UNIVERSITY at ALBANY 2014 FOOTBALL CONTACT: Lizzie Barlow • Director of Media Relations • O: (518) 442-3359 • C: (518) 852-8362 • Email: [email protected]
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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY 2014 FOOTBALL CONTACT: Lizzie Barlow • Director of Media Relations • O: (518) 442-3359 • C: (518) 852-8362 • Email: [email protected] W: 14-13 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 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: Arute Field SEPTEMBER Kickoff: 6:00 p.m. 6 at Central Connecticut 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: Greg Gattuso Head Coach: Pete Rossomando 4 JAMES MADISON* 6 p.m. 0-1 Alma Mater: Penn State ‘83 Alma Mater: Boston University ‘94 Overall Record: 98-32 (13th season) Overall Record: 43-13 (6th season) 11 RICHMOND* 3:30 p.m. 0-1 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 Northeast Conference, 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 Pittsburgh 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 University of New Haven. 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 Randy Edsall’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.