdowns, while Aug. 30, 2008 #5 Massachusetts 28, UAlbany 16 Ketter, a redshirt sophomore, made seven receptions for 90 yards and a Sept. 20, 2008 #10 New Hampshire 32, UAlbany 24 touchdown in 2013. Sept. 27, 2008 #17 Delaware 38, UAlbany 7 Sept. 12, 2009 #17 Massachusetts 44, UAlbany 7 OFFENSIVE LINE: The Great Danes have a relatively young offen- SEPT. 19, 2009 UALBANY 20, #20 MAINE 16 sive line with the most experienced member being right tackle Adam Sept. 11, 2010 #10 Stephen F. Austin 59, UAlbany 14 Pasnik, a redshirt junior with 22 games under his belt. The remainder of Nov. 26, 2011 #22 Stony Brook 31, UAlbany 28 (NCAA First Round) the line on the depth chart stands at sophomore or redshirt sophomore Sept. 15, 2012 #5 Youngstown State 31, Albany 24 status, including left tackle Kevin Malloy who moved from the tight end SEPT. 22, 2012 UALBANY 30, #23 MAINE 20 position. Left guard Michael Senn and right guard Matt Campion both Oct. 5, 2013 #21 James Madison 40, UAlbany 13 saw action in nine games last season, while Adam Wierbinski makes Oct. 19, 2013 #7 Towson 44, UAlbany 17 the move to center after starting all 12 games at guard in 2013. Nov. 9, 2013 #8 Maine 33, UAlbany 27 THE UALBANY DEFENSE Nov. 16, 2013 #23 New Hampshire 37, UAlbany 20 DEFENSIVE LINE: The Great Danes return five defensive starters from a year ago, beginning with Tim Kologrivov on the line. The redshirt senior from Wyckoff, N.J., played in all 12 games, totaling 26 tackles and forced a fumble. He also played a key role in the game-saving fourth- BOB FORD FIELD QUICK HITS and-goal goal-line stand in the waning minutes of UAlbany’s victory • $19 million multi-sport complex -- home of the Great Dane over Colgate. football and soccer teams. • 8,500-seats, including 629 chair-backs, bleachers, and a natu- LINEBACKERS: Redshirt senior Christian Dorsey, a third-team All-CAA ral grass berm. selection, is one of three returning starting linebackers. Dorsey finished • Daktronics scoreboard with a 39’ by 22’ high-definition video second on the team with 85 total tackles (46 solo) and forced two fum- display and point-source sound system behind the south end bles. Sophomore Marcel Ngachie returns after a stellar rookie season, zone. playing in 10 games with 44 tackles (18 solo) and a forced fumble. Out- • Press level with four luxury suites, print media area, and side linebacker Michael Nicastro, a redshirt sophomore from Clarksville, booths for radio, television, coaches, and replay. Md., ranked sixth on the team with 62 tackles (29 solo) in his first active season, and led the squad with two fumble recoveries. Redshirt senior • FieldTurf surface and Musco stadium lighting. Kyle Jordan also adds experience to the linebacker corps, returning af- • The field is named in honor of Bob Ford, UAlbany Football’s ter missing the majority of 2013 due to injury. He played in every game head coach from 1970-2013. in 2011 and 2012, helping the Great Danes to back-to-back NEC titles. • The project was completed by Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; with support from principle architect and designer SECONDARY: In the secondary, senior safety TJ Idowu will look to Heery International Inc., and site engineer Clough Harbor & have another solid season after leading the team with 94 tackles (51 Associates. solo) last fall. The Wexford, Pa. native also ranked 14th in the CAA, • Constuction began in April of 2012 and was completed in averaging 7.8 tackles per game. Safety Jamal Merritt, a redshirt junior September of 2013. transfer from New Mexico will also look to be a presence down field. • Planning and fundraising for the new multi-spot complex Cornerbacks Jojo McClary and Rayshan Clark both saw action in all 12 began in 2004. games last season, and are backed by true freshmen Jamal Robinson and Chris Johnson.

4 UAlbany Game Notes UAlbany Game Notes UALBANY VS. OPPONENTS NOTES Opponent W L Last Meeting Albright 0 2 1976 (28-7, L) Alfred 7 5 1994 (20-19, L) American Int’l 3 0 1998 (25-24, W) THE UALBANY SPECIALISTS Brockport 14 4 1994 (25-13, L) Brooklyn 1 0 1979 (56-0, W) The Great Danes return punter Jon Martin, a redshirt sophomore from Delmar, N.Y. who was Brown 0 2 2004 (35-7, L) named to the 2014 CFPA Punter Award Watch List. Playing in all 12 games, Martin punted Bryant 2 2 2012 (31-14, W) 61 times and totaled 2,433 yards for an average of 39.9 yards per punt. He recorded seven Buffalo 7 4 1988 (28-20, W) punts over 50 yards and dropped 17 inside the 20-yard line. Martin’s 76-yard punt versus Canisius 2 0 2002 (24-22, W) CENTRAL CONN. 12 6 2013 (20-17, L) Towson on Oct. 19th marked the fourth-longest punt in UAlbany history. He also had a Central Florida 1 0 1980 (28-17, W) 73-yarder against CCSU on Sept. 21st, representing the seventh longest punt in the Great COLGATE 2 2 2013 (37-34, W) Danes’ record book. Placement kicker Patrick Toole, a redshirt junior transfer, is projected to COLUMBIA 1 0 2011 (44-21, W be the go-to for field goals and point-afters. Toole comes to UAlbany after stops at Temple Cortland 8 10 1994 (30-29, L) (2011), Erie CC (2012), and Tennessee (2013). Cornell 0 1 2006 (23-21, L) Curry 2 0 1974 (50-23, W) C.W. Post 1 2 1998 (24-16, L) DANES PICKED 10TH IN CAA PRESEASON POLL Dayton 0 2 2007 (42-21, L) At the conference media day in Baltimore, the CAA announced the preseason all-conference DELAWARE 1 2 2013 (33-30, L) teams and the predicted order of finish. The Great Danes were picked 10th in the preseason Drake 0 1 2002 (49-42, L) poll for the second straight season, while the list was topped by New Hampshire, which Duquesne 5 2 2013 (35-24, L) Florida Atlantic 0 1 2001 (27-9, L) tied for second in the conference standings last year. UNH has reached 10-straight FCS Florida Int’l 0 1 2002 (35-26, L) postseasons -- the longest current streak in the country. CAA Football is coming off a 2013 Fordham 4 4 2007 (23-20, W) season in which two teams – New Hampshire and Towson – reached the NCAA Division I Gannon 1 0 1996 (40-29, W) Football Championship semifinals, with the Tigers becoming the 10th team in conference Georgia Southern 0 1 2009 (29-26, L) Hampden-Sydney 1 0 1977 (51-45, W) history to reach the national title game. Hobart 1 0 1979 (10-0, W) Hofstra 3 11 2008 (22-16, W) 2013 CAA Football Predicted Order of Finish HOLY CROSS 1 0 2014 (14-13, W) 1. New Hampshire (15) Ithaca 5 14 1994 (22-11, L) 2. Villanova (2) Jacksonville 1 0 2008 (28-0, W) JAMES MADISON 0 1 2013 (40-13, L) 3. Richmond (3) King’s (Pa.) 2 0 1996 (49-21, W) 4. William and Mary (3) Lehigh 1 1 2006 (17-16, W) 5. Towson MAINE 4 3 2013 (33-27, L) 6. Delaware Marist 3 0 1984 (43-0, W) Massachusetts 0 3 2009 (44-7, L) 7. Maine Mass.-Lowell 3 0 1999 (40-0, W) 8. James Madison (1) Mass. Maritime 1 0 1974 (75-6, W) 9. Stony Brook Mercyhurst 1 0 1996 (20-10, W) 10. UAlbany Merrimack 2 0 1998 (24-6, W) 11. Rhode Island Monmouth 11 4 2012 (55-24, W) Montana 0 2 2007 (35-14, L) 12. Elon NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 2013 (37-20, L) New Haven 1 2 1986 (45-28, L) OSBOURNE NAMED TO CAA PRESEASON TEAM New York Tech 1 0 1981 (41-7, W) Senior running back Omar Osbourne was named to the CAA Preseason All-Conference Niagara 1 0 1973 (75-9, W) Team, A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Osbourne was a first team All-CAA selection in 2013. He Nichols 1 1 1974 (32-8, W) Northeastern 0 2 2003 (51-0, L) ranked third in the conference, totaling 1,206 rushing yards and 100.5 yards per game, while Norwich 14 6 1994 (45-20, W) his rushing total also placed him fifth in UAlbany’s all-time single-season record book. Os- Old Dominion 0 1 2013 (66-10, L) bourne ranked fourth in the CAA with 12 rushing touchdowns, including a three-touchdown Pace 4 1 1998 (17-0, W) performance against Delaware on Oct. 12th. Osbourne also totaled 1,369 all-purpose yards Plattsburgh 6 0 1978 (32-7, W) Plymouth State 1 0 1985 (33-21, W) (114.1/game), which ranked seventh in the league. This summer, Osbourne was also named R.I.T. 5 0 1977 (13-3, W) to the 2014 College Football Performance Awards Running Back Award Watch List. Rensselaer 7 1 1996 (17-7, W) RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2013 (19-13 OT, L) UALBANY ANNOUNCES 2014 HALL OF FAME CLASS RICHMOND 0 1 2013 (27-10, L) The University at Albany has announced that it will induct Mari Werner (WBB), Liz Tucker Robert Morris 8 6 2012 (35-10, W) Rowan 0 2 2000 (31-3, L) (WBB), Ty Curran (FB), and the 1984 men’s and women’s cross country teams into the Sacred Heart 13 2 2012 (23-20, W) Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. UAlbany will honor the inductees on Saturday, Sept. 27th at a Salisbury State 4 0 1994 (44-20, W) luncheon prior to the Great Danes Hall of Fame football game versus Columbia. Kickoff is at Siena 1 0 1973 (71-8, W) 6:00 p.m. at Bob Ford Field. Southern Conn. 9 6 1998 (24-14, W) Springfield 4 10 1994 (24-13, L) St. Francis, Pa. 14 0 2012 (36-13, W) Ty Curran (Football Player & Athletics Contributor): Curran, a four-time letterman, was an St. John’s 2 0 2001 (31-6, W) offensive lineman for the undefeated 1974 football team, which was inducted into the Hall of St. Lawrence 6 5 1997 (49-0, W) Fame in 2013. In addition to being a standout during his tenure, Curran has been an integral St. Peter’s 1 0 2003 (64-9, W) contributor in many University fundraising endeavors, including the naming of Bob Ford Stephen F. Austin 0 1 2010 (59-14, L) Stonehill 2 0 1998 (52-0, W) Field. STONY BROOK 10 6 2013 (24-3, L) New Jersey 0 2 1996 (38-18, L) PARKER EARNS SPOT ON CFPA TIGHT END AWARD WATCH LIST Towson 2 2 2013 (44-17, L) Brian Parker earned a spot on the 2014 CFPA Tight End Award Watch List, as announced by Union 4 9 1997 (54-0, W) College Football Performance Awards. Parker, a native of Henrietta, N.Y., started and played U.S. Mer. Marine 0 1 1978 (14-8, L) VILLANOVA 0 0 1ST MEETING in 11 games in 2013 and ranked third on the team with 30 receptions. Parker totaled 355 Wagner 14 2 2012 (30-0, L) receiving yards and scored two touchdowns in UAlbany’s inaugural season competing in W. Connecticut 6 1 1993 (50-6, W) the CAA. Widener 0 1 1977 (33-15, L) William Paterson 1 1 1994 (41-25, L) FOOTBALL RECEIVES ESPN3 & AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK EXPOSURE IN 2014 Yale 1 0 2010 (23-20, W) Youngstown State 0 1 2012 (31-24, L) This season, UAlbany has two games broadcast on the national and regional scale, includ- 2014 Opponents in Bold ing the Great Danes’ season-opener versus Holy Cross. The 6 p.m. game at Bob Ford Field aired on ESPN3. In addition, UAlbany’s CAA contest at Villanova on Nov. 15th will broad-

