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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY<br />

2013 FOOTBALL<br />

CONTACT: Lizzie Barlow • Director of Media Relations • O: (518) 442-3359 • C: (518) 852-8362 • Email: ebarlow2@albany.edu<br />

35-24, L 37-34, W 19-13, L 20-17, L 66-10, L 40-13, L 33-30, L 44-17, L 27-10, L 33-27, L 11/16 11/23<br />

2013 SCHEDULE (1-9, 0-6 CAA)<br />

AUGUST<br />

31 at Duquesne 35-24, L 2,001<br />

SEPTEMBER<br />

7 at Colgate 37-34, W 5,217<br />

14 RHODE ISLAND* 19-13 OT, L 8,500<br />

21 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 20-17, L 6,412<br />

28 at Old Dominion 66-10, L 20,118<br />

OCTOBER<br />

5 at James Madison* 40-13, L 25,201<br />

12 at Delaware* 33-30, L 17,363<br />

19 TOWSON* 44-17, L 8,500<br />

NOVEMBER<br />

2 at Richmond* 27-10, L 8,700<br />

9 MAINE* 33-27, L 4,912<br />

16 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 3:30 P.M.<br />

23 at Stony Brook* 1:00 p.m.<br />

*CAA Game<br />

2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (9-2, 7-1 NEC)<br />

Home: 4-1 • Away: 5-1<br />

Total Home Attendance: 20,021<br />

Average Home Attendance: 4,004<br />

SEPTEMBER<br />

1 COLGATE 40-23, W 6,194<br />

8 at Robert Morris* 35-10, W 1,068<br />

15 at #5 Youngstown State 24-31, L 15,840<br />

22 at #23 Maine 30-20, W 7,101<br />

29 MONMOUTH* 55-24, W 2,482<br />

OCTOBER<br />

6 at Bryant* 31-14, W 1,219<br />

13 SAINT FRANCIS (PA)* 36-13, W 6,852<br />

27 at Sacred Heart* 23-20, W 3,505<br />

NOVEMBER<br />

3 WAGNER* 0-30, L 2,617<br />

10 at Duquesne* 38-31, W 2,193<br />

17 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT* 63-34, W 1,876<br />

*Northeast Conference Game<br />

PROGRAM HISTORY<br />

First Season of Football.............................. 1970 (club)<br />

First Season of Varsity Football..............1973 (Div. III)<br />

First Season at Division II..................................... 1995<br />

First Season at Division I FCS.............................. 1999<br />

All-Time Varsity.............. 256-167 (.612 - 41st season)<br />

NEC Record.......................... 78-24 (.765 - 14 seasons)<br />

CAA Record.............................. 0-6 (.000 - 1st season)<br />

NEC Championships................................................... 6<br />

NCAA Appearances.................................................... 3<br />

FCS Playoff Appearances................................1 (2011)<br />

All-Time Home Record.............................127-69 (.655)<br />

All-Time Road Record..............................125-95 (.576)<br />

GAMEDAY CENTRAL: UALBANY VS. #23 NEW HAMPSHIRE<br />

Record: 1-9, 0-6 CAA<br />

Head Coach: Bob Ford<br />

Alma Mater: Springfield ‘59<br />

Overall Record: 265-188-1<br />

Record at UAlbany: 256-167-0<br />

vs. UNH: 0-1<br />

Video Stream: DaneZone<br />

Radio: Fox Sports 980<br />

Date: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013<br />

Location: Albany, N.Y.<br />

Stadium: Bob Ford Field<br />

Kickoff: 3:30 p.m.<br />

Series: UNH leads 1-0<br />

Record: 5-4, 4-2 CAA<br />

Head Coach: Sean McDonnell<br />

Alma Mater: New Hampshire ‘78<br />

Overall Record: 109-70<br />

Record at UNH: Same<br />

vs. UAlbany: 1-0<br />

MEDIA CENTER<br />

Mobile Device: iHeartRadio - WOFX<br />

Twitter: @UAlbanySports<br />

Since the program began in 1970, the University at Albany football team has had one<br />

constant, and that is Head Coach Bob Ford. Retiring after this season, Coach Ford will<br />

call the shots one last time at home Saturday when the Great Danes host No. 23 New<br />

Hampshire at Bob Ford Field. The game will also serve as the final home contest for<br />

the squad’s 15 seniors, who will be honored in a pregame ceremony. Kickoff is slated<br />

for 3:30 p.m.<br />

THE UALBANY-NEW HAMPSHIRE ALL-TIME SERIES<br />

Saturday’s meeting will mark the second in program history between UAlbany and<br />

New Hampshire. In their only clash, the No. 10 ranked Wildcats came away with a 32-<br />

24 win in Durham, N.H. on Sept. 20, 2008. The Great Danes held a 24-23 lead with 6:16<br />

remaining in the third quarter, but UNH rallied to score an unanswered touchdown<br />

and field goal. Both teams went on to have outstanding seasons, as New Hampshire<br />

won the CAA North Division and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Playoffs,<br />

finishing with a 10-3 overall record and 6-2 mark in the CAA. Meanwhile, UAlbany<br />

captured the Northeast Conference title with a perfect 7-0 record, while winning the<br />

Gridiron Classic, accruing a 9-3 overall mark.<br />

SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES<br />

2013 Record: 1-9, 0-6 CAA<br />

2012 Record: 9-2, 7-1 NEC (T-1st)<br />

2013 CAA Preseason Poll: 10th/11<br />

Head Coach: Bob Ford (41st varsity season at UAlbany/44th overall at UAlbany/45th<br />

overall as head coach) (256-167-0 / 265-189-1)<br />

QUICK FACTS<br />

Location...........................................................................................Albany, N.Y.<br />

Enrollment.................................................................................................13,100<br />

Nickname....................................................................................... Great Danes<br />

Website............................................................................. UAlbanySports.com<br />

Twitter....................................................................................@UAlbanySports<br />

Facebook................................................. www.facebook.com/<strong>ualbany</strong>sports<br />

Stadium.......................................................................................Bob Ford Field<br />

Stadium Capacity.......................................................................................8,500<br />

Stadium Surface.......................................................................... synthetic turf<br />

President............................................................................. Dr. Robert J. Jones<br />

Athletic Director...................................................................... Dr. Lee McElroy<br />

Head Coach.......................................................................................... Bob Ford<br />

Offensive Starters Returning/Lost.............................................................. 5/6<br />

Defensive Starters Returning/Lost.............................................................. 6/5<br />

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOOTBALL 1


NOTES<br />

2<br />

UALBANY QUICK HITS<br />

• In 2012, UAlbany (9-2, 7-1) won its sixth NEC title (2002, 2003, 2007,<br />

2008, 2011, 2012), sharing it with Wagner (9-4, 7-1). The Seahawks<br />

earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.<br />

• The Great Danes were ranked as high as No. 18 in the FCS Coaches<br />

Poll and No. 20 in the Sports Network Top-25 before falling out of<br />

both polls after losing to Wagner (11/3).<br />

• UAlbany received votes in both the 2013 Preseason Sports Network<br />

Poll (13) and the FCS Coaches Poll (5).<br />

• UAlbany tied the program’s Division I record for wins in a season in<br />

2012, and also won nine FCS games in a regular season for the first<br />

time.<br />

• Nine Great Danes earned All-NEC honors, including six firstteamers<br />

– Kadeem Williams (1st team, OL) is the only one returning<br />

for this season.<br />

• UAlbany shared the NEC title in its final two seasons in the league.<br />

In 2011, the Danes received their first NCAA FCS Playoff berth and<br />

advanced to the NCAAs for the first time since 1977.<br />

• In 14 seasons in the NEC, the Great Danes accrued a 78-24 record<br />

in league play.<br />

• Moving to a brand new stadium in 2013 (Bob Ford Field), UAlbany<br />

closed a 43-year chapter at University Field. The Danes recorded a<br />

135-67-1 mark on their home gridiron.<br />

• Including 2012, the Great Danes have reached the eight-win<br />

plateau five times in the FCS era.<br />

• Senior Ryan Kirchner finished his career as UAlbany’s all-time<br />

leading receiver with 172 career catches.<br />

• Tailback Drew Smith closed his career as the program’s all-time<br />

leading point scorer (270), touchdown scorer (45), and tied for most<br />

rushing touchdowns scored (40). He signed a free agent contract<br />

with the Buffalo Bills following the season.<br />

• UAlbany is in its 41st season of varsity football, owning a 256-167<br />

record in the span.<br />

• The Great Danes registered seven consecutive winning seasons for<br />

the first time in the program’s history (2006-12).<br />

• Head Coach Bob Ford, who announced that he will retire following<br />

this season, ranks fourth among the FCS all-time leaders in career<br />

victories and is first among active NCAA Division I FCS coaches with<br />

265 career victories. He is also the longest active tenured coach in all<br />

of college football.<br />

• In 45 seasons as a head coach (41 at UAlbany, 4 at St. Lawrence)<br />

Bob Ford owns a 265-189-1 record.<br />

• The Great Danes are in their inaugural season in the Colonial<br />

Athletic Association -- one of the strongest conferences in the FCS.<br />

THE COACH: Bob Ford ranks first among active NCAA Division I FCS<br />

coaches with 265 career victories and is also fourth on the all-time FCS<br />

chart. Ford, the architect of the UAlbany program, has led the Great Danes<br />

to a 256-167 record in his 41st varsity season. Under his direction, the Great<br />

Danes have moved from the club level in 1970 to its present NCAA Division<br />

I FCS status. At the team’s media day on Aug. 13th, Ford announced that<br />

his 44th season at the helm in 2013 will be his last. More than 100 of Bob<br />

Ford’s assistant coaches are currently working in the professional, college<br />

and high school ranks.<br />

UALBANY OVERVIEW: After winning back-to-back championships in the<br />

Northeast Conference, the Great Danes are in their first season competing<br />

in the CAA. Through 10 games, UAlbany owns a 1-9 record, overcoming<br />

Colgate 37-34 in week two for the lone victory of the season, while falling<br />

in three heartbreaking losses, decided by three or less points at the end of<br />

regulation. Offensively, the Great Danes are led by junior quarterback Will<br />

Fiacchi (170-303-8) who has thrown nine touchdowns with an average of<br />

197.1 passing yards per game. Senior Kevin Chillis has served as Fiacchi’s<br />

top receiver, making 43 catches for 533 yards and five touchdowns. On the<br />

ground, junior Omar Osbourne ranks third in the CAA and leads the squad<br />

with 234 carries and 1,040 rushing yards (104.0/game), while crossing the<br />

goal line 11 times this fall. Defensively, Randall Exantus (71 tackles), Christian<br />

Dorsey (69 tackles), and TJ Idowu (67 tackles) lead the team.<br />

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOOTBALL<br />

UALBANY VS. UNH HISTORY<br />

Year W/L H/A Score Margin NEC Record Overall<br />

2008 L A 24-32 -8 7-0** 9-3<br />

**Won the NEC title<br />

LAST TIME OUT: Throughout much of Saturday night’s contest at Bob Ford<br />

Field, the hosting University at Albany Great Danes appeared as though<br />

they might spoil No. 8/9 Maine’s unblemished conference record, but in<br />

the end the Black Bears escaped with a 33-27 win over the hosts. Maine<br />

improved to 9-1 overall and 6-0 in CAA play, while UAlbany fell to 1-9 on the<br />

season and 0-6 in conference. Trailing by a touchdown with 1:50 remaining<br />

in the contest, the Great Danes started their drive on their own 20-yard line<br />

after Maine punted into the end zone. However, the Black Bears quickly<br />

quashed what would be UAlbany’s last chance for victory, as Trevor Bates<br />

sacked Will Fiacchi and forced a fumble. Maine recovered on the 12 and ran<br />

the remainder of the clock out, sealing the win. Offensively, junior quarterback<br />

Will Fiacchi totaled 139 passing yards and threw for two touchdowns,<br />

completing 9-of-20 passes. Senior Kevin Chilis served as his top target<br />

with three catches for a total of 74 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown<br />

reception. Tight end Brian Parker also caught a touchdown pass and totaled<br />

39 receiving yards for the Danes. On the ground, junior running back Omar<br />

Osbourne netted 134 rushing yards and a touchdown, as he carried the ball<br />

29 times. Out of the wildcat, Jake Meek found a number of holes, rushing<br />

eight times for a total of 59 yards, averaging 7.4 yard per carry. Defensively,<br />

junior Jake Dwyer led UAlbany with 11 tackles, followed by senior Tramaine<br />

Wilson’s nine, and classmate Andrew Smith’s eight, including a sack.<br />

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS<br />

2013 Record: 5-4, 4-2 CAA<br />

2012 Record: 8-4, 6-2 CAA (3rd)<br />

2013 CAA Preseason Poll: 3rd/11<br />

Head Coach: Sean McDonnell (15th season at UNH) (109-70/same overall)<br />

THE COACH: Sean McDonnell, a 1978 University of New Hampshire<br />

graduate, is in his 15th season as the head coach of his alma mater with a<br />

career record of 109-70. Under his mentorship, the Wildcats have qualified<br />

for the NCAA Division I FCS postseason for nine straight seasons, the<br />

longest streak in the nation. In May 2013, McDonnell was honored by the<br />

Joe Yukica-New Hampshire Chapter of the National Football Foundation,<br />

which presented him with the Andy Mooradian Award for his contributions<br />

to amateur football. The 2012, McDonnell led the Wildcats to a share<br />

of the CAA championship, the second in Coach Mac’s career (2005), with<br />

a 6-2 league mark. The ‘Cats compiled an 8-4 overall record that included<br />

an NCAA second-round game at Wofford. As a result, Coach Mac was<br />

tabbed the New England Division I Coach of the Year by the Gridiron Club<br />

of Greater Boston for the fourth time (2000, ‘04, ‘09, ‘12), earned his fourth<br />

New England Football Writers Division I FCS Coach of the Year honor (‘05,<br />

‘08, ‘10, ‘12) and was feted as the AFCA Regional Coach of the Year for the<br />

third time (‘04, ‘05, ‘12).<br />

UNH OVERVIEW: New Hampshire enters Saturday’s game ranked No.<br />

23 in the Sports Network Top-25. The Wildcats have been ranked in the<br />

Top-25 for 137 consecutive polls, the longest streak in FCS football, which<br />

dates back to Sept. 13, 2004. UNH has won four of their last five games, and<br />

come off a 33-17 home win over James Madison. While the Wildcats are<br />

4-0 on their home gridiron, they have struggled on the road, owning a 1-4<br />

records, including a 17-0 shutout loss at William & Mary in their most recent<br />

away game. Offensively, quarterbacks Andy Vailas (115-189-5, 1,234 yard,<br />

6 TD) and Sean Goldrich (79-120-3, 973 yards, 8 TD) have shared time in the<br />

pocket and have both proven to be effective. UNH’s passing offense ranks<br />

second in the CAA, averaging 255.3 yards per game. Wide receiver Justin<br />

Mello leads the team with 50 receptions and six touchdowns, while R.J.<br />

Harris (36 catches) and Harold Spears (27 catches) have each caught four<br />

TD passes. On the ground, Nico Steriti has netted 668 yards on 126 carries,<br />

rushing for six touchdowns. Defensively, Shane McNeely leads the squad<br />

with 72 tackles, including three sacks.<br />

UNH’S LAST TIME OUT: Junior wide receiver R.J. Harris returned from<br />

a three-game injury absence to register a career-high three touchdowns<br />

to power the 25th-ranked University of New Hampshire football team to<br />

Saturday afternoon’s 33-17 CAA victory over No. 22 James Madison before<br />

a crowd of 6,084 at Cowell Stadium. UNH, which earned its fourth win in


NOTES<br />

RANKED OPPONENTS HISTORY<br />

• The Great Danes played a nationally ranked squad for the 24th<br />

time in UAlbany’s FCS history vs. Maine on Nov. 9th.<br />

• Maine ranked #8 in the Sports Network Top-25 Poll and #9 in<br />

the FCS Coaches Poll.<br />

• The Great Danes have played at least one ranked opponent<br />

every season since 2002.<br />

• UAlbany’s last win over a ranked opponent was on Sept. 22,<br />

2012. The Danes beat Maine, who ranked #23 in the Sports<br />

Network Top-25 Poll and #22 in the FCS Coaches Poll.<br />

• UAlbany owns a 5-18 record against ranked foes.<br />

UALBANY VS. RANKED DIVISION I FCS TEAMS<br />

Nov. 18, 2000 #12 Hofstra 55, UAlbany 28<br />

Sept. 7, 2002 #1 Montana 45, UAlbany 7<br />

NOV. 23, 2002 UALBANY 24, #21 DUQUESNE 0 (ECAC CLASSIC)<br />

Sept. 6, 2003 #6 Northeastern 51, UAlbany 0<br />

Oct. 2, 2004 #21 Lehigh 44, UAlbany 14<br />

Sept. 10, 2005 #24 Hofstra 36, UAlbany 7<br />

Sept. 17, 2005 #25 Massachusetts 40, UAlbany 0<br />

SEPT. 16, 2006 UALBANY 17, #11 DELAWARE 10<br />

SEPT. 23, 2006 UALBANY 19, #23 CENTRAL CONN. ST. 14<br />

Sept. 15, 2007 #19 Hofstra 28, UAlbany 13<br />

Sept. 22, 2007 #2 Montana 35, UAlbany 14<br />

Dec. 1, 2007 #24 Dayton 42, UAlbany 21 (Gridiron Classic)<br />

Aug. 30, 2008 #5 Massachusetts 28, UAlbany 16<br />

Sept. 20, 2008 #10 New Hampshire 32, UAlbany 24<br />

Sept. 27, 2008 #17 Delaware 38, UAlbany 7<br />

Sept. 12, 2009 #17 Massachusetts 44, UAlbany 7<br />

SEPT. 19, 2009 UALBANY 20, #20 MAINE 16<br />

Sept. 11, 2010 #10 Stephen F. Austin 59, UAlbany 14<br />

Nov. 26, 2011 #22 Stony Brook 31, UAlbany 28 (NCAA First Round)<br />

Sept. 15, 2012 #5 Youngstown State 31, Albany 24<br />

SEPT. 22, 2012 UALBANY 30, #23 MAINE 20<br />

Oct. 5, 2013 #21 James Madison 40, UAlbany 13<br />

Oct. 19, 2013 #7 Towson 44, UAlbany 17<br />

Nov. 9, 2013 #8 Maine 33, UAlbany 27<br />

five games, improved to 5-4 on the season and 4-2 in the CAA. JMU, which<br />

dropped its third straight matchup against the Wildcats, dropped to 6-4,<br />

3-3. Harris racked up 10 catches for 183 receiving yards, which marked his<br />

ninth career 100-yard receiving game. The WR climbed to No. 6 in all-time<br />

receptions (170) and No. 8 in all-time receiving yards (2,219) at UNH. Justin<br />

Mello set personal bests with 10 catches for 123 yards. Andy Vailas, who<br />

started at quarterback for the first time since Oct. 5 at Towson, completed<br />

28 passes in 49 attempts for 397 yards – all career highs. The junior signal<br />

caller threw for two TDs and was picked off once after being named the<br />

starter just prior to game time. The UNH defense, which pitched a first-half<br />

shutout, was led by linebacker Shane McNeely, who posted a team-leading<br />

nine tackles (six solo), including a sack.<br />

MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY<br />

All servicemen and servicewomen, active or retired, will receive free<br />

admission to the Great Danes’ final home game of the season versus New<br />

Hampshire. UAlbany’s players will don stars and stripes on their helmets,<br />

in addition to the initials “TC” in honor of Lt. Col. Todd Clark and Wounded<br />

Warrior Project. Lt. Col. Todd Clark was a wounded warrior himself as<br />

well as recipient of the Purple Heart. On his fourth tour of duty, the Albany<br />

native was severely injured by an IED in Afghanistan. Todd’s great sense of<br />

honor and duty directed him to return to action for a fifth tour in Afghanistan<br />

in early 2013, where he was in charge of training Afghan forces. On<br />

June 8th Todd died at the hands of one of the native soldiers he was there<br />

to train. Todd’s family will serve as honorary captains for the game.<br />

SENIOR DAY<br />

Playing in the final home game of their collegiate careers, the UAlbany<br />

senior class will be honored prior to Saturday’s game vs. UNH. The class<br />

is made up of: DE Tom Bradley (Syracuse, N.Y.), WR Kevin Chillis (Buffalo,<br />

N.Y.), CB Randall Exantus (Staten Island, N.Y.), DL Joe Fasano (Franklin<br />

Square, N.Y.), Jameel Gay (Tampa, Fla.), LB Alex Helmer (Pompton Plains,<br />

N.J.), C Eric LaPorta (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.), S Justinian Mason (Mason,<br />

Ohio), LB Prosper Mbongue-Muna (Albany, N.Y.), DT Zach Morton (Burnt<br />

Hills, N.Y.), OL James Sanchez (Washington Heights, N.Y.), DT Andrew<br />

Smith (Wading River, N.Y.), WR Rhakeem Wiggins (Cheektowaga, N.Y.),<br />

OT Kadeem Williams (Jersey City, N.J), and S Tramaine Wilson (Staten<br />

Island, N.Y.). As a class, they compiled a 31-24 overall record in the past five<br />

seasons, including a 24-8 mark in the Northeast Conference before making<br />

the leap to the CAA. They also won two NEC championships and made an<br />

appearance in the NCAA Playoffs in 2011.<br />

FIRST AND LAST HOME GAMES<br />

Saturday marks Coach Ford’s final home game in his 44-season career at<br />

the University at Albany. Starting a club program in 1970, Ford’s first game<br />

at the helm of the Great Dane program was Oct. 10, 2013 against RIT. The<br />

Tigers were coached by two-time Super Bowl Champion New York Giants<br />

head coach Tom Coughlin. Coach Ford led UAlbany (formerly known as<br />

Albany State) to a 30-21 win on University Field in the program’s inaugural<br />

contest.<br />

MION TO JOIN FORD IN RETIREMENT<br />

With plans to retire following the season, assistant coach Don Mion will<br />

also be on the sidelines for his final home game Saturday. Mion received his<br />

B.A. in social studies with a minor in education from UAlbany in 1975, and<br />

went on to earn his master’s degree in the same discipline. A two-sport<br />

athlete in football and wrestling, Mion was inducted into the University’s<br />

Athletic Hall of Fame in the fall of 2001. He was also a member of the 1974<br />

undefeated football team that was inducted into the hall of fame this fall. He<br />

is among the school’s all-time tackles leaders with 271 and owns the record<br />

for single-game tackles, recording 24 against Alfred on Sept. 28, 1974. Mion,<br />

who joined the UAlbany football staff in spring of 1997, is in his 17th season<br />

as a defensive coach.<br />

BACK-TO-BACK 2,000 SEASONS<br />

Redshirt junior quarterback Will Fiacchi has thrown for 1,971 passing yards<br />

this season – just 29 yards away from eclipsing the 2,000-yard milestone for<br />

the second consecutive year. No other quarterback in UAlbany program history<br />

has ever registered two 2,000+ passing yard seasons in a career. With<br />

4,127 career passing yards, Fiacchi currently ranks third in the program<br />

archives.<br />

OSBOURNE BREAKS 1,000<br />

With 134 rushing yards against Maine last weekend, redshirt junior running<br />

back Omar Osbourne became the 12th UAlbany player in program history<br />

to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season. Osbourne enters Saturday’s<br />

game against UNH with 1,040 rushing yards on the season – good for eighth<br />

in the record book, needing just 52 rushing yards to jump all the way up to<br />

fifth-place.<br />

CHILLIS ENTERS TOP-10<br />

Senior wide receiver Kevin Chillis currently ranks 10th in UAlbany’s record<br />

book for both career receptions (91), as well as career all-purpose yards<br />

(2,747). Teammate Cole King is also climbing the receptions ladder, currently<br />

sitting in fifth place with 97. At Old Dominion (9/28), King had his best<br />

performance of the season with five receptions for a total of 73 yards.<br />

MEEK, MORTON, LAPORTA NAMES CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT<br />

UAlbany players Jake Meek, Zach Morton, and Eric LaPorta have been<br />

named to the 2013-14 Capital One Academic All-District ® Football Team,<br />

selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The teams<br />

recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances<br />

athletically and in the classroom. Meek, a junior from Penfield, N.Y., has a<br />

cumulative grade-point average of 3.72 as a business administration major<br />

and was named to the Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll twice.<br />

Meek is one of UAlbany’s most versatile players, contributing on special<br />

teams, as a receiver, and as a wildcat quarterback. This season, Meek ranks<br />

second on the team with 276 rushing yards and two touchdowns, as well<br />

as third for total offense with 289 yards. Morton, a native of Burnt Hills, N.Y.,<br />

boasts a perfect 4.0 GPA in biology and twice was named to the NEC Commissioner’s<br />

Honor Roll. Playing in every game for the past three seasons at<br />

defensive end, Morton has totaled 12 tackles, a sack, and two pass breakups<br />

through 10 games this fall. Lastly, LaPorta is a Capital One Academic<br />

All-District honoree for the second consecutive season. The senior from<br />

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOOTBALL 3


NOTES<br />

Yorktown Heights, N.Y. was a candidate for the prestigious 2013 NFF William<br />

V. Campbell Trophy, as well as the CAA’s Chuck Boone Leadership Award.<br />

LaPorta, a team captain, was named three times to the NEC Academic Honor<br />

Roll and has started every game for the past three seasons after beginning<br />

his career as a walk-on. LaPorta finished his undergraduate tenure with a 3.57<br />

GPA as a dual major in criminal justice and history, and has a 3.65 GPA in his<br />

graduate program for secondary education for social studies.<br />

FIACCHI AMONG TOP QBs<br />

Against Central Connecticut (9/21), Will Fiacchi became the sixth quarterback<br />

in program history to pass for over 3,000 career yards and just the third to hit<br />

the 4,000 mark against Maine (11/9) Saturday. Fiacchi (358-613-13, 20 TD) has<br />

currently thrown for 4,127 yards in just his second season as a starter, and<br />

ranks third all-time. This fall, the Marcellus, N.Y. native has passed for 1,971<br />

yards (170-303), good for fourth in the program’s single-season archives. Fiacchi<br />

needs 26 more completions to tie record holder Dan DiLella (196-327) for<br />

single-season completions.<br />

OSBOURNE COVERS GROUND<br />

Junior running back Omar Osbourne has recorded six 100+ rushing yard<br />

performances in his career, including back-to-back games in 2013. Against Colgate,<br />

Osbourne totaled 256 yards on 35 carries, while totaling 119 yards with<br />

two touchdowns against CCSU. In week seven’s clash at Delaware, Osbourne<br />

logged his second-best running performance with 142 net rushing yards and<br />

a career-best three touchdowns. Most recently, Osbourne accrued 134 rushing<br />

yards against Maine, which put him over the 1,000-yard mark this season.<br />

Averaging 104.0 rushing yards per game, Osbourne ranks third in the CAA.<br />

In his career, Osbourne has rushed for 1,851 yards, ranking 12th in UAlbany’s<br />

archives.<br />

OSBOURNE AMONG TOP SCORERS<br />

With 128 points scored in his career, Omar Osbourne is now 15th all-time in<br />

the program’s archives. This season, the Syracuse, N.Y. native has scored 11<br />

rushing touchdowns.<br />

MARTIN KICKS OFF A SOLID ROOKIE CAMPAIGN<br />

Jonathan Martin punted seven times against No. 7 Towson, totaling 258 yards<br />

for an average of 36.9 yards per punt. His 76-yarder that bounced for a touchback<br />

marked a career-long, as well as the longest punt in the CAA this season,<br />

and the fourth longest in UAlbany program history. Averaging 39.7 yards per<br />

punt in his rookie season, redshirt freshman Jonathan Martin ranks eighth in<br />

the CAA. Through 10 games, Martin has punted 51 times for a total of 2,024<br />

yards, dropping 13 inside the 20-yard line and two for a touchback. Martin has<br />

also booted five for over 50 yards.<br />

CHILLIS BREAKS 1,000 RECEIVING YARDS<br />

Senior wide receiver Kevin Chillis recorded his first career 100-yard receiving<br />

game against Duquesne in week one (8/31), making a career-high nine<br />

receptions, totaling 135 yards (T-15th all-time) and two touchdowns. He then<br />

repeated the feat against Colgate (9/7), recording 115 receiving yards and a<br />

touchdown with five catches. With six receptions for 22 yards and a touchdown<br />

at James Madison (10/5), Chillis reached the 1,000-yard milestone, and<br />

became the 13th player in program history to do so. Chillis leads the team,<br />

averaging 53.3 yards per game this season, and ranks 11th for single-season<br />

receptions with 43.<br />

PARKER HAS CAREER OUTING<br />

Junior tight end Brian Parker had the best performance of his career at James<br />

Madison. Parker made a career-high eight receptions for a total of 71 yards.<br />

The week prior, Parker also turned heads with a 55-yard touchdown reception<br />

at Old Dominion. Amidst a breakout year, Parker has totaled 23 receptions and<br />

234 yards in eight games after missing the clash at Duquesne. Entering this<br />

season, Parker had totaled just five catches for 151 yards in 19 games played from 2011-12.<br />

ABOUT UALBANY ATHLETICS<br />

UAlbany's intercollegiate athletics program excels at the NCAA Division<br />

I level, producing competitive teams, successful coaches, and<br />

outstanding student-athletes recognized for their accomplishments<br />

both on the field and in the classroom. The University sponsors 19<br />

varsity sports for men and women. Club sports, an intramural program,<br />

and recreational opportunities are also offered.<br />

As a member of the America East Conference, 17 of the school's 19<br />

varsity teams are eligible for conference championships and NCAA<br />

post-season competition. Women’s golf is an associate member of<br />

the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and football, a Division I FCS<br />

program, enters its first year as an associate member of the Colonial<br />

Athletic Association in 2013 after competing in the Northeast Conference<br />

for the past 14 seasons.<br />

UAlbany has won 66 conference championships and produced 27<br />

NCAA Tournament teams since moving to Division I. Celebrating<br />

the school’s most successful year in Division I history in 2012-13,<br />

UAlbany won a record nine conference championships, while making<br />

four NCAA Tournament appearances. The Great Danes also won<br />

the America East Commissioner’s Cup for the second time in school<br />

history, as field hockey, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s<br />

indoor track & field, women’s indoor track & field, men’s outdoor<br />

track & field, women’s outdoor track & field, and men’s lacrosse<br />

captured conference titles. Football also won its sixth NEC championship<br />

and had two players sign NFL Free Agent contracts.<br />

BOB FORD FIELD QUICK HITS<br />

• $19 million multi-sport complex -- home of the Great Dane<br />

football and soccer teams.<br />

• 8,500-seats, including 629 chair-backs, bleachers, and a natural<br />

grass berm.<br />

• Daktronics scoreboard with a 39’ by 22’ high-definition video<br />

display and point-source sound system behind the south end<br />

zone.<br />

• Press level with four luxury suites, print media area, and<br />

booths for radio, television, coaches, and replay.<br />

• FieldTurf surface and Musco stadium lighting.<br />

• The field is named in honor of Bob Ford, the only coach the<br />

UAlbany football program has known.<br />

• The project was completed by Whiting-Turner Contracting<br />

Company; with support from principle architect and designer<br />

Heery International Inc., and site engineer Clough Harbor &<br />

Associates.<br />

• Constuction began in April of 2012 and was completed in<br />

September of 2013.<br />

• Planning and fundraising for the new multi-spot complex<br />

began in 2004.<br />

FULL SEAWOLF CIRCLE<br />

The UAlbany football program played its very first varsity game against rival Stony Brook on Sept. 22, 1973. With Coach Ford on the sideline, the Great<br />

Danes trounced the Seawolves, 69-6, at University Field, marking Ford’s first of 255 varsity victories. Announcing his retirement following this season, Ford<br />

has an opportunity to make Stony Brook his last career-win. In addition, Ford’s counterpart at SBU, Chuck Priore, was a three-time letterwinner at UAlbany<br />

(1982), and was also an assistant under Ford from 1983-86. UAlbany travels to take on the Seawolves in the 2013 season-finale on Nov. 23rd.<br />

FIRST TIMERS<br />

Richmond (27-10, L) marked the fourth and final team UAlbany played for the first time in program history this season. Previously, the Danes faced first-timers<br />

Rhode Island (19-13 OT, L), Old Dominion (66-10, L), and James Madison (40-13, L) this fall.<br />

