Pageholder Do Not Print Predicted NEC Finish: 3rd University at Albany Albany Great Danes 2009 Record: 7-4, 6-2 NEC 2009 NEC Finish: 2nd 2010 schedule - toid Date Opponent Time 9/2 at Maine 7:00 pm 9/11 at Stephen F. Austin 7:00 pm The Great Danes set a Northeast Confer- 9/25 at Duquesne 12:00 pm ence record when they defeated Bryant 10/2 at Yale 12:00 pm on Oct. 17, 2009. The win was their 17th 10/9 Saint Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 10/16 at Robert Morris 12:00 pm straight over a league opponent, topping 10/22 Central Conn. St. 7:00 pm Robert Morris’ run of 16 in a row from 10/30 at Bryant 1:00 pm 1998-2000. UAlbany extended the record 11/6 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm streak to 18 games with a win over 11/13 Wagner 1:00 pm Monmouth the following week. The Danes 11/20 Monmouth 1:00 pm just missed No. 19, falling to 2009 NEC cham- pion Central Connecticut by 2 points on Hal- NEC Games in Bold loween. 2009 results Date Opponent Time Mike Kelly 9/5 at Georgia Southern L, 29-26 Kelly and three others 9/12 at #17 Massachusetts L, 44-7 earned the honor a serving 9/19 #20 Maine W, 20-16 as a team captain for the 9/26 Sacred Heart W, 22-9 2010 campaign. The oppor- 10/3 at Saint Francis (PA) W, 27-6 tunity to step up and lead is 10/10 Duquesne W, 55-10 there for the senior end who 10/17 Bryant W, 20-17 returns to a defense that lost 10/24 at Monmouth W, 35-10 8 starters. Kelly, who has 10/31 at Central Conn. St. L, 31-29 88 career tackles, is some- 11/7 Robert Morris L, 13-10 one head ocach Bob Ford 11/21 at Wagner W, 41-28 calls “a class youngster who has developed leadership skills and is just a very solid NEC Games in Bold football player.” Six-Year Win Chart 2010 Outlook UAlbany The Great Danes stretched their NEC win streak ery season since joining the league in 1999. to 18 games last year until a two-point loss at CCSU. Sophomore Andrew Smith can play all three 2009 7 Albany will try to quickly recover the confer- offensive skill positions as proven during his fresh- ence crown, but will do so with a significantly man campaign when he lined up at quarterback, different cast of characters. tailback, and wide receiver. He rushed for five TDs, “We graduated 17 seniors and many of them caught 10 passes, and threw a 31-yard TD pass. 2008 9 were probably the best football players we ever Senior tight end Jason Poore, a huge target at had in our history,” said head coach Bob Ford. 6’6”, is first amongst the Danes’ returning pass-catch- The Danes lost eight all-NEC players from last ers after making 26 receptions for 243 yards and year’s team to graduation, none more impactful two scores. Senior Andy Sparano, who has played 2007 8 than the third leading rusher in NEC history - David both guard and center during his career, is one of McCarty. In addition to the departure of the Walter Albany’s two preseason all-NEC selections. He is Payton Award candidate, Albany will have a new also one of four starters returning to the trenches. man under center and will also miss the services of Senior defensive tackle Trevor Anderson is the 2006 7 leading receiver Tim Bush. other preseason all-NEC pick. He made 36 tackles There is no reason to believe the cupboard is last year, including 5.5 hits for a loss and is joined bare for this perennial title contender. by two-year starter Eddie Delaney on the defensive “We have quite a bit of talent, but it's untested front. Delaney, an all-NEC player as a rookie, made 2005 5 talent,” commented Ford. 6.0 tackles for a loss. With no difference from years The good news is UA returns nine starters as past, the Danes will face a challenging non-confer- well as the legendary Ford, who ranks first in victo- ence slate. Albany will face 2009 NCAA ries amongst active Division I FCS coaches. The quarterfinalist Stephen F. Austin, Ivy League mem- Great Danes also boast a great NEC track record, ber Yale, and CAA powerhouse Maine, whom UA 2004 4 remaining within the top half of the standings ev- defeated last year. 14 University at Albany Leading Returnees Depth Chart Rushing Att. Yds. Avg./G TD Offense Defense Smith 64 379 34.5 5 TE 32 PAUL BOOKER (So., 6-4, 230) DE 53 MIKE KELLY (Sr., 6-2, 235) 84 Matt Goss (6-4, 240, R-Fr.) 56 Marc Wargo (Jr., 6-2, 245) Passing Comp.