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cast live on American Sports Network at 7 p.m. Both games mark first meetings between the programs. 2014 PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS

CLOSE CALLS WEEK 1 Neil Morrison CAA Defensive Player of the Week UAlbany has played in 14 games decided by three points or less since ECAC Defensive Player of the Week the start of the 2009 season. Since 1999, UAlbany has an 11-17 record in FCS games decided by three points or less.

UALBANY’S CLOSE DECISIONS (SINCE 2009) touchdown run decided the outcome. UAlbany suffered setbacks in its Sept. 5, 2009: Georgia Southern 29, UAlbany 26 previous two OT decisions. Oct. 17, 2009: UAlbany 20, Bryant 17 Oct. 31, 2009: Central Conn. State 31, UAlbany 29 UALBANY’S OVERTIME HISTORY Nov. 7, 2009: Robert Morris 13, UAlbany 10 Oct. 21, 2000: Sacred Heart 35, Albany 28 (OT) Sept. 2, 2010: UAlbany 3, Maine 0 Oct. 12, 2002: Drake 49, Albany 42 (2OT) Oct. 2, 2010: UAlbany 23, Yale 20 Sept. 13, 2008: Albany 22, Hofstra 16 (OT) Oct. 22, 2010: Central Conn. State 30, UAlbany 27 (OT) Oct. 22, 2010: Central Conn. State 30, Albany 27 (OT) Sept. 3, 2011: Colgate 37, UAlbany 34 (OT) Sept. 3, 2011: Colgate 37, Albany 34 (OT) Nov. 26, 2011: #22 Stony Brook 31, UAlbany 28 (NCAA Playoffs) Sept. 14, 2012: Rhode Island 19, Albany 13 (OT) Oct. 27, 2012: UAlbany 23, Sacred Heart 20 Sept. 7, 2013: UAlbany 37, Colgate 34 HOME CROWDS Sept. 21, 2013: Central Conn. 20, UAlbany 17 UAlbany broke its home attendance record with the opening of Bob Ford Oct. 12, 2013: Delaware 33, UAlbany 30 Field on September 14, 2013, filling the stadium to its capacity of 8,500. Aug. 30, 2014: UAlbany 14, Holy Cross 13 The Danes repeated the feat on homecoming against Towson, Oct. 19. Attendance has topped 6,000 fans 16 times since 1973. UALBANY FOOTBALL’S POSTSEASON APPEARANCES Nov. 19, 1977, NCAA DIII Quarterfinal (at Hampden-Sydney), 51-45, W UALBANY’S TOP HOME CROWDS Nov. 26, 1977, NCAA Division III Semifinal (at Widener), 33-15, L 1. OCT. 19, 2013: 8,500 VS. TOWSON – L (44-17) Nov. 23, 1985, ECAC-North DIII Championship (at Plymouth State), 33-21, W SEPT. 14, 2013: 8,500 VS. RHODE ISLAND – L (19-13 OT) Nov. 23, 2002, ECAC Division I-AA Classic (vs. Duquesne), 24-0, W 3. Nov. 6, 1978: 7,500 vs. Ithaca – W (9-6) Dec. 1, 2007, Gridrion Classic (at Dayton), 42-21, L 4. Sept. 20, 1975: 7,500 vs. Ithaca – L (33-0) Dec. 6, 2008, Gridiron Classic (vs. Jacksonville), 28-0, W 5. Oct. 13, 2012: 6,852 vs. Saint Francis, Pa. – W (36-13) Nov. 26, 2011, NCAA DI FCS Playoffs First Round (at Stony Brook), 31-28, L 6. Aug. 30, 2014: 6,748 vs. Holy Cross - W (14-13) 7. Oct. 9, 2010: 6,624 vs. Saint Francis, Pa. – W (48-0) UALBANY’S BEST FCS TOTAL OFFENSE GAMES 8. Oct. 5, 1974: 6,500 vs. RIT – W (49-7) 600 vs. Drake, Oct. 12, 2002 9. Sept. 10, 1984: 6,500 vs. Ithaca – W (10-6) 591 vs. Wagner, Nov. 1, 2003 10. Oct. 13, 2007: 6,419 vs. Sacred Heart – W (38-7) 573 vs. Central Conn. State, Oct. 22, 2011 11. SEPT. 21, 2013: 6,412 VS. CCSU – L (20-17) 543 vs. Canisius, Oct. 19, 2002 12. Oct. 10, 2009: 6,255 vs. Duquesne – W (55-10) 539 vs. Monmouth, Nov. 12, 2011 13. Sept. 10, 2005: 6,212 vs. Hofstra – L (36-7) 538 vs. Stony Brook, Oct. 25, 2003 14. Sept. 1, 2012: 6,194 vs. Colgate – W (40-23) 535 vs. Saint Francis, Pa., Oct. 23, 1999 15. Oct. 12, 1996: 6,082 vs. Union – L (23-6) 524 vs. Sacred Heart, Oct. 13, 2007 16. Nov. 16, 2013: 6,044 vs. UNH – L (37-20) 523 vs. Saint Francis, Pa., Oct. 9, 2004 518 vs. Colgate, Sept. 14, 2013 UALBANY’S TOP FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE MARKS 511 vs. Monmouth, Sept. 29, 2012 1. 25,201 vs. James Madison, 10-5-13 – L (40-13) 504 vs. Sacred Heart, Oct. 18, 2008 2. 23,097 vs. Montana, 9-22-07 – L (35-14) 3. 22,196 vs. Delaware, 9-27-08 – L (38-7) SHUTOUTS 4. 22,016 vs. Delaware, 9-16-06 – W (17-10) UAlbany’s defense has recorded 11 shutouts as a Division I FCS pro- 5. 20,118 vs. Old Dominion, 9-28-13 – L (66-10) gram with the last being a 24-0 victory against Wagner on Oct. 29, 2011. 6. 19,511 vs. Montana, 9-7-02 – L (45-7) UAlbany held the Seahawks to 204 total yards, including 25 passing. 7. 18,118 vs. Georgia Southern, 9-5-09 – L (29-26) 8. 15,840 vs. Youngstown State, 9-15-12 – L (31-23) UALBANY’S DEFENSIVE SHUTOUTS (SINCE 1999) 9. 17,363 vs. Delaware, 10-12-13 – L (33-30) Oct. 16, 1999: Albany 40, Massachusetts-Lowell 0 (164 total yrds) 10. 15,112 vs. Massachusetts, 8-30-08 – L (28-16) Nov. 6, 1999: Albany 41, Sacred Heart 0 (233 total yards) 11. 14,022 vs. Central Florida, 11-8-80 – W (28-27) Nov. 23, 2002: Albany 24, Duquesne 0 (146 total yards) Oct. 9, 2004: Albany 38, St. Francis, Pa. 0 (227 total yards) Nov. 19, 2005: Albany 41, Fordham 0 (104 total yards) UP NEXT Oct. 21, 2006: Albany 48, St. Francis, Pa. 0 (161 total yards) The Great Danes take an early bye next Saturday, allowing two weeks Oct. 28, 2006: Albany 34, Wagner 0 (140 total yards of practice to prepare for UAlbany’s first CAA contest of the season at Dec. 6, 2008: Albany 38, Jacksonville 0 (228 total yards) Rhode Island on Sept. 20th. Sept. 2, 2010: Albany 3, Maine 0 (246 total yards) Oct. 9, 2010: Albany 48, St. Francis, Pa. 0 (81 total yards) Oct. 29, 2011: Albany 24, Wagner 0 (204 total yards)

OVERTIME GAMES Including UAlbany’s 2013 home-opening heart breaker to Rhode Island, the Great Danes have fallen in each of their last three overtime games. UAlbany recorded the program’s first ever overtime victory in a 22-16 decision against Hofstra on Sept. 13, 2008. TB David McCarty’s 7-yard