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UALBANY VS. OPPONENTS<br />

Opponent W L Last Meeting<br />

Albright 0 2 1976 (28-7, L)<br />

Alfred 7 5 1994 (20-19, L)<br />

American Int’l 3 0 1998 (25-24, W)<br />

Brockport 14 4 1994 (25-13, L)<br />

Brooklyn 1 0 1979 (56-0, W)<br />

Brown 0 2 2004 (35-7, L)<br />

Bryant 2 2 2012 (31-14, W)<br />

Buffalo 7 4 1988 (28-20, W)<br />

Canisius 2 0 2002 (24-22, W)<br />

CENTRAL CONN. 12 6 2013 (20-17, L)<br />

Central Florida 1 0 1980 (28-17, W)<br />

COLGATE 2 2 2013 (37-34, W)<br />

Columbia 1 0 2011 (44-21, W<br />

Cortland 8 10 1994 (30-29, L)<br />

Cornell 0 1 2006 (23-21, L)<br />

Curry 2 0 1974 (50-23, W)<br />

C.W. Post 1 2 1998 (24-16, L)<br />

Dayton 0 2 2007 (42-21, L)<br />

DELAWARE 1 2 2013 (33-30, L)<br />

Drake 0 1 2002 (49-42, L)<br />

DUQUESNE 5 2 2013 (35-24, L)<br />

Florida Atlantic 0 1 2001 (27-9, L)<br />

Florida Int’l 0 1 2002 (35-26, L)<br />

Fordham 4 4 2007 (23-20, W)<br />

Gannon 1 0 1996 (40-29, W)<br />

Georgia Southern 0 1 2009 (29-26, L)<br />

Hampden-Sydney 1 0 1977 (51-45, W)<br />

Hobart 1 0 1979 (10-0, W)<br />

Hofstra 3 11 2008 (22-16, W)<br />

Ithaca 5 14 1994 (22-11, L)<br />

Jacksonville 1 0 2008 (28-0, W)<br />

JAMES MADISON 0 1 2013 (40-13, L)<br />

King’s (Pa.) 2 0 1996 (49-21, W)<br />

Lehigh 1 1 2006 (17-16, W)<br />

MAINE 4 3 2013 (33-27, L)<br />

Marist 3 0 1984 (43-0, W)<br />

Massachusetts 0 3 2009 (44-7, L)<br />

Mass.-Lowell 3 0 1999 (40-0, W)<br />

Mass. Maritime 1 0 1974 (75-6, W)<br />

Mercyhurst 1 0 1996 (20-10, W)<br />

Merrimack 2 0 1998 (24-6, W)<br />

Monmouth 11 4 2012 (55-24, W)<br />

Montana 0 2 2007 (35-14, L)<br />

NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 2008 (32-24, L)<br />

New Haven 1 2 1986 (45-28, L)<br />

New York Tech 1 0 1981 (41-7, W)<br />

Niagara 1 0 1973 (75-9, W)<br />

Nichols 1 1 1974 (32-8, W)<br />

Northeastern 0 2 2003 (51-0, L)<br />

Norwich 14 6 1994 (45-20, W)<br />

OLD DOMINION 0 1 2013 (66-10, L)<br />

Pace 4 1 1998 (17-0, W)<br />

Plattsburgh 6 0 1978 (32-7, W)<br />

Plymouth State 1 0 1985 (33-21, W)<br />

R.I.T. 5 0 1977 (13-3, W)<br />

Rensselaer 7 1 1996 (17-7, W)<br />

RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2013 (19-13 OT, L)<br />

RICHMOND 0 1 2013 (27-10, L)<br />

Robert Morris 8 6 2012 (35-10, W)<br />

Rowan 0 2 2000 (31-3, L)<br />

Sacred Heart 13 2 2012 (23-20, W)<br />

Salisbury State 4 0 1994 (44-20, W)<br />

Siena 1 0 1973 (71-8, W)<br />

Southern Conn. 9 6 1998 (24-14, W)<br />

Springfield 4 10 1994 (24-13, L)<br />

St. Francis, Pa. 14 0 2012 (36-13, W)<br />

St. John’s 2 0 2001 (31-6, W)<br />

St. Lawrence 6 5 1997 (49-0, W)<br />

St. Peter’s 1 0 2003 (64-9, W)<br />

Stephen F. Austin 0 1 2010 (59-14, L)<br />

Stonehill 2 0 1998 (52-0, W)<br />

STONY BROOK 10 5 2011 (31-28, L)<br />

New Jersey 0 2 1996 (38-18, L)<br />

TOWSON 2 2 2013 (44-17, L)<br />

Union 4 9 1997 (54-0, W)<br />

U.S. Mer. Marine 0 1 1978 (14-8, L)<br />

Wagner 14 2 2012 (30-0, L)<br />

W. Connecticut 6 1 1993 (50-6, W)<br />

Widener 0 1 1977 (33-15, L)<br />

William Paterson 1 1 1994 (41-25, L)<br />

Yale 1 0 2010 (23-20, W)<br />

Youngstown State 0 1 2012 (31-24, L)<br />

2013 Opponents in Bold<br />

TOP CROWDS<br />

Until now, never before had the Great Danes played in front of 20,000+ fans multiple times in a<br />

single season, let alone in back-to-back weeks. In week six, UAlbany played in front of the largest<br />

audience in program history with a capacity crowd of 25,201 at James Madison (10/5/13). The<br />

week prior, Old Dominion’s sold out venue of 20,118 marked the fifth-largest crowd in program<br />

history. UAlbany has a 1-4 record in games played with 20,000+ in attendance. The lone win<br />

came over Delaware on Sept. 16, 2006 (17-10).<br />

UALBANY’S TOP FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE MARKS<br />

1. 25,201 vs. James Madison, 10-5-13 – L (40-13)<br />

2. 23,097 vs. Montana, 9-22-07 – L (35-14)<br />

3. 22,196 vs. Delaware, 9-27-08 – L (38-7)<br />

4. 22,016 vs. Delaware, 9-16-06 – W (17-10)<br />

5. 20,118 vs. Old Dominion, 9-28-13 – L (66-10)<br />

6. 19,511 vs. Montana, 9-7-02 – L (45-7)<br />

7. 18,118 vs. Georgia Southern, 9-5-09 – L (29-26)<br />

8. 15,840 vs. Youngstown State, 9-15-12 – L (31-23)<br />

9. 17,363 vs. Delaware, 10-12-13 – L (33-30)<br />

10. 15,112 vs. Massachusetts, 8-30-08 – L (28-16)<br />

11. 14,022 vs. Central Florida, 11-8-80 – W (28-27)<br />

OSBOURNE’S TRIO OF TD’S<br />

Junior running back Omar Osbourne led the Great Danes with a career-best three touchdowns<br />

and 142 rushing yards on 34 carries at Delaware (10/12). His third rushing touchdown of the<br />

game – a 21-yard scamper -- gave UAlbany a 30-22 lead with just 3:18 remaining in the fourth.<br />

Osbourne also prevented a touchdown with 1 second remaining in the first half, tackling Travis<br />

Hawkins at the 3-yard line after a 66-yard interception return. The Syracuse, N.Y. native gave<br />

UAlbany a 10-7 lead in the second quarter with a 1-yard rush across the goal line. He also found<br />

the end zone, giving the Great Danes a 17-16 lead with 5:00 minutes left in the third quarter.<br />

CLOSE CALLS<br />

Including week two’s nail-biter at Colgate, week four’s heartbreaking loss to CCSU, and week<br />

seven’s near upset at Delaware, UAlbany has played in 13 games decided by three points or less<br />

since the start of the 2009 season. The Great Danes were in four games decided by three points<br />

or less in the 2009 season, three in 2010, two in 2011, one in 2012, and now three in 2013. Since<br />

1999, UAlbany has a 10-17 record in FCS games decided by three points or less.<br />

UALBANY’S CLOSE DECISIONS (SINCE 2009)<br />

Sept. 5, 2009: Georgia Southern 29, UAlbany 26<br />

Oct. 17, 2009: UAlbany 20, Bryant 17<br />

Oct. 31, 2009: Central Conn. State 31, UAlbany 29<br />

Nov. 7, 2009: Robert Morris 13, UAlbany 10<br />

Sept. 2, 2010: UAlbany 3, Maine 0<br />

Oct. 2, 2010: UAlbany 23, Yale 20<br />

Oct. 22, 2010: Central Conn. State 30, UAlbany 27 (OT)<br />

Sept. 3, 2011: Colgate 37, UAlbany 34 (OT)<br />

Nov. 26, 2011: #22 Stony Brook 31, UAlbany 28 (NCAA Playoffs)<br />

Oct. 27, 2012: UAlbany 23, Sacred Heart 20<br />

Sept. 7, 2013: UAlbany 37, Colgate 34<br />

Sept. 21, 2013: Central Conn. 20, UAlbany 17<br />

Oct. 12, 2013: Delaware 33, UAlbany 30<br />

FAKE!<br />

In three straight games this season, the Great Danes ran a successful fake punt play. Against<br />

Towson (10/19), the Great Danes converted on 4th-and-3, when Jake Meek rushed 30-yards after<br />

lining up in punt formation. The drive resulted in Tom O’Riordan’s 35-yard field goal just before<br />

halftime (24-10). Against Delaware (10/12), UAlbany caught the hosts off guard on 4th-and-7 on<br />

their own 45. UAlbany snapped the ball to Meek who scampered for a 34-yard gain. A 23-yard<br />

pass to Cole King and Omar Osbourne’s 1-yard rush across the goal line gave UAlbany a threepoint<br />

lead, 10-7, with 11:10 remaining in the second quarter. Lastly, against James Madison<br />

(10/5), the Great Danes avoided a quick three-and-out in their first possession of the second half.<br />

With 4th-and-2 on UAlbany’s 35, the Great Danes faked a punt and Kevin Chillis rushed seven<br />

yards for a first down. UAlbany did not end up scoring on the drive, dropping a pass in the back<br />

of the end zone on 4th-and-goal.<br />

OSBOURNE NAMED CAA OFFENSIVE POW<br />

Junior running back Omar Osbourne was named the CAA Offensive Player of the Week on Sept.<br />

9th for his performance in the team’s victory over Colgate. Osbourne, a native of Syracuse, N.Y.,<br />

finished with a career- and game-high 252 yards on the ground, including a pair of touchdowns,<br />

to lead the Great Danes to their second win in as many years over the Raiders. The junior, whose<br />

252 yards on 35 carries marks the third-best rushing performance in program history, turned in<br />

his career-high rushing total in the first half alone as UAlbany moved to 1-1 on the season with<br />

Saturday’s 37-34 win. Osbourne gave the Great Danes their first lead of the season (7-0) with a<br />

5-yard touchdown rush on their opening drive. Out of the halftime break, Osbourne struck again,<br />

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rushing for 15-yards into the end zone on a 4th-and-1 situation, stretching<br />

the lead to 30-14. After the Great Dane defense made the key play of the<br />

game, stopping a 4th-and-goal attempt on the 1-yard line, Osbourne led the<br />

Danes to a 99-yard scoring drive. He rushed four times in the possession,<br />

including a 36-yarder that set up another UAlbany touchdown, putting the<br />

game out of reach (37-27, 1:34 4th).<br />

WEEK ONE SUMMARY – DUQUESNE<br />

UAlbany comes off a season-opening 35-24 loss at Duquesne in which the<br />

Great Danes never held a lead. The Danes totaled 421 yards of offense,<br />

including a DI program-record 354 passing yards. Junior quarterback Will<br />

Fiacchi completed a program record 27-of-45 passes with one interception<br />

and two touchdown tosses to senior Kevin Chillis. Chillis logged a teamhigh<br />

nine receptions, while Presley Beauvais (41 yards) and Cole King (31<br />

yards) each had four. On the ground, Omar Osbourne carried the ball 21<br />

times for a total of 79 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, Alex Helmer’s<br />

career-high 11 tackles, including eight unassisted, led the Danes. While<br />

UAlbany’s kicking game was an area of concern coming into the contest,<br />

punter Jonathan Martin and kicker Tom O’Riordan served as a highlight.<br />

Martin punted four times, averaging 48.8 yards, including two over 50-yards<br />

and two that pinned the Dukes within the 20-yard line. Also making his<br />

debut donning purple and gold, O’Riordan was 1-for-1 for field goals and<br />

3-for-3 for point-after attempts.<br />

WEEK TWO -- COLGATE<br />

Using Omar Osbourne’s historic running performance and a few key defensive<br />

plays, UAlbany overcame the hosting Colgate University Raiders, 37-<br />

34, Saturday night at Andy Kerr Stadium. With the victory, the Great Danes<br />

improved to 1-1 on the season, while the Raiders fell to 0-2. The biggest<br />

defensive play of the contest came with 4:26 remaining in the ball game.<br />

Colgate faced fourth-and-goal on the one-yard line, trailing by three, 30-27,<br />

and chose to take a gamble. Going for it with a run play, the Great Danes’<br />

defensive line suffocated the attempt and gave UAlbany possession on a<br />

turnover of downs. The Danes then drove 99-yards down the gridiron on the<br />

back of Osbourne’s four carries, including a 36-yarder, as well as Presley<br />

Beauvais’ drive-capping 45-yard touchdown scamper. With Tom O’Riordan’s<br />

point-after attempt sailing through the uprights, the Great Danes held a 37-<br />

27 lead with 1:34 remaining. While Colgate did answer with a touchdown<br />

of their own with 18 seconds remaining, UAlbany handled the on-sides kick<br />

with ease, securing their first win of the 2013 season. Topping his career-high<br />

in the first half alone, junior running back Omar Osbourne rushed<br />

for 252 yards with 35 carries, marking the third-best rushing performance in<br />

program history. Osbourne also crossed the goal line twice and totaled 260<br />

all-purpose yards. Beauvais totaled 59 yards with six carries, while wildcat<br />

quarterback Jake Meek rushed the ball four times, totaling 27 yards. Senior<br />

wide receiver Kevin Chillis also racked up the yards, recording his second<br />

straight 100+ receiving game, connecting with Will Fiacchi five times for<br />

112 yards and a touchdown. Fiacchi totaled 180 passing yards, completing<br />

13-of-24 attempts with just one interception. Defensively, junior Christian<br />

Dorsey finished with a career-high 12 tackles, including nine unassisted, as<br />

well as forced a fumble.<br />

WEEK THREE– RHODE ISLAND<br />

The Great Danes lost an overtime heartbreaker to Rhode Island last Saturday,<br />

19-13, in front of a sold-out crowd in the inaugural game at Bob Ford<br />

Field and first CAA clash. After falling behind early, UAlbany scored 13<br />

points in the third quarter, tying up the ballgame on Jake Meek’s 17-yard<br />

run as time expired in the stanza. With a 1:35 remaining in the fourth, URI<br />

missed a field goal and the game went to overtime. The Rams scored a<br />

touchdown on their possession, but missed the extra point, giving the Great<br />

Danes a chance to steal the victory. However, URI recorded a sack on thirddown<br />

and knocked down the fourth-down end zone pass, ending the game.<br />

Omar Osbourne led the team with 96 rushing yards and a touchdown on 22<br />

carries. Jameel Gay record 96 receiving yards with seven receptions, while<br />

Will Fiacchi completed 17 of 36 passes with one interception. Defensively,<br />

Christian Dorsey led the squad with 14 tackles.<br />

WEEK FOUR -- CCSU<br />

Despite a touchdown lead heading into the fourth quarter, the University<br />

at Albany football team suffered its second straight home loss at Bob Ford<br />

Field Saturday night, as the visiting Central Connecticut State Blue Devils<br />

scored 10 unanswered points in the final stanza to steal a 20-17 victory.<br />

CCSU’s Steven Calitri hit a 40-yard field goal with 17 seconds remaining<br />

after driving 61-yards down the gridiron, improving the Blue Devils’ record<br />

to 1-3 on the season, while the Great Danes also fell to 1-3 overall. UAlbany<br />

tried to respond quickly in the closing seconds, throwing a 40-yard Hail<br />

Mary pass as time expired. Jameel Gay caught Will Fiacchi’s toss but he<br />

was brought down at the 10-yard line, ending the game. Leading UAlbany’s<br />

strong running attack, Omar Osbourne earned his second 100+ yard<br />

rushing game of the season, totaling 119 yards with two touchdowns. Also<br />

leading the Great Dane offense, Fiacchi finished with 140 passing yards on<br />

12 completions in 21 attempts. Gay totaled 50 receiving yards on two catches.<br />

Defensively, Cody Greenhagen led the Great Danes with eight tackles,<br />

including one for a loss.<br />

WEEK FIVE– OLD DOMINION<br />

Taking on a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) transition team for the first time<br />

in program history Saturday night at S.B. Ballard Stadium, UAlbany battled<br />

Old Dominion University in front of a sell-out crowd of 20,118. While the<br />

Great Danes scored a touchdown on their first drive of the game – a 55-yard<br />

pass from Will Fiacchi to tight end Brian Parker -- the Monarchs responded<br />

with a controlling offensive surge, overcoming UAlbany 66-10. Led by the<br />

2012 Walter Payton Award winner – the FCS version of the Heisman Trophy<br />

– junior quarterback Taylor Heinicke led the Monarchs with 365 passing<br />

yards and two touchdowns, completing 28-of-33 passes. In all, ODU totaled<br />

614 yards of total offense and had 36 first downs. For the Great Danes,<br />

Fiacchi threw for 221 yards and a touchdown, as he completed 15-of-26<br />

passes. Senior Cole King served as the top target, recording five catches for<br />

a total of 73 yards. On the ground, junior Omar Osbourne carried the ball 10<br />

times, netting 49 yards, while freshman Andre Martin rushed 11 times for<br />

27 total yards. UAlbany finished with 325 yards of total offense. Defensively,<br />

TJ Idowu and Michael Nicastro both broke double-digits, recording 12 and<br />

10 tackles, respectively.<br />

WEEK SIX – JAMES MADISON<br />

In front of a sell-out crowd of 25,201 at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg,<br />

Va., UAlbany fell 40-13 to the hosting James Madison University Dukes<br />

Saturday afternoon in CAA play. JMU improved to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in conference<br />

play, while the Great Danes dropped to 1-5 on the season and 0-2 in<br />

the CAA. On target all afternoon, junior quarterback Will Fiacchi completed<br />

26-of-43 passes for a total of 214 passing yards and one touchdown. Tight<br />

end Brian Parker had a career day as Fiacchi’s top receiver, recording eight<br />

receptions for 71-yards. Senior wide receiver Kevin Chillis was also a go-to<br />

option with six receptions, 22-receiving-yards and a touchdown catch. On<br />

the ground, Omar Osbourne carried the ball 17 times, netting 59 rushing<br />

yards. Defensively, the Great Danes were led by Christian Dorsey’s eight<br />

tackles, while Alex Helmer and Michael Nicastro logged seven apiece.<br />

WEEK SEVEN – DELAWARE<br />

With just 3:18 remaining in the fourth quarter, Omar Osbourne’s third<br />

rushing touchdown of the game gave UAlbany a 30-22 lead in Saturday<br />

afternoon’s nationally televised CAA clash at Delaware Stadium. However,<br />

the hosting Delaware University Blue Hens rallied in the closing minutes to<br />

score a game-tying touchdown with 1:42 left, and a game-winning 42-yard<br />

field goal with two ticks on the clock to steal a 33-30 victory over the Great<br />

Danes. With the loss, UAlbany fell to 1-6 overall and 0-3 in the CAA, while<br />

Delaware improved to 5-2 on the season and 2-1 in conference play. Osbourne<br />

led the Great Danes with three touchdowns and 142 rushing yards<br />

on 34 carries. Junior quarterback Will Fiacchi threw for 212 yards and one<br />

touchdown, completing 17-of-26 passes. Fiacchi connected with Nic Ketter,<br />

marking the redshirt freshman’s first touchdown catch of his career and his<br />

only reception of the game. Cole King led the receivers with four catches<br />

and 60 yards, followed by Kevin Chillis’ three grabs for a total of 69 yards.<br />

Jameel Gay and tight end Brian Parker also made three receptions, garnering<br />

30 and 37 yards, respectively. Defensively, Christian Dorsey led the<br />

squad with 12 tackles, including seven solo, followed by freshman Michael<br />

Nicastro’s 10 tackles and a sack for a loss of three yards. Marcel Ngachie<br />

and Randall Exantus each brought down nine.<br />

WEEK EIGHT – TOWSON<br />

Despite an early 7-0 lead in front of a sold-out homecoming crowd of 8,500<br />

Oct. 19th at Bob Ford Field, UAlbany suffered a 44-17 defeat to the then-No.<br />

7 Towson University Tigers. With the loss, the Great Danes fell to 1-7 on<br />

the season and 0-4 in the CAA, while Towson improved to 7-1 overall and<br />

3-1 in conference play. After UAlbany’s initial score – Jake Meek’s 10-yard<br />

touchdown rush with 3:01 remaining in the first – Towson responded with<br />

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24 straight points, taking the lead for good. In the game, junior quarterback<br />

Will Fiacchi threw for 126 yards and a touchdown, completing 17-of-35<br />

passes, while junior receiver Cole King and tight end Brian Parker each<br />

tallied a team-high four receptions, totaling 27 and 19 yards, respectively.<br />

Senior Jameel Gay led the squad with 31 receiving yards and a touchdown<br />

grab with two catches in the contest. Totaling 79 all-purpose yards, junior<br />

running back Omar Osbourne totaled 50 rushing yards on 16 carries, as well<br />

as 29 receiving yards, making three receptions. Meek finished the night<br />

with 44 rushing yards and a touchdown on five carries. Defensively, the<br />

Great Danes baited the Tigers into four turnovers, as Jojo McClary and Cory<br />

Connell each nabbed an interception, and Christian Dorsey and Randall<br />

Exantus both forced a fumble. Dorsey also led the team with 11 tackles,<br />

followed by Exantus’ eight.<br />

WEEK NINE – BYE<br />

WEEK TEN – RICHMOND<br />

While UAlbany held a lead into the second quarter of play last Saturday<br />

evening at Robins Stadium, the hosting University of Richmond Spiders battled<br />

back to take a 27-10 victory. Richmond improved to 3-6 on the season<br />

and 1-4 in the CAA, while UAlbany fell to 1-8 overall and 0-5 in conference.<br />

Leading the Great Danes’ offense, quarterback Will Fiacchi totaled 212<br />

passing yards, completing 17-of-27 attempts. Running back Omar Osbourne<br />

led the squad with 18 carries, totaling 56 rushing yards and a touchdown,<br />

while senior wide receiver Kevin Chillis caught a team-best four passes<br />

for 39 yards. Defensively, Randall Exantus totaled a career-high 14 tackles,<br />

including eight unassisted, as well as nabbed an interception. Redshirt<br />

freshman Michael Nicastro brought down eight, while Tramaine Wilson<br />

totaled seven tackles and logged a fumble recovery.<br />

UALBANY AT A GLANCE<br />

THE OFFENSE: While UAlbany lost eight all-conference players from 2012,<br />

there are plenty of strong pieces remaining, including a solid offensive<br />

contingent. Quarterback Will Fiacchi returns after an impressive redshirt<br />

sophomore campaign in 2012, starting all 11 games and accumulating 2,156<br />

passing yards. The Great Danes have added depth at the quarterback position<br />

this fall with Guilderland native Ryan Smith, and wildcat quarterbacks<br />

Jake Meek and Ryan Spelman. Running back Omar Osbourne looks to fill<br />

the shoes of Drew Smith, who rewrote the UAlbany record book last season.<br />

While Smith often powered his way up the middle, Osbourne (2012: 503<br />

yrds-108 carries-5 TDs) is best at weaving his way through traffic with a<br />

good deal of acceleration. The Great Danes also have a number of experienced<br />

linemen protecting the pocket in Kadeem Williams, Eric LaPorta, and<br />

Adam Pasnik, as well as a deep selection of outstanding receivers down<br />

field -- Cole King, Kevin Chillis, and Jameel Gay. The Danes also look to<br />

tight end Brian Parker and fullbacks Pat O’Connor and Nic Ketter as other<br />

options for first downs.<br />

THE DEFENSE: Defensively, UAlbany has had the task of replacing four solid<br />

linebackers in Chris Wilk, Dave Plungas, Jon Morgan, and Chris Bouchard.<br />

The Great Danes have looked to Christian Dorsey and Jake Dwyer to<br />

step up, while Alex Helmer (2012: 36 tackles, 1 sack) returns after playing<br />

a majority of the snaps at the outside linebacker position. Defensive end<br />

Andrew Smith (2012: 28 tackles) and defensive tackle Tim Kologrivov (2012:<br />

24 tackles) serve as the group’s veterans on the line, while seniors Tramaine<br />

Wilson (2012: 11 tackles, 3 interceptions) and Randall Extantus (2012:<br />

40 tackles, 6 pbu) are a presence at the safety and cornerback positions,<br />

respectively. In 2012, UAlbany’s rushing defense ranked first in the NEC<br />

and 14th in the nation (117.91 yrds/game), second in the league in scoring<br />

defense (22.73 pts/game), and third in total defense (340.45 yrds/game).<br />

THE SPECIALISTS: With the graduation of kicker Sean Kenny and punter<br />

Paul Layton, who is currently first on Temple’s two-deep as a graduate student,<br />

the Great Danes have filled the void with fresh faces. Jonathan Martin,<br />

a redshirt freshman from Delmar, N.Y. has taken over punting duties and<br />

currently ranks seventh in the CAA, averaging 40.2 yards per punt, while<br />

redshirt sophomore Tom O’Riordan has won the place kicking starting spot.<br />

TRIPLE THREAT<br />

UAlbany and Towson are the only teams in the CAA to have a trio of players<br />

record a 300-yard passing performance, 200-yard rushing performance, and<br />

a 100-yard receiving performance this season. Quarterback Will Fiacchi<br />

totaled 346 yards at Duquesne (8/31), running back Omar Osbourne rushed<br />

for league-high 252 yards at Colgate (9/7), and wide receiver Kevin Chillis<br />

received over 100-yards in both outings.<br />

THE ROLE OF THE UNDERDOG<br />

In their first season in the CAA, the Great Danes embrace the role of the<br />

underdog. UAlbany, who had 35 scholarships as a member of the NEC, has<br />

moved up to 54 scholarships for the 2013 season. While it is more, it is still<br />

well under the 63 limit that a majority of the CAA programs are at. UAlbany<br />

looks to average 57 scholarships across the next two seasons in order to<br />

play an FBS opponent in 2015 and have that game count in the opposition’s<br />

bowl eligibility.<br />

NEARING 100 DIVISION I WINS<br />

Since becoming a Divison I FCS program in 1999, UAlbany owns a 98-66<br />

overall record – just two victories away from the century mark.<br />

FIACCHI’S RECORD-BREAKING OUTING<br />

Junior quarterback Will Fiacchi’s opening day performance at Duquesne<br />

(8/31) was one for the record book. His 27 completions and 45 passing<br />

attempts both broke UAlbany single-game program records, while his 346<br />

passing yards ranks second all-time for a single game in program history. It<br />

also marked just the fourth 300+ passing game by a Great Dane quarterback<br />

and the first since Dan DiLella tossed 306 yards against Monmouth<br />

on Nov. 12, 2011. In just his second season as a starter, Fiacchi ranks third<br />

all-time on UAlbany’s career passing yards list with 4,127 yards.<br />

300 vs. 300<br />

Marking just the second time in UAlbany program history, both starting<br />

quarterbacks totaled over 300 passing yards in the Great Danes’ week one<br />

contest at Duquesne. Will Fiacchi (27-45-1) totaled 346 passing yards, while<br />

the Dukes’ Dillon Buechel (21-28-0) finished with 309 yards. The only other<br />

time this has happened in the Great Dane archives was in UAlbany’s 42-40<br />

win over Southern Connecticut State on Nov. 15, 1997. Joe Savino (19-36-1)<br />

totaled a still standing program record 398 passing yards, while the Owls’<br />

Kevin Dickinson (20-40-0) threw for 366 yards.<br />

1974 TEAM INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME<br />

The 1974 UAlbany football team was inducted into the University at Albany<br />

Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 20th. Headed by Coach Ford, ’74 team is the<br />

only squad in program history with an undefeated record, going 9-0. Current<br />

UAlbany linebackers coach Don Mion was a member of that team and<br />

set the record for tackles in a single game during that year. He recorded 24<br />

tackles against Alfred on Sept. 28, 1974. The ’74 team was inducted alongside<br />

two other athletes – Todd Cetnar (Basketball, 1996-2000) and Alissa<br />

Gibbs (Volleyball, 1999-2002).<br />

CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED<br />

The team elected junior Will Fiacchi and seniors Kadeem Williams, Eric<br />

LaPorta and Randall Exantus as captains for the 2013 season.<br />

• Fiacchi, a native of Marcellus, N.Y., started all 11 games at quarterback<br />

in 2012 and set a record for completed passes in a regular season. Fiacchi<br />

completed 188-of-309 passes with just five interceptions, while connecting<br />

for 11 touchdowns. Fiacchi also threw for 2,156 yards, good for third all-time<br />

at UAlbany. In his first season in the pocket, Fiacchi averaged 196.0 passing<br />

yards per game with 127.96 pass efficiency.<br />

• Williams, a 6-7, 310 pound offensive lineman from Jersey City is a twotime<br />

first-team All-Northeast Conference award winner as well as a 2012<br />

College Sports Madness second-team All-America honoree. Last season,<br />

Williams helped UAlbany to the league’s top-ranked scoring offense (34.1),<br />

and limited opponent sacks to just 1.45 per game, starting all 11 games at<br />

left tackle. He was also named a Preseason All-American by Phil Steele’s<br />

College Football Preview this summer.<br />

• Also a member of the o-line, LaPorta enters his third season as UAlbany’s<br />

starting center and has excelled both academically and athletically for the<br />

Great Danes. After starting his career as a walk-on, the Yorktown Heights,<br />

N.Y. native was named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District<br />

Football Team and helped UAlbany win back-to-back Northeast Conference<br />

titles.<br />

• Exantus, a cornerback from Greenlawn, N.Y., has been a consistent con-<br />

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tributor and a vocal leader for the Danes throughout the past three seasons.<br />

Starting all 11 games, Exantus totaled 40 tackles and broke up six passes in<br />

2012. He also played in all 12 games in 2011 and 10 in 2010.<br />

UALBANY FOOTBALL OFFICIALLY OPENS A NEW CHAPTER<br />

Along with new addition Stony Brook, the Great Danes ventured into the<br />

CAA for the 2013 season, joining current members Delaware, James Madison,<br />

Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Richmond, Towson, Villanova,<br />

and William & Mary. UAlbany wrapped up a 14-year tenure in the Northeast<br />

Conference with six championships, including a share of the title in 2012.<br />

The Great Danes also boasted the best record the program has ever seen at<br />

the Division I FCS level, going 9-2 overall last year and also ranked as high<br />

as No. 18 in the FCS Coaches Poll and No. 20 in the Sports Network Top-25.<br />

CAA HISTORY<br />

In the past, UAlbany has had success over CAA members, having tallied a<br />

7-5 all-time record entering the season. The Great Danes previously faced<br />

Delaware (1-1), Maine (4-2), Towson (2-1) and New Hampshire (0-1). The<br />

Great Danes’ 17-10 upset at then-No. 11 Delaware on Sept. 16, 2006 marks<br />

one of the program’s greatest wins. Last season, UAlbany also topped then-<br />

No. 23 Maine, 30-20, in Orono. UAlbany will have an opportunity to expand<br />

on its rivalry with Stony Brook this fall, having played the Seawolves 15<br />

times in the past, accruing a record of 10-5 all-time.<br />

WILLIAMS NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN BY PHIL STEELE<br />

Senior Kadeem Williams was named a Preseason All-American by Phil<br />

Steele’s College Football Preview. Williams, a 6-7, 310-pound offensive<br />

lineman was selected to the offense’s third-team by the magazine. The<br />

Jersey City native is a two-time first-team All-Northeast Conference award<br />

winner as well as a 2012 College Sports Madness second-team All-America<br />

honoree. Last season, Williams helped UAlbany to the league’s top-ranked<br />

scoring offense (34.1), and limited opponent sacks to just 1.45 per game,<br />

starting all 11 games at left tackle. Williams was also named to the Colonial<br />

Athletic Association’s first team by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview,<br />

while kickoff return specialist Kevin Chillis and defensive back Justinian<br />

Mason were named to the third team.<br />

CHILLIS EARNS SPOT ON CFPA KICKOFF RETURNER AWARD WATCH<br />

LIST<br />

College Football Performance Awards, the largest awards organization in<br />

D-I college football, recently announced its watch list for the 2013 CFPA<br />

Kickoff Returner Award and UAlbany’s Kevin Chillis has earned a spot. In<br />

2012, Chillis was a two-time Northeast Conference Special Teams Player of<br />

the Week, and ranked second on the team with 901 all-purpose yards and<br />

six touchdowns. As a junior, Chillis made 11 kickoff returns, averaging 27.5<br />

yards per return, including a 79-yard touchdown scamper against Central<br />

Connecticut State.<br />

MASON, WILSON NAMED TO CFPA DEFENSIVE BACK WATCH LIST<br />

College Football Performance Awards also announced its watch list for<br />

the 2013 CFPA Defensive Back Award, and two UAlbany student-athletes<br />

earned spots on the list -- Justinian Mason and Tramaine Wilson. The<br />

preliminary watch list highlights 36 returning performers, vying for the top<br />

individual defensive back award in the Football Championship Subdivision.<br />

Mason, a senior from Mason, Ohio, started all 11 games at safety in 2012<br />

and earned NEC Defensive Player of the Week honors once. He ranked fifth<br />

on the team with 46 tackles, including 35 solo, and picked off three passes,<br />

running them back for 99 yards and one touchdown. Unfortunately, Mason<br />

ruptured his Achilles tendon in a summer workout and will not play in the<br />

2013 season. Wilson, a senior from Staten Island, N.Y., started nine games<br />

at safety and totaled three interceptions for 66 yards in 2012. He also made<br />

11 tackles, helping the Great Danes win back-to-back Northeast Conference<br />

titles.<br />

FIACCHI EARNS SPOT ON 2013 CFPA QUARTERBACK AWARD WATCH LIST<br />

Announced this summer, UAlbany quarterback Will Fiacchi earned a spot<br />

on the 2013 CFPA FCS Quarterback Award Watch List. The preliminary<br />

watch list highlights thirty-two returning performers, vying for the top<br />

quarterback honor in the Football Championship Subdivision. In 2012, Fiacchi<br />

led UAlbany to a 9-2 overall record. He completed 188-of-309 passes for<br />

2,156 yards. He contributed 11 passing touchdowns with only 5 interceptions,<br />

adding two touchdowns on the ground.<br />

MORGAN, SMITH SIGN NFL FREE AGENT CONTRACTS<br />

Shortly after the conclusion of the 2013 NFL Draft, UAlbany football players<br />

Jon Morgan and Drew Smith signed free agent contracts with the Detroit<br />

Lions and Buffalo Bills, respectively. Linebacker Jon Morgan, a two-time<br />

first-team All-NEC honoree, led UAlbany with 72 tackles, three interceptions,<br />

and two blocked kicks in UAlbany’s 2012 NEC championship season.<br />

The Copiague, N.Y. native finished his career ranked eighth all-time at<br />

UAlbany with 265 career tackles. Tailback Drew Smith also boasted a<br />

historic collegiate career, finishing as UAlbany’s all-time leader for touchdowns<br />

scored (45) and the co-leader for all-time rushing touchdowns (40).<br />

In four active seasons, Smith accrued 3,196 career rushing yards and 4,721<br />

all-purpose yards, both good for second all-time. In 2012, the Schenectady,<br />