-Att.-INT Yds. TD LT 64 VINCE GONZALES (6-4, 275, Sr.) D T 91 TREVOR ANDERSON (Sr., 6-2, 295) DiLella 2-4-1 7 0 77 Jordan Migliore (So., 6-6, 295) 93 Ocieka Bakou (So., 6-0, 250) L G 55 KYLE O'KEEFE (Jr., 6-3, 285) D T 95 ZACH GALLO (6-0, 250, Jr.) Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg./G TD 78 Andrew Stevens (Sr., 6-4, 280) 93 Ocieka Bakou (So., 6-0, 250) Poore 26 243 22.1 2 C 62 ANDY SPARANO (Sr., 5-11, 270) DE 97 EDDIE DELANEY (Jr., 6-6, 245) 60 Adam Geleta (R-Fr., 6-3, 285) 99 Wil Moushey (Jr., 6-4, 235) Tackling Total Solo Asst. Sacks R G 66 MATT FAUGHNAN (Sr., 6-3, 290) ILB 57 CHRIS WILK (Jr., 6-2, 230) Bertrand 38 28 10 1.0 61 Chaz Mitchell (Jr., 6-3, 285) 31 Said Gaida (Sr., 5-10, 220) Passes Def Total BrUp INT Avg./G R T 71 KEITH PEIFER (Jr., 6-5, 280) ILB 11 JON MORGAN (So., 6-2, 220) Ciccarello 2 0 2 0.18 70 Justin Anderson (So., 6-5, 280) 6 Chris Van Zelfden (Sr., 6-0, 230) W R 8 RYAN KIRCHNER (So., 6-1, 180) OLB 24 CHRIS BLAIS (Sr., 6-0, 210) 2 Nick Hutcherson (So., 5-9, 175) 43 Raymond Dorcely (Jr., 6-0, 195) 2009 Team Stats WR 85 JASON POORE (Sr., 6-6, 215) CB 18 ROSS BERTRAND (Sr., 5-11, 185) 19 John Lullen (Jr., 6-2, 195) 37 Kareem Cooper (Jr., 5-9, 185) Pts./G Yds./G Pass-Rush QB 12 DAN Di LELLA (Jr., 6-5, 225) S4JAKE CICCARELLO (Jr., 5-11, 195) Offense 26.5 341.3 181.7-159.5 10 Andrew Smith (So., 6-2, 225) 40 Rob Cervini (Jr., 5-11, 195) Defense 19.4 313.2 194.9-118.3 F B 47 BEN CARL (So., 6-1, 207) FS 22 JUSTIN HASSAN (So., 6-1, 195) 46 Justin Petersen (Jr., 6-0, 230) 28 Justinian Mason (R-Fr., 6-1, 190) Take Give Margin Per Gm T B 5 TRAMAINE WILSON (R-Fr., 5-10, 190) C B 9 DUANE HARPER (Jr., 6-0, 193) Turnovers 20 20 0 0.00 1 Ben Miseikis (R-Fr., 5-10, 205) 21 Leon Sadder (Jr., 5-10, 170) Gm Total Per Gm Special Teams Time of Possesion 11 315:11 28:39 P K 13 HERB GLASS (Jr., 5-11, 180) KR 10 ANDREW SMITH (So., 6-2, 225) 15 Paul Layton (R-Fr., 6-1, 210) 20 Dillon Romain (Fr., 5-11, 210) P 15 PAUL LAYTON (R-Fr., 6-1, 210) P R 2 NICK HUTCHERSON (So., 5-9, 175) -or- all-time records 17 Bobby Woods (Sr., 5-9, 185) 10 ANDREW SMITH (So., 6-2, 225) Year Record Albany 1973 7-2 vs. the NEC 1974 9-0 Quick Facts 1975 7-2 Opponent Record Bryant 1-0 1976 4-5 CCSU 10-4 1977 9-2 Duquesne 3-0 General Information Sports Information 1978 7-3 Monmouth 8-4 Location: Albany, NY Sports Information Director: Brian DePasquale 1979 6-3 Robert Morris 6-5 Founded: 1844 SID Phone: (518) 442-3072 Sacred Heart 10-2 1980 5-5 Saint Francis (PA) 11-0 Enrollment: 13,246 (undergraduate) SID Fax Line: (518) 442-3139 1981 7-3 Wagner 12-1 Nickname: Great Danes SID Cell: (518) 331-3714 1982 6-3 Colors: Purple and Gold SID e-mail Address: bdepasquale@ 1983 3-7 President: George M. Philip uamail.albany.edu Faculty Representative: Dr. Teresa Harrison Press Box Phone: (518) 442-5895/5897 1984 5-5 Athletic Director: Dr. Lee McElroy Website Address: ualbanysports.com 1985 9-2 SWA: Jan Brown 1986 4-6 Home Field/Capacity: University Field/5,000 1987 5-5 SINCE JOINING THE NEC Athletic Phone: (518) 442-2562 1988 5-5 Year Record NEC 1989 5-4 1999 7-2 6-1 Football Information Coaching Staff 1990 3-7 2000 5-6 5-3 Head Coach: Bob Ford Off. Coor./Quarterbacks: Ryan McCarthy 1991 5-5 2001 7-3 5-2 Overall Record/Years: 241-169-1/41 years Offensive Line: Mike Morita Record at UA/Years: 232-147/37 years Wide Receivers: Eric Evans 1992 6-4 2002 8-4 6-1 Inaugural Football Season: 1973 Running Backs: Jamie Casullo 1993 6-4 2003 7-4 6-1 2009 Record: 7-4 Tight Ends: Akeem Cedeno 1994 4-6 2004 4-7 4-3 NEC Record/Place: 6-2/2nd Defensive Coordinator: Mike Simpson 1995 3-7 2005 5-6 4-3 Offensive System: Multiple Defensive Backs: Drew Christ 1996 7-3 2006 7-4 5-2 Defensive System: Multiple Defensive Line: Bill Banagan 1997 11-1 2007 8-4 6-0 Off.