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CAREER PASSING YARDS OMAR OSBOURNE Player PA PC INT PCT YDS TD 100 RUSHING PERFORMANCES 1. Joe Savino (1994-97) 946 493 37 .521 7,015 56 + 2. Vinny Esposito (2006-09) 837 482 29 .576 5,692 38 3. Will Fiacchi (2011-) 713 414 13 .581 4,969 21 4. Ryan Roeder (1999-02) 495 291 16 .588 3,564 24 Rushes/Yards TD 5. Dan Di Lella (2008-11) 498 284 15 .570 3,275 29 2011 6. Pat Ryder (1986-89) 514 233 24 .453 3,153 25 CCSU 9/103 1 7. Jaan Laap (1990-93) 394 202 16 .513 2,942 19 8. Eric Williams (1995-99) 310 164 9 .529 2,518 24 2012 9. Mike Milano (1983-85) 320 141 15 .441 2,156 25 Colgate 16/113 1 10. Michael Oliva (1996-99) 178 109 7 .612 1,758 23 11. Tom Pratt (1979-82) 221 102 15 .462 1,396 13 2013 12. D. Bocanegra (2005-08) 268 140 10 .522 1,377 8 at Colgate 35/256 2 13. Brad Aldrich (1976-78) 301 82 17 .272 1,235 8 vs. CCSU 32/119 2 14. John Bertuzzi (1973-75) 122 43 17 .352 1,102 13 at Delaware 34/142 3 15. Jeff Russell (1984-86) 188 79 17 .420 1,031 7 vs. Maine 29/134 1 vs. UNH 28/109 1

CAREER RUSHING YARDS ABOUT UALBANY ATHLETICS Player Carries Yards Avg. TD 1. David McCarty (2006-09) 798 4,287 5.4 35 UAlbany's intercollegiate athletics program excels at 2. Drew Smith (2009-12) 615 3,278 5.2 40 the NCAA Division I level, producing competitive teams, 3. Gary Jones (2002-03) 442 3,033 6.9 40 successful coaches, and outstanding student-athletes 4. Greg Garrett (1996-99) 634 2,958 4.7 28 recognized for their accomplishments both on the field 5. Tom DeBlois (1973-76) 439 2,680 6.2 26 and in the classroom. The University sponsors 19 varsity 6. Peter Pedro (1986-89) 480 2,612 5.4 22 sports for men and women. Club sports, an intramural 7. Brian Manigault (1998-01) 433 2,251 5.2 24 program, and recreational opportunities are also offered. 8. Pat Ryder (1986-89) 639 2,245 3.5 30 9. Omar Osbourne (2011-) 461 2,102 4.6 20 10. Dave Soldini (1981-85) 411 2,075 5.0 8 As a member of the America East Conference, 17 of 11. Glenn Sowalskie (1973-77) 308 1,973 6.4 19 the school's 19 varsity teams are eligible for conference 12. (1979-81) 349 1,881 5.4 13 championships and NCAA post-season competition. 13. Orin Griffin (1973-76) 288 1,812 6.3 16 Women’s golf is an associate member of the Metro 14. Mike Mirabella (1975-78) 329 1,728 5.3 15 Atlantic Athletic Conference, and football, a Division I FCS 15. Levi Louis (1978-80) 333 1,690 5.1 14 program, enters its second year as an associate member of the Colonial Athletic Association in 2013 after competing in the Northeast Conference for 14 seasons. CAREER RECEPTIONS UAlbany has won 74 conference championships, 25 regular season championships, and produced 31 NCAA Player No. Yards Avg. TD Tournament teams since moving to Division I. In 2013- 1. Ryan Kirchner (2009-12) 172 1,883 10.9 14 14, UAlbany won eight conference championships, made 2. Tim Bush (2007-09) 147 1,880 12.8 7 four NCAA Tournament appearances, as well as won 3. Dan Gmelin (1994-97) 136 2,243 16.5 17 the America East Commissioner’s Cup for the third time 4. Chris Phillis (1999-01) 124 2,100 16.9 20 in school history. The Great Danes captured conference 5. Kevin Chillis (2010-13) 107 1,340 12.5 8 championships in men’s and women’s basketball, men’s 6. Cole King (2011-) 103 1,591 15.4 11 and women’s indoor and outdoor track & field, men’s 7. Irani DeAraujo (2004-07) 95 915 9.6 1 lacrosse and softball. 8. Seth Thomas (1994-97) 94 1,207 12.8 13 9. Andy Shein (1991-94) 93 1,537 16.5 12 Celebrating the school’s most successful year in 10. Michael Ettz (1996-99) 92 1,249 13.6 5 Division I history in 2012-13, UAlbany won a record nine 11. Glenn Carlin (1985-87) 86 1,392 16.2 12 12. John Donnelly (1983-85) 78 1,269 16.3 13 conference championships, while also making four NCAA 13. Drew Smith (2009-12) 73 767 10.5 5 Tournament appearances. The Great Danes won the 14. Bob Thorne (1994-96) 72 1,086 15.1 8 America East Commissioner’s Cup, as field hockey, men’s 15. Bob Brien (1981-83) 67 1,061 15.8 13 basketball, women’s basketball, men’s indoor track & field, women’s indoor track & field, men’s outdoor track & field, women’s outdoor track & field, and men’s lacrosse captured conference titles. Football also won its sixth NEC championship and had two players sign NFL Free Agent contracts.

UAlbany Game Notes 7 Last time vs. the Blue Devils... CCSU 20, UALBANY 17 Saturday, September 21, 2013 / Albany, N.Y. / Week 4

1 2 3 4 Score ALBANY, N.Y. – Despite a touchdown lead heading into the fourth quarter, the University at Albany foot- ball team suffered its second straight home loss at Bob Ford Field Saturday night, as the visiting Central CCSU 3 7 0 10 20 Connecticut State Blue Devils scored 10 unanswered points in the final stanza to steal a 20-17 victory. CCSU’s Steven Calitri hit a 40-yard field goal with 17 seconds remaining after driving 61-yards down UALBANY 3 7 7 0 17 the gridiron, improving the Blue Devils’ record to 1-3 on the season, while the Great Danes also fell to 1-3 overall. UAlbany tried to respond quickly in the closing seconds, throwing a 40-yard Hail Mary pass as time expired. Jameel Gay caught Will Fiacchi’s toss but he was brought down at the 10-yard line, ending CCSU ALBANY the game. FIRST DOWNS 17 17 Leading UAlbany’s strong running attack, Omar Osbourne earned his second 100+ yard rushing game of the season, totaling 119 yards with two touchdowns. With 96 points scored in his career, Osbourne is now tied with Rushing 8 12 Orin Griffin (1973-76) – a member of the 1974 team that was inducted into the University’s Hall of Fame this week- Passing 8 5 end – for 23rd all-time in the program’s archives. In a pregame ceremony, players from the 1974 squad served as Penalty 1 0 honorary captains for the game. NET YARDS RUSHING 186 136 Also leading the Great Dane offense, Fiacchi finished with 140 passing yards on 12 completions in 21 attempts. Rushing Attempts 44 48 Gay totaled 50 receiving yards on two catches. Defensively, Cody Greenhagen led the Great Danes with eight Average Per Rush 4.2 2.8 tackles, including one for a loss. Rushing Touchdowns 1 2 UAlbany received the opening kickoff, getting a drive-opening six-yard run from Osbourne. The Great Danes Yards Gained Rushing 203 182 went three-and-out and punted. Yards Lost Rushing 17 46 On CCSU’s first drive, Rob Holloman converted a couple of third downs on a 13-yard catch and later a 13-yard NET YARDS PASSING 140 140 run. Holloman kept rushing the ball up to the UAlbany six, but a combo block on second-down by Tom Bradley and Andrew Smith of Holloman and an Andrew Clements incompletion forced fourth down. Steven Calitri convert- Completions-Attempts-Int 13-22-0 12-21-0 ed the 30-yard field goal to put the visitors up 3-0 with 8:31 left in the first quarter. Average Per Attempt 6.4 6.7 Despite punting on their next drive, UAlbany swung momentum back into their favor, as CCSU’s Nick Bacarella Average Per Completion 10.8 11.7 fumbled the fair catch attempt, and Michael Nicastro recovered on the UAlbany-48. The Great Danes drove down Passing Touchdowns 1 0 the field, with Osbourne converting a fourth down with a four-yard run, facing 4th-and-1. The Danes rushed the TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 326 276 ball to the 22, leading to Tom O’Riordan 39-yard field goal, tying the game at 3-3 in the closing seconds of the Total offense plays 66 69 quarter. Average Gain Per Play 4.9 4.0 Following kickoff, Aaron Berardino fumbled the ball in the backfield on the first play of the CCSU drive. Michael Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 0-0 Smith fell on the ball in front of Berardino, giving UAlbany the ball at the CCSU 26. Penalties: Number-Yards 9-59 5-34 After an opening three-yard gain, Jake Meek entered at quarterback and ran the ball twice in a row for a total of 14 yards. At 3rd-and-5 on the CCSU 7, Osbourne took over, powering his way into the end zone for the touch- PUNTS-YARDS 5-142 7-299 down. O’Riordan’s extra point gave UAlbany a 10-3 lead with 13:36 remaining in the second quarter. Average Yards Per Punt 28.4 42.7 However, CCSU responded in its next drive, converting three third-downs on a Clements 11-yard run, Holloman Net Yards Per Punt 28.4 40.0 13-yard reception and Denzell Jones 23-yard catch. Holloman’s nine-yard reception put the Blue Devils on the one- Inside 20 1 1 yard line for a 4th-and-goal attempt. Clements completed a rollout pass to Tom Tarantino for the touchdown, tying 50+ Yards 0 1 the game at 10-10 after the extra point with 8:01 to go in the second quarter. Touchbacks 0 1 With rain starting to fall in the third quarter, UAlbany forced a three-and-out on CCSU’s opening drive of the Fair catch 1 1 half, but were then forced to punt themselves. KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-288 4-232 The defensive battle continued, until the Great Danes used a 15-play, 78-yard drive to take a 17-10 advantage Average Yards Per Kickoff 57.6 58.0 with 16 second remaining in the quarter. The Great Danes primarily used a ground attack with nine rushing plays. Net Yards Per Kickoff 41.8 33.5 With 1st-and-goal on the five, Osbourne ran three times, getting to the one. On fourth down, Osbourne ran it again and converted for his second touchdown of the game to put UAlbany back in the lead. O’Riordan’s extra point Touchbacks 1 1 made it a seven-point game. Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2--1-0 0-0-0 However, on the next drive CCSU tied it back up, as Hollman took the handoff and ran to his right, going 59 Average Per Return -0.5 0.0 yards for the touchdown. Calitri’s extra point made it 17-17 with 14:19 left in regulation. Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-73-0 4-54-0 After each side’s next two drives were three-and-out, UAlbany had a chance to take the lead with under five Average Per Return 24.3 13.5 minutes remaining. Osbourne took six rushes for a total of 24 yards on the drive as the team pushed to the sev- Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 en-yard line. However, the field goal attempt sailed wide right, giving the ball to CCSU with 4:53 to go. Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Holloman led the attack, combining for 41 yards on seven rushes and a nine-yard reception, as the Blue Devils Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 got to the UAlbany-23. With 17 seconds left, Calitri kicked a 40-yard field goal to give CCSU a 20-17 lead. Possession Time 32:44 27:16 Fiacchi tried to lead one last drive, finding Chillis for 15 yards to stop the clock at seven seconds. At midfield, 1st Quarter 5:22 9:38 Fiacchi heaved a Hail Mary pass down the near side, completing the heave to Jameel Gay for 40 yards as time expired, ending the game for a 20-17 CCSU win. 2nd Quarter 11:54 3:06 For the Blue Devils, Holloman finished with 205 total yards, including 145 on the ground. Clements passed for 3rd Quarter 6:24 8:36 140 yards, completing 13 passes in 22 attempts. Chuck Watson had 15 tackles on defense, including three for loss. 4th Quarter 9:04 5:56 Third-Down Conversions 9 of 17 6 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2 SCORING SUMMARY Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 2-3 Touchdowns 1-2 2-3 1st 08:31 CCSU CALITRI, Steven 30 yd field goal 3 - 0 Field goals 1-2 0-3 00:16 ALBANY O’Riordan, Tom 39 yd field goal 3 - 3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-38 0-0 2nd 13:36 ALBANY Osbourne, Omar 7 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 3 - 10 PAT Kicks 2-2 2-2 08:01 CCSU TARANTINO, T. 1 yd pass from CLEMENTS, A. (CALITRI, Steven kick) 10 - 10 Field Goals 2-2 1-2 3rd 00:16 ALBANY Osbourne, Omar 1 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 10 - 17 4th 14:19 CCSU HOLLOMON, Rob 59 yd run (CALITRI, Steven kick) 17 - 17 00:17 CCSU CALITRI, Steven 40 yd field goal 20 - 17 RUSHING: CCSU-HOLLOMON, Rob 30-145; LEE, Darius 12-42; CLEMENTS, Andrew Attendance: 6,412 Kickoff time: 7:07 PM End of Game: 9:55 PM Total elapsed time: 2:48 1-11; BERARDINO, Aaron 1-minus 12. Albany-Os- bourne, Omar 32-119; Meek, Jake 8-41; Chillis, Kevin 2-15; Beauvais, Presley 1-2; Fiacchi, Will 5-minus 41. FUMBLES: CCSU-BACARELLA, Nick 1-1; BERARDINO, Aaron 1-1. Albany-None.