N.Y. native eclipsed the 1,000 rushing yards mark for the second time in his<br />

career and the 10th time in program history, rushing for 1,001 yards and 18<br />

touchdowns, while totaling 1,280 all-purpose yards. Smith also led the NEC<br />

and ranked fourth at the FCS level for scoring (11.40).<br />

AARON SMITH AND KEVIN ROSS JOIN COACHING STAFF<br />

For the first time since 2010, the UAlbany football team has fresh faces<br />

on the coaching staff. Head Coach Bob Ford announced the additions of<br />

wide receivers coach Aaron Smith and tight ends coach Kevin Ross to the<br />

UAlbany program last April. Smith, a native of West Point, N.Y. and son of<br />

an Army colonel, brings seven years of collegiate coaching experience to<br />

UAlbany. He spent last season leading the wide receivers at Boston College<br />

and the five seasons prior as the receivers coach at Columbia University<br />

(2007-11). Smith also served as Columbia’s recruiting coordinator in 2011.<br />

He started his coaching career at the United States Coast Guard Academy<br />

in 2006. Ross, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, also comes with a military<br />

background. The son of former San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions<br />

head coach Bobby Ross, Kevin served as Army’s offensive coordinator for<br />

four seasons (2004-07) under his father’s tutelage. Ross also spent time at<br />

Virginia, directing the running backs from 2000-03 and helped the Cavaliers<br />

to consecutive victories over West Virginia and Pittsburgh in the Continental<br />

Tire Bowl. Prior to accepting a position at Virginia, Ross spent two<br />

seasons overseeing wide receivers and assisting with special teams at The<br />

Citadel (1999-2000). The Lexington, Va. native also spent time working on<br />

the defensive side of the ball at Georgia Tech (1998) and Southwest Texas<br />

State University (1997).<br />

DEFENSIVE ROLES SHIFT ON UALBANY FOOTBALL STAFF<br />

Heading into a new chapter of UAlbany football in 2013, the Great Danes<br />

have announced a shifting of roles in the coaching staff. Mike Simpson will<br />

be stepping down from his position of defensive coordinator to focus on the<br />

development of the squad’s young linebackers, while Drew Christ will move<br />

from the defensive backs coach to defensive coordinator for the upcoming<br />

season. Simpson, who enters his 28th season on UAlbany’s football staff,<br />

has three decades of experience as a defensive coach. With two of those decades<br />

at the coordinator position, the Great Danes have won or shared six<br />

Northeast Conference championships (2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012)<br />

and captured two Eastern Football Conference titles (1997, 1998) during his<br />

tenure. Christ, who is in his second tour as a member of Bob Ford’s coaching<br />

staff, will enter his eighth season in UAlbany’s program. The Bay Village,<br />

Ohio native is familiar with the defensive coordinator position, previously<br />

serving the role at the University of Rochester. Christ also spent three years<br />

as a secondary coach under Al Bagnoli at the University of Pennsylvania<br />

where the Quakers won Ivy League championships in 2002 and 2003 during<br />

his stay with the program.<br />

FORMER GREAT DANES, SAMSON BROWN AND JIM O’NEIL, HIRED BY<br />

BUFFALO BILLS<br />

Amidst the National Football League’s coaching carousel, former UAlbany<br />

standout player and assistant coach Samson Brown as well as 2001 UAlbany<br />

assistant Jim O’Neil landed positions on the Buffalo Bills staff. Brown<br />

and O’Neil come most recently from the New York Jets organization under<br />

defensive coordinator Mike Pettine. With the hiring of new Bills head coach<br />

Doug Marrone (formerly the head coach of Syracuse University) Buffalo<br />

announced Pettine as their new defensive coordinator on Jan. 10th. Consequently,<br />

Brown received the nod as the Bills assistant defensive backs<br />

coach and O’Neil as the Bills’ linebackers coach.<br />

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A NEW HOME<br />

University Field had been the home of the Great Danes since Bob Ford<br />

started a club football team in 1970. In 43 seasons, UAlbany accrued a<br />

135-67-1 record on the natural grass gridiron. With the move to the CAA,<br />

the Great Danes move to Bob Ford Field, a brand new 8,500-seat stadium<br />

with an artificial turf field, video board, and luxury suites. The Danes’ old<br />

digs will become a state-of-the-art track and field venue that will be ready<br />

to host UAlbany meets next spring. UAlbany opened Bob Ford Field on Sept.<br />

14th with a sold-out crowd of 8,500 fans and a Comcast SportsNet regional<br />

audience.<br />

BUILT FORD TOUGH<br />

UAlbany’s Bob Ford is first among active NCAA Division I FCS coaches with<br />

265 career victories. He is also fourth on the all-time FCS chart. Ford, the<br />

architect of the UAlbany program, has a 256-167 career record in his 41st<br />

varsity season. Under his direction, the Great Danes have moved from the<br />

club level in 1970 to its present NCAA Division I FCS status. More than 100<br />

of Bob Ford’s assistant coaches are currently working in the professional,<br />

college and high school ranks. Dave Campo, a former UAlbany graduate<br />

assistant in 1973, spent 23 years in the NFL, including 18 with the Dallas<br />

Cowboys. He is currently the assistant head coach at Kansas. Dave Clawson<br />

(Bowling Green) and Pete Lembo (Ball State) are in the Mid-American<br />

Conference. Ford assistants who are Division I FCS head coaches include Al<br />

Bagnoli (Penn), Kevin Callahan (Monmouth), Walt Hameline (Wagner) and<br />

Chuck Priore (Stony Brook).<br />

UALBANY FOOTBALL’S POSTSEASON APPEARANCES<br />

Nov. 19, 1977, NCAA DIII Quarterfinal (at Hampden-Sydney), 51-45, W<br />

Nov. 26, 1977, NCAA Division III Semifinal (at Widener), 33-15, L<br />

Nov. 23, 1985, ECAC-North DIII Championship (at Plymouth State), 33-21, W<br />

Nov. 23, 2002, ECAC Division I-AA Classic (vs. Duquesne), 24-0, W<br />

Dec. 1, 2007, Gridrion Classic (at Dayton), 42-21, L<br />

Dec. 6, 2008, Gridiron Classic (vs. Jacksonville), 28-0, W<br />

Nov. 26, 2011, NCAA DI FCS Playoffs First Round (at Stony Brook), 31-28, L<br />

UALBANY’S BEST FCS TOTAL OFFENSE GAMES<br />

600 vs. Drake, Oct. 12, 2002<br />

591 vs. Wagner, Nov. 1, 2003<br />

573 vs. Central Conn. State, Oct. 22, 2011<br />

543 vs. Canisius, Oct. 19, 2002<br />

539 vs. Monmouth, Nov. 12, 2011<br />

538 vs. Stony Brook, Oct. 25, 2003<br />

535 vs. Saint Francis, Pa., Oct. 23, 1999<br />

524 vs. Sacred Heart, Oct. 13, 2007<br />

523 vs. Saint Francis, Pa., Oct. 9, 2004<br />

518 vs. Colgate, Sept. 14, 2013<br />

511 vs. Monmouth, Sept. 29, 2012<br />

504 vs. Sacred Heart, Oct. 18, 2008<br />

SHUTDOWN<br />

UAlbany’s defense has recorded 11 shutouts as a Division I FCS program<br />

with the last being a 24-0 victory against Wagner on Oct. 29, 2011. UAlbany<br />

held the Seahawks to 204 total yards, including 25 passing.<br />

UALBANY’S DEFENSIVE SHUTOUTS (SINCE 1999)<br />

Oct. 16, 1999: Albany 40, Massachusetts-Lowell 0 (164 total yrds)<br />

Nov. 6, 1999: Albany 41, Sacred Heart 0 (233 total yards)<br />

Nov. 23, 2002: Albany 24, Duquesne 0 (146 total yards)<br />

Oct. 9, 2004: Albany 38, St. Francis, Pa. 0 (227 total yards)<br />

Nov. 19, 2005: Albany 41, Fordham 0 (104 total yards)<br />

Oct. 21, 2006: Albany 48, St. Francis, Pa. 0 (161 total yards)<br />

Oct. 28, 2006: Albany 34, Wagner 0 (140 total yards<br />

Dec. 6, 2008: Albany 38, Jacksonville 0 (228 total yards)<br />

Sept. 2, 2010: Albany 3, Maine 0 (246 total yards)<br />

Oct. 9, 2010: Albany 48, St. Francis, Pa. 0 (81 total yards)<br />

Oct. 29, 2011: Albany 24, Wagner 0 (204 total yards)<br />

UALBANY’S OVERTIME HISTORY<br />

Oct. 21, 2000: Sacred Heart 35, Albany 28 (OT)<br />

Oct. 12, 2002: Drake 49, Albany 42 (2OT)<br />

Sept. 13, 2008: Albany 22, Hofstra 16 (OT)<br />

Oct. 22, 2010: Central Conn. State 30, Albany 27 (OT)<br />

Sept. 3, 2011: Colgate 37, Albany 34 (OT)<br />

Sept. 14, 2012: Rhode Island 19, Albany 13 (OT)<br />

HOME CROWDS<br />

UAlbany broke its home attendance record with the opening of Bob Ford<br />

Field on September 14, 2013, filling the stadium to its capacity of 8,500. The<br />

Danes repeated the feat on homecoming against Towson, Oct. 19. Attendance<br />

has topped 6,000 fans 14 times since 1973.<br />

UALBANY’S TOP HOME CROWDS<br />

1. OCT. 19, 2013: 8,500 VS. TOWSON – L (44-17)<br />

SEPT. 14, 2013: 8,500 VS. RHODE ISLAND – L (19-13 OT)<br />

2. Nov. 6, 1978: 7,500 vs. Ithaca – W (9-6)<br />

3. Sept. 20, 1975: 7,500 vs. Ithaca – L (33-0)<br />

4. Oct. 13, 2012: 6,852 vs. Saint Francis, Pa. – W (36-13)<br />

5. Oct. 9, 2010: 6,624 vs. Saint Francis, Pa. – W (48-0)<br />

6. Oct. 5, 1974: 6,500 vs. RIT – W (49-7)<br />

-7. Sept. 10, 1984: 6,500 vs. Ithaca – W (10-6)<br />

8. Oct. 13, 2007: 6,419 vs. Sacred Heart – W (38-7)<br />

9. SEPT. 21, 2013: 6,412 VS. CCSU – L (20-17)<br />

9. Oct. 10, 2009: 6,255 vs. Duquesne – W (55-10)<br />

10. Sept. 10, 2005: 6,212 vs. Hofstra – L (36-7)<br />

11. Sept. 1, 2012: 6,194 vs. Colgate – W (40-23)<br />

12. Oct. 12, 1996: 6,082 vs. Union – L (23-6)<br />

CAREER VICTORIES<br />

UAlbany’s Bob Ford is fourth among the winningest Football Championship<br />

Subdivision head coaches in career victories (265). Grambling’s Eddie Robinson<br />

leads the list with 408.<br />

WINNINGEST FCS COACHES ALL-TIME BY VICTORIES<br />

408, Eddie Robinson, Grambling (408-165-15, 55 years)<br />

314, Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky (314-124-8, 39 years)<br />

300, Tubby Raymond, Delaware (300-119-3, 36 years)<br />

265, Bob Ford, St. Lawrence, Albany (265-189-1, 45th year)<br />

246, Mike Kelly, Dayton (246-54-1, 27 years)<br />

245, Billy Joe, Cheyney, Central State, Florida A&M, Miles (245-127-4, 34 yrs)<br />

241, Jim Tressel, Youngstown State, Ohio State (241-79-2, 25 years)<br />

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COACH FORD!<br />

Celebrating his 76th birthday Wednesday, September 11th, University at<br />

Albany head football coach Bob Ford ran the program’s first practice at UAlbany’s<br />

brand new $19 million multi-sport complex. The athletic department<br />

and team gathered around a cake and sang “Happy Birthday” to Coach<br />

following practice on the turf with his same name.<br />

UP NEXT<br />

UAlbany closes the 2013 season and the Bob Ford coaching era at Stony<br />

Brook next Saturday, taking on the Seawolves at 1:00 p.m.<br />

OVERTIME GAMES<br />

Including UAlbany’s home-opening heart breaker to Rhode Island, the<br />

Great Danes have fallen in each of their last three overtime games. UAlbany<br />

recorded the program’s first ever overtime victory in a 22-16 decision<br />

against Hofstra on Sept. 13, 2008. TB David McCarty’s 7-yard touchdown<br />

run decided the outcome. UAlbany suffered setbacks in its previous two OT<br />

decisions.


NOTES<br />

WILL FIACCHI<br />

Passing<br />

(2012) Comp-Att. Int-TD Yards<br />

Colgate 16-25 1-0 143<br />

at Robert Morris 17-21 0-3 208<br />

at Youngstown St. 23-35 0-2 228<br />

at Maine 13-29 1-0 132<br />

Monmouth 16-30 0-2 248<br />

at Bryant 23-34 1-0 255<br />

Saint Francis 21-31 0-0 255<br />

at Sacred Heart 14-32 1-2 195<br />

Wagner 18-33 0-0 113<br />

at Duquesne 14-22 0-1 130<br />

CCSU 13-17 1-1 242<br />

(2013)<br />

at Duquesne 27-45 1-2 346<br />

at Colgate 13-24 1-1 180<br />

vs. URI 17-36 1-0 181<br />

vs. CCSU 12-21 0-0 140<br />

at Old Dominion 15-26 1-1 221<br />

at James Madison 26-43 0-1 214<br />

at Delaware 17-26 1-1 212<br />

vs. Towson 17-35 1-1 126<br />

at Richmond 17-27 1-0 212<br />

vs. Maine 9-20 1-2 139<br />

Total 358-613 13-20 4,127<br />

Rushing<br />

(2012) Rushes/Yards TD<br />

Colgate 3/-6 0<br />

at Robert Morris 7/35 1<br />

at Youngstown St. 5/-2 0<br />

at Maine 2/-1 0<br />

Monmouth 4/-21 0<br />

at Bryant 5/-11 0<br />

Saint Francis 3/13 0<br />

at Sacred Heart 4/-16 0<br />

Wagner 5/1 0<br />

at Duquesne 7/27 1<br />

CCSU 4/-4 0<br />

(2013)<br />

at Duquesne 4/-2 0<br />

at Colgate 2/0 0<br />

vs. URI 6/-6 0<br />

vs. CCSU 5/-41 0<br />

at Old Dominion 1/1 0<br />

at James Madison 9/-20 0<br />

at Delaware 9/-15 0<br />

vs. Towson 3/5 0<br />

at Richmond 6/10 0<br />

vs. Maineq 4/22 1<br />

Total 96/-35 3<br />

ALL-TIME CAREER PASSING YARDS<br />

Player PA PC INT PCT YDS TD<br />

1. Joe Savino (1994-97) 946 493 37 .521 7,015 56<br />

2. Vinny Esposito (2006-09) 837 482 29 .576 5,692 38<br />

3. Will Fiacchi (2011-) 613 358 13 .584 4,127 20<br />

4. Ryan Roeder (1999-02) 495 291 16 .588 3,564 24<br />

5. Dan Di Lella (2008-11) 498 284 15 .570 3,275 29<br />

6. Pat Ryder (1986-89) 514 233 24 .453 3,153 25<br />

7. Jaan Laap (1990-93) 394 202 16 .513 2,942 19<br />

8. Eric Williams (1995-99) 310 164 9 .529 2,518 24<br />

9. Mike Milano (1983-85) 320 141 15 .441 2,156 25<br />

10. Michael Oliva (1996-99) 178 109 7 .612 1,758 23<br />

ALL-TIME CAREER RUSHING YARDS<br />

Player Carries Yards Avg. TD<br />

1. David McCarty (2006-09) 798 4,287 5.4 35<br />

2. Drew Smith (2009-12) 615 3,278 5.2 40<br />

3. Gary Jones (2002-03) 442 3,033 6.9 40<br />

4. Greg Garrett (1996-99) 634 2,958 4.7 28<br />

5. Tom DeBlois (1973-76) 439 2,680 6.2 26<br />

6. Peter Pedro (1986-89) 480 2,612 5.4 22<br />

7. Brian Manigault (1998-01) 433 2,251 5.2 24<br />

8. Pat Ryder (1986-89) 639 2,245 3.5 30<br />

9. Dave Soldini (1981-85) 411 2,075 5.0 8<br />

10. Glenn Sowalskie (1973-77) 308 1,973 6.4 19<br />

11. Chuck Priore (1979-81) 349 1,881 5.4 13<br />

12. Omar Osbourne (2011-) 398 1,851 4.7 19<br />

ALL-TIME CAREER RECEIVING YARDS<br />

Player No. Yards Avg. TD<br />

1. Ryan Kirchner (2009-12) 172 1,883 10.9 14<br />

2. Tim Bush (2007-09) 147 1,880 12.8 7<br />

3. Dan Gmelin (1994-97) 136 2,243 16.5 17<br />

4. Chris Phillis (1999-01) 124 2,100 16.9 20<br />

5. Cole King (2011-) 97 1,536 15.8 11<br />

6. Irani DeAraujo (2004-07) 95 915 9.6 1<br />

7. Seth Thomas (1994-97) 94 1,207 12.8 13<br />

8. Andy Shein (1991-94) 93 1,537 16.5 12<br />

9. Michael Ettz (1996-99) 92 1,249 13.6 5<br />

10. Kevin Chillis (2010-) 91 1,209 13.3 8<br />

11. Glenn Carlin (1985-87) 86 1,392 16.2 12<br />

12. John Donnelly (1983-85) 78 1,269 16.3 13<br />

OMAR OSBOURNE<br />

100+ RUSHING PERFORMANCES<br />

Rushes/Yards TD<br />

2011<br />

CCSU 9/103 1<br />

2012<br />

Colgate 16/113 1<br />

2013<br />

at Colgate 35/256 2<br />

vs. CCSU 32/119 2<br />

at Delaware 34/142 3<br />

vs. Maine 29/134 1<br />

KEVIN CHILLIS<br />

100+ RECEIVING PERFORMANCES<br />

Receptions/Yards TD<br />

2013<br />

at Duquesne 9/135 2<br />

at Colgate 5/112 1


LAST TIME VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE<br />

#10 NEW HAMPSHIRE 32, UALBANY 24<br />

Saturday, September 20, 2008 / DURHAM, N.H.<br />

1 2 3 4 Score<br />

Albany 10 7 7 0 24<br />

UNH 7 7 15 3 32<br />

ALBANY UNH<br />

FIRST DOWNS 23 21<br />

Rushing 6 11<br />

Passing 14 10<br />

Penalty 3 0<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING 99 158<br />

Rushing Attempts 53 41<br />

Average Per Rush 1.9 3.9<br />

Rushing Touchdowns 2 0<br />

Yards Gained Rushing 168 191<br />

Yards Lost Rushing 69 33<br />

NET YARDS PASSING 283 255<br />

Completions-Attempts-Int 21-31-0 21-33-2<br />

Average Per Attempt 9.1 7.7<br />

Average Per Completion 13.5 12.1<br />

Passing Touchdowns 1 4<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 382 413<br />

Total offense plays 84 74<br />

Average Gain Per Play 4.5 5.6<br />

Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0<br />

Penalties: Number-Yards 3-20 5-48<br />

PUNTS-YARDS 2-57 6-180<br />

Average Yards Per Punt 28.5 30.0<br />

Net Yards Per Punt 28.5 26.5<br />

Inside 20 0 3<br />

50+ Yards 0 1<br />

Touchbacks 0 0<br />

Fair catch 1 0<br />

KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-373 6-340<br />

Average Yards Per Kickoff 62.2 56.7<br />

Net Yards Per Kickoff 40.2 42.7<br />

Touchbacks 0 1<br />

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 3-21-0 0-0-0<br />

Average Per Return 7.0 0.0<br />

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-64-0 6-132-0<br />

Average Per Return 16.0 22.0<br />

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-9-0 0-0-0<br />

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Miscellaneous Yards 0 0<br />

Possession Time 32:02 27:58<br />

1st Quarter 8:10 6:50<br />

2nd Quarter 9:21 5:39<br />

3rd Quarter 8:24 6:36<br />

4th Quarter 6:07 8:53<br />

Third-Down Conversions 9 of 19 7 of 17<br />

Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 5 1 of 1<br />

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 1-1<br />

Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-18 2-6<br />

PAT Kicks 3-3 3-3<br />

Field Goals 1-3 1-1<br />

Durham, N.H. -- R.J. Toman passed for 255<br />

yards and four touchdowns as New Hampshire<br />

rallied for a 32-24 non-league victory<br />

over UAlbany on Saturday, Sept. 20 at Cowell<br />

Stadium. The Wildcats are ranked No. 10 in<br />

both the Sports Network and FCS Coaches<br />

national polls.<br />

UAlbany (1-2) took a 24-23 lead with 6:16<br />

left in the third quarter when quarterback Vinny<br />

Esposito eluded a blitzing linebacker and hit Chris<br />

Kenneally in the seam with a 19-yard scoring pass.<br />

Esposito complete 21 of 31 attempts for a career-high<br />

283 yards.<br />

New Hampshire (3-0) regrouped on its next<br />

possession. Chad Kackert, who rushed for 106 yards<br />

on 16 carries, ran for a first down on fourth-and-one<br />

at midfield. Toman, using a play-action fake, drilled<br />

a 24-yard touchdown to Mike Boyle for the go-ahead<br />

points in the fourth lead change of the contest. The<br />

two-point conversion pass failed, but UNH added a<br />

45-yard field goal on the first play of the final period.<br />

The Great Danes, who were playing the third<br />

of four straight Colonial Athletic Association opponents,<br />

had two opportunities to draw even. David<br />

McCarty, who ran a school-record 39 times for 130<br />

yards, helped lead his team inside the UNH 5-yard<br />

line, but Esposito’s fourth-down pass fell incomplete.<br />

Cornerback Ross Bertrand blocked a punt<br />

with 3:51 remaining; however, UAlbany stalled out<br />

on downs at the UNH 24.<br />

“New Hampshire may not have as much talent<br />

as UMass or Montana, but they play hard on every<br />

down,” UAlbany coach Bob Ford said. “The momentum<br />

went back and forth, but we made too many<br />

mental mistakes. We battled back and had a couple<br />

of chances in the home stretch.”<br />

The Wildcats, who were meeting the visitors for<br />

the first time on the gridiron, threw an interception<br />

on their first play from scrimmage, but survived to<br />

take a 7-0 lead. Tight end Scott Sicko, who was wide<br />

RUSHING: Albany-David McCarty 39-130; Vinny<br />

Esposito 6-22; Colin Simmons 2-2; Justin Gannon 2-2;<br />

Dave West 1-minus 4; Chris Lynch 1-minus 10; TM<br />

2-minus 43. New Hampshire-Kackert, Chad 16-106;<br />

Simpson, Robert 13-64; Mangieri, M. 2-11; Jellison,<br />

Sean 1-7; TEAM 3-minus 8; Toman, R.J. 6-minus 22.<br />

PASSING: Albany-Vinny Esposito 21-31-0-283. New<br />

Hampshire-Toman, R.J. 21-33-2-255.<br />

RECEIVING: Albany-Tim Bush 6-109; Jason Smith<br />

4-38; Daniel Bocanegra 3-65; David McCarty 3-18;<br />

Chris Kenneally 2-28; Jason Poore 2-20; Dan Archer<br />

1-5. New Hampshire-Boyle, Mike 7-79; Sicko, Scott<br />

5-104; Kackert, Chad 4-53; O’Brien, Matt 4-11; Jellison,<br />

Sean 1-8.<br />

INTERCEPTIONS: Albany-Dave Casale 1-9; Justin<br />

Brancaccio 1-0. New Hampshire-None.<br />

FUMBLES: Albany-None. New Hampshire-None.<br />

SACKS (UA-A): Albany-Rich Duff 1-0; Dave West 1-0;<br />

SCORING SUMMARY<br />

open on the left sideline, hauled in a 65-yard scoring<br />

pass from Toman on his team’s next offensive set.<br />

UAlbany used a flea-flicker play to set up its<br />

first points when Esposito took a pitch back from<br />

wideout Tim Bush and delivered a 41-yard strike<br />

to Daniel Bocanegra. Herb Glass later connected<br />

on a 47-yard field goal, tying the third-longest kick<br />

in program history. Bush had six receptions for a<br />

career-high 109 yards.<br />

The Great Danes reached the end zone on its<br />

next two possessions to build a surprising 17-7<br />

advantage. McCarty capped a 12-play march with<br />

a 19-yard touchdown run. The junior tailback took<br />

a toss and cut off right tackle. Esposito’s throwing<br />

and running produced the next score. He found<br />

Bush with a pair of 20-plus yard completions, before<br />

turning a quarterback sneak up the middle into an<br />

11-yard touchdown.<br />

UNH closed the gap to 17-14 at halftime by<br />

moving the length of the field in less than one minute.<br />

The Wildcats converted a third-and-10 when<br />

Toman hooked up with running back Chad Kackert<br />

on a 26-yard screen pass. Toman later moved from<br />

out of the pocket from pressure and rifled a 19-yard<br />

scoring pass to Kackert at the goal line with three<br />

seconds remaining.<br />

In the third quarter, UAlbany miscues in the<br />

punting game put the Wildcats in the lead. Chris<br />

Lynch was tackled while trying to get off a punt<br />

and that led to Toman’s 24-yard TD pass to Sicko<br />

in the left corner of the end zone. New Hampshire<br />

increased its margin to 23-17 when a high snap from<br />

center forced Lynch to heave the football out of the<br />

end zone for a safety.<br />

“The line protected well, our receivers did<br />

a good job, but we sputtered in the red zone,”<br />

Esposito explained. “We have a good idea about<br />

our team through these first three games. We had a<br />

chance to win all three, so we are disappointed with<br />

the results.”<br />

1st 13:39 UNH Sicko, Scott 65 yd pass from Toman, R.J. (Manning, Tom kick) 2-72-0:27 0 - 7<br />

11:40 ALB Herb Glass 47 yd field goal 5-44-1:52 3 - 7<br />

05:13 ALB David McCarty 19 yd run (Herb Glass kick) 12-81-4:54 10 - 7<br />

2nd 10:40 ALB Vinny Esposito 11 yd run (Herb Glass kick) 10-84-4:53 17 - 7<br />

00:03 UNH Kackert, Chad 19 yd pass from Toman, R.J. (Manning, Tom kick) 7-68-0:43 17 - 14<br />

3rd 13:04 UNH Sicko, Scott 24 yd pass from Toman, R.J. (Manning, Tom kick) 1-24-0:07 17 - 21<br />

10:45 UNH TEAM safety 17 - 23<br />

06:16 ALB Chris Kenneally 19 yd pass from Vinny Esposito (Herb Glass kick) 7-77-2:27 24 - 23<br />

03:37 UNH Boyle, Mike 24 yd pass from Toman, R.J. (Toman, R.J. pass failed) 7-60-2:31 24 - 29<br />

4th 14:56 UNH Manning, Tom 45 yd field goal 5-13-1:52 24 - 32<br />

Attendance: 7215 Kickoff time: 12:00 PM End of Game: 2:46 PM Total elapsed time: 2:46<br />

Tom Pandolf 0-1; Chris Blais 0-1. New Hampshire-Peters,<br />

Kevin 1-0; Parent, Matt 1-0.<br />

TACKLES (UA-A): Albany-Dave West 4-5; Rich Duff<br />

3-6; Chris Blais 3-5; Justin Brancaccio 1-6; Dave Casale<br />

4-2; Tony Sparano 1-5; Tom Pandolf 4-1; Ross<br />

Bertrand 2-3; Trevor Anderson 2-3; Chris Simpson<br />

0-4; Jean Juste 2-1; Mark Peretore 1-2; Garrett<br />

Askew 0-3; Raymond Dorcely 1-1; Wil Moushey 0-2;<br />

Daniel<br />

Avery 1-0; Duane Harper 0-1; Marc Wargo 0-1; Mike<br />

Kelly 0-1; Chris Wilk 0-1; Kyle Hussey 0-1; Jake Ciccarello<br />

0-1; Eddie Delaney 0-1. New Hampshire-Ware,<br />

Sean 5-8; Vasso, Dino 7-5; McNally, Brian 1-8; Parent,<br />

Matt 2-6; Jackson, Devon 2-6; Long, Jordan 0-8; Clements,<br />

John 4-2; Peters, Kevin 2-4; Souza, Hugo 3-2;<br />

Hinds, Ryan 3-2; Maroney, Kyle 2-2; Greer, John 2-1;<br />

Young, Steve 0-3; Mailloux, Lance 0-3; Klein, Terrence<br />

1-1; Greene, Mike 0-2; Duper, Maurice 1-0; Steele,<br />

Tim 1-0; Boyle, Mike 1-0; Taylor, T.J. 0-1; Perkins,<br />

Mike 0-1; Jellison, Sean 0-1; McGuinness, R. 0-1;<br />

Mohammed, K. 0-1.


WEEK 12 DEPTH CHART<br />

OFFENSE<br />

Pos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Cl.)<br />

LT 76 Kadeem Williams (6-7, 300, Sr.)<br />

78 Matt Campion (6-5, 330, RFr.)<br />

LG 60 Domenic LaFragola (6-2, 275, RFr.)<br />

66 Wesley Sanon (6-3, 270, RFr.)<br />

C 63 Eric LaPorta (6-2, 270, Sr.)<br />

60 Domenic LaFragola (6-2, 275, RFr.)<br />

RG 74 Adam Wierbinski (6-3, 265, RFr.)<br />

70 Nick Nerolien (6-2, 285, Fr.)<br />

RT 78 Matt Campion (6-5, 330, RFr.)<br />

72 Adam Pasnik (6-3, 270, RSo.)<br />

WR 87 Cole King (6-1, 185, Jr.)<br />

82 Malachi Lawrence (6-3, 170, Jr.)<br />

WR 9 Kevin Chillis (5-9, 175, Sr.)<br />

2 Jameel Gay (5-11, 165, Sr.)<br />

QB 14 Will Fiacchi (6-3, 200, Jr.)<br />

7 Ryan Smith (6-2, 205, So.)<br />

TE 80 Brian Parker (6-4, 240, Jr.)<br />

89 Kevin Malloy (6-5, 240, RFr.)<br />

FB 49 Nic Ketter (6-4, 210, RFr.)<br />

42 Pat O’Connor (6-3, 215, RSo.)<br />

TB 23 Omar Osbourne (6-1, 195, Jr.)<br />

27 Presley Beauvais (5-4, 150, RSo.)<br />

SPECIALISTS<br />

Punter<br />

Placements<br />

Kickoffs<br />

37 Jonathan Martin (6-2, 185, RFr.)<br />

13 Tom O’Riordan (5-10, 200, RSo.)<br />

15 Ian Maltz (5-10, 165, Fr.)<br />

37 Jonathan Martin (6-2, 185, RFr.)<br />

15 Ian Maltz (5-10, 165, Fr.)<br />

Snapper - Punts 99 Cory Connell (6-2, 245, RSo.)<br />

Snapper - FG/PAT 62 James Sanchez (5-11, 255, Sr.)<br />

Holder<br />

Kickoff Returns<br />

12 Ryan Spelman (6-1, 215, RFr.)<br />

9 Kevin Chillis (5-9, 175, Sr.)<br />

25 Clay Harris (5-11, 180, Jr.)<br />

DEFENSE<br />

Pos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Cl.)<br />

DT 59 Andrew Smith (6-2, 255, Sr.)<br />

91 Zach Troutman (6-3, 265, RSo.)<br />

NG 94 Tim Kologrivov (6-0, 265, Jr.)<br />

52 Joe Fasano (6-0, 260, Sr.)<br />

DT 98 Zach Morton (6-5, 255, Jr.)<br />

90 Tom Bradley (6-4, 230, Sr.)<br />

OLB 21 Alex Helmer (6-1, 200, Sr.)<br />

53 Terrence Russell (6-1, 215, RFr.)<br />

ILB 33 Christian Dorsey (5-11, 215, Jr.)<br />

54 Jake Dwyer (6-2, 220, Jr.)<br />

ILB 32 Marcel Ngachie (5-11, 225, Fr.)<br />

58 Cody Greenhagen (6-0, 220, RFr.)<br />

OLB 11 Michael Nicastro (5-11, 201, RFr.)<br />

17 Prosper Mbongue-Muna (6-3, 225, Sr.)<br />

CB 25 Clay Harris (5-11, 180, Jr.)<br />

22 Dorian Polk (5-10, 170, Jr.)<br />

SS 1 TJ Idowu (5-11, 210, Jr.)<br />

19 Brandon Baylor (6-0, 200, Jr.)<br />

FS 5 Tramaine Wilson (5-10, 190, Sr.)<br />

48 Rayshan Clark (6-0, 180, RFr.)<br />

CB 6 Randall Exantus (5-8, 165, Sr.)<br />

8 JoJo McClary (5-8, 160, So.)<br />

OFFENSE<br />

Starters Returning............................................................6<br />

Lettermen Returning.....................................................12<br />

Rushing Offense...............................................156.5 (8th)<br />

Passing Offense................................................204.4 (7th)<br />

Total Offense.....................................................360.9 (8th)<br />

Scoring Offense................................................19.8 (10th)<br />

(CAA rank)<br />

DEFENSE<br />

Starters Returning............................................................5<br />

Lettermen Returning.....................................................13<br />

Rushing Defense............................................204.9 (10th)<br />

Passing Defense.............................................257.5 (11th)<br />

Total Defense..................................................462.4 (11th)<br />

Scoring Defense................................................35.1 (11th)<br />

Punt Returns<br />

9 Kevin Chillis (5-9, 175, Sr.)


NUMERICAL ROSTER<br />

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)<br />

1 Olatunji Idowu S 5-10 190 Jr. Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny)<br />

2 Jameel Gay WR 5-11 165 Sr. Tampa, Fla. (Alonso)<br />

3 Jake Meek WR 6-1 215 Jr. Penfield, N.Y. (Bishop Kearney)<br />

4 Rhakeem Wiggins WR 5-10 175 Sr. Cheektowaga, N.Y. (Cleveland Hill)<br />

5 Tramaine Wilson FS 5-10 190 Sr. Staten Island, N.Y. (Tottenville)<br />

6 Randall Exantus CB 5-8 165 Sr. Greenlawn, N.Y. (Elwood-John Glenn)<br />

7 Ryan Smith QB 6-2 205 So. Guilderland, N.Y. (Colgate) (Guilderland)<br />

8 Jojo McClary CB 5-8 160 So. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)<br />

9 Kevin Chillis WR 5-9 175 Sr. Buffalo, N.Y. (McKinley)<br />

10 Shane Sweeney QB 6-1 210 Fr. Phelps, N.Y. (Geneva)<br />

11 Michael Nicastro OLB 5-11 210 RFr. Clarksville, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel)<br />

12 Ryan Spelman RB 6-1 215 RFr. Monroe, N.Y. (Monroe-Woodbury)<br />

13 Tom O’Riordan P/PK 5-10 200 RSo. Stony Point, N.Y. (North Rockland)<br />

14 Will Fiacchi QB 6-3 200 Jr. Marcellus, N.Y. (Marcellus)<br />

15 Ian Maltz P/PK 5-10 165 Fr. Millstone Township, N.J. (The Hun School)<br />

16 Ricky Joseph CB 5-10 170 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Thomas Jefferson)<br />

17 Prosper Mbongue-Muna OLB 6-3 225 Sr. Albany, N.Y. (Albany Academy)<br />

18 Kyle Downer QB 6-3 220 Fr. Oak Hill, Va. (Oakton)<br />

19 Brandon Baylor S 6-0 200 Jr. Washington D.C. (St. John’s College)<br />

20 Andre Martin RB 5-10 215 Fr. Bristow, Va. (Gateway)<br />

21 Alex Helmer OLB 6-1 210 Sr. Pompton Plains, N.J. (Pequannock Twnshp)<br />

22 Dorian Polk CB 5-10 170 Jr. Lockport, N.Y. (Erie CC) (Lockport)<br />

23 Omar Osbourne TB 6-1 195 Jr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Bishop Ludden)<br />

24 Nick Beach CB 5-11 175 RSo. Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek)<br />

25 Clay Harris CB 5-11 180 Jr. West Henrietta, N.Y. (Rush-Henrietta)<br />

26 Power Lawrence RB 5-11 185 RFr. Bloomfield, N.J. (Montclair Kimberly)<br />

27 Presley Beauvais RB 5-4 150 RSo. Spring Valley, N.Y. (St. Joseph Regional)<br />

28 Justinian Mason FS 6-1 190 Sr. Mason, Ohio (Cincinnati St. Xavier)<br />

29 Anthony DeLuca CB 5-9 165 Fr. Longwood, Fla. (Lake Mary)<br />

30 Martel Williams OLB 6-0 205 Fr. Plantation, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)<br />

31 Kyle Jordan OLB 5-11 200 Jr. Bernardsville, N.J. (Immaculata)<br />

32 Marcel Ngachie ILB 5-11 225 Fr. Silver Springs, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel)<br />

33 Christian Dorsey ILB 5-11 215 Jr. Montclair, N.J. (Montclair)<br />

34 Ryan Griffin ILB 6-0 215 Fr. Latham, N.Y. (Shaker)<br />

35 Mat LaDucer ILB 6-1 225 RSo. Wyckoff, N.J. (Ramapo)<br />

36 Neil Morrison S 5-11 195 Fr. Miramar, Fla. (Pembroke Pines Charter)<br />

37 Jonathan Martin P/PK 6-2 185 RFr. Delmar, N.Y. (Bethlehem Central)<br />

38 Karl Allison RB 5-6 175 RSo. Bay Shore, N.Y. (Bay Shore)<br />

39 Kenny Mathieu CB 5-10 190 Fr. East Greenbush, N.Y. (Columbia)<br />

40 Adegboyega Asanpaola CB 6-1 175 RFr. Hempstead, N.Y. (Holy Trinity)<br />

42 Pat O’Connor FB 6-3 215 RSo. Valley Cottage, N.Y. (St. Joseph Regional)<br />

44 Colin Cooper ILB 6-3 250 Jr. Geneva, N.Y. (Monmouth) (Geneva)<br />

45 Mike LaNoir OLB 6-3 215 Fr. Queensbury, N.Y. (Glens Falls)<br />

46 Christian Harris S 6-0 205 RFr. West Henrietta, N.Y. (Rush Henrietta)<br />

47 Parrish McKnight S 5-10 190 RFr. Webster, N.Y. (Webster Schroeder)<br />

48 Rayshan Clark S 6-0 180 RFr. Theresa, N.Y. (Indian River)<br />

49 Nic Ketter FB 6-4 210 RFr. Queensbury, N.Y. (Queensbury)<br />

51 Nate Hatalsky ILB 6-1 215 Fr. Mechanicville, N.Y. (Mechanicville)<br />

52 Joe Fasano DL 6-0 260 Sr. Franklin Square, N.Y. (Carey)<br />

53 Terrence Russell OLB 6-1 215 RFr. West Orange, N.J. (West Orange)<br />

54 Jake Dwyer ILB 6-2 220 Jr. Springboro, Ohio (Springboro)<br />

55 Ben Pagan DE 6-2 235 Fr. Hightstown, N.J. (Peddie School)<br />

56 Dan Naples DT 6-2 260 RFr. Branchburg, N.J. (Somerville)<br />

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)<br />

58 Cody Greenhagen ILB 6-0 220 RFr. Denville, N.J. (Morris Knolls)<br />

59 Andrew Smith DT 6-2 255 Sr. Wading River, N.Y. (Riverhead)<br />

60 Domenic LaFragola C 6-2 275 RFr. Little Egg Harbor, N.J. (Holy Spirit)<br />

62 James Sanchez OL 5-11 255 Sr. Washington Heights, N.Y. (Cardinal Hayes)<br />

63 Eric LaPorta C 6-2 250 Sr. Yorktown Heights, N.Y. (Yorktown)<br />

65 DaeSean Timmons DT 6-0 265 Fr. Baltimore, Md. (DeMatha Catholic)<br />

66 Wesley Sanon OL 6-3 270 RFr. Nyack, N.Y. (Rockland CC) (Nyack)<br />

67 Doug Draude OL 6-3 295 RSo. East Rockaway, N.Y. (East Rockaway)<br />

68 Dirk Weisenburger OT 6-6 270 RFr. Norwalk, Ohio (Norwalk)<br />

69 John Forster DL 6-4 240 RFr. Huntington, N.Y. (Huntington )<br />

70 Nick Nerolien OL 6-2 285 Fr. Roslindale, Mass. (Lexington)<br />

72 Adam Pasnik OL 6-3 270 RSo. Orchard Park, N.Y. (St. Francis Athol Springs)<br />

73 Chizi Mba OL 6-4 265 Fr. Union, N.J. (Union)<br />

74 Adam Wierbinski G 6-3 265 RFr. Camillus, N.Y. (West Genesee)<br />

75 Will Allen OL 6-6 295 Fr. Springhill, Fla. (Springstead)<br />

76 Kadeem Williams OT 6-7 310 Sr. Jersey City, N.J. (Hudson Catholic)<br />

77 Michael Senn OL 6-3 300 Fr. Orchard Park, N.Y. (Orchard Park)<br />

78 Matthew Campion OT 6-5 330 RFr. Stillwater, N.Y. (Stillwater)<br />

79 JP McCauley OT 6-4 290 Fr. Queensbury, N.Y. (Queensbury)<br />

80 Brian Parker TE 6-4 260 Jr. Henrietta, N.Y. (McQuaid Jesuit)<br />

81 Austin Weeks WR 6-1 172 Fr. Durham, N.C. (Hillside)<br />

82 Malachi Lawrence WR 6-3 170 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. (Nassau CC) (DeWitt Clinton)<br />

83 Devin Maio WR 5-10 170 RSo. Henrietta, N.Y. (Rush-Henrietta)<br />

85 Brad Harris WR 6-3 200 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (University)<br />

86 Cameron Lewis WR 5-9 175 RFr. Springfield, Va. (Robert E. Lee)<br />

87 Cole King WR 6-1 185 Jr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Henninger)<br />

88 Kalief Joyner TE 6-5 248 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Cheshire Academy)<br />

89 Kevin Malloy TE 6-5 240 RFr. East Northport, N.Y. (John H. Glenn)<br />

90 Tom Bradley DE 6-4 230 Sr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Solvay)<br />

91 Zach Troutman DL 6-3 265 RSo. New Providence, N.J. (New Providence)<br />

92 Michael Smith DT 6-3 225 RSo. Wading River, N.Y. (Riverhead)<br />

93 Jack Knecht DE 6-3 247 Fr. Haddonfield, N.J. (Haddonfield)<br />

94 Tim Kologrivov DT 6-0 265 Jr. Wyckoff, N.J. (Ramapo)<br />

95 Nick Cleveland DL 6-2 225 RFr. Niskayuna, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Academy)<br />

96 Jon McGriff DE 6-3 220 RFr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Academy)<br />

97 Samuel Gray DT 6-5 265 Jr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Franklin Deleanor Roosevelt)<br />

98 Zach Morton DE 6-5 225 Jr. Burnt Hills, N.Y. (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake)<br />

99 Cory Connell DL 6-2 245 RSo. Ramsey, N.J. (Ramsey)<br />

COACHING INFORMATION<br />

Head Coach............................................ Bob Ford (Springfield ‘59)<br />

Record at UAlbany.....................................256-167 (41st season)<br />

Career Record.........................................265-189-1 (45th season)<br />

Assistant Coaches<br />

Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator.......Ryan McCarthy<br />

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs......................Drew Christ<br />

Inside Linebackers..................................................... Mike Simpson<br />

Offensive Line.................................................................Mike Morita<br />

Defensive Line...............................................................Bill Banagan<br />

Outside Linebackers..........................................................Don Mion<br />

Wide Receivers.............................................................. Aaron Smith<br />

Running Backs............................................................ Jamie Casullo<br />

Tight Ends.........................................................................Kevin Ross<br />

Cornerbacks.......................................................................Matt Scott<br />

Director of Football Operations.................................... Jeff Dittman<br />

Strength & Conditioning Coach................................Conor Hughes<br />

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOOTBALL 13


ALPHABETICAL ROSTER<br />

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)<br />

75 Allen, Will OL 6-6 295 Fr. Springhill, Fla. (Springstead)<br />

38 Allison, Karl RB 5-6 175 RSo. Bay Shore, N.Y. (Bay Shore)<br />

40 Asanpaola, Adegboyega CB 6-1 175 RFr. Hempstead, N.Y. (Holy Trinity)<br />

19 Baylor, Brandon S 6-0 200 Jr. Washington D.C. (St. John’s College)<br />

24 Beach, Nick CB 5-11 175 RSo. Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek)<br />

27 Beauvais, Presley RB 5-4 150 RSo. Spring Valley, N.Y. (St. Joseph Regional)<br />

90 Bradley, Tom DE 6-4 230 Sr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Solvay)<br />

78 Campion, Matthew OT 6-5 330 RFr. Stillwater, N.Y. (Stillwater)<br />

9 Chillis, Kevin WR 5-9 175 Sr. Buffalo, N.Y. (McKinley)<br />

48 Clark, Rayshan S 6-0 180 RFr. Theresa, N.Y. (Indian River)<br />

95 Cleveland, Nick DL 6-2 225 RFr. Niskayuna, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Acad.)<br />

99 Connell, Cory DL 6-2 245 RSo. Ramsey, N.J. (Ramsey)<br />

44 Cooper, Colin ILB 6-3 250 Jr. Geneva, N.Y. (Monmouth) (Geneva)<br />

29 DeLuca, Anthony CB 5-9 165 Fr. Longwood, Fla. (Lake Mary)<br />

33 Dorsey, Christian ILB 5-11 215 Jr. Montclair, N.J. (Montclair)<br />

18 Downer, Kyle QB 6-3 220 Fr. Oak Hill, Va. (Oakton)<br />

67 Draude, Doug OL 6-3 295 RSo. East Rockaway, N.Y. (East Rockaway)<br />

54 Dwyer, Jake ILB 6-2 220 Jr. Springboro, Ohio (Springboro)<br />

6 Exantus, Randall CB 5-8 165 Sr. Greenlawn, N.Y. (Elwood-John Glenn)<br />

52 Fasano, Joe DL 6-0 260 Sr. Franklin Square, N.Y. (Carey)<br />

14 Fiacchi, Will QB 6-3 200 Jr. Marcellus, N.Y. (Marcellus)<br />

69 Forster, John DL 6-4 240 RFr. Huntington, N.Y. (Huntington )<br />

2 Gay, Jameel WR 5-11 165 Sr. Tampa, Fla. (Alonso)<br />

97 Gray, Samuel DT 6-5 265 Jr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Franklin Deleanor Roosevelt)<br />

58 Greenhagen, Cody ILB 6-0 220 RFr. Denville, N.J. (Morris Knolls)<br />

34 Griffin, Ryan ILB 6-0 215 Fr. Latham, N.Y. (Shaker)<br />

85 Harris, Brad WR 6-3 200 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (University)<br />

46 Harris, Christian S 6-0 205 RFr. West Henrietta, N.Y. (Rush Henrietta)<br />

25 Harris, Clay CB 5-11 180 Jr. West Henrietta, N.Y. (Rush-Henrietta)<br />

51 Hatalsky, Nate ILB 6-1 215 Fr. Mechanicville, N.Y. (Mechanicville)<br />

21 Helmer, Alex OLB 6-1 210 Sr. Pompton Plains, N.J. (Pequannock Twnshp)<br />

1 Idowu, Olatunji S 5-10 190 Jr. Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny)<br />

31 Jordan, Kyle OLB 5-11 200 Jr. Bernardsville, N.J. (Immaculata)<br />

16 Joseph, Ricky CB 5-10 170 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Thomas Jefferson)<br />

88 Joyner, Kalief TE 6-5 248 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Cheshire Academy)<br />

49 Ketter, Nic FB 6-4 210 RFr. Queensbury, N.Y. (Queensbury)<br />

87 King, Cole WR 6-1 185 Jr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Henninger)<br />

93 Knecht, Jack DE 6-3 247 Fr. Haddonfield, N.J. (Haddonfield)<br />

94 Kologrivov, Tim DT 6-0 265 Jr. Wyckoff, N.J. (Ramapo)<br />

35 LaDucer, Mat ILB 6-1 225 RSo. Wyckoff, N.J. (Ramapo)<br />

60 LaFragola, Domenic C 6-2 275 RFr. Little Egg Harbor, N.J. (Holy Spirit)<br />

45 LaNoir, Mike FB 6-3 215 Fr. Queensbury, N.Y. (Glens Falls)<br />

63 LaPorta, Eric C 6-2 250 Sr. Yorktown Heights, N.Y. (Yorktown)<br />

82 Lawrence, Malachi WR 6-3 170 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. (Nassau CC) (DeWitt Clinton)<br />

26 Lawrence, Power RB 5-11 185 RFr. Bloomfield, N.J. (Montclair Kimberly)<br />

86 Lewis, Cameron WR 5-9 175 RFr. Springfield, Va. (Robert E. Lee)<br />

83 Maio, Devon WR 5-10 170 RSo. Henrietta, N.Y. (Rush-Henrietta)<br />

89 Malloy, Kevin TE 6-5 240 RFr. East Northport, N.Y. (John H. Glenn)<br />

15 Maltz, Ian P/PK 5-10 165 Fr. Millstone Township, N.J. (The Hun School)<br />

20 Martin, Andre RB 5-10 215 Fr. Bristow, Va. (Gateway)<br />

37 Martin, Jonathan P/PK 6-2 185 RFr. Delmar, N.Y. (Bethlehem Central)<br />

28 Mason, Justinian FS 6-1 190 Sr. Mason, Ohio (Cincinnati St. Xavier)<br />

39 Mathieu, Kenny CB 5-10 190 Fr. East Greenbush, N.Y. (Columbia)<br />

73 Mba, Chizi OL 6-4 265 Fr. Union, N.J. (Union)<br />

17 Mbongue-Muna, Prosper OLB 6-3 225 Sr. Albany, N.Y. (Albany Academy)<br />

79 McCauley, JP OT 6-4 290 Fr. Queensbury, N.Y. (Queensbury)<br />

8 McClary, Jojo CB 5-8 160 So. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Saint Thomas Aquinas)<br />

96 McGriff, Jon DE 6-3 220 RFr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Acad.)<br />

47 McKnight, Parrish S 5-10 190 RFr. Webster, N.Y. (Webster Schroeder)<br />

3 Meek, Jake WR 6-1 215 Jr. Penfield, N.Y. (Bishop Kearney)<br />

36 Morrison, Neil S 5-11 195 Fr. Miramar, Fla. (Pembroke Pines Charter)<br />

98 Morton, Zach DE 6-5 225 Jr. Burnt Hills, N.Y. (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake)<br />

56 Naples, Dan DT 6-2 260 RFr. Branchburg, N.J. (Somerville)<br />

70 Nerolien, Nick OL 6-2 285 Fr. Roslindale, Mass. (Lexington)<br />

32 Ngachie, Marcel ILB 5-11 225 Fr. Silver Springs, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel)<br />

11 Nicastro, Michael OLB 5-11 210 RFr. Clarksville, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel)<br />

42 O’Connor, Pat FB 6-3 215 RSo. Valley Cottage, N.Y. (St. Joseph Regional)<br />

13 O’Riordan, Tom P/PK 5-10 200 RSo. Stony Point, N.Y. (North Rockland)<br />

23 Osbourne, Omar TB 6-1 195 Jr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Bishop Ludden)<br />

55 Pagan, Ben DE 6-2 235 Fr. Hightstown, N.J. (Peddie School)<br />

80 Parker, Brian TE 6-4 260 Jr. Henrietta, N.Y. (McQuaid Jesuit)<br />

72 Pasnik, Adam OL 6-3 270 RSo. Orchard Park, N.Y. (St. Francis Athol Springs)<br />

22 Polk, Dorian CB 5-10 170 Jr. Lockport, N.Y. (Erie CC) (Lockport)<br />

53 Russell, Terrence OLB 6-1 215 RFr. West Orange, N.J. (West Orange)<br />

62 Sanchez, James OL 5-11 255 Sr. Washington Heights, N.Y. (Cardinal Hayes)<br />

66 Sanon, Wesley OL 6-3 270 RFr. Nyack, N.Y. (Rockland CC) (Nyack)<br />

77 Senn, Michael OL 6-3 300 Fr. Orchard Park, N.Y. (Orchard Park)<br />

59 Smith, Andrew DT 6-2 255 Sr. Wading River, N.Y. (Riverhead)<br />

92 Smith, Michael DT 6-3 225 RSo. Wading River, N.Y. (Riverhead)<br />

7 Smith, Ryan QB 6-2 205 So. Guilderland, N.Y. (Colgate) (Guilderland)<br />

12 Spelman, Ryan RB 6-1 215 RFr. Monroe, N.Y. (Monroe-Woodbury)<br />

10 Sweeney, Shane QB 6-1 210 Fr. Phelps, N.Y. (Geneva)<br />

65 Timmons, DaeSean DT 6-0 265 Fr. Baltimore, Md. (DeMatha Catholic)<br />

91 Troutman, Zach DL 6-3 265 RSo. New Providence, N.J. (New Providence)<br />

81 Weeks, Austin WR 6-1 172 Fr. Durham, N.C. (Hillside)<br />

68 Weisenburger, Dirk OT 6-6 270 RFr. Norwalk, Ohio (Norwalk)<br />

74 Wierbinski, Adam G 6-3 265 RFr. Camillus, N.Y. (West Genesee)<br />

4 Wiggins, Rhakeem WR 5-10 175 Sr. Cheektowaga, N.Y. (Cleveland Hill)<br />

76 Williams, Kadeem OT 6-7 310 Sr. Jersey City, N.J. (Hudson Catholic)<br />

30 Williams, Martel OLB 6-0 205 Fr. Plantation, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)<br />

5 Wilson, Tramaine FS 5-10 190 Sr. Staten Island, N.Y. (Tottenville)<br />

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE<br />

Adegboyega Asanpaola.... ah-DAY-boy-YAY-gah; Ah-SHAHN-PAH-o-la<br />

Presley Beauvais............................................................................. bo-VAY<br />

Doug Draude.............................................................................. DRAW-dee<br />

Randall Exantus................................................................... ex-ZAN-toose<br />

Joe Fasano................................................................................fuh-SAH-no<br />

Will Fiacchi.................................................................................fee-AH-kee<br />

TJ Idowu.................................................................................... E-DAH-wu<br />

Matt LaDucer............................................................................. la-DEW-sir<br />

Domenic LaFragola.......................................................... LAH-frah-GO-la<br />

Mike LaNoir...................................................................................la-NORE<br />

Jack Knecht.............................................................sounds like “connect”<br />

Tim Kologrivov............................................................... ko-low-GREE-vov<br />

Devin Maio.........................................................................................MAY-o<br />

Chizi Mba ..................................................................... chee-zee; em-BAH<br />

Prosper Mbongue-Muna.............................................MUN-gay, MOO-na<br />

Marcel Ngachie .................................................................. na-GAH-chee<br />

Adam Pasnik................................................................................. PAZ-nick<br />

Adam Wierbinski................................................................ weer-BIN-skee<br />

Rhakeem Wiggins...................................................................... rah-KEEM<br />

Coach Casullo........................................................................ kuh-SUE-low<br />

Coach Mion........................................................................................MY-on<br />

Coach Morita........................................................................ moore-EE-tah<br />

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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOOTBALL


HEAD COACH BOB FORD<br />

“The Architect of UAlbany Football”<br />

The architect of the<br />

University at Albany football<br />

program, Bob Ford has<br />

established a solid reputation<br />

with his positive<br />

attitude and a coaching<br />

philosophy that instills loyalty<br />

among each member<br />

of his team and staff.<br />

Ford, who has been<br />

UAlbany’s only head coach<br />

since the program was<br />

reinstated after a 46-year<br />

absence, was appointed<br />

on April 27, 1970. Since<br />

then, he has compiled a<br />

41-season varsity record<br />

of 256-167 as the Great<br />

Dane mentor, while his<br />

265 career victories rank<br />

first among active NCAA<br />

Division I college football head coaches. His UAlbany teams own a 98-67<br />

mark as a Division I FCS program.<br />

Announcing that he will retire at the end of the 2013 season, Ford (265-<br />

189-1) will carry the Great Danes through UAlbany’s 41st varsity season,<br />

the program’s first year in the Colonial Athletic Association, and the first<br />

season at Bob Ford Field -- UAlbany’s brand new $19 million stadium.<br />

In 2012, the Great Danes closed a 14-season chapter as an associate<br />

member of the Northeast Conference, compiling a 78-24 record in the tenure.<br />

In their last season competing in the NEC, Ford piloted UAlbany to its<br />

sixth Northeast Conference title with a 9-2 overall record and 7-1 league<br />

mark. The Great Danes ranked as high as No. 18 in the FCS Coaches Poll<br />

and No. 20 in the Sports Network Top-25, and tied the program’s Division<br />

I record for wins in a season. In addition, nine Great Danes earned All-<br />

NEC honors, including six first-teamers. Senior Ryan Kirchner finished<br />

his career as UAlbany’s all-time leading receiver with 172 career catches,<br />

while tailback Drew Smith closed his career as the program’s all-time<br />

leading point scorer (270), touchdown scorer (45), and tied for most rushing<br />

touchdowns scored (40).<br />

During the 2011 season, Coach Ford recorded his 250th career victory<br />

with a 38-10 win over Northeast Conference rival Duquesne, and was<br />

named the Northeast Conference Coach of the Year for the fourth time.<br />

Ford led the program to its first NCAA FCS postseason appearance, its<br />

first NCAA appearance in football since 1977, taking on Stony Brook in<br />

the first round of the FCS Playoffs. The Great Danes earned a share of<br />

their fifth Northeast Conference championship with 31-21 victory over<br />

Sacred Heart, and reached the eight-win plateau for the fourth time as<br />

a NCAA Division I FCS program. UAlbany placed eleven players on the<br />

2011 All-Northeast Conference squad, led by defensive end Eddie Delaney,<br />

who was just the second UAlbany defensive lineman to be recognized on<br />

three occasions during a career.<br />

The squad finished up the 2011 season ranked on two national polls,<br />

and was receiving votes in a third. The Great Danes were voted 23rd in<br />

the Football Championship Subdivision Coaches’ Poll, and 21st in the Any<br />

Given Saturday FCS Poll. UAlbany was also receiving votes in the Sports<br />

Network Media Poll.<br />

The Great Danes, who went 6-5 overall in 2010, established a school<br />

record with their fifth consecutive winning campaign. UAlbany posted<br />

a 7-4 record and finished second in the Northeast Conference standings<br />

the previous season. UAlbany also defeated No. 20 Maine, 20-16, the first<br />

victory over a national top-20 opponent since the 2006 season.<br />

In 2008, The Great Danes put together their second consecutive<br />

championship season with a NEC crown and a victory over Jacksonville<br />

in the Gridrion Classic. Ford’s squad became the first NEC program to<br />

win the Gridiron postseason game. UAlbany finished with a 9-3 record,<br />

the most victories in a Division I FCS campaign. Ford, who was voted<br />

NEC coach of the year for the third time, led UAlbany to an undefeated<br />

league season for the second straight year. Tailback David McCarty, the<br />

school’s career rushing leader, and offensive tackle Raphael Nguti were<br />

both chosen as All-Americans.<br />

UAlbany also won the NEC championship in 2007, when Ford was<br />

named the conference’s top coach. The Great Danes made their fifth postseason<br />

appearance in team history when they played Dayton for the FCS<br />

mid-major national title in the Gridiron Classic. UAlbany posted an 8-4<br />

record, including a perfect 6-0 mark against league opposition.<br />

Ford, who was honored at the 69th annual Maxwell Awards for recording<br />

his 200th career win at UAlbany on Nov. 5, 2005, has produced 12<br />

All-America players and 137 all-conference selections at the FCS level. Nguti<br />

became the fourth Great Dane to be selected to the AFCA FCS All-America<br />

first team in 2008, joining J.T. Herfurth (2000), Geir Gudmundsen (2004)<br />

and Colin Disch (2006).<br />

In 2003, UAlbany shared its second consecutive Northeast Conference<br />

crown by finishing in a tie for first place in the conference standings with<br />

a 7-4 overall mark. The Great Danes were fourth among the FCS Division I<br />

leaders in rushing, while tailback Gary Jones was named to the Associated<br />

Press All-America Team for the second time in his career.<br />

The Great Danes put together one of their most celebrated seasons in<br />

2002 by winning the program’s first-ever Northeast Conference title and<br />

capping the year with a 24-0 upset of previously unbeaten Duquesne in<br />

the ECAC Division I-AA Football Classic. Ford, who directed his team to<br />

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOOTBALL 15


THE COACH FORD FILE<br />

EDUCATION<br />

Wachusett Regional High School, Holden, Mass.<br />

Springfield College, B.S. in physical education, 1959<br />

St. Lawrence University, M.S. in educational admin, 1960<br />

Springfield College, Pe. D. in physical education, 1970<br />

ATHLETIC BACKGROUND<br />

Wachusett Regional H.S.: Football, Basketball, Baseball<br />

Springfield: Football<br />

PERSONAL<br />

Birthdate: September 11, 1937<br />

Hometown: Holden, Mass.<br />

Wife: Donna<br />

Children: Sherri Lee<br />

Grandchildren: Aiden, Kyra<br />

an 8-4 record, was named the NEC Coach of the Year. UAlbany placed 14 players on<br />

the all-conference squad.<br />

Ford, who has served as president of the American Football Coaches Association,<br />

marched UAlbany to a 7-2 record in its inaugural campaign as a Division I-AA<br />

program in 1999. The Great Danes garnered seven wins in 2001, and finished among<br />

the conference’s top teams for the third straight year.<br />

As a Division II program, Ford led the Great Danes to their second consecutive<br />

Eastern Football Conference championship, an EFC Atlantic Division title, and a 10-1<br />

record in 1998. He was named the conference’s coach of the year for the second straight<br />

season. Ford also received the Gordon White-Herschel Nissenson Division II Coach of<br />

the Year Award by the Metropolitan New York Football Writers Association.<br />

Ford coached his 1997 team to a school-record 11-1 mark and an EFC championship.<br />

For his efforts, he was named the Football Gazette Division II non-scholarship<br />

national Coach of the Year, and voted the top Region I coach by GTE and the American<br />

Football Coaches Association.<br />

At one time, Ford was the youngest head football coach in the nation, when the<br />

26-year-old took over the reins at St. Lawrence University in 1965. In his first season,<br />

he guided the Saints to an Independent Collegiate Athletic Conference (ICAC) title.<br />

He arrived in the Capital Region five years later to start the first gridiron squad at the<br />

University since 1924.<br />

After three seasons at the club level, the program was upgraded to varsity status<br />

in 1973, and finished with a 7-2 record. One year later, the Great Danes completed the<br />

school’s only undefeated season with a 9-0 mark.<br />

Ford’s 1977 team earned a NCAA Division III playoff berth. After a season-opening<br />

loss, the Great Danes rebounded with nine consecutive victories. UAlbany defeated<br />

Hampden-Sydney in a thrilling 51-45 contest to begin the postseason before losing to<br />

eventual national champion Widener in the semifinals.<br />

In 1978, Coach Ford’s mystique grew before a national audience on ABC television.<br />

His last-minute addition of a field goal kicker direct from the soccer team paid off in a<br />

COACHING HISTORY<br />

1959 St. Lawrence Univ. Runnings Backs, Secondary<br />

1960 Albright College Secondary, Offensive Backs<br />

1961 Albright College Secondary, Offensive Backs<br />

1962 Albright College Secondary, Offensive Backs<br />

1963 Albright College Secondary, Offensive Backs<br />

1964 Springfield College Secondary<br />

1965 St. Lawrence University Head Coach (4-4)<br />

1966 St. Lawrence University Head Coach (2-6)<br />

1967 St. Lawrence University Head Coach (1-6-1)<br />

1968 St. Lawrence University Head Coach (2-6)<br />

1969 Springfield College Defensive Coordinator<br />

1970* University at Albany Head Coach (2-4)<br />

1971* University at Albany Head Coach (4-4)<br />

1972* University at Albany Head Coach (6-1-1)<br />

1973 University at Albany Head Coach (7-2)<br />

1974 University at Albany Head Coach (9-0)<br />

1975 University at Albany Head Coach (7-2)<br />

1976 University at Albany Head Coach (4-5)<br />

1977 University at Albany Head Coach (9-2)<br />

1978 University at Albany Head Coach (7-3)<br />

1979 University at Albany Head Coach (6-3)<br />

1980 University at Albany Head Coach (5-5)<br />

1981 University at Albany Head Coach (7-3)<br />

1982 University at Albany Head Coach (6-3)<br />

1983 University at Albany Head Coach (3-7)<br />

1984 University at Albany Head Coach (5-5)<br />

1985 University at Albany Head Coach (9-2)<br />

1986 University at Albany Head Coach (4-6)<br />

1987 University at Albany Head Coach (5-5)<br />

1988 University at Albany Head Coach (5-5)<br />

1989 University at Albany Head Coach (5-4)<br />

1990 University at Albany Head Coach (3-7)<br />

1991 University at Albany Head Coach (5-5)<br />

1992 University at Albany Head Coach (6-4)<br />

1993 University at Albany Head Coach (6-4)<br />

1994 University at Albany Head Coach (4-6)<br />

1995 University at Albany Head Coach (3-7)<br />

1996 University at Albany Head Coach (7-3)<br />

1997 University at Albany Head Coach (11-1)<br />

(Eastern Football Conference Champion)<br />

1998 University at Albany Head Coach (10-1)<br />

(Eastern Football Conference Champion)<br />

1999 University at Albany Head Coach (7-2)<br />

2000 University at Albany Head Coach (5-6)<br />

2001 University at Albany Head Coach (7-3)<br />

2002 University at Albany Head Coach (8-4)<br />

(Northeast Conference Champion)<br />

2003 University at Albany Head Coach (7-4)<br />

(Northeast Conference Co-Champion)<br />

2004 University at Albany Head Coach (4-7)<br />

2005 University at Albany Head Coach (5-6)<br />

2006 University at Albany Head Coach (7-4)<br />

2007 University at Albany Head Coach (8-4)<br />

(Northeast Conference Champion)<br />

2008 University at Albany Head Coach (9-3)<br />

(Northeast Conference Champion)<br />

2009 University at Albany Head Coach (7-4)<br />

2010 University at Albany Head Coach (6-5)<br />

2011 University at Albany Head Coach (8-4)<br />

(Northeast Conference Co-Champion)<br />

2012 University at Albany Head Coach (9-2)<br />

(Northeast Conference Co-Champion)<br />

*club teams<br />

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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOOTBALL


victory over third-ranked Ithaca. Dario Arango kicked a 45-yard field goal<br />

in the last two minutes to provide a 9-6 victory.<br />

In 1985, the Great Danes rallied from a three-touchdown deficit for a<br />

33-21 victory over Plymouth State and the Eastern College Athletic Conference<br />

(ECAC) North championship. The ‘85 team, which produced one<br />

of the greatest comebacks in Ford’s coaching career, boasted offensive<br />

and defensive units which were nationally ranked, and supported by five<br />

Pizza Hut and one Associated Press All-America players.<br />

UAlbany’s football program is also known for the high standards<br />

required of its coaching staff. Ford’s “coaching factory” has allowed many<br />

of his assistants to earn their master’s degrees while working at the collegiate<br />

level. According to a recent review, more than 100 coaches, who have<br />

started their careers under Ford’s tutelage, are currently employed with<br />

60 different high schools, colleges, and professional teams from around<br />

the nation and the world.<br />

A starting quarterback in his senior year at Springfield College in<br />

Massachusetts, Ford was given the “Greatest Desire to Improve” Award<br />

by the school’s athletic department. He received an undergraduate degree<br />

in physical education from Springfield in 1959, and later would earn his<br />

doctorate from the College in the same discipline. He gained a master’s<br />

degree from St. Lawrence in educational administration in 1960.<br />

Ford’s first coaching opportunity came as an assistant at St. Lawrence<br />

in the fall of 1959. He then moved to Albright College in Pennsylvania as<br />

an assistant for four seasons, where he coached the secondary and offensive<br />

backfield, and was part of a program which produced a 21-game<br />

winning streak.<br />

At Albright College, Ford also coached the wrestling and golf teams.<br />

He returned to Springfield in 1964 as a secondary coach, and later was<br />

named defensive coordinator at his alma mater in 1969.<br />

Beginning in 1977, Ford was UAlbany’s director of athletics for five<br />

years. During that time, he managed a program which sponsored 25 varsity<br />

sports for men and women.<br />

A 1986 inductee into the Wachusett Regional High School Hall of<br />

Fame and a 2012 inductee into the Springfield College Hall of Fame, Ford<br />

is presently active in the National Football Foundation & Hall of Fame, and<br />

serves as vice president of the NFFCHF’s Capital District Chapter. He was<br />

honored by that organization in 2000 with its Service to Football Award.<br />

Ford, 75, has been a member of the American Football Coaches<br />

Association’s Board of Trustees since 1994, and presently is serving on<br />

the AFCA’s Division I FCS All-America Team Selection Committee. Ford<br />

received the New York State Athletic Administrators Distinguished Service<br />

Award in 2005.<br />

In August of 2010, Ford was recognized by the National Football<br />

Foundation Capital District Hall of Fame with its Service to Football Award.<br />