PASSING: CCSU-CLEMENTS, Andrew 13-22-0-140. Albany-Fiacchi, Will SACKS (UA-A): CCSU-ROBINSON, Mark 1-0; ELMORE, Jevon 1-0; YOPP, Elijah 12-21-0-140. 1-0; WATSON, Chuck 1-0. Albany-None.

RECEIVING: CCSU-HOLLOMON, Rob 5-60; JONES, Denzell 3-51; HOLMES, Tyrell TACKLES (UA-A): CCSU-WATSON, Chuck 10-5; CELERIN, Josh 4-6; REESE, 1-13; BACARELLA, Nick 1-8; BRADDOCK, Matt 1-6; TARANTINO, Thomas 1-1; Antwione 2-8; Albany-Greenhagen, Cody 4-4; Helmer, Alex 4-3; Idowu, Olatunji LEE, Darius 1-1. Albany-King, Cole 3-33; Chillis, Kevin 3-27; Gay, Jameel 2-50; 2-5; Exantus, Randall 2-5. Beauvais, Presley 2-13; Osbourne, Omar 1-10; Malloy, Kevin 1-7.

INTERCEPTIONS: CCSU-None. Albany-None. 8 UAlbany Game Notes UAlbany Game Notes WEEK 2 DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE DEFENSE

Pos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Cl.) LT 67 Kevin Malloy (6-5, 240, RSo.) Pos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Cl.) 75 Luke Ritter (6-7, 285, Fr.) DE 93 John Forster (6-4, 240, RSo.) 99 Cory Connell (6-2, 245, RJr.) LG 77 Michael Senn (6-3, 300, So.) 66 Wesley Sanon (6-3, 270, RSo.) or NG 91 Zach Troutman (6-3, 265, RJr.) 70 Nick Nerolien (6-2, 285, So.) 97 Samuel Gray (6-5, 265, Sr.)

C 74 Adam Wierbinski (6-3, 265, RSo.) DT 94 Tim Kologrivov (6-0, 265, RSr.) 54 Andrew Borusso (6-1, 295, RSo.) 90 DaeSean Timmons (6-0, 265, RFr.)

RG 78 Matthew Campion (6-5, 330, RSo.) or OLB 36 Neil Morrison (5-11, 195, So.) 60 Domenic LaFragola (6-2, 275, RSo.) 5 Adegboyega Asanpaola (6-1, 175, RSo.)

RT 72 Adam Pasnik (6-3, 270, RJr.) ILB 33 Christian Dorsey (5-11, 215, RSr.) or 71 Tim Wade (6-3, 240, RFr.) 32 Marcel Ngachie (5-11, 225, So.)

QB 14 Will Fiacchi (6-3, 200, RSr.) ILB 11 Michael Nicastro (5-11, 210, RSo.) 17 Dan Harding (6-4, 220, Jr.) or 46 Christian Harris (6-0, 205, RSo.) 10 Shane Sweeney (6-1, 210, RFr.) or 7 Ryan Smith (6-2, 205, Jr.) OLB 31 Kyle Jordan (5-11, 200, RSr.) 44 Colin Cooper (6-3, 250, Sr.) or RB 23 Omar Osbourne (6-1, 195, RSr.) 41 Malachi Hoskins (6-3, 220, Fr.) 20 Andre Martin (5-10, 215, So.) or 39 Elliot Croskey (6-2, 200, Fr.) CB 8 Jojo McClary (5-8, 160, Jr.) 25 Jamal Robinson (5-10, 175, Fr.) TE 80 Brian Parker (6-4, 260, RSr.) 21 Nic Ketter (6-4, 210, RSo.) SS 1 TJ Idowu (5-11, 210, Sr.) 42 Pat O’Connor (6-3, 215, RJr.) 43 Jamal Merritt (6-0, 190, RJr.)

WR 87 Cole King (6-1, 185, RSr.) FS 27 Kyle Sakowski (6-0, 195, Jr.) 85 Brad Harris (6-3, 200, RFr.) 29 Anthony DeLuca (5-9, 165, RFr.)

WR 2 Josh Gontarek (5-11, 170, Fr.) CB 15 Rayshan Clark (6-0, 180, RSo.) 88 Jordan Crockett (5-9, 180, Fr.) 48 Chris Johnson (6-3, 180, Fr.)

WR 3 Jake Meek (6-1, 215, RSr.) 83 Devon Maio (5-10, 170, RJr.) SPECIALISTS

Punter 37 Jonathan Martin (6-2, 205, RSo.)

Placements 47 Patrick Toole (5-10, 180, RJr.) 13 Tom O’Riordan (5-10, 200, RJr.)

Kickoffs 4 Ethan Stark (6-3, 185, Fr.)

Snapper - Punts 99 Cory Connell (6-2, 245, RJr.)

Snapper - FG/PAT 94 Tim Kologrivov (6-0, 265, RSr.)

Holder 7 Ryan Smith (6-2, 205, Jr.)

Kickoff Returns 2 Josh Gontarek (5-11, 170, Fr.) 15 Rayshan Clark (6-0, 180, RSo.)

Punt Returns 2 Josh Gontarek (5-11, 170, Fr.)