Ford was previously presented by the UAlbany Alumni Association with<br />

its Citizen of the University Award in 2007 which recognizes outstanding<br />

contributions to the University by a non-alumnus or alumna through leadership,<br />

service or a special gift.<br />

Ford and his wife, Donna, reside in the Capital Region.<br />

He has a daughter,<br />

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COACH FORD BY THE NUMBERS<br />

860<br />

446<br />

265<br />

256<br />

98<br />

54<br />

43<br />

...letterwinning athletes coached by Bob<br />

COACH FORD’S MILESTONE WINS (OVERALL)<br />

Ford at UAlbany since 1973. No. Opponent Date Score<br />

...games coached at UAlbany. Coach Ford<br />

led the Great Danes to a 12-9-1 record at<br />

the club level, before going 256-167 at the<br />

varsity level.<br />

...wins in Fords’ head coaching career.<br />

Coach Ford led St. Lawrence to nine<br />

victories during his four-year tenure before<br />

recording...<br />

...wins in 40 completed varsity seasons at<br />

UAlbany.<br />

...Division I FCS wins. After taking UAlbany<br />

from a club team, to Division III, to Division<br />

II, Coach Ford led the Danes into the Division<br />

I FCS era in 1999.<br />

...years of college football coaching<br />

experience. Ford began his coaching career<br />

in 1959 as the running backs coach at St.<br />

Lawrence. After a four-year stint at Albright<br />

and a year at Springfield, Ford earned his<br />

first head coaching position at St. Lawrence<br />

at the age of 26. Five years later, he set foot<br />

on the UAlbany campus.<br />

...completed seasons at UAlbany. Ford began<br />

his tenure at UAlbany in 1970, heading the<br />

Great Danes’ club team for three seasons<br />

before turning to a Division III varsity<br />

program in 1973.<br />

50 at Cortland Oct. 28, 1978 41-31<br />

100 at Rensselaer Oct. 3, 1987 30-17<br />

150 vs. Merrimack Oct. 4, 1997 42-3<br />

200 at Wagner Nov. 11, 2003 28-7<br />

225 at Central Conn. Nov. 17, 2007 49-14<br />

250 vs. Duquesne Oct. 8, 2011 38-10<br />

40<br />

14<br />

10<br />

4<br />

1<br />

...completed varsity seasons at UAlbany.<br />

Starting at the DIII level in ‘73, Ford took the<br />

progam to DII in ‘95, and DI in ‘99.<br />

In 14 seasons in the Northeast Conference,<br />

UAlbany won six NEC titles with 78 total<br />

wins in league play. UAlbany enters its first<br />

season in the Colonial Athletic Association<br />

in 2013.<br />

...UAlbany players have inked NFL deals<br />

under Coach Ford’s watch, including Drew<br />

Smith and Jon Morgan, who signed free<br />

agent contracts with the Buffalo Bills and<br />

Detroit Lions, respectively, in 2013.<br />

...NEC Coach of the Year honors. Ford earned<br />

the conference honor in 2011, 2008, 2007, and<br />

2002.<br />

Bob Ford ranks first among active NCAA<br />

Division I coaches with 265 career victories<br />

and is the longest active tenured coach in all<br />

of college football. He also ranks fourth on the<br />

all-time FCS wins chart.<br />

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DUQUESNE 35, UALBANY 24<br />

Saturday, August 31, 2013 / Pittsburgh, Pa. / Week 1<br />

1 2 3 4 Score<br />

UAlbany 3 7 7 7 24<br />

Duquesne 9 7 16 3 35<br />

ALBANY DUQ<br />

FIRST DOWNS 20 17<br />

Rushing 4 4<br />

Passing 15 11<br />

Penalty 1 2<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING 67 89<br />

Rushing Attempts 30 38<br />

Average Per Rush 2.2 2.3<br />

Rushing Touchdowns 1 2<br />

Yards Gained Rushing 97 125<br />

Yards Lost Rushing 30 36<br />

NET YARDS PASSING 354 309<br />

Completions-Attempts-Int 28-47-2 21-28-0<br />

Average Per Attempt 7.5 11.0<br />

Average Per Completion 12.6 14.7<br />

Passing Touchdowns 2 2<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 421 398<br />

Total offense plays 77 66<br />

Average Gain Per Play 5.5 6.0<br />

Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0<br />

Penalties: Number-Yards 9-80 4-29<br />

PUNTS-YARDS 4-195 7-233<br />

Average Yards Per Punt 48.8 33.3<br />

Net Yards Per Punt 49.0 32.6<br />

Inside 20 2 3<br />

50+ Yards 2 0<br />

Touchbacks 0 0<br />

Fair catch 1 1<br />

KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-313 7-435<br />

Average Yards Per Kickoff 52.2 62.1<br />

Net Yards Per Kickoff 39.2 40.9<br />

Touchbacks 0 3<br />

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-5-0 1--1-0<br />

Average Per Return 5.0 -1.0<br />

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-74-0 6-78-0<br />

Average Per Return 18.5 13.0<br />

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-25-0<br />

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Miscellaneous Yards 0 0<br />

Possession Time 28:06 31:54<br />

1st Quarter 7:55 7:05<br />

2nd Quarter 7:48 7:12<br />

3rd Quarter 4:20 10:40<br />

4th Quarter 8:03 6:57<br />

Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 6 of 16<br />

Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 1 of 1<br />

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 3-3<br />

Touchdowns 1-1 1-3<br />

Field goals 0-1 2-3<br />

Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-23 1-5<br />

PAT Kicks 3-3 3-4<br />

Field Goals 1-1 2-2<br />

RUSHING: Albany-Osbourne, Omar 21-79; Meek, Jake<br />

1-8; Beauvais, P. 1-2; Fiacchi, Will 4-minus 2; King, Cole<br />

1-minus 7; Chillis, Kevin 2-minus 13.<br />

Duquesne-HO, Ryan 23-76; JOHNSON, Juan 2-7; FLECK,<br />

Aaron 1-7; DOUGLAS, Jason 3-6; RAWLINS, Chavas 1-3;<br />

Team 1-minus 2; BUECHEL, Dillon 7-minus 8.<br />

PASSING: Albany-Fiacchi, Will 27-45-1-346; Smith, Ryan 1-2-1-8. Duquesne-BUECHEL, Dillon 21-28-0-309.<br />

PITTSBURGH - It was an uphill climb throughout Saturday afternoon’s season-opener at Rooney Field for<br />

the University at Albany football team, as the Great Danes fell to Duquesne University, 35-24. UAlbany<br />

never led in the non-conference clash, falling to 0-1 on the season.<br />

The Great Danes totaled 421 yards of offense, including 354 passing yards. Junior quarterback Will Fiacchi<br />

completed a program record 27-of-45 passes with one interception and two touchdown tosses to senior<br />

Kevin Chillis. Chillis logged a team-high nine receptions, while Presley Beauvais (41 yards) and Cole King<br />

(31 yards) each had four. Jameel Gay (64 yards) and Omar Osbourne (16) had three apiece.<br />

On the ground, Osbourne carried the ball 21 times for a total of 79 yards and one touchdown.<br />

Defensively, Alex Helmer’s career-high 11 tackles, including eight unassisted, led the Danes. Michael Nicastro<br />

also stood out with seven tackles, including 2.5 for a loss and 1.5 sacks, while Andrew Smith also had 1.5 sacks and<br />

two tackles for a loss.<br />

While UAlbany’s kicking game was an area of concern coming into the contest, punter Jonathan Martin and<br />

kicker Tom O’Riordan served as a highlight. Martin punted four times, averaging 48.8 yards, including two over<br />

50-yards and two that pinned the Dukes within the 20-yard line. Also making his debut donning purple and gold,<br />

O’Riordan was 1-for-1 for field goals and 3-for-3 for point-after attempts.<br />

With the Dukes winning the opening toss, the Great Danes set up to receive the 2013 season kickoff. The ball<br />

sailed into the end zone, and after a slight hesitation, Chillis carried the ball out, but was brought down at the 13-<br />

yard line. The Danes tried to rush it out of dangerous territory, but Duquesne’s Aaron Reed and the defensive line<br />

suffocated the run, resulting in a safety with just 19 ticks off the clock.<br />

With a 2-0 lead, the Dukes added a touchdown with 9:35 remaining in the first quarter, led by freshman quarterback<br />

Dillon Buechel. Buechel completed three consecutive passes, including an 81-yarder to Dave Thomas, putting<br />

the Dukes on the 2-yard line. Running back Ryan Ho took two attempts, but pushed his way across the goal line,<br />

giving Duquesne a 9-0 head start.<br />

After each squad punted away, the Great Danes put together their first scoring drive of the season. UAlbany<br />

started its 10-play, 28-yard drive on the 50-yard line after forcing the Dukes to punt out of their end zone. The drive<br />

featured an eight-yard first down rush by quarterback Will Fiacchi, an 11-yard pass to Chillis, and a three-yard rush<br />

by Osbourne, setting up O’Riordan’s 39-yard field goal with 2:09 remaining in the opening quarter.<br />

The Dukes answered back with 3:45 left in the half, as Ho capped an eight-play, 74-yard drive with a 25-yard<br />

scamper into the end zone.<br />

Trailing 16-3, the Great Danes cut the deficit to six with a successful hurried final drive in the closing 1:26 of the<br />

half. Starting on their own 33-yard line, Fiacchi connected an 11-yard pass to Chillis, a 21-yard pass to Cole King,<br />

and a drive-capping 35-yard touchdown pass back to Chillis, making the score 16-10 at the break.<br />

Out of the locker rooms, the start of the second half belonged to the home team, as Duquesne marched down<br />

the gridiron with an opening nine-play, 78-yard drive. On the final play, Sean Brady made a spectacular one-handed<br />

catch at the goal line (27-yards), giving Duquesne a 23-10 lead with 11:03 to go in the third.<br />

The Dukes quickly took possession of the football again after Sam Martello sacked Fiacchi and forced a fumble.<br />

One play later, Buechel threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Gianni Carter, stretching the margin to 19 points, 29-10.<br />

However, the Great Danes battled back immediately with a five-play drive, featuring a 28-yard scamper by<br />

Beauvais, and back-to-back completed passes to Chillis. The second was a 35-yard touchdown reception, making<br />

the score 29-17 with 7:56 remaining in the third quarter.<br />

On their next drive, Duquesne settled with a 30-yard field goal with 4:35 to go in the quarter.<br />

With time becoming a factor for the Great Danes in the final quarter, UAlbany cut the deficit to eight points, 32-<br />

24, with 6:33 remaining. The 10-play, 44-yard drive was capped by Osbourne’s two-yard push across the goal line.<br />

The Danes’ defense stepped up to the challenge and forced the Dukes to punt with nearly 3:00 minutes remaining<br />

in the ball game. Taking over on the eight-yard line after a well-placed boot by Aaron Fleck, Osbourne rushed<br />

12-yards for a first down. However, after three incomplete passes, the Great Danes’ winning shot came down to 4th<br />

down. With a great deal of pressure coming from the line of scrimmage, Fiacchi’s pass up the middle was picked off<br />

by Rich Piekarski and returned 25-yards to the 10-yard line.<br />

With 1:04 on the clock, Duquesne clinched the victory with Crimmins’ 22-yard field goal, making the final score,<br />

35-24.<br />

Buechel finished the game 21-for-28, totaling 309 passing yards and two touchdowns. Receivers Carter (103<br />

yards) and Thomas (107 yards) both broke the 100-yard barrier to lead the Dukes, while Ho totaled 76 rushing yards<br />

and two touchdowns with 23 carries.<br />

The Great Danes now have a 5-2 all-time record against the Dukes.<br />

SCORING SUMMARY<br />

1st 14:48 DUQ REED, Aaron safety 0 - 2<br />

09:35 DUQ HO, Ryan 1 yd run (CRIMMINS, A kick) 5-90, 2:16 0 - 9<br />

02:09 ALB O’Riordan, Tom 39 yd field goal 10-28, 3:59 3 - 9<br />

2nd 03:45 DUQ HO, Ryan 25 yd run (CRIMMINS, A kick) 8-74 yards, 3:24 3 - 16<br />

00:22 ALB Chillis, Kevin 35 yd pass from Fiacchi, Will (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 5-67, 1:04 10 - 16<br />

3rd 11:03 DUQ BRADY, Sean 27 yd pass from BUECHEL, Dillon (CRIMMINS, A kick) 9-78, 3:48 10 - 23<br />

10:03 DUQ CARTER, Gianni 29 yd pass from BUECHEL, D. (CRIMMINS, A kick failed) 1-29, :08 10 - 29<br />

07:56 ALB Chillis, Kevin 35 yd pass from Fiacchi, Will (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 5-75, 2:07 17 - 29<br />

04:35 DUQ CRIMMINS, A 30 yd field goal 8-57, 3:15 17 - 32<br />

4th 06:33 ALB Osbourne, Omar 2 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 10-44, 3:22 24 - 32<br />

01:04 DUQ CRIMMINS, A 22 yd field goal 4-5, 1:07 24 - 35<br />

Attendance: 2,001 Kickoff time: 12:10 PM End of Game: 3:00 PM Total elapsed time: 2:50<br />

RECEIVING: Albany-Chillis, Kevin 9-135; Beauvais, P. 4-41; King, Cole 4-31; Gay, Jameel 3-64; Osbourne, Omar 3-16; Malloy, Kevin 2-31; Lewis, Cameron 2-18; Lawrence,<br />

M. 1-18. Duquesne-CARTER, Gianni 6-103; THOMAS, Dave 5-107; BRADY, Sean 4-60; KING, Chris 2-12; ENRIGHT, Kevin 1-13; POMMERER, Brian 1-7; RAWLINS,<br />

Chavas 1-4; ODUHO, Noel 1-3.<br />

INTERCEPTIONS: Albany-None. Duquesne-PIEKARSKI, Rich 2-25.<br />

FUMBLES: Albany-Fiacchi, Will 1-1. Duquesne-None.<br />

SACKS (UA-A): Albany-Smith, Andrew 1-1; Nicastro, M. 1-1. Duquesne-MARTELLO, Sam 1-0.<br />

TACKLES (UA-A): Albany-Helmer, Alex 8-3; Nicastro, M. 6-1; Idowu, Olatunji 4-1. Duquesne-REED, Aaron 5-4; KUNTZ, C 2-5; EILAND.Reggie 2-4.<br />

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UALBANY 37, COLGATE 34<br />

Saturday, September 7, 2013 / Hamilton, N.Y. / Week 2<br />

1 2 3 4 Score<br />

UAlbany 10 14 6 7 37<br />

Colgate 7 7 6 14 34<br />

ALBANY COLG.<br />

FIRST DOWNS 22 28<br />

Rushing 15 13<br />

Passing 7 15<br />

Penalty 0 0<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING 338 283<br />

Rushing Attempts 47 45<br />

Average Per Rush 7.2 6.3<br />

Rushing Touchdowns 4 4<br />

Yards Gained Rushing 341 297<br />

Yards Lost Rushing 3 14<br />

NET YARDS PASSING 180 303<br />

Completions-Attempts-Int 13-24-1 25-31-1<br />

Average Per Attempt 7.5 9.8<br />

Average Per Completion 13.8 12.1<br />

Passing Touchdowns 1 1<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 518 586<br />

Total offense plays 71 76<br />

Average Gain Per Play 7.3 7.7<br />

Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 3-3<br />

Penalties: Number-Yards 6-35 4-26<br />

PUNTS-YARDS 4-163 3-114<br />

Average Yards Per Punt 40.8 38.0<br />

Net Yards Per Punt 37.5 38.0<br />

Inside 20 0 2<br />

50+ Yards 0 0<br />

Touchbacks 0 0<br />

Fair catch 2 1<br />

KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-389 6-316<br />

Average Yards Per Kickoff 55.6 52.7<br />

Net Yards Per Kickoff 38.6 26.8<br />

Touchbacks 0 3<br />

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 2-13-0<br />

Average Per Return 0.0 6.5<br />

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-80-0 7-119-0<br />

Average Per Return 20.0 17.0<br />

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-4-0 1-7-0<br />

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Miscellaneous Yards 0 0<br />

Possession Time 28:17 31:36<br />

1st Quarter 6:32 8:28<br />

2nd Quarter 6:09 8:51<br />

3rd Quarter 7:18 7:35<br />

4th Quarter 8:18 6:42<br />

Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 8 of 12<br />

Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1<br />

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 4-6<br />

Touchdowns 3-4 4-6<br />

Field goals 1-4 0-6<br />

Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 0-0<br />

PAT Kicks 4-5 4-4<br />

Field Goals 1-1 0-0<br />

RUSHING: Albany-Osbourne, Omar 35-252; Beauvais,<br />

Presley 6-59; Meek, Jake 4-27; Fiacchi, Will 1-0; TEAM<br />

1-0. Colgate-McCarney, Gavin 14-95; Wilkins, John<br />

11-76; Russell, D. 15-60; DeCicco, Jimmy 3-50; Pavalko,<br />

Ed 2-2.<br />

PASSING: Albany-Fiacchi, Will 13-24-1-180. Colgate-McCarney, Gavin 25-31-1-303.<br />

HAMILTON, N.Y. – Using Omar Osbourne’s historic running performance and a few key defensive plays,<br />

the University at Albany football team overcame the hosting Colgate University Raiders, 37-34, Saturday<br />

night at Andy Kerr Stadium. With the victory, the Great Danes improve to 1-1 on the season, while the<br />

Raiders fall to 0-2.<br />

The biggest defensive play of the game came with 4:26 remaining in the ball game. Colgate faced<br />

fourth-and-goal on the one-yard line, trailing by three, 30-27, and chose to take a gamble. Going for it with<br />

a run play, the Great Danes’ defensive line suffocated the attempt and gave UAlbany possession on a turnover<br />

of downs.<br />

The Danes then drove 99-yards down the gridiron on the back of Osbourne’s four carries, including a 36-yarder,<br />

as well as Presley Beauvais’ drive-capping 45-yard touchdown scamper. With Tom O’Riordan’s point-after attempt<br />

sailing through the uprights, the Great Danes held a 37-27 lead with 1:34 remaining.<br />

While Colgate did answer with a touchdown of their own with 18 seconds remaining, UAlbany handled the onsides<br />

kick with ease, securing their first win of the 2013 season.<br />

Topping his career-high in the first half alone, junior running back Omar Osbourne rushed for 252 yards with 35<br />

carries, marking the third-best rushing performance in program history. Osbourne also crossed the goal line twice<br />

and totaled 260 all-purpose yards.<br />

Beauvais totaled 59 yards with six carries, while wildcat quarterback Jake Meek rushed the ball four times,<br />

totaling 27 yards.<br />

Senior wide receiver Kevin Chillis also racked up the yards, recording his second straight 100+ receiving game,<br />

connecting with Will Fiacchi five times for 112 yards and a touchdown.<br />

Fiacchi totaled 180 passing yards, completing 13-of-24 attempts with just one interception.<br />

Defensively, junior Christian Dorsey finished with a career-high 12 tackles, including nine unassisted, as well<br />

as forced a fumble. TJ Idowu and Cody Greenhagen both tallied seven tackles, while Clay Harris brought down six,<br />

and Alex Helmer tackled five, including a sack for a loss of nine yards.<br />

After falling behind early in the season-opener at Duquesne a week ago, the Great Danes responded with a<br />

quick spark versus Colgate. On the very first play after kickoff, Tramaine Wilson picked off Gavin McCarney’s pass,<br />

immediately putting momentum in the Danes’ favor.<br />

Four rushing plays later, UAlbany took its first lead of the season, 7-0, on Osbourne’s five-yard touchdown rush<br />

and O’Riordan’s kick.<br />

On the next drive, Colgate marched 72 yards down the field on eight plays and looked to tie it up. However,<br />

McCarney tried to stretch the ball one-handed across the goal line, the ball knocked loose, and rolled out of the end<br />

zone, handing UAlbany possession with a touchback.<br />

The Great Danes took advantage, using 13 plays to set up O’Riordan’s 32-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead with 5:00<br />

minutes remaining in the first quarter.<br />

The defending Patriot League champions responded with their first points of the game, capping an eight-play,<br />

80-yard drive with John Wilkins’ one-yard touchdown rush with 1:02 left in the opening stanza.<br />

Holding a steady upper hand throughout the first half, UAlbany answered back with 14 straight points, sparked<br />

by the Great Dane defense. Dorsey stripped the ball from Wilkins and Kyle Jordan recovered. Wilkins was knocked<br />

out of the game with a knee injury on the play.<br />

Again, UAlbany took full advantage of the Colgate miscue, as Fiacchi connected a 51-yard touchdown pass to<br />

Chillis with 8:29 to go in the half.<br />

Forcing Colgate to punt, the Great Danes struck again on their next possession with the help of five Osbourne<br />

rushes and a 33-yard reception by Chillis. Beauvais capped the 92-yard drive with a five-yard touchdown run for a<br />

24-7 lead with 2:44 on the clock in the second quarter.<br />

After a defensive stop for the Raiders, Colgate made it a 10-point game, 24-14, heading into halftime as McCarney<br />

finished an eight-play, 67-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown pass to Nat Bellamy.<br />

Out of the break, UAlbany struck again, as Osbourne rushed for 15-yards into the end zone on a fourth-and-1<br />

situation, stretching the lead to 30-14 with 10:02 on the clock.<br />

Still hanging around, Colgate answered with a touchdown of their own, as Jimmy DeCicco scampered 40-yards<br />

into the end zone with 3:23 left in the third quarter.<br />

Becoming a real threat, the Raiders cut the deficit to three points after picking off Fiacchi’s pass on the 16-yard line,<br />

and then rushed for another quick touchdown, making the score, 30-27 with 14:55 left in the game.<br />

However, that is when the Danes’ defense stepped up and held off the Raiders for the remainder of the way.<br />

1st 13:52 ALB Osbourne, Omar 5 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick), 4-27 0:48, 7-0<br />

05:00 ALB O’Riordan, Tom 32 yd field goal, 13-65 4:47, 10-0<br />

01:02 COL Wilkins, John 1 yd run (Burgess, Andy kick), 8-80 3:53, 10-7<br />

2nd 08:29 ALB Chillis, Kevin 51 yd pass from Fiacchi, Will (O’Riordan, Tom kick), 2-58 0:42, 17-7<br />

02:44 ALB Beauvais, Presley 5 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick), 8-92 2:50, 24-7<br />

00:14 COL Bellamy, Nat 3 yd pass from McCarney, Gavin (Burgess, Andy kick), 8-67 0:46, 24-14<br />

3rd 10:02 ALB Osbourne, Omar 15 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick failed), 12-73 4:51, 30-14<br />

03:23 COL DeCicco, Jimmy 40 yd run, 2-53 0:37, 30-20<br />

4th 14:55 COL Russell, D. 1 yd run (Burgess, Andy kick), 5-16 2:25 30-27<br />

01:34 ALB Beauvais, Presley 45 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick), 6-99 2:52 37-27<br />

00:18 COL Russell, D. 2 yd run (Burgess, Andy kick), 7-76 1:09 37-34<br />

Attendance: 5,217 Kickoff time: 6:06 PM End of Game: 9:07 PM Total elapsed time: 3:01<br />

RECEIVING: Albany-Chillis, Kevin 5-112; King, Cole 3-18; Parker, Brian 2-21; Beauvais, Presley 1-13; Osbourne, Omar 1-8; Lawrence, Malachi 1-8. Colgate-Cason, Dan<br />

6-78; O’Connell, K. 6-68; Bellamy, Nat 5-67; Russell, D. 3-16; Morrison, Ryne 2-41; Quazza, John 1-17; DeCicco, Jimmy 1-11; Wilkins, John 1-5.<br />

INTERCEPTIONS: Albany-Wilson, Tramaine 1-4. Colgate-Nairin, Andrew 1-7.<br />

FUMBLES: Albany-None. Colgate-McCarney, Gavin 1-1; Wilkins, John 1-1; Morrison, Ryne 1-1.<br />

SCORING SUMMARY<br />

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RHODE ISLAND 19, UALBANY 13 (OT)<br />

Saturday, September 14, 2013 / Albany, N.Y. / Week 3<br />

1 2 3 4 OT Score<br />

URI 3 3 7 0 6 37<br />

UAlbany 0 0 13 0 0 34<br />

URI ALBANY<br />

FIRST DOWNS 17 23<br />

Rushing 7 12<br />

Passing 8 9<br />

Penalty 2 2<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING 140 216<br />

Rushing Attempts 53 42<br />

Average Per Rush 2.6 5.1<br />

Rushing Touchdowns 2 2<br />

Yards Gained Rushing 166 247<br />

Yards Lost Rushing 26 31<br />

NET YARDS PASSING 136 194<br />

Completions-Attempts-Int 16-27-0 18-37-1<br />

Average Per Attempt 5.0 5.2<br />

Average Per Completion 8.5 10.8<br />

Passing Touchdowns 0 0<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 276 410<br />

Total offense plays 80 79<br />

Average Gain Per Play 3.5 5.2<br />

Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 2-2<br />

Penalties: Number-Yards 5-46 7-58<br />

PUNTS-YARDS 8-320 5-186<br />

Average Yards Per Punt 40.0 37.2<br />

Net Yards Per Punt 40.4 37.0<br />

Inside 20 3 1<br />

50+ Yards 2 0<br />

Touchbacks 0 0<br />

Fair catch 0 1<br />

KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-205 3-154<br />

Average Yards Per Kickoff 51.2 51.3<br />

Net Yards Per Kickoff 23.2 30.0<br />

Touchbacks 0 0<br />

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-1-0 1--3-0<br />

Average Per Return 0.5 -3.0<br />

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-64-0 4-112-0<br />

Average Per Return 21.3 28.0<br />

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Miscellaneous Yards 4 0<br />

Possession Time 32:44 27:16<br />

1st Quarter 8:46 6:14<br />

2nd Quarter 10:55 4:05<br />

3rd Quarter 5:18 9:42<br />

4th Quarter 7:45 7:15<br />

OT Quarter 0:00 0:00<br />

Third-Down Conversions 7 of 20 3 of 16<br />

Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 3 of 5<br />

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 2-5<br />

Touchdowns 2-5 2-5<br />

Field goals 1-5 0-5<br />

Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-25 1-8<br />

PAT Kicks 1-2 1-2<br />

Field Goals 2-3 0-2<br />

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Bob Ford Field opened its gates to a sellout crowd of 8,500 on the campus of the University<br />

at Albany on Saturday night. The stadium was buzzing with anticipation for the first game at the<br />

Great Danes’ new home.<br />

To the chagrin of their fans, the Great Danes could not get their coach a win to open the stadium<br />

that bears his name. UAlbany dropped a closely contested 19-13 game in overtime to the visiting Rhode<br />

Island Rams.<br />

From the onset, the game was played close to the vest. It was an offensive struggle for both teams<br />

due to stout defensive play from both teams. The only scoring of the first half came off the right foot of Rhode Island<br />

kicker Dylan Smith, who knocked down a 45-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 36-yarder on the Rams’<br />

final drive of the first half. Quarterback Bob Bentsen was efficient in the half, going 12-for-20 with 121 yards<br />

passing.<br />

For UAlbany, things did not come easy during the first half. They struggled to run or throw despite senior<br />

wide out Kevin Chillis electrifying the crowd with a 53-yard run. However, the drive stalled after a missed 40-<br />

yard field goal attempt.<br />

Rhode Island went into the break with a 6-0 advantage and was poised to extend its lead. The Great Danes<br />

fumbled a punt on their own 17-yard line, leading to a short field for the Rams. Bentsen then took it in himself on<br />

a draw to give Rhode Island a 13-0 lead halfway through the third.<br />

There was no quit in the Great Danes, who responded with a score of their own almost instantly with a seven<br />

play, 64-yard drive that resulted in a 10-yard touchdown run from last week’s CAA Player of the Week, Omar<br />

Osbourne. The drive saw Fiacchi and the UAlbany offense move the ball downfield in a way not seen in the first<br />

half. The key play of the drive was a crucial 25-yard conversion to Jake Meek, who was lined up in the slot. It<br />

was the best throw of the night for Fiacchi, who sold the play action perfectly before delivering a strike on third<br />

down. The score was now 13-6 after senior defensive tackle Josh Moody would block the extra point for URI.<br />

After forcing a three-and-out on defense, the Great Danes got the ball back and went back to work moving<br />

down the field. The highlight of the drive came on a do-or-die 4th and eight, which Fiacchi hit junior Cole King<br />

with another well thrown pass under pressure. The final play of the third quarter was the biggest offensive one.<br />

Meek took the snap, optioned to keep the ball, and took it into the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown that tied the<br />

game at 13 apiece. The drive was 10 plays, 77 yards and made it a brand new ballgame.<br />

The tide seemed to be turning in UAlbany’s favor as it stopped Rhode Island on a 4th and one and got the<br />

ball back. It looked at the time like it would be the most important play of the game. The combination of Fiacchi<br />

and Meek under center drove the Great Danes down the field and gave them a chance to take the lead. Unfortunately,<br />

Tom O’Riordan had his kick blocked. Once again, it was URI’s Moody, who also forced a fumble in the<br />

game.<br />

While it was a setback for UAlbany, the defense picked the Danes back up and got the ball back in the latter<br />

stages of the game. An interception from the Rams’ Doug Martin gave Rhode Island great field position with<br />

under three minutes remaining. Fortunately for the Great Danes, kicker Dylan Smith missed a field goal, keeping<br />

the game tied and giving UAlbany another chance. Fiacchi threw up a Hail Mary in the closing seconds, but it<br />

fell short, sending the game into overtime.<br />

Overtime began with a Rhode Island touchdown, one that would prove to be the game-winner. Justin Semmes<br />

took the ball in on a 1-yard carry before Smith missed an extra point, putting the Rams up by six. A holding<br />

penalty and a sack by the Rhode Island defense stalled another comeback attempt for the Great Danes, and<br />

UAlbany’s first overtime game since 2011 ended with the first conference defeat of the year.<br />

Junior linebacker Christian Dorsey led the defense, recording 14 tackles, including eight solo.<br />

On offense, Meek displayed his versatility from playing slot receiver to taking snaps under center, one of<br />

which resulted in a touchdown. Coach Ford was sure to mention Meek’s consistency after the game.<br />

“I think he gives us a pretty good threat in the run game,” Ford noted. “He’s quick and can hit the holes.”<br />

Also on the offensive end, Fiacchi totaled 181 yards on 17 completions in 36 attempts, including 12-for-21 in<br />

the final two quarters. Osbourne finished the night with 96 rushing yards and a score.<br />

“We had enough opportunities to win the game,” Coach Ford said. “And we just didn’t get it done.”<br />

SCORING SUMMARY<br />

1st 09:36 URI Dylan Smith 45 yd field goal 3 - 0<br />

2nd 00:16 URI Dylan Smith 36 yd field goal 6 - 0<br />

3rd 08:14 URI Bob Bentsen 3 yd run (Dylan Smith kick) 13 - 0<br />

05:47 ALBANY Osbourne, Omar 10 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick blockd) 13 - 6<br />

00:00 ALBANY Meek, Jake 17 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 13 - 13<br />

OT 15:00 URI Justin Semmes 1 yd run (Dylan Smith kick failed) 19 - 13<br />

Attendance: 8,500 Kickoff time: 7:07 PM End of Game: 10:24 PM Total elapsed time: 3:17<br />

RUSHING: URI-Justin Semmes 19-73; Robbie Delgado 11-29; Bob Bentsen 12-22; Jawaun Wynn 3-20; Kolt Peavey 1-2; Jordan Sebastian 4-1; Abdul Ibrahim 3-minus 7.<br />

Albany-Osbourne, Omar 22-96; Chillis, Kevin 3-77; Meek, Jake 11-49; Fiacchi, Will 6-minus 6.<br />

PASSING: URI-Bob Bentsen 16-27-0-136. Albany-Fiacchi, Will 17-36-1-181; Meek, Jake 1-1-0-13.<br />

RECEIVING: URI-Robbie Jackson 3-45; Robbie Delgado 3-minus 4; Andrew Matos 2-33; Jordan Sebastian 2-0; Ross Kim 1-21; Justin Favreau 1-17; Justin Semmes 1-8;<br />

Josh Gross 1-7; Jawaun Wynn 1-6; Abdul Ibrahim 1-3. Albany-Gay, Jameel 7-96; Chillis, Kevin 4-22; King, Cole 2-26; Parker, Brian 2-24; Osbourne, Omar 2-1; Meek, Jake<br />

1-25.<br />

INTERCEPTIONS: URI-Doug Johnson 1-0. Albany-None.<br />

FUMBLES: URI-None. Albany-Lewis, Cameron 1-1; Fiacchi, Will 1-1.<br />

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CCSU 20, UALBANY 17<br />

Saturday, September 21, 2013 / Albany, N.Y. / Week 4<br />

1 2 3 4 Score<br />

CCSU 3 7 0 10 20<br />

UALBANY 3 7 7 0 17<br />

CCSU ALBANY<br />

FIRST DOWNS 17 17<br />

Rushing 8 12<br />

Passing 8 5<br />

Penalty 1 0<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING 186 136<br />

Rushing Attempts 44 48<br />

Average Per Rush 4.2 2.8<br />

Rushing Touchdowns 1 2<br />

Yards Gained Rushing 203 182<br />

Yards Lost Rushing 17 46<br />

NET YARDS PASSING 140 140<br />

Completions-Attempts-Int 13-22-0 12-21-0<br />

Average Per Attempt 6.4 6.7<br />

Average Per Completion 10.8 11.7<br />

Passing Touchdowns 1 0<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 326 276<br />

Total offense plays 66 69<br />

Average Gain Per Play 4.9 4.0<br />

Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 0-0<br />

Penalties: Number-Yards 9-59 5-34<br />

PUNTS-YARDS 5-142 7-299<br />

Average Yards Per Punt 28.4 42.7<br />

Net Yards Per Punt 28.4 40.0<br />

Inside 20 1 1<br />

50+ Yards 0 1<br />

Touchbacks 0 1<br />

Fair catch 1 1<br />

KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-288 4-232<br />

Average Yards Per Kickoff 57.6 58.0<br />

Net Yards Per Kickoff 41.8 33.5<br />

Touchbacks 1 1<br />

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2--1-0 0-0-0<br />

Average Per Return -0.5 0.0<br />

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-73-0 4-54-0<br />

Average Per Return 24.3 13.5<br />

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Miscellaneous Yards 0 0<br />

Possession Time 32:44 27:16<br />

1st Quarter 5:22 9:38<br />

2nd Quarter 11:54 3:06<br />

3rd Quarter 6:24 8:36<br />

4th Quarter 9:04 5:56<br />

Third-Down Conversions 9 of 17 6 of 16<br />

Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2<br />

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 2-3<br />

Touchdowns 1-2 2-3<br />

Field goals 1-2 0-3<br />

Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-38 0-0<br />

PAT Kicks 2-2 2-2<br />

Field Goals 2-2 1-2<br />

RUSHING: CCSU-HOLLOMON, Rob 30-145; LEE, Darius<br />

12-42; CLEMENTS, Andrew<br />

1-11; BERARDINO, Aaron 1-minus 12. Albany-Osbourne,<br />

Omar 32-119; Meek, Jake<br />

8-41; Chillis, Kevin 2-15; Beauvais, Presley 1-2; Fiacchi, Will 5-minus 41.<br />

ALBANY, N.Y. – Despite a touchdown lead heading into the fourth quarter, the University at Albany football<br />

team suffered its second straight home loss at Bob Ford Field Saturday night, as the visiting Central<br />

Connecticut State Blue Devils scored 10 unanswered points in the final stanza to steal a 20-17 victory.<br />

CCSU’s Steven Calitri hit a 40-yard field goal with 17 seconds remaining after driving 61-yards down<br />

the gridiron, improving the Blue Devils’ record to 1-3 on the season, while the Great Danes also fell to 1-3<br />

overall. UAlbany tried to respond quickly in the closing seconds, throwing a 40-yard Hail Mary pass as<br />

time expired. Jameel Gay caught Will Fiacchi’s toss but he was brought down at the 10-yard line, ending<br />

the game.<br />

Leading UAlbany’s strong running attack, Omar Osbourne earned his second 100+ yard rushing game of the<br />

season, totaling 119 yards with two touchdowns. With 96 points scored in his career, Osbourne is now tied with<br />

Orin Griffin (1973-76) – a member of the 1974 team that was inducted into the University’s Hall of Fame this weekend<br />

– for 23rd all-time in the program’s archives. In a pregame ceremony, players from the 1974 squad served as<br />

honorary captains for the game.<br />

Also leading the Great Dane offense, Fiacchi finished with 140 passing yards on 12 completions in 21 attempts.<br />

Gay totaled 50 receiving yards on two catches. Defensively, Cody Greenhagen led the Great Danes with eight<br />

tackles, including one for a loss.<br />

UAlbany received the opening kickoff, getting a drive-opening six-yard run from Osbourne. The Great Danes<br />

went three-and-out and punted.<br />

On CCSU’s first drive, Rob Holloman converted a couple of third downs on a 13-yard catch and later a 13-yard<br />

run. Holloman kept rushing the ball up to the UAlbany six, but a combo block on second-down by Tom Bradley<br />

and Andrew Smith of Holloman and an Andrew Clements incompletion forced fourth down. Steven Calitri converted<br />

the 30-yard field goal to put the visitors up 3-0 with 8:31 left in the first quarter.<br />

Despite punting on their next drive, UAlbany swung momentum back into their favor, as CCSU’s Nick Bacarella<br />

fumbled the fair catch attempt, and Michael Nicastro recovered on the UAlbany-48. The Great Danes drove down<br />

the field, with Osbourne converting a fourth down with a four-yard run, facing 4th-and-1. The Danes rushed the<br />

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<br />

quarter.<br />

Following kickoff, Aaron Berardino fumbled the ball in the backfield on the first play of the CCSU drive. Michael<br />

Smith fell on the ball in front of Berardino, giving UAlbany the ball at the CCSU 26.<br />

After an opening three-yard gain, Jake Meek entered at quarterback and ran the ball twice in a row for a total<br />

of 14 yards. At 3rd-and-5 on the CCSU 7, Osbourne took over, powering his way into the end zone for the touchdown.<br />

O’Riordan’s extra point gave UAlbany a 10-3 lead with 13:36 remaining in the second quarter.<br />

However, CCSU responded in its next drive, converting three third-downs on a Clements 11-yard run, Holloman<br />

13-yard reception and Denzell Jones 23-yard catch. Holloman’s nine-yard reception put the Blue Devils on the oneyard<br />

line for a 4th-and-goal attempt. Clements completed a rollout pass to Tom Tarantino for the touchdown, tying<br />

the game at 10-10 after the extra point with 8:01 to go in the second quarter.<br />

With rain starting to fall in the third quarter, UAlbany forced a three-and-out on CCSU’s opening drive of the<br />

half, but were then forced to punt themselves.<br />

The defensive battle continued, until the Great Danes used a 15-play, 78-yard drive to take a 17-10 advantage<br />

with 16 second remaining in the quarter. The Great Danes primarily used a ground attack with nine rushing plays.<br />

With 1st-and-goal on the five, Osbourne ran three times, getting to the one. On fourth down, Osbourne ran it again<br />

and converted for his second touchdown of the game to put UAlbany back in the lead. O’Riordan’s extra point<br />

made it a seven-point game.<br />

However, on the next drive CCSU tied it back up, as Hollman took the handoff and ran to his right, going 59<br />

yards for the touchdown. Calitri’s extra point made it 17-17 with 14:19 left in regulation.<br />

After each side’s next two drives were three-and-out, UAlbany had a chance to take the lead with under five<br />

minutes remaining. Osbourne took six rushes for a total of 24 yards on the drive as the team pushed to the seven-yard<br />

line. However, the field goal attempt sailed wide right, giving the ball to CCSU with 4:53 to go.<br />

Holloman led the attack, combining for 41 yards on seven rushes and a nine-yard reception, as the Blue Devils<br />

got to the UAlbany-23. With 17 seconds left, Calitri kicked a 40-yard field goal to give CCSU a 20-17 lead.<br />

Fiacchi tried to lead one last drive, finding Chillis for 15 yards to stop the clock at seven seconds. At midfield,<br />

Fiacchi heaved a Hail Mary pass down the near side, completing the heave to Jameel Gay for 40 yards as time<br />

expired, ending the game for a 20-17 CCSU win.<br />

For the Blue Devils, Holloman finished with 205 total yards, including 145 on the ground. Clements passed for<br />

140 yards, completing 13 passes in 22 attempts. Chuck Watson had 15 tackles on defense, including three for loss.<br />

SCORING SUMMARY<br />

1st 08:31 CCSU CALITRI, Steven 30 yd field goal 3 - 0<br />

00:16 ALBANY O’Riordan, Tom 39 yd field goal 3 - 3<br />

2nd 13:36 ALBANY Osbourne, Omar 7 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 3 - 10<br />

08:01 CCSU TARANTINO, T. 1 yd pass from CLEMENTS, A. (CALITRI, Steven kick) 10 - 10<br />

3rd 00:16 ALBANY Osbourne, Omar 1 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 10 - 17<br />

4th 14:19 CCSU HOLLOMON, Rob 59 yd run (CALITRI, Steven kick) 17 - 17<br />

00:17 CCSU CALITRI, Steven 40 yd field goal 20 - 17<br />

Attendance: 6,412 Kickoff time: 7:07 PM End of Game: 9:55 PM Total elapsed time: 2:48<br />

FUMBLES: CCSU-BACARELLA, Nick 1-1; BERARDINO, Aaron 1-1. Albany-None.<br />

PASSING: CCSU-CLEMENTS, Andrew 13-22-0-140. Albany-Fiacchi, Will<br />

12-21-0-140.<br />

RECEIVING: CCSU-HOLLOMON, Rob 5-60; JONES, Denzell 3-51; HOLMES, Tyrell<br />

1-13; BACARELLA, Nick 1-8; BRADDOCK, Matt 1-6; TARANTINO, Thomas 1-1;<br />

LEE, Darius 1-1. Albany-King, Cole 3-33; Chillis, Kevin 3-27; Gay, Jameel 2-50;<br />

Beauvais, Presley 2-13; Osbourne, Omar 1-10; Malloy, Kevin 1-7.<br />

SACKS (UA-A): CCSU-ROBINSON, Mark 1-0; ELMORE, Jevon 1-0; YOPP, Elijah<br />

1-0; WATSON, Chuck 1-0. Albany-None.<br />

TACKLES (UA-A): CCSU-WATSON, Chuck 10-5; CELERIN, Josh 4-6; REESE,<br />

Antwione 2-8; Albany-Greenhagen, Cody 4-4; Helmer, Alex 4-3; Idowu, Olatunji<br />

2-5; Exantus, Randall 2-5.<br />

INTERCEPTIONS: CCSU-None. Albany-None.<br />

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OLD DOMINION 66, UALBANY 10<br />

Saturday, September 28, 2013 / Albany, N.Y. / Week 5<br />

1 2 3 4 Score<br />

UALBANY 7 0 3 0 10<br />

ODU 21 21 10 14 66<br />

ALBANY ODU<br />

FIRST DOWNS 17 36<br />

Rushing 6 12<br />

Passing 10 22<br />

Penalty 1 2<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING 96 224<br />

Rushing Attempts 34 47<br />

Average Per Rush 2.8 4.8<br />

Rushing Touchdowns 0 7<br />

Yards Gained Rushing 104 234<br />

Yards Lost Rushing 8 10<br />

NET YARDS PASSING 229 390<br />

Completions-Attempts-Int 17-31-2 32-37-0<br />

Average Per Attempt 7.4 10.5<br />

Average Per Completion 13.5 12.2<br />

Passing Touchdowns 1 2<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 325 614<br />

Total offense plays 65 84<br />

Average Gain Per Play 5.0 7.3<br />

Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 0-0<br />

Penalties: Number-Yards 4-42 4-27<br />

PUNTS-YARDS 3-78 0-0<br />

Average Yards Per Punt 26.0 0.0<br />

Net Yards Per Punt 26.0 0.0<br />

Inside 20 2 0<br />

50+ Yards 0 0<br />

Touchbacks 0 0<br />

Fair catch 1 0<br />

KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-171 10-626<br />

Average Yards Per Kickoff 57.0 62.6<br />

Net Yards Per Kickoff 36.7 44.0<br />

Touchbacks 0 2<br />

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Average Per Return 0.0 0.0<br />

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-136-0 3-61-0<br />

Average Per Return 22.7 20.3<br />

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-40-0<br />

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Miscellaneous Yards 0 10<br />

Possession Time 28:20 31:40<br />

1st Quarter 6:05 8:55<br />

2nd Quarter 10:22 4:38<br />

3rd Quarter 9:12 5:48<br />

4th Quarter 2:41 12:19<br />

Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 10 of 12<br />

Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1<br />

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 9-9<br />

Touchdowns 0-3 8-9<br />

Field goals 1-3 1-9<br />

Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0<br />

PAT Kicks 1-1 9-9<br />

Field Goals 1-2 1-1<br />

RUSHING: ALBANY-Osbourne, Omar 10-49; Martin, Andre<br />

11-27; Spelman, Ryan 4-8; Beauvais, P. 5-8; Allison,<br />

Karl 2-7; Fiacchi, Will 1-1; Chillis, Kevin<br />

1-minus 4. Old Dominion-D. Washington 7-46; C. Goo wyn 12-42; G. Johnson 10-<br />

34; T. Heinicke 6-30; C. Boyd 4-23; L. Pinkard 2-21; A. Vaughan 2-16; C. Bradshaw<br />

3-9; H. Taylor 1-3.<br />

NORFOLK, Va. -- Taking on a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) transition team for the first time in<br />

program history Saturday night at S.B. Ballard Stadium, the University at Albany football team<br />

battled Old Dominion University in front of a sell-out crowd of 20,118. While the Great Danes<br />

scored a touchdown on their first drive of the game, the Monarchs responded with a controlling<br />

offensive surge, overcoming UAlbany 66-10. With the victory, Old Dominion improved to 3-2 on<br />

the season, while UAlbany fell to 1-4 overall.<br />

Led by the 2012 Walter Payton Award winner – the FCS version of the Heisman Trophy –<br />

junior quarterback Taylor Heinicke led the Monarchs with 365 passing yards and two touchdowns,<br />

completing 28-of-33 passes. In all, ODU totaled 614 yards of total offense and had 36 first downs.<br />

For the Great Danes, Will Fiacchi threw for 221 yards and a touchdown, as he completed 15-of-26<br />

passes. Senior Cole King served as the top target, recording five catches for a total of 73 yards. On the<br />

ground, junior Omar Osbourne carried the ball 10 times, netting 49 yards, while freshman Andre Martin<br />

rushed 11 times for 27 total yards. UAlbany finished with 325 yards of total offense.<br />

Defensively, TJ Idowu and Michael Nicastro both broke double-digits, recording 12 and 10 tackles,<br />

respectively.<br />

Entering the game with some of the top offensive numbers in the nation, Old Dominion quickly made<br />

a statement driving 66-yards in less than three minutes for a 7-0 head start. Heinicke connected an<br />

eight-yard pass to Larry Pinkard to cap the scoring drive.<br />

The Great Danes hastily responded, tying the game, 7-7, with 8:59 remaining in the first quarter. After<br />

two third-down conversions, Fiacchi connected with tight end Brian Parker for a 55-yard touchdown<br />

reception. Catching the ball on the Great Danes’ sideline, the 6-foot-4 Parker broke two tackles as he<br />

scampered over 30-yards after the grab.<br />

However, ODU went on an offensive tear, converting five straight touchdown scoring drives leading<br />

up to halftime. Cam Boyd made it 14-7 with a two-yard rush with 6:35 remaining in the first.<br />

As a result of some early trickery, UAlbany started its next drive with good field position after a<br />

failed ODU onside kick. However, the Great Danes’ fleaflicker pass to Parker got batted skyward and<br />

into the hands of ODU’s Fellonte Misher. The Monarchs then drove 67-yards on eight plays to take 21-7<br />

advantage with 3:20 remaining in the opening quarter.<br />

In the second stanza, ODU used only 51 ticks off the clock to find the end zone, as Heinicke capped<br />

the three-play drive with a 21-yard pass to Zach Pascal.<br />

Looking to get back on the board, UAlbany kicked a 40-yard field goal, but the Monarchs got a hand<br />

on it and the missed attempt led to an eight-play 67-yard touchdown drive. Colby Goodwyn crossed the<br />

goal line with a five-yard rush, giving Old Dominion a 35-7 lead.<br />

Old Dominion continued to keep momentum on its side, blocking UAlbany’s punt at the 18 and<br />

recovered the pigskin at the 24-yard line. The Monarchs then used seven plays to punch in another<br />

touchdown at the four-minute mark. Heinicke’s one-yard rush capped the drive, giving the Monarchs’a<br />

42-7 halftime lead.<br />

Out of the break, Goodwyn finished ODU’s 92-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown rush.<br />

However, the Great Danes responded with Tom O’Riordan’s 36-yard field goal, making the score 49-<br />

10 with 3:09 remaining in the third quarter.<br />

Slowing ODU’s pace, UAlbany held the Monarchs to a 37-yard field goal of their own with 30 seconds<br />

on the clock, making the score 52-10 at the end of the stanza.<br />

In the fourth, Old Dominion capped the contest with Gerard Johnson’s two-yard touchdown run with<br />

6:15 remaining, and David Washington’s five-yard TD rush with 30 seconds left in the ballgame.<br />

UAlbany was 7-for-15 on third-down conversions and were 0-for-2 on fourth-down. In the red zone,<br />

the Danes finished 1-for-3, while ODU was a perfect 9-for-9.<br />

SCORING SUMMARY<br />

1st 12:03 ODU L. Pinkard 8 yd pass from T. Heinicke (J. Brown kick) 0 - 7<br />

08:59 ALBANY Parker, Brian 55 yd pass from Fiacchi, Will (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 7 - 7<br />

06:35 ODU C. Boyd 2 yd run (J. Brown kick) 7 - 14<br />

03:20 ODU C. Goodwyn 1 yd run (J. Brown kick) 7 - 21<br />

2nd 14:28 ODU Z. Pascal 21 yd pass from T. Heinicke (J. Brown kick) 7 - 28<br />

08:05 ODU C. Goodwyn 5 yd run (J. Brown kick) 7 - 35<br />

04:00 ODU T. Heinicke 1 yd run (J. Brown kick) 7 - 42<br />

3rd 08:18 ODU C. Goodwyn 1 yd run (J. Brown kick) 7 - 49<br />

03:09 ALBANY O’Riordan, Tom 36 yd field goal 10 - 49<br />

00:30 ODU J. Brown 37 yd field goal 10 - 52<br />

4th 06:15 ODU G. Johnson 2 yd run (J. Brown kick) 10 - 59<br />

00:30 ODU D. Washington 5 yd run (J. Brown kick) 10 - 66<br />

Attendance: 20,118 Kickoff time: 6:00 PM End of Game: 8:40 PM Total elapsed time: 2:40<br />

INTERCEPTIONS: ALBANY-None. Old Dominion-F. Misher 1-25; D. Simon 1-15.<br />

FUMBLES: ALBANY-Osbourne, Omar 1-0. Old Dominion-None.<br />

PASSING: ALBANY-Fiacchi, Will 15-26-1-221; Smith, Ryan 2-5-1-8. Old<br />

Dominion-T. Heinicke 28-33-0-365; D. Washington 4-4-0-25.<br />

RECEIVING: ALBANY-King, Cole 5-73; Chillis, Kevin 3-11; Parker, Brian<br />

2-61; Gay, Jameel 2-34; Osbourne, Omar 2-25; Beauvais, P. 1-16; Lawrence, M.<br />

1-13; Martin, Andre 1-minus 4. Old Dominion-B. Roberts 6-92; L. Pinkard 5-80; C.<br />

Goodwyn 4-54; A. Vaughan 4-17; M. Vaughn 3-32; C. Boyd 2-39; Z. Pascal 2-26; M.<br />

Thomas 2-18; G. Shillow 2-12; K. Spellman 1-17; J. Bailey 1-3.<br />

SACKS (UA-A): ALBANY-None. Old Dominion-None.<br />

TACKLES (UA-A): ALBANY-Idowu, Olatunji 4-8; Nicastro, M. 5-5; Exantus, R.<br />

6-3; Ngachie, Marcel 2-6; Smith, Andrew 4-2; Baylor, Brandon 3-1; Harris, Clay<br />

3-1; McClary, Jojo 2-2; Helmer, Alex 1-3; Williams, Marte 0-4; Polk, Dorian 2-1;<br />

LaDucer, Mat 2-1; Old Dominion-A. Wilson 3-8; D. Simon 4-5; D.<br />

Guinn-Bailey 2-3; S. Chapman 2-3; R. Coward 1-4; J. Darr 0-5; M. Johnson 3-1;


NO. 21 JAMES MADISON 40, UALBANY 13<br />

Saturday, October 5, 2013 / Harrisonburg, Va. / Week 6<br />

1 2 3 4 Score<br />

UALBANY 3 0 10 0 13<br />

ODU 12 14 0 14 40<br />

ALBANY JMU<br />

FIRST DOWNS 21 25<br />

Rushing 5 13<br />

Passing 13 11<br />

Penalty 3 1<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING 81 211<br />

Rushing Attempts 35 42<br />

Average Per Rush 2.3 5.0<br />

Rushing Touchdowns 0 3<br />

Yards Gained Rushing 111 242<br />

Yards Lost Rushing 30 31<br />

NET YARDS PASSING 243 249<br />

Completions-Attempts-Int 30-48-0 18-28-0<br />

Average Per Attempt 5.1 8.9<br />

Average Per Completion 8.1 13.8<br />

Passing Touchdowns 1 3<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 324 460<br />

Total offense plays 83 70<br />

Average Gain Per Play 3.9 6.6<br />

Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0<br />

Penalties: Number-Yards 9-66 10-95<br />

PUNTS-YARDS 7-275 4-198<br />

Average Yards Per Punt 39.3 49.5<br />

Net Yards Per Punt 38.0 48.0<br />

Inside 20 1 1<br />

50+ Yards 0 2<br />

Touchbacks 0 0<br />

Fair catch 2 1<br />

KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-189 8-486<br />

Average Yards Per Kickoff 63.0 60.8<br />

Net Yards Per Kickoff 44.0 40.9<br />

Touchbacks 0 3<br />

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 3-6-0 2-9-0<br />

Average Per Return 2.0 4.5<br />

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-84-0 3-57-0<br />

Average Per Return 16.8 19.0<br />

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Miscellaneous Yards 0 0<br />

Possession Time 35:07 24:53<br />

1st Quarter 10:34 4:26<br />

2nd Quarter 7:10 7:50<br />

3rd Quarter 9:50 5:10<br />

4th Quarter 7:33 7:27<br />

Third-Down Conversions 5 of 19 6 of 11<br />

Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 5 0 of 0<br />

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 4-4<br />

Touchdowns 1-3 4-4<br />

Field goals 1-3 0-4<br />

Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-26 4-29<br />

PAT Kicks 0-0 4-5<br />

Field Goals 1-1 0-1<br />

HARRISONBURG, Va. – In front of a sell-out crowd of 25,201 at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Va., the University<br />

at Albany football team fell 40-13 to the hosting James Madison University Dukes Saturday afternoon in CAA<br />

play. JMU improved to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in conference play, while the Great Danes dropped to 1-5 on the season and<br />

0-2 in the CAA.<br />

On target all afternoon, junior quarterback Will Fiacchi completed 26-of-43 passes for a total of 214 passing yards<br />

and one touchdown. Tight end Brian Parker had a career day as Fiacchi’s top receiver, recording eight receptions<br />

for 71-yards. Senior wide receiver Kevin Chillis was also a go-to option with six receptions, 22-receiving-yards and a<br />

touchdown catch.<br />

On the ground, Omar Osbourne carried the ball 17 times, netting 59 rushing yards.<br />

Defensively, the Great Danes were led by Christian Dorsey’s eight tackles, while Alex Helmer and Michael Nicastro logged<br />

seven apiece.<br />

As a team, UAlbany finished with 324 yards of total offense, while JMU recorded 460. Neither squad surrendered a fumble<br />

or interception.<br />

After forcing the Great Danes to punt in their first possession, James Madison quickly put points on the board with a<br />

four-play, 78-yard drive. Tailback Khalid Abdullah took the handoff and rushed 38-yards into the end zone, breaking six tackles<br />

along the way to give JMU a 6-0 head start. With 11:18 on the clock in the first quarter, the Dukes went for two, but the run<br />

was stifled by the UAlbany defense.<br />

The Great Danes immediately responded with a 10-play, 68-yard scoring drive. With third-and-seven Fiacchi found Cole<br />

King 40-yards down field along the visitor’s sideline, giving UAlbany a first down on the JMU-21. Five snaps later, kicker Tom<br />

O’Riordan connected a 24-yard field goal, making the score 6-3 with 6:36 remaining in the opening quarter.<br />

The hosting Dukes answered back with a touchdown on the next drive, using four plays to cover 78-yards in 1:10. JMU<br />

quarterback Michael Birdsong capped the drive with a 41-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Brown. However, the Dukes again<br />

missed the point-after, as the kick sailed wide right, making the score 12-3 with 5:26 left in the first quarter.<br />

James Madison added another touchdown at the start of the second quarter, closing a 10-play, 67-yard drive with Dae-<br />

Quan Scott’s three-yard rush across the goal line. With their first successful extra point, the Dukes held a 19-3 lead with 11:54<br />

remaining in the second quarter.<br />

Forcing UAlbany to punt, JMU took over on its own 36-yard line and drove down the gridiron with 10 plays. Birdsong<br />

zipped a pass to Brown in the back of the end zone with 6:06 left in the first half, giving the Duke s 26-3 advantage after the<br />

kick.<br />

The Great Danes looked as though they were in line for their own successful scoring drive after a roughing the kicker<br />

penalty gave UAlbany a fresh opportunity at the UAlbany-45. The Danes drove to the 10, using an 11-yard fleaflicker pass to<br />

Osbourne, a 10-yard pass to Parker, and a 10-yard scramble by Fiacchi. However, a holding penalty and a third-down sack for a<br />

loss of 10 forced a punt with just under two minutes remaining in the half.<br />

While the Dukes were given another chance to score, the Great Dane defense displayed their best performance of the<br />

game, recording back-to-back sacks by Joe Fasano, Christian Dorsey, and Michael Nicastro. With the ball at the JMU-5, the<br />

Dukes punted out of the back of the end zone, giving UAlbany the ball with 30 seconds remaining. Fiacchi completed passes to<br />

Parker and Malachi Lawrence, but time ran out, sending the teams into the locker rooms with a 26-3 score on the board.<br />

Out of the break, the UAlbany defense came up with a stop and set the tone for the rest of the third quarter. James Madison<br />

attempted a 44-yard field goal, but it wobbled wide left with 11:26 on the clock.<br />

Using trickery, the Great Danes avoided a quick three-and-out in their first possession of the second half. With fourth-andtwo,<br />

the Great Danes faked a punt and Chillis rushed seven yards for a first down. A pass interference call on third down gave<br />

UAlbany another first down on the JMU-30 before driving all the way to the two-yard line with five rushes by Osbourne. Facing<br />

fourth-and-goal, the Danes went for it, but unfortunately Fiacchi’s pass to Cole King was dropped in the back of the end zone<br />

with under 6:00 minutes remaining in the third.<br />

While the Danes didn’t score on the play, the defense made quick work of JMU, forcing a three-and-out punt. UAlbany took<br />

over on the JMU-46 with 4:47 remaining in the third. Completing two 10+ yard passes to Parker and a 16-yard pass to Jameel<br />

Gay, Fiacchi led the Great Danes to the seven-yard line. Two short rushes by Ryan Spelman led to Fiacchi’s five-yard touchdown<br />

pass to Chillis. Chillis caught the ball at the one and stretched across the corner of the goal line. Going for two, Fiacchi<br />

found Chillis in the same location, making the score 26-11 with 2:05 left in the third.<br />

Momentum continued to stay on the side of the visitors. With JMU’s drive starting on the 10, UAlbany’s defense stepped<br />

up again, pushing the Dukes backward to the six-yard line on Kologrivov and Nicastro’s shared tackle. On the next play, Kologrivov<br />

pressured Birdsong in the end zone, and an intentional grounding penalty awarded UAlbany two points for the safety.<br />

UAlbany trailed 26-13 heading into the fourth quarter. However, James Madison scored two unanswered touchdowns in<br />

the final stanza to make the final 40-13 score. With 11:48 on the clock, Scott rushed one yard, capping a 10-play 86-yard drive.<br />

Lastly, with 2:10 remaining, Brown caught a two-yard pass from Birdsong after driving 55 yards down the field for the final<br />

points of the game.<br />

SCORING SUMMARY<br />

1st 11:18 JMU Khalid Abdullah 38 yd run (Dominick Richards rush failed) 0 - 6<br />

06:36 ALBANY Tom O’Riordan 24 yd field goal 3 - 6<br />

05:26 JMU Daniel Brown 41 yd pass from Michael Birdsong (Cameron Starke kick failed) 3 - 12<br />

2nd 11:54 JMU Dae’Quan Scott 3 yd run (Cameron Starke kick) 3 - 19<br />

06:06 JMU Daniel Brown 12 yd pass from Michael Birdsong (Cameron Starke kick) 3 - 26<br />

3rd 02:05 ALBANY Kevin Chillis 5 yd pass from Will Fiacchi (Kevin Chillis pass from FIACCHI,W.) 11 - 26<br />

01:20 ALBANY TEAM safety 13 - 26<br />

4th 11:48 JMU Dae’Quan Scott 1 yd run (Graham Sharples kick) 13 - 33<br />

02:10 JMU Daniel Brown 2 yd pass from Michael Birdsong (Graham Sharples kick) 13 - 40<br />

Attendance: 25,201 Kickoff time: 1:30 PM End of Game: 4:30 PM Total elapsed time: 3:00<br />

ALB RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg.<br />

Omar Osbourne 17 59 0 59 0 6 3.5<br />

Beauvais, Presley 3 23 0 23 0 16 7.7<br />

Andre Martin 3 7 0 7 0 3 2.3<br />

Kevin Chillis 1 7 0 7 0 7 7.0<br />

Ryan Spelman 3 6 1 5 0 3 1.7<br />

Will Fiacchi 8 9 29 -20 0 4 -2.5<br />

Totals... 35 111 30 81 0 16 2.3<br />

JMU RUSHING<br />

Khalid Abdullah 13 91 4 87 1 38 6.7<br />

Dae’Quan Scott 19 88 1 87 2 19 4.6<br />

DeAndre’ Smith 1 26 0 26 0 26 26.0<br />

Quintin Hunter 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0<br />

Rashard Davis 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0<br />

Michael Birdsong 7 26 26 0 0 10 0.0<br />

Totals... 42 242 31 211 3 38 5.0<br />

ALB PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack<br />

Will Fiacchi 26-43-0 214 1 40 4<br />

Ryan Smith 4-5-0 29 0 10 0<br />

Totals... 30-48-0 243 1 40 4<br />

JMU PASSING<br />

Michael Birdsong 18-28-0 249 3 41 4<br />

Totals... 18-28-0 249 3 41 4<br />

ALB RECEIVING No. Yds TD Lg<br />

Brian Parker 8 71 0 13<br />

Kevin Chillis 6 22 1 5<br />

Cole King 3 56 0 40<br />

Jameel Gay 3 37 0 16<br />

Malachi Lawrence 3 19 0 10<br />

Cameron Lewis 2 14 0 10<br />

Omar Osbourne 2 12 0 11<br />

Beauvais, Presley 1 5 0 5<br />

Rhakeem Wiggins 1 4 0 4<br />

Nic Ketter 1 3 0 3<br />

Totals... 30 243 1 40<br />

JMU RECEIVING No. Yds TD Lg<br />

Daniel Brown 5 86 3 41<br />

Quintin Hunter 3 44 0 15<br />

Josh Hogan 2 22 0 13<br />

Rashard Davis 2 19 0 15<br />

Marquis Woodyard 1 33 0 33<br />

DeAndre’ Smith 1 21 0 21<br />

Deane Cheatham 1 17 0 17<br />

Brandon Ravenel 1 11 0 11<br />

Dae’Quan Scott 1 0 0 0<br />

Khalid Abdullah 1 -4 0 0<br />

Totals... 18 249 3 41


DELAWARE 33, UALBANY 30<br />

Saturday, October 12, 2013 / Newark, Del. / Week 7<br />

1 2 3 4 Score<br />

UALBANY 3 7 7 13 30<br />

DELAWARE 0 16 6 11 33<br />

ALBANY DEL<br />

FIRST DOWNS 18 24<br />

Rushing 9 13<br />

Passing 9 10<br />

Penalty 0 1<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING 176 279<br />

Rushing Attempts 49 43<br />

Average Per Rush 3.6 6.5<br />

Rushing Touchdowns 3 3<br />

Yards Gained Rushing 211 301<br />

Yards Lost Rushing 35 22<br />

NET YARDS PASSING 212 207<br />

Completions-Attempts-Int 17-26-1 20-36-0<br />

Average Per Attempt 8.2 5.8<br />

Average Per Completion 12.5 10.4<br />

Passing Touchdowns 1 1<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 388 486<br />

Total offense plays 75 79<br />

Average Gain Per Play 5.2 6.2<br />

Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 1-1<br />

Penalties: Number-Yards 5-45 5-51<br />

PUNTS-YARDS 7-275 5-191<br />

Average Yards Per Punt 39.3 38.2<br />

Net Yards Per Punt 34.1 38.6<br />

Inside 20 0 2<br />

50+ Yards 1 0<br />

Touchbacks 0 0<br />

Fair catch 2 2<br />

KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-333 6-375<br />

Average Yards Per Kickoff 55.5 62.5<br />

Net Yards Per Kickoff 42.0 40.2<br />

Touchbacks 0 5<br />

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2--2-0 3-36-0<br />

Average Per Return -1.0 12.0<br />

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-9-0 5-81-0<br />

Average Per Return 9.0 16.2<br />

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-66-0<br />

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Miscellaneous Yards 0 0<br />

Possession Time 33:22 26:38<br />

1st Quarter 8:22 6:38<br />

2nd Quarter 5:40 9:20<br />

3rd Quarter 9:42 5:18<br />

4th Quarter 9:38 5:22<br />

Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 6 of 15<br />

Fourth-Down Conversions 4 of 4 0 of 0<br />

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 4-5<br />

Touchdowns 3-4 3-5<br />

Field goals 1-4 1-5<br />

Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-10 5-32<br />

PAT Kicks 3-3 1-2<br />

Field Goals 1-1 2-3<br />

RUSHING: Albany-Osbourne, Omar 34-142; Meek, Jake<br />

3-39; Beauvais, P. 2-9;<br />

Chillis, Kevin 1-1; Fiacchi, Will 9-minus 15. Delaware-Pierce,<br />

Andrew 20-120;<br />

Jones, Rob 3-68; Hurley, Trent 10-44; Laing, Julian 4-28; Randolph, Jalen 5-15;<br />

Harrison, Jerel 1-4.<br />

PASSING: Albany-Fiacchi, Will 17-26-1-212. Delaware-Hurley, Trent<br />

20-34-0-207; Jones, Rob 0-1-0-0; TEAM 0-1-0-0.<br />

RECEIVING: Albany-King, Cole 4-60; Chillis, Kevin 3-69; Parker, Brian<br />

3-37; Gay, Jameel 3-30; Ketter, Nic 1-12; Osbourne, Omar 1-2; Malloy, Kevin 1-2;<br />

O’Connor, Pat 1-0. Delaware-Boyle, Nick 5-73; Johnson, Mich. 5-57; Jones, Rob<br />

3-24; Pierce, Andrew 3-18; Cobb, Ryan 2-6; Harrison, Jerel 1-20; Randolph, Jalen<br />