UAlbany Game Notes 9 NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 59 DaSharnte Thompson LB 6-1 205 Fr. Olney, Md. (Good Counsel) 1 TJ Idowu S 5-11 210 Sr. Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny) 60 Domenic LaFragola OL 6-2 275 RSo. Little Egg Harbor, N.J. (Holy Spirit) 2 Josh Gontarek WR 5-11 170 Fr. Mount Airy, Md. (Linganore) 61 Brian Dolce DL 6-7 220 Fr. Melville, N.Y. (St. Anthony’s) 3 Jake Meek WR 6-1 215 RSr. Penfield, N.Y. (Bishop Kearney) 63 Mike Madaras OL 6-6 280 Jr. Olney, Md. (University of Maryland) 4 Ethan Stark PK 6-3 185 Fr. Erie, Pa. (McDowell) 64 Alec Bowman OL 6-4 260 Fr. Secaucus, N.J. (Paramus Catholic) 5 Adegboyega Asanpaola CB 6-1 175 RSo. Hempstead, N.Y. (Holy Trinity) 65 Jack Dudzinski DL 6-4 230 Fr. Fulton, Md. (Reservoir) 6 Julian Cox S 6-2 190 Fr. New Castle, Pa. (New Castle) 66 Wesley Sanon OL 6-3 270 RSo. Nyack, N.Y. (Rockland CC) 7 Ryan Smith QB 6-2 205 Jr. Guilderland, N.Y. (Colgate) 67 Kevin Malloy OL 6-5 240 RSo. East Northport, N.Y. (John H. Glenn) 8 Jojo McClary CB 5-8 160 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 69 Sam Madaras OL 6-3 285 Fr. Olney, Md. (Good Counsel) 9 Jordan Chrobak WR 5-9 170 RFr. Clinton, N.Y. (Clinton) 70 Nick Nerolien OL 6-2 285 So. Roslindale, Mass. (Lexington) 10 Shane Sweeney QB 6-1 210 RFr. Phelps, N.Y. (Geneva) 71 Tim Wade DL 6-3 240 RFr. Middletown, N.Y. (Middletown) 11 Michael Nicastro OLB 5-11 210 RSo. Clarksville, Md. (Good Counsel) 72 Adam Pasnik OL 6-3 270 RJr. Orchard Park, N.Y. (St. Francis Athol Springs) 12 Ryan Spelman OLB 6-1 215 RSo. Monroe, N.Y. (Monroe-Woodbury) 73 Chizi Mba OL 6-4 265 RFr. Union, N.J. (Union) 13 Tom O’Riordan P/PK 5-10 200 RJr. Stony Point, N.Y. (North Rockland) 74 Adam Wierbinski OL 6-3 265 RSo. Camillus, N.Y. (West Genesee) 14 Will Fiacchi QB 6-3 200 RSr. Marcellus, N.Y. (Marcellus) 75 Luke Ritter OL 6-7 285 Fr. Milford, Pa. (Delaware Valley) 15 Rayshan Clark S 6-0 180 RSo. Theresa, N.Y. (Indian River) 76 Kalief Joyner OL 6-5 250 RFr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Cheshire Academy) 16 Ricky Joseph CB 5-10 170 Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Thomas Jefferson) 77 Michael Senn OL 6-3 300 So. Orchard Park, N.Y. (Orchard Park) 17 Dan Harding QB 6-4 220 Jr. Nazareth, Pa. (Sierra College) 78 Matthew Campion OT 6-5 330 RSo. Stillwater, N.Y. (Stillwater) 18 Steve Shanley QB 6-3 205 Fr. Westwood, N.J. (Paramus Catholic) 79 JP McCauley OT 6-4 290 RFr. Queensbury, N.Y. (Queensbury) 19 Cameron Wynn CB 5-10 180 RFr. Rensselaer, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Acad.) 80 Brian Parker TE 6-4 260 RSr. Henrietta, N.Y. (McQuaid Jesuit) 20 Andre Martin RB 5-10 215 So. Bristow, Va. (Gateway) 81 Austin Weeks WR 6-1 175 RFr. Durham, N.C. (Hillside) 21 Nic Ketter FB 6-4 238 RSo. Queensbury, N.Y. (Queensbury) 82 Malachi Lawrence WR 6-3 170 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. (Nassau CC) 22 Dorian Polk CB 5-10 170 Sr. Lockport, N.Y. (Erie CC) (Lockport) 83 Devon Maio WR 5-10 170 RJr. Henrietta, N.Y. (Rush-Henrietta) 23 Omar Osbourne TB 6-1 195 RSr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Bishop Ludden) 84 Qadeer Morgan WR 6-2 190 RFr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (St. Thomas More) 24 Nick Beach CB 5-11 175 RJr. Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek) 85 Brad Harris WR 6-3 200 RFr. Orlando, Fla. (University) 25 Jamal Robinson CB 5-10 175 Fr. Mitchellville, Md. (DeMatha) 86 Cameron Lewis WR 5-9 175 RSo. Springfield, Va. (Robert E. Lee) 26 Power Lawrence RB 5-11 185 RSo. Bloomfield, N.J. (Montclair Kimberly) 87 Cole King WR 6-1 185 RSr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Henninger) 27 Kyle Sakowski S 6-0 195 Jr. Chester, N.Y. (Lafayette College) 88 Jordan Crockett WR 5-9 180 Fr. Fort Washington, Md. (Bishop McNamara) 28 Presley Beauvais RB 5-4 150 RJr. Spring Valley, N.Y. (St. Joseph Regional) 89 Russell Neverdon WR 5-7 170 Fr. Woodstock, Md. (Calvert Hall College) 29 Anthony DeLuca CB 5-9 165 RFr. Longwood, Fla. (Lake Mary) 90 DaeSean Timmons DT 6-0 265 RFr. Baltimore, Md. (DeMatha Catholic) 30 Martel Williams OLB 6-0 205 So. Plantation, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 91 Zach Troutman DL 6-3 265 RJr. New Providence, N.J. (New Providence) 31 Kyle Jordan OLB 5-11 200 RSr. Bernardsville, N.J. (Immaculata) 92 Michael Smith DT 6-3 225 RJr. Wading River, N.Y. (Riverhead) 32 Marcel Ngachie ILB 5-11 225 So. Silver Springs, Md. (Good Counsel) 93 John Forster DL 6-4 240 RSo. Huntington, N.Y. (Huntington) 33 Christian Dorsey ILB 5-11 215 RSr. Montclair, N.J. (Montclair) 94 Tim Kologrivov DT 6-0 265 RSr. Wyckoff, N.J. (Ramapo) 34 Ryan Griffin ILB 6-0 215 RFr. Latham, N.Y. (Shaker) 95 Foussenie Traore DL 6-3 235 Fr. Washington, D.C. (Friendship Colleg. Acad.) 35 Mat LaDucer ILB 6-1 225 RJr. Wyckoff, N.J. (Ramapo) 96 Jon McGriff DE 6-3 220 RSo. Syracuse, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Acad.) 36 Neil Morrison OLB 5-11 195 So. Miramar, Fla. (Pembroke Pines) 97 Samuel Gray DT 6-5 265 Sr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (FDR) 37 Jon Martin P/PK 6-2 205 RSo. Delmar, N.Y. (Bethlehem Central) 98 Lukas Repetti DL 6-4 240 Fr. White Plains, N.Y. (White Plains) 38 Karl Allison RB 5-6 175 RJr. Bay Shore, N.Y. (Bay Shore) 99 Cory Connell DL 6-2 245 RJr. Ramsey, N.J. (Ramsey) 39 Elliot Croskey RB 6-2 200 Fr. Albany, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Acad.) Robbie Brooks OLB 6-1 205 Fr. Dudley, Mass. (Shepherd Hill) 41 Malachi Hoskins OLB 6-2 200 Fr. Windsor, Conn. (Loomis Chaffee ) Nik Gjika OLB 6-1 205 Fr. East Elmhurst, N.Y. (The Hill School) 42 Pat O’Connor FB 6-3 215 RJr. Valley Cottage, N.Y. (St. Joseph Regional) Victor Jerez RB 5-8 200 RJr. Harlem, N.Y. (George Washington) 43 Jamal Merritt S 6-0 190 RJr. Silver Springs, Md. (New Mexico) Jayson Parker OLB 5-11 195 RFr. East Brunswick, N.J. (East Brunswick) 44 Colin Cooper ILB 6-3 250 Sr. Geneva, N.Y. (Monmouth) Nick Rizzo WR 5-10 190 RFr. Uniondale, N.Y. (Wagner) 46 Christian Harris S 6-0 205 RSo. West Henrietta, N.Y. (Rush Henrietta) Josh Williams WR 6-4 180 RFr. Spring Valley, N.Y. (Ramapo) 47 Patrick Toole PK 5-10 180 RJr. Walkill, N.Y. (Tennessee) 48 Chris Johnson CB 6-3 180 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. (Oak Mountain ) 49 Anthony Paolello TE 6-2 245 Fr. Montvale, N.J. (St. Joseph Regional ) 50 Damian Young OLB 6-1 215 RFr. Groton, N.Y. (Groton) 51 Nate Hatalsky ILB 6-1 215 RFr. Mechanicville, N.Y. (Mechanicville) 52 Isaiah Powell OLB 6-1 210 Fr. Oradell, N.J. (Bergen Catholic) 53 Terrence Russell OLB 6-1 215 RSo. West Orange, N.J. (West Orange) 54 Andrew Borruso OL 6-1 295 RSo. Oceanside, N.Y. (University at Buffalo) 55 Ben Pagan DE 6-2 235 RFr. Hightstown, N.J. (Peddie School) 57 Ralph Douyon DL 6-5 275 Sr. Staten Island, N.Y. (Morrisville) 58 Cory Parker OLB 5-11 215 RFr. Henrietta, N.Y. (McQuaid Jesuit)

10 UAlbany Game Notes UAlbany Game Notes No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. 38 Allison, Karl RB STARTERS RETURNING: 15 79 McCauley, JP OT 5 Asanpaola, Adegboyega CB 8 McClary, Jojo CB 24 Beach, Nick CB OFFENSE: 8 96 McGriff, Jon DE ...... QB – Will Fiacchi 28 Beauvais, Presley RB 3 Meek, Jake WR ...... OL – Michael Senn 54 Borruso, Andrew OL 43 Jamal Merritt S ...... OL – Adam Wierbinski 64 Bowman, Alec OL ...... OL – Adam Pasnik 84 Morgan, Qadeer WR Brooks, Robbie OLB ...... WR – Cole King 36 Morrison, Neil S 78 Campion, Matthew OT ...... TE – Brian Parker 70 Nerolien, Nick OL 9 Chrobak, Jordan WR ...... HB – Nic Ketter 89 Neverdon, Russell WR ...... RB – Omar Osbourne 15 Clark, Rayshan S 32 Ngachie, Marcel ILB 99 Connell, Cory DL DEFENSE: 5 11 Nicastro, Michael OLB 44 Cooper, Colin ILB ...... NG – Tim Kologrivov 42 O’Connor, Pat FB 6 Cox, Julian S ...... ILB – Christian Dorsey 13 O’Riordan, Tom P/PK 88 Crockett, Jordan WR ...... ILB – Marcel Ngachie 23 Osbourne, Omar TB ...... OLB – Michael Nicastro 39 Croskey, Elliot RB 55 Pagan, Ben DE ...... SS – TJ Idowu 29 DeLuca, Anthony CB 49 Paolello, Anthony TE SPECIAL TEAMS: 2 61 Dolce, Brian DL ...... P - Jon Martin 80 Parker, Brian TE 33 Dorsey, Christian ILB ...... PK – Tom O’Riordan 58 Parker, Cory OLB 57 Douyon, Ralph DL Parker, Jayson OLB 65 Dudzinski, Jack DL 72 Pasnik, Adam OL 14 Fiacchi, Will QB 22 Polk, Dorian CB STARTERS LOST: 9 93 Forster, John DL 52 Powell, Isaiah OLB Gjika, Nik OLB OFFENSE: 3 98 Repetti, Lukas DL 2 Gontarek, Josh WR ...... LT - Kadeem Williams 75 Ritter, Luke OL 97 Gray, Samuel DT ...... C – Eric LaPorta Rizzo, Nick WR 34 Griffin, Ryan ILB ...... WR – Kevin Chillis 25 Robinson, Jamal CB 17 Harding, Dan QB 53 Russell, Terrence OLB DEFENSE: 6 85 Harris, Brad WR 27 Sakowski, Kyle S ...... DT – Andrew Smith 46 Harris, Christian S ...... DT – Zach Morton 66 Sanon, Wesley OL 51 Hatalsky, Nate ILB ...... OLB – Alex Helmer 77 Senn, Michael OL 41 Hoskins, Malachi OLB ...... CB – Clay Harris 18 Shanley, Steve QB Jerez, Victor RB ...... FS – Tramaine Wilson 92 Smith, Michael DT ...... CB – Randall Exantus 1 Idowu, TJ S 7 Smith, Ryan QB