1-9.<br />

INTERCEPTIONS: Albany-None. Delaware-Hawkins, Travis 1-66.<br />

NEWARK, Del. – With just 3:18 remaining in the<br />

fourth quarter, Omar Osbourne’s third rushing touchdown<br />

of the game gave the University at Albany<br />

football team a 30-22 lead in Saturday afternoon’s<br />

nationally televised CAA clash at Delaware Stadium.<br />

However, the hosting Delaware University Blue Hens<br />

rallied in the closing minutes to score a game-tying<br />

touchdown with 1:42 left, and a game-winning 42-<br />

yard field goal with two ticks on the clock to steal a<br />

33-30 victory over the Great Danes.<br />

With the loss, UAlbany falls to 1-6 overall and 0-3 in the<br />

CAA, while Delaware improves to 5-2 on the season and 2-1 in<br />

conference play.<br />

Omar Osbourne led the Great Danes with three touchdowns<br />

and 142 rushing yards on 34 carries. Junior quarterback<br />

Will Fiacchi threw for 212 yards and one touchdown,<br />

completing 17-of-26 passes.<br />

Fiacchi connected with Nic Ketter, marking the redshirt<br />

freshman’s first touchdown catch of his career and his only<br />

reception of the game. Cole King led the receivers with four<br />

catches and 60 yards, followed by Kevin Chillis’ three grabs for<br />

a total of 69 yards. Jameel Gay and tight end Brian Parker also<br />

made three receptions, garnering 30 and 37 yards, respectively.<br />

Defensively, Christian Dorsey led the squad with 12<br />

tackles, including seven solo, followed by freshman Michael<br />

Nicastro’s 10 tackles and a sack for a loss of three yards. Marcel<br />

Ngachie and Randall Exantus each brought down nine.<br />

The Great Danes broke onto the board first, following a<br />

suffocating defensive effort. Forcing the Blue Hens to punt<br />

after three plays in the opening drive, UAlbany took over on<br />

their 49-yard line. The Great Danes converted twice on thirddown<br />

and once on fourth-down in the 14-play scoring drive,<br />

leading to Tom O’Riordan’s 33-yard field goal. Sailing through<br />

the uprights with 7:43 on the clock, UAlbany took the initial<br />

lead for the second time this season.<br />

The score remained stagnant through the rest of the<br />

opening quarter, but Delaware worked quickly at the start of<br />

the second stanza. On their first drive, the Blue Hens used four<br />

plays to cover 65-yards, and capped the drive with Andrew<br />

Pierce’s six-yard touchdown run with 13:50 on the board.<br />

Catching the hosts off guard, the Great Danes faked a<br />

punt on 4th-and-7 on their 45, snapping the ball to Meek who<br />

scampered for a 34-yard gain. A 23-yard pass to Cole King and<br />

Osbourne’s 1-yard rush across the goal line gave UAlbany a<br />

three-point lead, 10-7, with 11:10 on the clock.<br />

However, Delaware answered with a 68-yard drive resulting<br />

in a 23-yard field goal, tying the ballgame 10-10 with 7:17<br />

remaining in the second.<br />

The Delaware defense forced a three-and-out and took<br />

advantage of their next drive, using 12 plays to cover 58 yards<br />

in 3:54. Pierce recorded his second rushing touchdown of<br />

the game on a 4-yard run with 1:35 left in the half. The Great<br />

Danes blocked the extra point, holding the Blue Hens’ lead to<br />

six, 16-10.<br />

The closing two minutes of the opening half foreshadowed<br />

the rollercoaster ride that the final minutes of the game<br />

would bring. The Great Danes punted away as a result of a<br />

SCORING SUMMARY<br />

three-and-out, but stepped up the defensive pressure. With<br />

3rd-and-17, UAlbany’s Michael Smith stripped the ball from<br />

Delaware’s quarterback, Trent Hurley, and Rayshan Clark<br />

recovered on the Delaware-47 with 24 seconds left before the<br />

break.<br />

However, with 15 ticks to go, Fiacchi’s pass was picked<br />

off by Travis Hawkins and returned 66-yard to the UAlbany-3,<br />

as Osbourne made the touchdown-saving tackle with just one<br />

second on the clock.<br />

Rather than attempt a field goal, the Blue Hens went for<br />

the score. However, the Great Dane defense stifled the attempt,<br />

sending the squads into the locker rooms with a 16-10<br />

score still on the board.<br />

Out of the halftime break, UAlbany held Delaware to a<br />

field goal attempt in their first drive, but the ball sailed wide<br />

right.<br />

The Great Danes then responded a with an 11-play,<br />

77-yard touchdown drive. Facing 4th-and-3 on UAlbany’s 23,<br />

Fiacchi found Jameel Gay for a 15-yard 1st-down reception.<br />

Handing off to Osbourne twice, the junior running back found<br />

the end zone, giving UAlbany a 17-16 lead with 5:00 minutes<br />

left in the third quarter.<br />

Delaware quickly answered, scoring on their next drive<br />

with 3:48 on the clock, as Rob Jones scampered 71-yards into<br />

the end zone for a 22-17 lead. The Blue Hens attempted a twopoint<br />

conversion, but fumbled.<br />

The lead continued to seesaw in the fourth quarter, as the<br />

Great Danes regained the advantage, 23-22, driving 88-yards<br />

down the gridiron with eight plays. After two handoffs to Osbourne,<br />

gaining six yards apiece, Fiacchi completed a 49-yard<br />

pass to Chillis, moving the chains to the Delaware-26. With<br />

2nd-and-10 at the 12, Fiacchi threw to the back right corner<br />

of the end zone, finding Ketter, who hauled in the touchdown<br />

pass. Going for two, a false start penalty set the Great Danes<br />

back five yards, and the conversion attempt failed.<br />

UAlbany stretched the margin to eight, 30-22, with<br />

Osbourne’s 21-yard touchdown run with 3:18 left in the game<br />

and O’Riordan’s successful point-after kick. The 10-play,<br />

73-yard drive featured eight carries by the Syracuse native,<br />

including his drive-capping scamper on 4th-and-1. UAlbany<br />

finished the day 4-for-4 on fourth down attempts.<br />

With 3:02 remaining at the start of their drive, the Blue<br />

Hens worked quickly, covering 57-yards with five plays in 1:20.<br />

Hurley connected with Jones for a 20-yard touchdown pass.<br />

Hurley also found Michael Johnson on the two-point conversion<br />

attempt, tying the game, 30-30, with 1:42 to go.<br />

The Delaware defense forced UAlbany to punt after three<br />

plays and took over on the Delaware-37, starting their drive<br />

with 52 second left. A 22-yard pass to Johnson and a 9-yard<br />

rush by Pierce set up Sean Baner’s 42-yard field goal attempt<br />

with two seconds on the clock. Despite two icing timeouts,<br />

Baner’s kick sailed high and through the uprights, giving the<br />

Blue Hens a 33-30 victory.<br />

Hurley finished with 240 passing yards, completing 20-of-34<br />

attempts. Pierce led the Delaware ground game with 120<br />

rushing yards and two touchdowns.<br />

1st 07:43 ALBANY O’Riordan, Tom 33 yd field goal 3 - 0<br />

2nd 13:50 DEL. Pierce, Andrew 6 yd run (Baner, Sean kick) 3 - 7<br />

11:10 ALBANY Osbourne, Omar 1 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 10 - 7<br />

07:17 DEL. Baner, Sean 23 yd field goal 10 - 10<br />

01:35 DEL. Pierce, Andrew 4 yd run (Baner, Sean kick blockd) 10 - 16<br />

3rd 05:00 ALBANY Osbourne, Omar 4 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 17 - 16<br />

03:48 DEL. Jones, Rob 71 yd run (Greenway, G. rush failed) 17 - 22<br />

4th 10:09 ALBANY Ketter, Nic 12 yd pass from Fiacchi, Will (Fiacchi, Will pass failed) 23 - 22<br />

03:18 ALBANY Osbourne, Omar 21 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 30 - 22<br />

01:42 DEL. Jones 20 yd pass from Hurley (Johnson pass from Hurley) 30 - 30<br />

00:00 DEL. Baner, Sean 42 yd field goal 30 - 33<br />

Attendance: 17,363 Kickoff time: 12:07 PM End of Game: 3:28 PM Total elapsed time: 3:21<br />

FUMBLES: Albany-Fiacchi, Will 1-0. Delaware-Hurley, Trent 1-1.<br />

SACKS (UA-A): Albany-Smith, Andrew 1-0; Nicastro, M. 1-0.<br />

Delaware-Hollerman, V. 2-0; Mackall, David 1-0; Kerr, Zach 1-0; Saulsberry, D.<br />

1-0.<br />

TACKLES (UA-A): Albany-Dorsey, C. 7-5; Nicastro, M. 2-8; Ngachie, Marcel<br />

3-6; Exantus, R. 2-7; Idowu, Olatunji 4-1; Helmer, Alex 3-2; McClary, Jojo 3-2;<br />

Wilson, T. 3-1; Troutman, Zach 2-1; Smith, Andrew 1-2; Kologrivov, Tim 0-3;<br />

Williams, Marte 2-0; Delaware-Mackall, David 4-8; Rowson, Mario<br />

6-5; Callaway, Pat. 2-7; Kerr, Zach 1-7; Williams, Jeff 0-7; Hollerman, V. 3-3;<br />

Thomas, Jordan 2-4; Saulsberry, D. 3-2; Gayle, Kyle 2-3; Hawkins, Travis 1-4;<br />

Brodsky, Craig 2-2; Tinsley, David 1-3; Gibson, Karon 0-4; Tatum, Roman 1-1;<br />

Titre, Irvin 0-2;


NO. 7 TOWSON 44, UALBANY 17<br />

Saturday, October 19, 2013 / Albany, N.Y. / Week 8<br />

1 2 3 4 Score<br />

TOWSON 3 21 14 6 44<br />

UALBANY 7 3 7 0 17<br />

TOWSON ALBANY<br />

FIRST DOWNS 25 16<br />

Rushing 13 5<br />

Passing 11 8<br />

Penalty 1 3<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING 279 126<br />

Rushing Attempts 44 36<br />

Average Per Rush 6.3 3.5<br />

Rushing Touchdowns 4 1<br />

Yards Gained Rushing 301 145<br />

Yards Lost Rushing 22 19<br />

NET YARDS PASSING 294 141<br />

Completions-Attempts-Int 22-33-2 19-39-1<br />

Average Per Attempt 8.9 3.6<br />

Average Per Completion 13.4 7.4<br />

Passing Touchdowns 1 1<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 573 267<br />

Total offense plays 77 75<br />

Average Gain Per Play 7.4 3.6<br />

Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 2-0<br />

Penalties: Number-Yards 8-96 11-107<br />

PUNTS-YARDS 2-84 7-258<br />

Average Yards Per Punt 42.0 36.9<br />

Net Yards Per Punt 42.0 34.0<br />

Inside 20 1 3<br />

50+ Yards 0 1<br />

Touchbacks 0 1<br />

Fair catch 1 3<br />

KICKOFFS-YARDS 8-425 4-228<br />

Average Yards Per Kickoff 53.1 57.0<br />

Net Yards Per Kickoff 36.5 42.8<br />

Touchbacks 0 1<br />

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Average Per Return 0.0 0.0<br />

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-32-0 8-133-0<br />

Average Per Return 16.0 16.6<br />

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-38-1 2-0-0<br />

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-49-0<br />

Miscellaneous Yards 0 0<br />

Possession Time 34:34 25:26<br />

1st Quarter 8:54 6:06<br />

2nd Quarter 6:13 8:47<br />

3rd Quarter 9:44 5:16<br />

4th Quarter 9:43 5:17<br />

Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 2 of 18<br />

Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 3 of 6<br />

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 2-2<br />

Touchdowns 3-5 1-2<br />

Field goals 0-5 1-2<br />

Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 1-10<br />

PAT Kicks 5-6 2-2<br />

Field Goals 1-1 1-1<br />

RUSHING: TOWSON-Terrance West 22-183; Darius Victor<br />

10-62; Trea Jones<br />

6-24; Connor Frazier 2-18; Navassa Brown 1-6; TEAM 1-minus<br />

6; Peter Athens<br />

2-minus 8. Albany-Osbourne, Omar 16-50; Meek, Jake 5-44; Martin, Andre 7-17;<br />

Beauvais, Presley 5-10; Fiacchi, Will 3-5.<br />

ALBANY, N.Y. – Despite an early 7-0 lead In front<br />

of a sold-out homecoming crowd of 8,500 Saturday<br />

evening at Bob Ford Field, the University at Albany<br />

football team suffered a 44-17 defeat to the No. 7<br />

Towson University Tigers. With the loss, the Great<br />

Danes fell to 1-7 on the season and 0-4 in the CAA,<br />

while Towson improved to 7-1 overall and 3-1 in<br />

conference play.<br />

After UAlbany’s initial score – Jake Meek’s 10-<br />

yard touchdown rush with 3:01 remaining in the first – Towson<br />

responded with 24 straight points, taking the lead for good.<br />

In the game, junior quarterback Will Fiacchi threw for<br />

126 yards and a touchdown, completing 17-of-35 passes,<br />

while junior receiver Cole King and tight end Brian Parker<br />

each tallied a team-high four receptions, totaling 27 and 19<br />

yards, respectively. Senior Jameel Gay led the squad with 31<br />

receiving yards and a touchdown grab with two catches in the<br />

contest.<br />

Totaling 79 all-purpose yards, junior running back Omar<br />

Osbourne totaled 50 rushing yards on 16 carries, as well as 29<br />

receiving yards, making three receptions. Meek finished the<br />

night with 44 rushing yards and a touchdown on five carries.<br />

Defensively, the Great Danes baited the Tigers into four<br />

turnovers, as Jojo McClary and Cory Connell each nabbed an<br />

interception, and Christian Dorsey and Randall Exantus both<br />

forced a fumble. Dorsey also led the team with 11 tackles,<br />

followed by Exantus’ eight.<br />

While UAlbany was forced to punt in their first possession,<br />

the Great Dane defense quickly got the crowd involved, as<br />

Exantus stripped the ball from receiver Spencer Wilkins at<br />

midfield and freshman Michael Nicastro ran the ball back into<br />

the end zone. However, a holding penalty on the return put<br />

UAlbany on the Towson 32.<br />

Unfortunately, the Great Danes could not convert, going<br />

three-and-out, punting the ball to the Towson 11. The CAA’s<br />

leading running back, Terrence West, gave Towson an 11-<br />

yard gain on second down, and Darius Victor’s 11-yard run<br />

converted on third down. However, the Great Dane defense<br />

stepped up again, as Andrew Smith tackled Victor behind the<br />

line on scrimmage, and a false start penalty and incomplete<br />

pass, made it 3rd-and-17. As quarterback Peter Athens rolled<br />

out and threw, UAlbany’s Cory Connell batted the ball in the<br />

air and intercepted the pass -- his first of the season – giving<br />

UAlbany possession on Towson’s 24.<br />

The turnover led to a 7-0 lead for the Great Danes, as Omar<br />

Osbourne rushed up the middle for 10 yards and a first down,<br />

and wildcat quarterback Jake Meek rushed twice, rolling out<br />

to the left for a 10-yard touchdown scamper. Tom O’Riordan’s<br />

extra point capped a three-play, 24-yard drive with 3:00 minutes<br />

left in the first quarter.<br />

Starting at their own 27, the Tigers worked their way<br />

down the field, eventually settling for a 50-yard field goal,<br />

kicked by Drew Evangelista with no time remaining in the<br />

opening quarter, cutting into UAlbany’s lead to 7-3.<br />

From there, Towson took the lead for good and never let<br />

up, scoring back-to-back touchdowns and totaled 21 points in<br />

the second quarter alone. Following a five-yard run by West,<br />

Athens completed his pass to Wilkins for a 38-yard touchdown.<br />

Evangelista’s extra point put Towson up 10-7, ending a<br />

60-yard drive with 10:20 left in the second quarter.<br />

SCORING SUMMARY<br />

Towson’s defense then intercepted Fiacchi’s pass intended<br />

for wide receiver Kevin Chillis, and Donnell Lewis returned<br />

the ball 38 yards for a touchdown, giving Towson a 17-7<br />

advantage with 8:48 remaining in the half.<br />

While Smith and Tim Kologrivov tackled West at the line<br />

of scrimmage on Towson’s next drive, West finally broke free<br />

and scampered 59 yards for his first of two touchdowns on the<br />

night. Evangelista’s extra point made it 24-7 Towson with 6:48<br />

left in the stanza.<br />

Towson looked to add another touchdown, handing off to<br />

Victor with 1st-and-goal on the five, but Dorsey stripped the<br />

ball and a pile up of UAlbany players landed on it in the end<br />

zone for a touchback.<br />

From there, the Great Danes marched down the field in<br />

the remaining 1:43 in the half, led by Meek’s 30-yard run on<br />

4th-and-3, and Fiacchi’s 22-yard pass to Osbourne. With 10<br />

seconds remaining in the half, O’Riordan’s 35-yard field goal<br />

capped the 11-play, 83-yard drive, cutting the margin to 14,<br />

24-10, at the half.<br />

Out of the break, Towson received and quickly added another<br />

touchdown for a 31-10 lead. Facing 1st-and-20 on the 42,<br />

Athens found Wilkins down the middle for 51 yards, and West<br />

capped the 10-play, 84-yard drive, rushing seven yards up the<br />

middle and into the end zone for a touchdown.<br />

While the Great Danes were forced to punt on their next<br />

possession, redshirt-freshman Jon Martin booted the ball 76<br />

yards -- the longest of the year in the CAA -- for a touchback.<br />

The Tigers then completed four straight passes to make<br />

it 1st-and-goal on the nine, but UAlbany’s defense played<br />

spoilers again, as Jojo McClary picked off Athens’ pass in the<br />

back of the end zone. While the Great Danes kept Towson off<br />

the board, they were unable to turn the turnover into points of<br />

their own, punting after three plays.<br />

With 4:33 remaining in the third quarter, Victor stretched<br />

Towson’s lead to 38-10 with a 7-yard touchdown run, capping<br />

the Tigers’ six-play 68-yard drive.<br />

Chillis looked to spark a comeback, returning the ball 39<br />

yards to start UAlbany at midfield on the next drive; the senior<br />

finished with 123 all-purpose yards on the night, including 101<br />

on five kickoff returns. Fiacchi completed his first pass to King<br />

for 12 yards to get into Towson territory, and found Chillis for<br />

eight yards. Andre Martin then converted on fourth down with<br />

a three-yard rush. Facing 4th-and-12 at the Towson 28 in the<br />

next set of downs, Fiacchi dropped back and found Gay wide<br />

open for a 28-yard touchdown. O’Riordan’s extra point finished<br />

a nine-play, 50-yard drive with 1:52 left in the third, making<br />

the score 38-17.<br />

In the fourth quarter, the Great Danes held the Tigers off<br />

the board until the final minute of play. Towson worked its<br />

way 54 yards down the gridiron on eight plays, and Trea Jones<br />

completed the drive with a 2-yard run for a touchdown with<br />

54 seconds on the clock. With rain falling from the sky as the<br />

game neared an end, the extra point was kicked wide left,<br />

making the final score 44-17.<br />

For Towson, West finished with 183 yards and two<br />

touchdowns on the ground, carrying the ball 22 times. Athens<br />

completed 22-of-32 passes for 294 yards, a touchdown and<br />

two interceptions. Wilkins totaled 129 yards and a score on six<br />

catches.<br />

1st 03:01 ALBANY Meek, Jake 10 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 0 - 7<br />

00:00 TOWSON Drew Evangelista 50 yd field goal 3 - 7<br />

2nd 10:20 TOWSON Spencer Wilkins 38 yd pass from Peter Athens (Drew Evangelista kick) 10 - 7<br />

08:48 TOWSON Donnell Lewis 38 yd interception return (Drew Evangelista kick) 17 - 7<br />

06:42 TOWSON Terrance West 59 yd run (Drew Evangelista kick) 24 - 7<br />

00:10 ALBANY O’Riordan, Tom 35 yd field goal 24 - 10<br />

3rd 11:11 TOWSON Terrance West 7 yd run (Drew Evangelista kick) 31 - 10<br />

04:33 TOWSON Darius Victor 7 yd run (Drew Evangelista kick) 38 - 10<br />

01:52 ALBANY Gay, Jameel 28 yd pass from Fiacchi, Will (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 38 - 17<br />

4th 00:54 TOWSON Trea Jones 2 yd run (Drew Evangelista kick failed) 44 - 17<br />

Attendance: 8,500 Kickoff time: 3:37 PM End of Game: 6:40 PM Total elapsed time: 3:03<br />

INTERCEPTIONS: TOWSON-Donnell Lewis 1-38. Albany-Connell, Cory 1-0;<br />

McClary, Jojo 1-0.<br />

PASSING: TOWSON-Peter Athens 22-33-2-294. Albany-Fiacchi, Will<br />

17-35-1-126; Smith, Ryan 2-4-0-15.<br />

RECEIVING: TOWSON-Spencer Wilkins 6-129; Leon Kinnard 5-36; Terrance West<br />

4-27; James Oboh 3-65; Emmanuel Holder 2-27; Brian Dowling 1-7; Andre Dessenberg<br />

1-3. Albany-King, Cole 4-27; Parker, Brian 4-19; Osbourne, Omar 3-29; Chillis,<br />

Kevin 3-22; Gay, Jameel 2-31; Malloy, Kevin 1-10; Ketter, Nic 1-4; Martin, Andre<br />

1-minus 1.<br />

26<br />

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOOTBALL<br />

FUMBLES: TOWSON-Darius Victor 1-1; Spencer Wilkins 1-1. Albany-Fiacchi,<br />

Will 1-0; Gay, Jameel 1-0.<br />

SACKS (UA-A): TOWSON-Syd Holt 1-0. Albany-Ngachie, Marcel 1-0.<br />

TACKLES (UA-A): TOWSON-Tye Smith 8-3; Christian Carpenter 4-5; Telvion<br />

Clark 5-3; Monte Gaddis 3-5; Donnell Lewis 5-2; Malik Jackson 4-2; Max Tejeda<br />

2-2; Jon Desir 0-4; Albany-Dorsey, Christian 5-6; Exantus,<br />

Randall 3-5; Smith, Andrew 4-3; Idowu, Olatunji 3-4;


RICHMOND 27, UALBANY 10<br />

Saturday, November 2, 2013 / Richmond, Va. / Week 10<br />

1 2 3 4 Score<br />

UALBANY 7 3 0 0 10<br />

RICHMOND 3 14 0 10 27<br />

ALBANY RICH<br />

FIRST DOWNS 17 30<br />

Rushing 5 14<br />

Passing 11 14<br />

Penalty 1 2<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING 106 192<br />

Rushing Attempts 34 41<br />

Average Per Rush 3.1 4.7<br />

Rushing Touchdowns 1 1<br />

Yards Gained Rushing 116 209<br />

Yards Lost Rushing 10 17<br />

NET YARDS PASSING 212 316<br />

Completions-Attempts-Int 17-27-1 27-41-1<br />

Average Per Attempt 7.9 7.7<br />

Average Per Completion 12.5 11.7<br />

Passing Touchdowns 0 1<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 318 508<br />

Total offense plays 61 82<br />

Average Gain Per Play 5.2 6.2<br />

Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 1-1<br />

Penalties: Number-Yards 6-55 5-55<br />

PUNTS-YARDS 3-118 1-27<br />

Average Yards Per Punt 39.3 27.0<br />

Net Yards Per Punt 35.0 27.0<br />

Inside 20 2 0<br />

50+ Yards 0 0<br />

Touchbacks 0 0<br />

Fair catch 0 0<br />

KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-157 6-337<br />

Average Yards Per Kickoff 52.3 56.2<br />

Net Yards Per Kickoff 39.0 35.3<br />

Touchbacks 0 3<br />

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-13-0<br />

Average Per Return 0.0 13.0<br />

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-50-0 3-40-0<br />

Average Per Return 16.7 13.3<br />

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-0-0<br />

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Miscellaneous Yards 0 0<br />

Possession Time 26:14 33:46<br />

1st Quarter 6:16 8:44<br />

2nd Quarter 7:17 7:43<br />

3rd Quarter 6:57 8:03<br />

4th Quarter 5:44 9:16<br />

Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 5 of 12<br />

Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 2 of 2<br />

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 3-4<br />

Touchdowns 1-4 1-4<br />

Field goals 1-4 2-4<br />

Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 2-6<br />

PAT Kicks 1-1 1-1<br />

Field Goals 1-2 4-5<br />

RICHMOND, Va. – While the University at<br />

Albany football team held a lead into the<br />

second quarter of play Saturday evening at<br />

Robins Stadium, the hosting University of<br />

Richmond Spiders battled back to take a 27-<br />

10 victory. Richmond improved to 3-6 on the<br />

season and 1-4 in the CAA, while UAlbany<br />

fell to 1-8 overall and 0-5 in conference.<br />

“I was proud of how we battled in the first half<br />

and a little disappointed in the second half,” said<br />

head coach Bob Ford. “Maybe we ran a little bit out of<br />

gas because of a depth situation, but that’s the hand<br />

we have been dealt.”<br />

Leading the Great Danes’ offense, quarterback<br />

Will Fiacchi totaled 212 passing yards, completing 17-<br />

of-27 attempts. Running back Omar Osbourne led the<br />

squad with 18 carries, totaling 56 rushing yards and<br />

a touchdown, while senior wide receiver Kevin Chillis<br />

caught a team-best four passes for 39 yards.<br />

Defensively, Randall Exantus totaled a career-high<br />

14 tackles, including eight unassisted, as well as<br />

nabbed an interception. Redshirt freshman Michael<br />

Nicastro brought down eight, while Tramaine Wilson<br />

totaled seven tackles and logged a fumble recovery.<br />

Winning the coin toss, the Great Danes deferred<br />

and kicked off to the hosting Spiders to start the<br />

conference clash. Richmond made its way down the<br />

field, but missed a 32-yard field goal on their opening<br />

drive, hitting the upright.<br />

Taking advantage of the Spiders’ miscue, UAlbany<br />

answered with a successful 80-yard drive, capped<br />

by Omar Osbourne’s 2-yard touchdown rush. In the<br />

12-play drive, Fiacchi connected a 35-yard pass to Jameel<br />

Gay down Richmond’s sideline, and Osbourne’s<br />

12-yard rush on 2nd-and-11 put the Great Danes on<br />

Richmond’s 21-yard line. Facing 3rd-and-6, Fiacchi<br />

converted, finding Cole King 10-yards down field,<br />

making it 1st-and-goal. Again, the Great Danes were<br />

successful on third-down, as Osbourne rushed to the<br />

right and into the end zone, giving UAlbany a 7-0<br />

lead with 5:03 remaining in the first quarter.<br />

Richmond answered on their next possession with<br />

a 43-yard field goal by Brandon Jordi. The Spiders<br />

drove 57-yards on 12 plays, cutting the margin to<br />

four, 7-3, with 26 seconds remaining in the opening<br />

quarter.<br />

Despite a 39-yardpass to redshirt freshman Nic<br />

Ketter, the Great Danes turned the ball over on downs<br />

after a pass interference penalty set UAlbany back 15<br />

yards.<br />

SCORING SUMMARY<br />

Taking over on their own 32, the Spiders then took<br />

advantage on their first possession of the quarter,<br />

driving 65-yards to the three-yard line. Facing 4th-and<br />

goal, Jordi kicked a 20-yard field goal, making it a<br />

one-point game, 7-6, with 7:59 remaining in the half.<br />

UAlbany looked to answer but a fumble on their<br />

third play put the ball back into Richmond’s hands<br />

at UAlbany’s 40 with under seven minutes left in the<br />

stanza. The Spiders then used seven plays to drive<br />

40-yards into the end zone on Seth Fisher’s three-yard<br />

run. Going for two, the hosts converted as Strauss<br />

connected a short pass to Thomas Evans up the middle,<br />

giving Richmond its first lead of the game, 14-7,<br />

with 2:58 on the clock.<br />

Undeterred, the Great Danes marched 68-yards<br />

down the gridiron, setting up Tom O’Riordan’s<br />

24-yard field goal with 58 seconds remaining. The<br />

successful kick cut the deficit to four, 14-10.<br />

However, Richmond’s Brandon Jordi made an<br />

astounding 48-yard field goal as time expired to send<br />

Richmond into the break leading 17-10.<br />

The third quarter featured a defensive battle and<br />

a scoreless stanza for just the second time this season.<br />

The Great Danes forced the Spiders to turn the<br />

ball over twice. The first being Exantus’ interception<br />

in the end zone at the 9:03 mark. However, UAlbany<br />

was unable to take full advantage after the touchback<br />

and was forced to punt. With 30 seconds remaining<br />

in the quarter, junior Tim Kologrivov stripped the ball<br />

out of Fisher’s grasps and into the hands of teammate<br />

Tramaine Wilson. The Great Danes took over on their<br />

own 40, but again were forced to punt in the drive.<br />

While the Great Danes defense stifled every<br />

offensive attempt in the third, Richmond finally struck<br />

with 8:12 remaining in the fourth. Strauss connected<br />

a 30-yard touchdown pass to Rashad Ponder, giving<br />

the Spiders a two-touchdown lead, 24-10.<br />

Richmond quickly put the game out of reach with<br />

4:54 remaining, as Jordi’s 34-yard field goal sailed<br />

through the uprights, making the score 27-10. The<br />

Spiders gained possession as a result of a Mylon<br />

Blueford’s interception at UAlbany’s 39-yard line.<br />

UAlbany attempted to get a few final points on<br />

the board, but O’Riordan’s 40-yard attempt fell just<br />

short, and the Spiders ran out the remainder of the<br />

clock.<br />

1st 05:03 ALBANY Osbourne, Omar 2 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 7 - 0<br />

00:26 RICHMOND Brandon Jordi 43 yd field goal 7 - 3<br />

2nd 07:59 RICHMOND Brandon Jordi 20 yd field goal 7 - 6<br />

03:48 RICHMOND Seth Fisher 3 yd run (Thomas Evans pass from Michael Strauss) 7 - 14<br />

00:58 ALBANY O’Riordan, Tom 24 yd field goal 10 - 14<br />

00:00 RICHMOND Brandon Jordi 48 yd field goal 10 - 17<br />

4th 08:12 RICHMOND Rashad Ponder 30 yd pass from Michael Strauss (Brandon Jordi kick) 10 - 24<br />

04:54 RICHMOND Brandon Jordi 34 yd field goal 10 - 27<br />

Attendance: 8,700 Kickoff time: 4:07 PM End of Game: 6:59 PM Total elapsed time: 2:52<br />

RUSHING: Albany-Osbourne, Omar 18-56; Chillis, Kevin 3-22; Fiacchi, Will<br />

6-10; Meek, Jake 4-9; Martin, Andre 2-8; Beauvais, Presley 1-1. Richmond-Seth<br />

Fisher 18-89; Jacobi Green 10-54; Ben Edwards 5-25; David Broadus 3-10; Michael<br />

Strauss 3-9; George Boston 2-5.<br />

PASSING: Albany-Fiacchi, Will 17-27-1-212. Richmond-Michael Strauss<br />

25-39-1-300; Kyle Lauletta 2-2-0-16.<br />

RECEIVING: Albany-Chillis, Kevin 4-39; Meek, Jake 3-23; Osbourne, Omar<br />

3-17; King, Cole 2-50; Gay, Jameel 2-43; Parker, Brian 2-1; Ketter, Nic 1-39.<br />

Richmond-Ben Edwards 9-83; Stephen Barnette 7-85; Rashad Ponder 3-53; Reggie<br />

Diggs 2-41; James Pavik 2-16; Hunter Westfall 1-27; Seth Fisher 1-7; Shane<br />

Savage 1-5; Jacobi Green 1-minus 1.<br />

INTERCEPTIONS: Albany-Exantus, Randall 1-0. Richmond-Mylon Blueford 1-0.<br />

FUMBLES: Albany-Martin, Andre 1-1. Richmond-Seth Fisher 1-1.<br />

SACKS (UA-A): Albany-Helmer, Alex 1-0. Richmond-Jacob Pierce 1-0; B.J.<br />

Scott 1-0.<br />

TACKLES (UA-A): Albany-Exantus, Randall 8-6; Nicastro, Michael 5-3;<br />

Wilson, Tramaine 7-0; Helmer, Alex 5-1; Idowu, Olatunji 1-4; McClary, Jojo 4-0;<br />

Beach, Nick 3-1; Harris, Clay 3-1; Bradley, Tom 2-1; Dwyer, Jake 1-2; Dorsey,<br />

Christian 1-2; Baylor, Brandon 1-2; LaDucer, Mat 0-3; Gray, Samuel 1-1;<br />

Greenhagen, Cody 1-1; Ngachie, Marcel 1-1; Spelman, Ryan 1-1; Smith, Andrew 0-2;<br />

Clark, Rayshan 1-0; Kologrivov, Tim 1-0; Morton, Zach 1-0; Mbongue-Muna,Prosper<br />

1-0; Polk, Dorian 1-0; Fasano, Joe 0-1; Morrison, Neil 0-1; Meek, Jake 0-1;<br />

O’Connor, Pat 0-1. Richmond-Walt Sparks 2-8; Eric Wright 2-8; Justin Grant 5-1;<br />

Aaron Roane 2-3; Sean Ryan 1-4; Evan Kelly 1-4; Kerry Wynn 0-4; David Jones 2-1;<br />

Jacob Pierce 1-2; Wayne Pettus 1-1; Adam Farley 1-1; DeShawn Holmes 1-1; Justin<br />

Williamson 1-1; B.J. Scott 1-1; Reggie Barnette 1-1; Kieran Gregory 0-2; Ayo<br />

Ogunniyi 0-2; Omar Howard 0-2; Winston Craig 0-2; Trevor Jones 1-0; Mylon<br />

Blueford 0-1.<br />

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOOTBALL 27


1 2 3 4 Score<br />

MAINE 7 7 13 6 33<br />

ALBANY 7 7 6 7 27<br />

Maine Albany<br />

FIRST DOWNS 23 21<br />

Rushing 10 13<br />

Passing 11 6<br />

Penalty 2 2<br />

NET YARDS RUSHING 166 223<br />

Rushing Attempts 38 42<br />

Average Per Rush 4.4 5.3<br />

Rushing Touchdowns 2 2<br />

Yards Gained Rushing 186 231<br />

Yards Lost Rushing 20 8<br />

NET YARDS PASSING 231 139<br />

Completions-Attempts-Int 20-32-0 9-20-1<br />

Average Per Attempt 7.2 6.9<br />

Average Per Completion 11.6 15.4<br />

Passing Touchdowns 3 2<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 397 362<br />