48 Johnson, Chris CB SPECIAL TEAMS: 0 12 Spelman, Ryan OLB 31 Jordan, Kyle OLB 4 Stark, Ethan PK 16 Joseph, Ricky CB 10 Sweeney, Shane QB 76 Joyner, Kalief OL 59 Thompson, DaSharnte LB 21 Ketter, Nic FB PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 90 Timmons, DaeSean DT 87 King, Cole WR 47 Toole, Patrick P/PK 94 Kologrivov, Tim DT Adegboyega Asanpaola...... add-uh-boy-YAY-gah; Ah-SAHN-PAH-o-la 95 Traore, Foussenie DL 35 LaDucer, Mat ILB Presley Beauvais...... bo-VAY 91 Troutman, Zach DL 60 LaFragola, Domenic OL Will Fiacchi...... fee-AH-kee 71 Wade, Tim DL Greg Gattuso...... ga-TWO-so 82 Lawrence, Malachi WR 81 Weeks, Austin WR TJ Idowu...... E-DAH-wu 26 Lawrence, Power RB 74 Wierbinski, Adam OL Matt LaDucer...... la-DEW-sir 86 Lewis, Cameron WR Domenic LaFragola...... LAH-frah-GO-la Williams, Josh WR 63 Madaras, Mike OL Tim Kologrivov...... ko-low-GREE-vov 30 Williams, Martel OLB 69 Madaras, Sam OL Devin Maio...... MAY- o 19 Wynn, Cameron CB 83 Maio, Devon WR Chizi Mba ...... chee-zee; em-BAH 50 Young, Damian OLB Marcel Ngachie ...... na-GAH-chee 67 Malloy, Kevin OL Adam Pasnik...... PAZ-nick 20 Martin, Andre RB Adam Wierbinski...... weer-BIN-skee 37 Martin, Jon P/PK 39 Mathieu, Kenny CB 73 Mba, Chizi OL

UAlbany Game Notes 11 HEAD COACH GREG GATTUSO

Greg Gattuso, a former head coach at Duquesne University and assistant head coach THE GATTUSO FILE at both Pittsburgh and Maryland, was named the University at Albany’s head football coach in PERSONAL December of 2013. The 51-year-old Gattuso be- Date of Birth ����������������������������May 18, 1962 came the second football coach in the program’s Hometown ����������������������������Pittsburgh, Pa. 41-varsity season history, taking the reins from Alma Mater ����������������������������Penn State ‘83 program architect Bob Ford. Pronunciation �����������������������������ga-TWO-so Throughout both his playing and coaching Wife �����������������������������������������������������Colleen career, Gattuso boasts a long history of excep- Children �������������������������������� Jacqueline (26) tional success. As a defensive lineman at Penn State, Gattuso helped lead the Nittany Lions ����������������������������������������������������� Kaitlin (21) to a national title in 1982. In his first collegiate head-coaching role, Gattuso piloted Duquesne COACHING EXPERIENCE to a 97-32 record during his 12-season tenure, University of Maryland and while making three bowl appearances at 2012-13...Defensive Line/Asst. Head Coach Pittsburgh, he turned the defensive line into one 2011 ��������������������������������������� Defensive Line of the best in the nation as an assistant head coach and hauled in a top-10 recruiting class. Gattuso comes to UAlbany after spending three seasons as a member Randy Edsall’s University of Pittsburgh 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. 2008-10...Defensive Line/Asst. Head Coach During his tenure with the Terrapins, Gattuso developed current New England Patriot 2006-07 ���������������������������������� Defensive Line Joe Vellano into an NFL-ready defensive lineman, as Vellano earned All-America and All-ACC 2005-06...... Tight Ends/Recruiting Coord. 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. Duquesne University Prior to Maryland, Gattuso spent six seasons at Pittsburgh (2005-10) where he turned the 1993-2004 ���������������������������������� Head Coach Panthers’ defensive line into one of the team’s major strengths. The line was one of the top 1992 ������������������������������������ Assistant Coach sack producers in the nation, as Brandon Lindsey (10.0) and Jabaal Sheard (9.0) both ranked 1987 ������������������������������������ Assistant Coach 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 Seton La Salle (Pa.) High School the Year winners, as Sheard received the honor in 2010, and defensive linemen Greg Romeus 1989-1991 ���������������������������������� Head Coach and Mick Williams shared the award in 2009. 1985 ���������������������������� Junior Varsity Coach 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 Center Township (Pa.) High School 1986 �������������������������� Defensive Coordinator

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12 UAlbany Game Notes UAlbany Game Notes by Scout.com, 16th by ESPN.com and 21st by Rivals.com. He began coaching the HEAD COACHING HISTORY 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 ap- peared 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 conference during his tenure, going 66-7 (.904) in league play, in- cluding 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 na- tional 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 (26) and Kaitlin (21). Entering his first season in 2014, Gattuso takes over a program that has only known one other head coach – Bob Ford. Ford started a club team in 1970 and led the Great Danes through all three NCAA Divisions. Ford announced in August that the 2013 season would be his last after 44 seasons at the helm. Still transitioning to the 63-scholarship level, Gattuso inherits a UAlbany squad that went 1-11 overall in 2013 in their first season in the CAA.

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UAlbany Game Notes 13 2014 COMBINED STATISTICS ALBANY Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 31, 2014) 1-0,All 0-0 games CAA

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Aug 30, 2014 HOLY CROSS W 14-13 6748 All games 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Non-Conference 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 Omar Osbourne 1 20 85 0 85 4.2 0 15 85.0 Andre Martin 1 3 6 0 6 2.0 0 3 6.0 Team Statistics ALBANY OPP Total 1 29 100 19 81 2.8 0 15 81.0 FIRST DOWNS 16 18 Opponents 1 41 130 13 117 2.9 0 30 117.0 R u s h in g 7 5 P a s s in g 9 13 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g P e n a l ty 0 0 Will Fiacchi 1 121.25 19-31-0 61.3 182 1 32 182.0 RUSHING YARDAGE 81 117 Total 1 121.25 19-31-0 61.3 182 1 32 182.0 Rushing Attempts 29 41 Opponents 1 127.22 23-42-0 54.8 323 1 51 323.0 Average Per Rush 2.8 2.9 Average Per Game 81.0 117.0 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g TDs Rushing 0 0 Josh Gontarek 1 9 67 7.4 0 12 67.0 PASSING YARDAGE 182 323 Brian Parker 1 6 87 14.5 1 32 87.0 C o m p - A t t- In t 19-31-0 23-42-0 Omar Osbourne 1 3 22 7.3 0 9 22.0 Average Per Pass 5.9 7.7 Devon Maio 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 6.0 Average Per Catch 9.6 14.0 Total 1 19 182 9.6 1 32 182.0 Average Per Game 182.0 323.0 Opponents 1 23 323 14.0 1 51 323.0 TDs Passing 1 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 263 440 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Average Per Play 4.4 5.3 Patrick Toole 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 Average Per Game 263.0 440.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 4-50 3-30 PAT PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 3-37 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 0-0 Brian Parker 1 ------6 FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 3-2 Neil Morrison 1 ------6 PENALTIES-Yards 3-32 4-21 Patrick Toole - 0-1 2-2 - - - - - 2 PUNTS-AVG 7-37.9 4-41.0 Total 2 0-1 2-2 - - - - - 14 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 :1 2 3 2 :4 8 Opponents 1 2-4 1-1 - - - - - 13 3RD-DOWN Conversions 6/14 12/24 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 3/3 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Will Fiacchi 1 37 -10 182 172 172.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Omar Osbourne 1 20 85 0 85 85.0 Andre Martin 1 3 6 0 6 6.0 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Total 1 60 81 182 263 263.0 Jon Martin 7 265 37.9 52 1 2 2 1 0 Opponents 1 83 117 323 440 440.0 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 ALBANY 0 0 0 14 0 14 Opponents 3 37 12.3 0 25 Opponents 3 10 0 0 0 13 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Rayshan Clark 2 27 13.5 0 16 Josh Gontarek 2 23 11.5 0 15 Total 4 50 12.5 0 16 Opponents 3 30 10.0 0 21

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Omar Osbourne 1 85 22 0 0 0 107 107.0 Josh Gontarek 1 0 67 0 23 0 90 90.0 Brian Parker 1 0 87 0 0 0 87 87.0 Rayshan Clark 1 0 0 0 27 0 27 27.0 Andre Martin 1 6 0 0 0 0 6 6.0 Total 1 81 182 0 50 0 313 313.0 Opponents 1 117 323 37 30 0 507 507.0

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 15 Rayshan Clark 1 3 7 10 1.5-3 . . 2 . . . . . 31 Kyle Jordan 1 5 4 9 . . . . . 1-0 2 . . 11 M. Nicastro 1 5 4 9 1.5-3 ...... 36 Neil Morrison 1 4 4 8 0.5-1 . . . . 1-79 . . . 8 Jojo McClary 1 6 1 7 1.0-1 ...... Total 1 46 44 90 8-20 0-0 . 7 . 2-79 2 . . Opponents 1 22 58 80 3-19 3-19 . 8 . . . . .

14 UAlbany Game Notes UAlbany Game Notes 2014 TEAM STATISTICS ALBANY Overall Team Statistics (as of Aug 31, 2014) All games

Team Statistics ALBANY OPP SCORING 14 13 Points Per Game 14.0 13.0 Points Off Turnovers 7 0 FIRST DOWNS 16 18 R u s h in g 7 5 P a s s in g 9 13 P e n a lt y 0 0 RUSHING YARDAGE 81 117 Yards gained rushing 100 130 Yards lost rushing 19 13 Rushing Attempts 29 41 Average Per Rush 2.8 2.9 Average Per Game 81.0 117.0 TDs Rushing 0 0 PASSING YARDAGE 182 323 C o m p - A t t - I n t 19-31-0 23-42-0 Average Per Pass 5.9 7.7 Average Per Catch 9.6 14.0 Average Per Game 182.0 323.0 TDs Passing 1 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 263 440 Total Plays 60 83 Average Per Play 4.4 5.3 Average Per Game 263.0 440.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 4-50 3-30 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 3-37 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 0-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 12.5 10.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 12.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 3-2 PENALTIES-Yards 3-32 4-21 Average Per Game 32.0 21.0 PUNTS-Yards 7-265 4-164 Average Per Punt 37.9 41.0 Net punt average 29.7 36.0 KICKOFFS-Yards 3-175 4-218 Average Per Kick 58.3 54.5 Net kick average 48.3 42.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 1 2 3 2 : 4 8 3RD-DOWN Conversions 6/14 12/24 3rd-Down Pct 43% 50% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 3/3 4th-Down Pct 0% 100% SACKS BY-Yards 0-0 3-19 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 2 1 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-1 2-4 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (1-2) 50% (3-4) 75% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (1-2) 50% (1-4) 25% PAT-ATTEMPTS (2-2) 100% (1-1) 100% ATTENDANCE 6748 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/6748 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total ALBANY 0 0 0 14 0 14 Opponents 3 10 0 0 0 13

UAlbany Game Notes 15 ALBANY Individual2014 Season/Career INDIVIDUAL StatisticsSTATISTICS (as of Sep 03, 2014) All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Omar Osbourne 1 20 85 0 85 4.2 0 15 85.0 36 461 2153 51 2102 4.6 20 46 58.4 Andre Martin 1 3 6 0 6 2.0 0 3 6.0 11 27 69 3 66 2.4 0 8 6.0 Will Fiacchi 1 6 9 19 -10 -1.7 0 4 -10.0 26 114 288 326 -38 -0.3 3 21 -1.5 Total 1 29 100 19 81 2.8 0 15 81.0 Opponents 1 41 130 13 117 2.9 0 30 117.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Will Fiacchi 1 121.25 19-31-0 61.3 182 1 32 182.0 26 119.46 414-713-13 58.1 4696 21 81 180.6 Total 1 121.25 19-31-0 61.3 182 1 32 182.0 Opponents 1 127.22 23-42-0 54.8 323 1 51 323.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Josh Gontarek 1 9 67 7.4 0 12 67.0 1 9 67 7.4 0 12 67.0 Brian Parker 1 6 87 14.5 1 32 87.0 31 41 593 14.5 5 57 19.1 Omar Osbourne 1 3 22 7.3 0 9 22.0 36 56 515 9.2 2 58 14.3 Devon Maio 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 6.0 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 6.0 Total 1 19 182 9.6 1 32 182.0 Opponents 1 23 323 14.0 1 51 323.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Will Fiacchi 1 37 -10 182 172 172.0 26 827 -38 4696 4658 179.2 Omar Osbourne 1 20 85 0 85 85.0 36 461 2102 0 2102 58.4 Andre Martin 1 3 6 0 6 6.0 11 27 66 0 66 6.0 Total 1 60 81 182 263 263.0 Opponents 1 83 117 323 440 440.0

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Brian Parker 1 ------6 6 ------36 Neil Morrison 1 ------6 1 ------6 Patrick Toole - 0-1 2-2 - - - - - 2 - 0-1 2-2 - - - - - 2 Total 2 0-1 2-2 - - - - - 14 Opponents 1 2-4 1-1 - - - - - 13

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 3 37 12.3 0 25

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Rayshan Clark 2 27 13.5 0 16 3 43 14.3 0 16 Josh Gontarek 2 23 11.5 0 15 2 23 11.5 0 15 Total 4 50 12.5 0 16 Opponents 3 30 10.0 0 21

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Neil Morrison 1 79 79.0 1 79 1 79 79.0 1 79 Total 1 79 79.0 1 79 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

16 UAlbany Game Notes UAlbany Game Notes 2013 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALBANY Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2014) All games

SEASON CAREER

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Omar Osbourne 1 85 22 0 0 0 107 107.0 36 2102 515 0 0 0 2617 72.7 Josh Gontarek 1 0 67 0 23 0 90 90.0 1 0 67 0 23 0 90 90.0 Brian Parker 1 0 87 0 0 0 87 87.0 31 0 593 21 0 0 614 19.8 Rayshan Clark 1 0 0 0 27 0 27 27.0 13 0 0 0 43 0 43 3.3 Devon Maio 1 0 6 0 0 0 6 6.0 1 0 6 0 0 0 6 6.0 Andre Martin 1 6 0 0 0 0 6 6.0 11 66 -5 0 12 0 73 6.6 Will Fiacchi 1 -10 0 0 0 0 -10 -10.0 26 -38 0 0 0 0 -38 -1.5 Total 1 81 182 0 50 0 313 313.0 Opponents 1 117 323 37 30 0 507 507.0

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd Patrick Toole 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 Opponents 4 2 26 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Jon Martin 7 265 37.9 52 0 68 2698 39.7 76 0 Total 7 265 37.9 52 0 Opponents 4 164 41.0 48 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Patrick Toole 3 175 58.3 0 0 3 175 58.3 0 0 Total 3 175 58.3 0 0 Opponents 4 218 54.5 0 0

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 15 Rayshan Clark 1 3 7 1 0 1.5 . . 2 . . . 13 1 5 1 3 2 8 1.5 . . 2 1 . . 31 Kyle Jordan 1 5 4 9 0.0 . . . 1 2 . 28 7 5 4 8 1 2 3 15.0 3 . 0 . 6 2 5 . 11 M. Nicastro 1 5 4 9 1.5 ...... 13 3 4 3 7 7 1 8.0 3 . 5 . . 2 . . 36 Neil Morrison 1 4 4 8 0.5 . . . 1 . . 12 1 0 8 1 8 0.5 . . . 1 . . 8 Jojo McClary 1 6 1 7 1.0 ...... 24 4 2 1 8 6 0 3.0 . 2 5 1 . . 33 C. Dorsey 1 3 3 6 0.0 ...... 31 7 1 5 6 1 2 7 2.5 0 . 5 . 1 . 4 . 93 John Forster 1 1 4 5 0.5 ...... 1 1 4 5 0.5 ...... 1 TJ Idowu 1 3 2 5 0.0 . . 1 . . . 1 3 2 5 0.0 . . 1 . . . 91 Zach Troutman 1 1 4 5 0.5 ...... 22 1 4 2 4 3 8 5.0 1 . 0 . 1 1 . . 27 Kyle Sakowski 1 4 . 4 0.0 . . 2 . . . 1 4 . 4 0.0 . . 2 . . . 94 Tim Kologrivov 1 1 3 4 0.0 ...... 36 2 5 3 7 6 2 9.5 2 . 0 . 1 . 1 1 44 Colin Cooper 1 1 2 3 0.5 ...... 1 1 2 3 0.5 ...... 32 Marcel Ngachie 1 3 . 3 1.0 ...... 11 2 1 2 6 4 7 6.5 1 . 5 . . . 1 . 90 D. Timmons 1 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 1 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 97 Samuel Gray 1 1 2 3 1.0 ...... 10 7 6 1 3 3.0 ...... 25 Jamal Robinson 1 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 1 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 5 A. Asanpaola 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 4 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 46 Ch. Harris 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 48 Chris Johnson 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 51 Nate Hatalsky 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 92 Michael Smith 1 . . . 0.0 . . 2 . . . 20 8 3 1 1 2.5 1 . 5 . 3 1 1 . Total 1 4 6 4 4 9 0 8 0 . 7 2 2 . Opponents 1 2 2 5 8 8 0 3 3 . 8 . . .

UAlbany Game Notes 17 WEEK 1: VS HOLY CROSS

Quickie Statistics (Final) Holy Cross vs ALBANY (Aug 30, 2014 at Albany, N.Y.)

HC ALBANY Score 13 14 FIRST DOWNS 18 16 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-117 29-81 PASSING YDS (NET) 323 182 Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-23-0 31-19-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 83-440 60-263 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-79 Punt Returns-Yards 3-37 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-30 4-50 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-41.0 7-37.9 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-21 3-32 Possession Time 32:48 27:12 Third-Down Conversions 12 of 24 6 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 3 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 1-2

Holy Cross ALBANY Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Gabe Guild 23 83 8 75 0 30 3.3 Omar Osbourne 20 85 0 85 0 15 4.2 Peter Pujals 10 31 0 31 0 16 3.1 Andre Martin 3 6 0 6 0 3 2.0 Kalif Raymond 2 8 0 8 0 4 4.0 Will Fiacchi 6 9 19 -10 0 4 -1.7 Tyler Artim 2 5 2 3 0 5 1.5

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Peter Pujals 23-42-0 323 1 51 0 Will Fiacchi 19-31-0 182 1 32 3

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Jake Wieczorek 7 149 1 44 Josh Gontarek 9 67 0 12 Gabe Guild 4 33 0 34 Brian Parker 6 87 1 32 Shane Taylor 4 31 0 17 Omar Osbourne 3 22 0 9 Kalif Raymond 3 59 0 51 Devon Maio 1 6 0 6

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Co. Fitzgerald 4 164 41.0 48 1 1 Jon Martin 7 265 37.9 52 2 1

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Kalif Raymond 3 37 0 25

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kalif Raymond 2 25 0 21 Rayshan Clark 2 27 0 16 Jake Wieczorek 1 5 0 5 Josh Gontarek 2 23 0 15

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Luke Ford 3-8 11 0.0 0.0 Rayshan Clark 3-7 10 0.0 1.5 John Zakrzewski 2-7 9 0.0 0.0 Kyle Jordan 5-4 9 0.0 0.0 Diego Quintanar 3-5 8 0.0 0.0 M. Nicastro 5-4 9 0.0 1.5 Tyler Zeoli 2-6 8 0.5 0.5 Neil Morrison 4-4 8 0.0 0.5

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 02:06 HC - Co. Fitzgerald 26 yd field goal, 17-84 7:48 3 - 0 2nd 09:53 HC - Co. Fitzgerald 23 yd field goal, 9-76 3:49 6 - 0 00:08 HC - Jake Wieczorek 1 yd pass from Peter Pujals (Co. Fitzgerald kick), 11-45 2:15 13 - 0 4th 11:05 ALBANY - Brian Parker 12 yd pass from Will Fiacchi (Patrick Toole kick), 8-62 3:46 13 - 7 00:44 ALBANY - Neil Morrison 79 yd fumble recovery (Patrick Toole kick) 13 - 14

18 UAlbany Game Notes UAlbany Game Notes RECORDS

THE LAST TIME... DIVISION I FCS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS (1999-PRESENT) INTERCEPTION FOR TOUCHDOWN Rushing Yards...... 271, David McCarty vs. Jacksonville, 12-6-08 Albany: Justinian Mason, 75 yards at Bryant Rushing Touchdowns...... 4, Gary Jones vs. Wagner, 11-1-03 Bulldog Stadium, 10-6-12 ...... 4, David McCarty vs. Jacksonville, 12-6-08 Opp.: Donnell Lewis of Towson Touchdowns Scored...... 4, Gary Jones vs. Wagner, 11-1-03 38 yards at Bob Ford Field, 10-19-13 ...... 4, David McCarty vs. Jacksonville, 12-6-08 KICKOFF RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN Passing Yards...... 346, Will Fiacchi vs. Duquesne, 8-31-13 Albany: Kevin Chillis, 79 yards vs. CCSU Touchdown Passes...... 5, Dan Di Lella vs. Central Conn. State, 10-22-11 University Field, 11-17-12 4, Dan Di Lella vs. Sacred Heart, 11-19-11 Opp.: Dalton Crossan of New Hampshire, ...... 3, Will Fiacchi vs. Robert Morris, 9-8-12 93 yards at Bob Ford Field, 11-16-13 ...... 3, Michael Oliva vs. Stony Brook, 10-2-99 ...... 3, Ryan Roeder vs. Robert Morris, 11-11-00 FUMBLE RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN ...... 3, Marcus Rotondi vs. St. John’s, 9-8-01 Albany: Neil Morrison, 79 yards vs Holy Cross Bob Ford Field, 8-30-14 ...... 3, Ryan Roeder vs. Wagner, 9-22-01 Opp.: Cory Giddings of Stony Brook, ...... 3, Vinny Esposito vs. Duquesne, 10-4-08 34 yards at LaValle Stadium, 10-7-06 Receiving Yards...... 251, Chris Phillis vs. Robert Morris, 11-11-00 Receptions...... 12, Ryan Kirchner vs. Stony Brook, 11-26-11 PUNT RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN ...... 10, Chris Phillis vs. Hofstra, 11-18-00 Albany: Ryan Kirchner, 80 yards vs. Wagner, ...... 10, Tim Bush vs. Wagner, 11-15-08 University Field, 11-13-10 ...... 10, Tim Bush vs. Bryant, 10-17-09 Opp.: Gralyn Crawford of Stephen F. Austin, ...... 10, Tim Bush vs. Central Conn. State, 10-31-09 72 yards at Homer Bryce Stadium, 9-11-10 Touchdown Receptions...... 3, Cole King vs. Robert Morris, 9-8-12 BLOCKED PUNT - RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN ...... 3, Ryan Kirchner vs. Sacred Heart, 11-19-11 Albany: Kyle Jordan, 19 yards vs. Colgate, ...... 2, Chris Phillis vs. Wagner, 10-9-99 University Field, 9-1-12 ...... 2, Chris Phillis vs. Wagner, 9-23-00 Opp.: Michael Scott of Sacred Heart, 38 yards at ...... 2, Chris Phillis vs. Robert Morris, 11-11-00 , 10-21-00 ...... 2, Jonathan Garrick vs. St. John’s, 9-8-01 ...... 2, Chris Phillis vs. Wagner, 9-22-01 100-YARD RUSHING GAME ...... 2, Tim Bush vs. Wagner, 11-15-08 Albany: Omar Osbourne, 109 yards vs. New Hampshire, Bob Ford Field, 11-16-13 ...... 2, Kevin Chillis vs. Duquesne, 8-31-13 Opp.: James Kenner of Stony Brook, 151 yards All-Purpose Yards...... 286, David McCarty vs. Jacksonville, 12-6-08 Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, 11-23-13 Tackles...... 18, Josh Bazan vs. Drake, 10-12-02 ...... 18, Colin Disch vs. Central Conn. State, 9-24-05 200-YARD RUSHING GAME Interceptions...... 2, Jon Morgan vs. Sacred Heart, 10-27-12 Albany: Omar Osbourne, 252 yards vs. Colgate, 2, David Cross vs. Central Conn. State, 9-4-99 Andy Kerr Stadium, 9-7-13 ...... 2, Mike Grever vs. Wagner, 10-9-99 Opp.: Jordan Brown of Bryant, 200 yards ...... 2, Samson Brown vs. Towson, 9-1-01 at Bulldog Stadium, 10-30-10 ...... 2, Samson Brown vs. Wagner, 9-22-01 100-YARD RECEIVING GAME ...... 2, Kamar Elliott vs. St. Francis, Pa., 10-26-02 Albany: Kevin Chillis, 112 at Colgate ...... 2, Ryan MacLean vs. Duquesne, 11-23-02 Andy Kerr Stadium, 9-7-13 ...... 2, Eric Neugebauer vs. Wagner, 10-29-05 Opp.: Jake Wieczorek of Holy Cross, 149 yards ...... 2, Rashad Barksdale vs. Delaware, 9-16-06 Bob Ford Field, 8-30-14 ...... 2, Dave Casale vs. Robert Morris, 11-8-08

200-YARD PASSING GAME Albany: Will Fiacchi, 251 vs. New Hampshire Bob Ford Field, 11-16-13 Opp.: Peter Pujals of Holy Cross, 323 yards Bob Ford Field, 8-30-14

300-YARD PASSING GAME Albany: Will Fiacchi, 346 at Duquesne Rooney Field, 8-31-13 Opp.: Peter Pujals of Holy Cross, 323 yards Bob Ford Field, 8-30-14

UAlbany Game Notes 19 GREAT DANE TEAM RECORDS

TEAM RECORDS SINCE 1999 (DIVISION I FCS ERA) SCORING OFFENSE

Rushing Yards...... 468 vs. Wagner, 11-1-03 Game...... 75 vs. Massachusetts Maritime, 10-11-74 Passing Yards...... 354 vs. Duquesne, 8-31-13 Half...... 47 vs. Mass. Maritime, 10-11-74 (2nd) Total Yards...... 600 vs. Drake, 10-12-02 Quarter...... 38 vs. C.W. Post, 9-27-97 (1st) First Downs...... 30 vs Canisius, 10-19-02 & Fordham, 9-9-07 Most Season... ����������������������������468, 1997 (12 games) Fewest Season �����������������������������133, 1976 (9 games) Low Rushing. Yards Allowed...... minus-51 vs. Robert Morris, 11-4-06 Low Passing Yards Allowed ����������������������������������� 21 vs. Wagner, 10-28-06 Low Total Yards Allowed...... 74 vs. Central Conn. State, 9-13-03 Fewest First Downs Allowed ������������������������� 3 vs. St. Francis, Pa., 10-9-10 SCORING DEFENSE Turnovers Forced...... 6 vs. Stony Brook, 10-2-99 & Towson, 9-1-01 Points (Game)...... 64 vs. St. Peter’s, 10-4-03 Game..... ������������������������������������� 65 by Hofstra, 10-27-90 Points (Half)...... 41 vs. Duquesne (first), 10-10-09 Half...... 49 by Northeastern, 9-9-00 (1st) Points (Quarter)...... 28 vs. Duquesne (second), 10-10-09 Quarter...... 28 by Springfield, 9-22-90 (2nd) ...... 28 at Duquesne (second), 11-10-12 ...... 28 by Florida International, 11-9-02 (3rd) Victory Margin...... 55 vs. St. Peter’s (64-9), 10-4-03 ...... 28 by Northeastern, 9-9-00 (2nd) Most Season.. ������������������������������351, 2013 (10 games) Loss Margin...... 56 vs. Old Dominion (66-10), 9-28-13 Fewest Season �����������������������������85, 1981 (10 games)

MOST YARDS GAINED MOST PASSING YARDS GAINED Game...... 635 vs. Salisbury State, 10-31-92 (473 rushing, 162 passing) Game...... 398 vs. Southern Conn. State, 11-15-97 By Opposition �������������������������619, by Cortland, 10-28-78 (175 rushing, 444 passing) �������������������444, by Cortland, 10-28-78 ...... 619, by Southern Conn. State, 11-15-97 (253 rushing, 366 passing) By Opposition Season...... 2,804, 2011 (350 attempts) Season ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5,035, 1997 (814 plays) By Opposition �������������������2,588, 2007 (386 attempts) By Opposition ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 4,293, 2011 (879 plays)

MOST RUSHING YARDS GAINED

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)

TEAM SEASON RECORDS SINCE 1973

Most Wins...... 11, 1997 (11-1); 10, 1998 (10-1) Most Consecutive Wins �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������14, 1997-98 ...... 13, 1973-75 Most Consecutive Conference Wins ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������18, 10-13-07 to 10-24-09 Most Losses ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11, 2013 (11-1) ...... 7, 1983 (3-7) ...... 1990 (3-7) ...... 1995 (3-7) ...... 2004 (4-7) Most Consecutive Losses...... ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 10, 2013 ...... 7, 2004-05 ...... 5, 1990-91 Most Consecutive Games Without Being Shut Out ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 90, 1994-2003; 38, 1986-90 Most Consecutive Wins at Home ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������12, 10-6-07 to 10-17-09 Most Consecutive Wins on Road ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15, 1997-99 ...... ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������10, 1973-75 Most Consecutive Losses at Home ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5, 2013 ...... 5, 1993-94 Most Consecutive Losses on Road �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9, 1973-74 and 1984-85 Largest 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

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