Total offense plays 70 62<br />

Average Gain Per Play 5.7 5.8<br />

Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 2-2<br />

Penalties: Number-Yards 13-119 6-99<br />

PUNTS-YARDS 5-204 5-177<br />

Average Yards Per Punt 40.8 35.4<br />

Net Yards Per Punt 36.8 33.8<br />

Inside 20 2 1<br />

50+ Yards 2 0<br />

Touchbacks 1 0<br />

Fair catch 1 2<br />

KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-374 5-281<br />

Average Yards Per Kickoff 62.3 56.2<br />

Net Yards Per Kickoff 40.3 32.0<br />

Touchbacks 1 0<br />

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-8-0 2-0-0<br />

Average Per Return 4.0 0.0<br />

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-121-0 5-107-0<br />

Average Per Return 24.2 21.4<br />

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-34-0 0-0-0<br />

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0<br />

Miscellaneous Yards 0 0<br />

Possession Time 35:27 24:33<br />

1st Quarter 9:32 5:28<br />

2nd Quarter 8:12 6:48<br />

3rd Quarter 5:40 9:20<br />

4th Quarter 12:03 2:57<br />

Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 1 of 7<br />

Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0<br />

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-7 3-3<br />

Touchdowns 5-7 3-3<br />

Field goals 0-7 0-3<br />

Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 3-12<br />

PAT Kicks 3-5 3-4<br />

Field Goals 0-1 0-0<br />

NO. 8/9 MAINE 33, UALBANY 27<br />

Saturday, November 9, 2013 / Albany, N.Y. / Week 11<br />

ALBANY, N.Y. – Throughout much of Saturday<br />

night’s contest at Bob Ford Field, the hosting<br />

University at Albany Great Danes appeared<br />

as though they might spoil No. 8/9 Maine’s<br />

unblemished conference record, but in the end<br />

the Black Bears escaped with a 33-27 win over<br />

the hosts. Maine improved to 9-1 overall and 6-0<br />

in CAA play, while UAlbany fell to 1-9 on the<br />

season and 0-6 in conference.<br />

Trailing by a touchdown with 1:50 remaining in the<br />

contest, the Great Danes started their drive on their own<br />

20-yard line after Maine punted into the end zone. However,<br />

the Black Bears quickly quashed what would be<br />

UAlbany’s last chance for victory, as Trevor Bates sacked<br />

Will Fiacchi and forced a fumble. Maine recovered on the<br />

12 and ran the remainder of the clock out, sealing the<br />

win.<br />

Offensively, junior quarterback Will Fiacchi totaled<br />

139 passing yards and threw for two touchdowns,<br />

completing 9-of-20 passes. Senior Kevin Chilis served as<br />

his top receiver with three catches for a total of 74 yards,<br />

including a 44-yard touchdown reception. Tight end<br />

Brian Parker also caught a touchdown pass and totaled<br />

39 receiving yards for the Danes.<br />

On the ground, junior running back Omar Osbourne<br />

netted 134 rushing yards and a touchdown, as he carried<br />

the ball 29 times. Out of the wildcat, Jake Meek found<br />

a number of holes, rushing eight times for a total of 59<br />

yards, averaging 7.4 yard per carry.<br />

Defensively, junior Jake Dwyer led UAlbany with 11<br />

tackles, followed by senior Tramaine Wilson’s nine, and<br />

classmate Andrew Smith’s eight, including a sack.<br />

Looking to capture the program’s first win in the<br />

new stadium, the Great Danes won the coin toss and<br />

deferred, kicking off to the Black Bears. Maine wasted<br />

no time getting onto the board, as Nigel Jones capped a<br />

nine-play, 66-yard drive with a 1-yard run with 10:36 in<br />

the first quarter.<br />

While UAlbany lost their first possession due to a<br />

fumble, they came away unscathed, as Maine missed a<br />

47-yard field goal attempt at the 6:29 mark.<br />

The Great Danes immediately responded with a<br />

nine-play, 70-yard drive into the end zone. Taking hits<br />

along the way, Fiacchi battled his way across the goal<br />

line with a drive-capping 10-yard rush. Tom O’Riordan’s<br />

made extra-point, tied the ballgame, 7-7, with 3:11<br />

remaining in the opening stanza.<br />

UAlbany’s defense held Maine at-bay, forcing three<br />

straight punts until the Great Danes were able to capitalize<br />

offensively with a four-play, 67-yard scoring drive.<br />

SCORING SUMMARY<br />

Starting from their 33, Osbourne rushed three times for<br />

a positive gain, setting up Fiacchi’s 44-yard touchdown<br />

pass to Chillis. All alone, Chillis was untouched as scampered<br />

into the end zone, giving UAlbany a 14-7 lead after<br />

O’Riordan’s kick with 6:43 remaining in the half.<br />

However, Maine tied it up on their next possession,<br />

as quarterback Marcus Wasilewski connected a 23-yard<br />

touchdown pass to Derrick Johnson at the 4:41 mark. A<br />

flag-ridden final few minutes held both squads off the<br />

board, sending the teams into the break with an even<br />

score.<br />

Much like the opening half, Maine scored first,<br />

picking off Fiacchi’s first pass of the third quarter and<br />

returned it to the UAlbany-6. Jones then rushed six yards<br />

into the end zone. Missing the extra-point, Maine took a<br />

20-14 lead with 14:04 on the clock.<br />

Undeterred, the Great Danes marched down the<br />

gridiron with a 12-play, 79-yard scoring drive. Fiacchi<br />

hit Parker in the end zone with a 16-yard pass, tying the<br />

game with 9:18 remaining in the third quarter. While<br />

UAlbany had a chance to take the lead with the point-after,<br />

the Black Bears blocked the kick, keeping the score<br />

at 20-all.<br />

The see-sawing nature of the game continued<br />

late into the quarter with Maine getting on the board<br />

again with 3:42 to go. Wasilewski connected a 13-yard<br />

touchdown pass to John Eberling, finishing a nine-play,<br />

86-yard drive, giving the Black Bears a 27-20 lead.<br />

Determined to upset the first-place visitors, UAlbany<br />

battled 86-yards down the field and into the end zone.<br />

In the drive, Fiacchi completed a 36-yard pass to Chillis,<br />

and Meek rushed four times for a total of 37-yards<br />

(18/6/6/5), setting up Osbourne’s 4-yard touchdown<br />

dash. Making the extra-point, the game was again tied,<br />

27-27, with 14:35 remaining in the conference contest.<br />

On their next drive, Maine scored what would be the<br />

winning and final touchdown of the night with 11:16 to<br />

go. Starting on their own 35, the Black Bears used six<br />

plays to travel 65-yards, ending with Ebeling’s 4-yard<br />

touchdown catch from Wasilewski. Again, Sean Decloux<br />

missed the extra-point, giving the Great Danes an opportunity<br />

to steal a win in a single possession, trailing just<br />

33-27.<br />

However, both squads were forced to punt twice<br />

as the clock ticked down, leaving the score as is for the<br />

remainder of the contest.<br />

For Maine, Wasilewski finished with 231 passing<br />

yards and three touchdowns, completing 20-of-32<br />

attempts. Defensively, freshman Christophe Mulumba<br />

totaled a game-high 19 tackles.<br />

1st 10:36 MAINE Nigel Jones 1 yd run (Sean Decloux kick) 7 - 0<br />

03:11 ALBANY Fiacchi, Will 10 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 7 - 7<br />

2nd 06:43 ALBANY Chillis, Kevin 44 yd pass from Fiacchi, Will (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 7 - 14<br />

04:41 MAINE Derrick Johnson 23 yd pass from Marcus Wasilewski (Sean Decloux kick) 14 - 14<br />

3rd 14:04 MAINE Nigel Jones 6 yd run (Sean Decloux kick failed) 20 - 14<br />

09:18 ALBANY Parker, Brian 16 yd pass from Fiacchi, Will (O’Riordan, Tom kick blockd) 20 - 20<br />

03:42 MAINE John Ebeling 13 yd pass from Marcus Wasilewski (Sean Decloux kick) 27 - 20<br />

4th 14:35 ALBANY Osbourne, Omar 4 yd run (O’Riordan, Tom kick) 27 - 27<br />

11:16 MAINE John Ebeling 4 yd pass from Marcus Wasilewski (Sean Decloux kick failed) 33 - 27<br />

Attendance: 4,912 Kickoff time: 3:30 PM End of Game: 6:22 PM Total elapsed time: 2:52<br />

RUSHING: Maine-Stevens, Rickey 10-85; Wasilewski, Mar 14-43; Jones, Nigel<br />

12-42; TEAM 2-minus 4. Albany-Osbourne, Omar 29-134; Meek, Jake 8-59; Fiacchi,<br />

Will 4-22; Chillis, Kevin 1-8.<br />

PASSING: Maine-Wasilewski, Mar 20-32-0-231. Albany-Fiacchi, Will<br />

9-20-1-139.<br />

RECEIVING: Maine-Ebeling, John 6-41; Johnson, Derric 4-54; Aultman,<br />

Damarr 3-44; Reuss, Sean 2-38; Stevens, Rickey 2-29; Williams, Arthu 2-17;<br />

Jones, Nigel 1-8. Albany-Chillis, Kevin 3-74; Parker, Brian 2-39; Osbourne, Omar<br />

2-8; Ketter, Nic 1-11; King, Cole 1-7.<br />

INTERCEPTIONS: Maine-Mangiarelli, Mi 1-34. Albany-None.<br />

FUMBLES: Maine-Wasilewski, Mar 1-0. Albany-Osbourne, Omar 1-1; Fiacchi,<br />

Will 1-1.<br />

SACKS (UA-A): Maine-Bates, Trevor 1-0. Albany-Smith, Andrew 0-2;<br />

Nicastro, M. 0-1; Smith, Michael 0-1; Exantus, R. 0-1; Dwyer, Jake 0-1.<br />

TACKLES (UA-A): Maine-Mulumba, Christ 2-17; Eastman, Troy 2-9; Bates,<br />

Trevor 3-4; Mangiarelli, Mi 2-4; Al-Mateen, Khar 2-4; Louis, Jonathan 1-4;<br />

Ofori, Axel 1-4; Goncalves, Cabr 0-5; Ricard, Patrick 0-5; Samuels, Randy 1-1;<br />

Wilson, Matthew 1-1; James, Kendall 1-1; Carbone, Peter 0-2; Decloux, Sean 1-0;<br />

Achey, Arron 1-0; Baltimore, Sher 1-0; Roach, Erwin 0-1; Cole, Michael 0-1;<br />

Reuss, Sean 0-1; Williams, Arthu 0-1; Dunn, Jordan 0-1. Albany-Dwyer, Jake 2-9;<br />

Wilson, T. 4-5; Smith, Andrew 2-6; McClary, Jojo 4-2; Exantus, R. 4-2; Helmer,<br />

Alex 1-4; Kologrivov, Tim 2-2; Greenhagen, C. 1-3; Ngachie, Marcel 2-1;<br />

Nicastro, M. 1-2; Martin, Jon 1-2; LaDucer, Mat 0-3; Mbongue-Muna, P 2-0; Clark,<br />

Rayshan 2-0; Beach, Nick 1-1; Idowu, Olatunji 0-2; Baylor, Brandon 0-2; Fiacchi,<br />

Will 1-0; Wiggins, R. 1-0; Polk, Dorian 0-1; Bradley, Tom 0-1; Ketter, Nic 0-1;<br />

Morrison, Neil 0-1; Smith, Michael 0-1; Troutman, Zach 0-1.<br />

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RECORDS<br />

THE LAST TIME...<br />

INTERCEPTION FOR TOUCHDOWN<br />

Albany: Justinian Mason, 75 yards at Bryant<br />

Bulldog Stadium, 10-6-12<br />

Opp.: Donnell Lewis of Towson<br />

38 yards at Bob Ford Field, 10-19-13<br />

KICKOFF RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN<br />

Albany: Kevin Chillis, 79 yards vs. CCSU<br />

University Field, 11-17-12<br />

Opp.: Gralyn Crawford of Stephen F. Austin,<br />

92 yards at Homer Bryce Stadium, 9-11-10<br />

FUMBLE RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN<br />

Albany: Ocieka Bakou, 45 yards vs CCSU<br />

University Field, 11-17-12<br />

Opp.: Cory Giddings of Stony Brook,<br />

34 yards at LaValle Stadium, 10-7-06<br />

PUNT RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN<br />

Albany: Ryan Kirchner, 80 yards vs. Wagner,<br />

University Field, 11-13-10<br />

Opp.: Gralyn Crawford of Stephen F. Austin,<br />

72 yards at Homer Bryce Stadium, 9-11-10<br />

BLOCKED PUNT - RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN<br />

Albany: Kyle Jordan, 19 yards vs. Colgate,<br />

University Field, 9-1-12<br />

Opp.: Michael Scott of Sacred Heart, 38 yards at<br />

Campus Field, 10-21-00<br />

100-YARD RUSHING GAME<br />

Albany: Omar Osbourne, 134 yards vs. Maine,<br />

Bob Ford Field, 11-9-13<br />

Opp.: Terrance West of Towson, 183 yards<br />

Bob Ford Field, 10-19-13<br />

200-YARD RUSHING GAME<br />

Albany: Omar Osbourne, 252 yards vs. Colgate,<br />

Andy Kerr Stadium, 9-7-13<br />

Opp.: Jordan Brown of Bryant, 200 yards<br />

at Bulldog Stadium, 10-30-10<br />

100-YARD RECEIVING GAME<br />

Albany: Kevin Chillis, 112 at Colgate<br />

Andy Kerr Stadium, 9-7-13<br />

Opp.: Spencer Wilkins of Towson, 129 yards<br />

Bob Ford Field, 10-19-13<br />

200-YARD PASSING GAME<br />

Albany: Will Fiacchi, 212 at Richmond<br />

Robins Stadium, 11-2-13<br />

Opp.: Marcus Wasilewski of Maine, 231 yards<br />

Bob Ford Field, 11-9-13<br />

300-YARD PASSING GAME<br />

Albany: Will Fiacchi, 346 at Duquesne<br />

Rooney Field, 8-31-13<br />

Opp.: Michael Strauss of Richmond, 300 yards<br />

Robins Stadium, 11-2-13<br />

DIVISION I FCS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS (1999-PRESENT)<br />

TEAM -- 1999-Present<br />

Rushing Yards...........................................................468 vs. Wagner, 11-1-03<br />

Passing Yards....................................................... 354 vs. Duquesne, 8-31-13<br />

Total Yards..................................................................600 vs. Drake, 10-12-02<br />

First Downs..............................30 vs Canisius, 10-19-02 & Fordham, 9-9-07<br />

Low Rushing.Yards Allowed................... minus-51 vs. Robert Morris, 11-4-06<br />

Low Passing Yards Allowed ..................................21 vs. Wagner, 10-28-06<br />

Low Total Yards Allowed..................... 74 vs. Central Conn. State, 9-13-03<br />

Fewest First Downs Allowed.........................3 vs. St. Francis, Pa., 10-9-10<br />

Turnovers Forced...................6 vs. Stony Brook, 10-2-99 & Towson, 9-1-01<br />

Points (Game).........................................................64 vs. St. Peter’s, 10-4-03<br />

Points (Half)............................................... 41 vs. Duquesne (first), 10-10-09<br />

Points (Quarter)....................................28 vs. Duquesne (second), 10-10-09<br />

................................................................. 28 at Duquesne (second), 11-10-12<br />

Victory Margin............................................55 vs. St. Peter’s (64-9), 10-4-03<br />

Loss Margin..........................................56 vs. Old Dominion (66-10), 9-28-13<br />

INDIVIDUAL -- 1999-Present<br />

Rushing Yards.......................271, David McCarty vs. Jacksonville, 12-6-08<br />

Rushing Touchdowns............................ 4, Gary Jones vs. Wagner, 11-1-03<br />

....................................................4, David McCarty vs. Jacksonville, 12-6-08<br />

Touchdowns Scored............................... 4, Gary Jones vs. Wagner, 11-1-03<br />

....................................................4, David McCarty vs. Jacksonville, 12-6-08<br />

Passing Yards................................. 346, Will Fiacchi vs. Duquesne, 8-31-13<br />

Touchdown Passes...................... 5, Dan Di Lella vs. Central Conn. State, 10-22-11<br />

4, Dan Di Lella vs. Sacred Heart, 11-19-11<br />

......................................................... 3, Will Fiacchi vs. Robert Morris, 9-8-12<br />

.......................................................3, Michael Oliva vs. Stony Brook, 10-2-99<br />

................................................... 3, Ryan Roeder vs. Robert Morris, 11-11-00<br />

......................................................... 3, Marcus Rotondi vs. St. John’s, 9-8-01<br />

................................................................ 3, Ryan Roeder vs. Wagner, 9-22-01<br />

........................................................3, Vinny Esposito vs. Duquesne, 10-4-08<br />

Receiving Yards.................... 251, Chris Phillis vs. Robert Morris, 11-11-00<br />

Receptions............................... 12, Ryan Kirchner vs. Stony Brook, 11-26-11<br />

..............................................................10, Chris Phillis vs. Hofstra, 11-18-00<br />

..................................................................10, Tim Bush vs. Wagner, 11-15-08<br />

................................................................... 10, Tim Bush vs. Bryant, 10-17-09<br />

............................................. 10, Tim Bush vs. Central Conn. State, 10-31-09<br />

Touchdown Receptions......................... 3, Cole King vs. Robert Morris, 9-8-12<br />

..........................................................3, Ryan Kirchner vs. Sacred Heart, 11-19-11<br />

................................................................. 2, Chris Phillis vs. Wagner, 10-9-99<br />

................................................................. 2, Chris Phillis vs. Wagner, 9-23-00<br />

.................................................... 2, Chris Phillis vs. Robert Morris, 11-11-00<br />

.......................................................2, Jonathan Garrick vs. St. John’s, 9-8-01<br />

................................................................. 2, Chris Phillis vs. Wagner, 9-22-01<br />

....................................................................2, Tim Bush vs. Wagner, 11-15-08<br />

............................................................2, Kevin Chillis vs. Duquesne, 8-31-13<br />

All-Purpose Yards.................286, David McCarty vs. Jacksonville, 12-6-08<br />

Tackles.................................................... 18, Josh Bazan vs. Drake, 10-12-02<br />

............................................18, Colin Disch vs. Central Conn. State, 9-24-05<br />

Interceptions...............................2, Jon Morgan vs. Sacred Heart, 10-27-12<br />

2, David Cross vs. Central Conn. State, 9-4-99<br />

.................................................................2, Mike Grever vs. Wagner, 10-9-99<br />

..............................................................2, Samson Brown vs. Towson, 9-1-01<br />

............................................................ 2, Samson Brown vs. Wagner, 9-22-01<br />

..................................................2, Kamar Elliott vs. St. Francis, Pa., 10-26-02<br />

......................................................2, Ryan MacLean vs. Duquesne, 11-23-02<br />

.......................................................2, Eric Neugebauer vs. Wagner, 10-29-05<br />

....................................................2, Rashad Barksdale vs. Delaware, 9-16-06<br />

......................................................2, Dave Casale vs. Robert Morris, 11-8-08<br />

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2013 NATIONAL POLL RANKINGS<br />

THE SPORTS NETWORK FCS TOP 25<br />

Team (First-place votes)<br />

Record Pts. Prev. Rank<br />

1 North Dakota State (156) 9-0 3,900 1<br />

2 Eastern Illinois 9-1 3,686 2<br />

3 Eastern Washington 8-2 3,579 3<br />

4 Sam Houston State 8-2 3,332 6<br />

5 Fordham 10-0 3,178 7<br />

6 MAINE 9-1 3,049 8<br />

7 Montana 8-2 2,624 10<br />

8 Montana State 7-3 2,598 4<br />

9 McNeese State 8-2 2,523 11<br />

10 TOWSON 8-2 2,328 13<br />

11 Coastal Carolina 9-1 2,257 5<br />

12 Northern Arizona 7-2 2,208 14<br />

13 Charleston Southern 10-1 2,108 18<br />

14 Southeastern Louisiana 8-2 2,035 16<br />

15 Youngstown State 8-2 1,697 9<br />

16 William & Mary 7-3 1,428 23<br />

17 Chattanooga 8-2 1,208 24<br />

18 Bethune-Cookman 8-2 1,089 12<br />

19 South Dakota State 6-4 1,087 19<br />

20 Lehigh 7-2 982 21<br />

21 DELAWARE 7-3 969 15<br />

22 Jacksonville State 8-2 592 NR<br />

23 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5-4 513 25<br />

24 Wofford 5-4 453 17<br />

25 Princeton 7-1 267 NR<br />

Others Receiving Votes: Samford 180, Tennessee State 142, JAMES<br />

MADISON 140, Southern Utah 133, Villanova 93, South Carolina State<br />

75, Harvard 52, Northern Iowa 35, Central Arkansas 25, Jackson State<br />

20, Eastern Kentucky 19, Georgia Southern 18, Furman 15, Cal Poly<br />

14, Illinois State 14, Sacred Heart 10, Missouri State 7, UT Martin 6,<br />

Liberty 4, Southern Illinois 3, Jacksonville 2, San Diego 1, Florida A&M<br />

1, Alcorn State 1.<br />

FCS COACHES’ POLL<br />

Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points Prev. Rank<br />

1 North Dakota State (26) 9-0 650 1<br />

2 Eastern Illinois 9-1 621 2<br />

3 Eastern Washington 8-2 598 4<br />

4 Sam Houston State 8-2 545 7<br />

5 Fordham 10-0 543 6<br />

6 MAINE 9-1 479 9<br />

7 TOWSON 8-2 455 11<br />

8 Montana 8-2 426 12<br />

9 Coastal Carolina 9-1 412 3<br />

10 Montana State 7-3 410 5<br />

11 McNeese State 8-2 404 13<br />

12 Charleston Southern 10-1 376 16<br />

13 Northern Arizona 7-2 343 14<br />

14 Southeastern Louisiana 8-2 324 17<br />

15 Youngstown State 8-2 305 8<br />

16 Bethune-Cookman 8-2 247 10<br />

17 Lehigh 7-2 205 19<br />

18 Chattanooga 8-2 194 23<br />

19 South Dakota State 6-4 182 20<br />

20 William & Mary 7-3 175 24<br />

21 Wofford 5-4 97 15<br />

22 DELAWARE 7-3 89 21<br />

23 Jacksonville State 8-2 79 NR<br />

24 Princeton 7-1 61 NR<br />

25 JAMES MADISON 6-4 54 18<br />

Others Receiving Votes: NEW HAMPSHIRE 52, Harvard 26, Samford<br />

24, Tennessee State 19, Southern Utah 16, Jackson State 11, Cal Poly<br />

7, South Carolina State 4, Sacred Heart 4, Central Arkansas 2.<br />

UALBANY IN THE WEEKLY NATIONAL POLLS<br />

Week: Pre S3 S10 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12 N19 N26<br />

TSN Top 25 Media Poll RV RV RV -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --<br />

AFCA FCS Coaches Poll RV -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --<br />

BOLD = UAlbany 2013 opponents<br />

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2013 The COMBINED Automated STATISTICS<br />

ScoreBook<br />

Albany Combined<br />

Current<br />

Team<br />

Record:<br />

Statistics<br />

1-9, 0-6 CAA<br />

(as of Nov 10, 2013)<br />

All games<br />

Date Opponent Score Att.<br />

Aug 31, 2013 at Duquesne L 24-35 2001<br />

Sept 7, 2013 at Colgate W 37-34 5217<br />

* Sep 14, 2013 URI L 13-19 8500<br />

Sep 21, 2013 CCSU L 17-20 6412<br />

Sep 28, 2013 at Old Dominion L 10-66 20118<br />

* Oct 05, 2013 at #21 James Madison L 13-40 25201<br />

* Oct 12, 2013 at Delaware L 30-33 17363<br />

* Oct 19, 2013 #7 TOWSON L 17-44 8500<br />

* Nov 1, 2013 at Richmond L 10-27 8700<br />

* Nov 09, 2013 #8 MAINE L 27-33 4912<br />

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g<br />

Osbourne, Omar 10 234 1061 21 1040 4.4 11 36 104.0<br />

Meek, Jake 9 44 284 8 276 6.3 2 34 30.7<br />

Beauvais, Presley 9 24 116 2 114 4.8 2 45 12.7<br />

Chillis, Kevin 10 14 130 17 113 8.1 0 53 11.3<br />

Martin, Andre 8 23 62 3 59 2.6 0 8 7.4<br />

Spelman, Ryan 10 7 16 3 13 1.9 0 5 1.3<br />

Allison, Karl 2 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 4 3.5<br />

TEAM 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0<br />

King, Cole 10 1 0 7 -7 -7.0 0 0 -0.7<br />

Fiacchi, Will 10 47 113 163 -50 -1.1 1 12 -5.0<br />

Total 10 397 1789 224 1565 3.9 16 53 156.5<br />

Opponents 10 435 2264 215 2049 4.7 29 71 204.9<br />

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g<br />

Fiacchi, Will 10 115.27 170-303-8 56.1 1971 9 55 197.1<br />

Smith, Ryan 5 62.75 9-16-2 56.2 60 0 12 12.0<br />

Meek, Jake 9 209.20 1-1-0 100.0 13 0 13 1.4<br />

Total 10 112.94 180-320-10 56.2 2044 9 55 204.4<br />

Opponents 10 149.30 214-316-4 67.7 2575 15 81 257.5<br />

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g<br />

Chillis, Kevin 10 43 533 12.4 5 51 53.3<br />

King, Cole 10 31 381 12.3 0 40 38.1<br />

Parker, Brian 9 25 273 10.9 2 55 30.3<br />

Gay, Jameel 10 24 385 16.0 1 43 38.5<br />

Osbourne, Omar 10 20 128 6.4 0 23 12.8<br />

Beauvais, Presley 9 9 88 9.8 0 28 9.8<br />

Lawrence, Malachi 7 6 58 9.7 0 18 8.3<br />

Ketter, Nic 10 5 69 13.8 1 39 6.9<br />

Malloy, Kevin 10 5 50 10.0 0 22 5.0<br />

Meek, Jake 9 4 48 12.0 0 25 5.3<br />

Lewis, Cameron 8 4 32 8.0 0 11 4.0<br />

Martin, Andre 8 2 -5 -2.5 0 0 -0.6<br />

Wiggins, Rhakeem 10 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.4<br />

O'Connor, Pat 10 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0<br />

Total 10 180 2044 11.4 9 55 204.4<br />

Opponents 10 214 2575 12.0 15 81 257.5<br />

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk<br />

O'Riordan, Tom 8-13 61.5 0-0 2-4 6-6 0-3 0-0 39 2<br />

PAT<br />

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts<br />

Osbourne, Omar 11 - - - - - - - 66<br />

O'Riordan, Tom - 8-13 20-23 - - - - - 44<br />

Chillis, Kevin 5 - - - 1 - - - 32<br />

Beauvais, Presley 2 - - - - - - - 12<br />

Parker, Brian 2 - - - - - - - 12<br />

Meek, Jake 2 - - - - - - - 12<br />

Ketter, Nic 1 - - - - - - - 6<br />

Gay, Jameel 1 - - - - - - - 6<br />

Fiacchi, Will 1 - - - - 1-2 - - 6<br />

TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2<br />

Total 25 8-13 20-23 - 1 1-2 - 1 198<br />

Opponents 45 14-19 33-40 0-3 2 2-2 - 1 351<br />

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total<br />

Albany 50 48 66 34 0 198<br />

Opponents 68 117 72 88 6 351<br />

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral<br />

All games 1-9 0-4 1-5 0-0<br />

Conference 0-6 0-3 0-3 0-0<br />

Non-Conference 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-0<br />

Team Statistics ALBANY OPP<br />

FIRST DOWNS 192 242<br />

Rushing 86 107<br />

Passing 93 121<br />

Penalty 13 14<br />

RUSHING YARDAGE 1565 2049<br />

Rushing Attempts 397 435<br />

Average Per Rush 3.9 4.7<br />

Average Per Game 156.5 204.9<br />

TDs Rushing 16 29<br />

PASSING YARDAGE 2044 2575<br />

Comp-Att-Int 180-320-10 214-316-4<br />

Average Per Pass 6.4 8.1<br />

Average Per Catch 11.4 12.0<br />

Average Per Game 204.4 257.5<br />

TDs Passing 9 15<br />

TOTAL OFFENSE 3609 4624<br />

Average Per Play 5.0 6.2<br />

Average Per Game 360.9 462.4<br />

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 44-839 40-726<br />

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-6 15-78<br />

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-4 10-210<br />

FUMBLES-LOST 10-6 10-9<br />

PENALTIES-Yards 68-634 67-603<br />

PUNTS-AVG 52-38.9 40-37.8<br />

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:23 31:37<br />

3RD-DOWN Conversions 45/148 66/141<br />

4TH-DOWN Conversions 17/32 8/13<br />

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg<br />

McClary, Jojo 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Connell, Cory 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Wilson, Tramaine 1 4 4.0 0 4<br />

Exantus, Randall 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk<br />

Martin, Jonathan 51 2024 39.7 76 2 15 13 5 0<br />

TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1<br />

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg<br />

Chillis, Kevin 4 11 2.8 0 6<br />

Meek, Jake 4 -2 -0.5 0 2<br />

Lewis, Cameron 1 -3 -3.0 0 0<br />

Total 9 6 0.7 0 6<br />

Opponents 15 78 5.2 0 17<br />

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg<br />

Chillis, Kevin 25 532 21.3 0 42<br />

Harris, Clay 13 246 18.9 0 49<br />

Meek, Jake 2 25 12.5 0 15<br />

Ketter, Nic 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Martin, Andre 1 12 12.0 0 12<br />

Greenhagen, Cody 1 8 8.0 0 8<br />

Clark, Rayshan 1 16 16.0 0 16<br />

Total 44 839 19.1 0 49<br />

Opponents 40 726 18.1 0 38<br />

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g<br />

Chillis, Kevin 10 113 533 11 532 0 1189 118.9<br />

Osbourne, Omar 10 1040 128 0 0 0 1168 116.8<br />

Gay, Jameel 10 0 385 0 0 0 385 38.5<br />

King, Cole 10 -7 381 0 0 0 374 37.4<br />

Meek, Jake 9 276 48 -2 25 0 347 38.6<br />

Total 10 1565 2044 6 839 4 4458 445.8<br />

Opponents 10 2049 2575 78 726 210 5638 563.8<br />

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g<br />

Fiacchi, Will 10 350 -50 1971 1921 192.1<br />

Osbourne, Omar 10 234 1040 0 1040 104.0<br />

Meek, Jake 9 45 276 13 289 32.1<br />

Beauvais, Presley 9 24 114 0 114 12.7<br />

Chillis, Kevin 10 14 113 0 113 11.3<br />

Total 10 717 1565 2044 3609 360.9<br />

Opponents 10 751 2049 2575 4624 462.4<br />

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd<br />

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-ydsUNIVERSITY int-yds brup AT ALBANY qbh rcv-yds FOOTBALL ff kick saf 31<br />

6 Exantus, Randall 10 38 33 71 3.0-11 0.5-2 1-0 3 . . 1 . .


The Automated ScoreBook<br />

Albany Individual 2013 Season/Career INDIVIDUAL Statistics STATISTICS (as of Nov 10, 2013)<br />

All games<br />

SEASON<br />

CAREER<br />

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g<br />

Osbourne, Omar 10 234 1061 21 1040 4.4 11 36 104.0 33 398 1893 42 1851 4.7 19 46 56.1<br />

Meek, Jake 9 44 284 8 276 6.3 2 34 30.7 28 74 433 47 386 5.2 4 38 13.8<br />

Beauvais, Presley 9 24 116 2 114 4.8 2 45 12.7 19 42 229 16 213 5.1 3 67 11.2<br />

Chillis, Kevin 10 14 130 17 113 8.1 0 53 11.3 41 56 592 57 535 9.6 4 77 13.0<br />

Martin, Andre 8 23 62 3 59 2.6 0 8 7.4 8 23 62 3 59 2.6 0 8 7.4<br />

Spelman, Ryan 10 7 16 3 13 1.9 0 5 1.3 10 7 16 3 13 1.9 0 5 1.3<br />

Allison, Karl 2 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 4 3.5 2 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 4 3.5<br />

TEAM 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0<br />

King, Cole 10 1 0 7 -7 -7.0 0 0 -0.7 33 2 12 7 5 2.5 0 12 0.2<br />

Fiacchi, Will 10 47 113 163 -50 -1.1 1 12 -5.0 23 96 236 271 -35 -0.4 3 13 -1.5<br />

Total 10 397 1789 224 1565 3.9 16 53 156.5<br />

Opponents 10 435 2264 215 2049 4.7 29 71 204.9<br />

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g<br />

Fiacchi, Will 10 115.27 170-303-8 56.1 1971 9 55 197.1 23 121.48 358-613-13 58.4 4127 20 81 179.4<br />

Smith, Ryan 5 62.75 9-16-2 56.2 60 0 12 12.0 5 62.75 9-16-2 56.2 60 0 12 12.0<br />

Meek, Jake 9 209.20 1-1-0 100.0 13 0 13 1.4 28 2.30 1-4-1 25.0 13 0 13 0.5<br />

Total 10 112.94 180-320-10 56.2 2044 9 55 204.4<br />

Opponents 10 149.30 214-316-4 67.7 2575 15 81 257.5<br />

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g<br />

Chillis, Kevin 10 43 533 12.4 5 51 53.3 41 91 1209 13.3 8 51 29.5<br />

King, Cole 10 31 381 12.3 0 40 38.1 33 97 1536 15.8 11 49 46.5<br />

Parker, Brian 9 25 273 10.9 2 55 30.3 28 30 424 14.1 4 57 15.1<br />

Gay, Jameel 10 24 385 16.0 1 43 38.5 41 65 833 12.8 2 43 20.3<br />

Osbourne, Omar 10 20 128 6.4 0 23 12.8 33 50 458 9.2 2 58 13.9<br />

Beauvais, Presley 9 9 88 9.8 0 28 9.8 19 9 88 9.8 0 28 4.6<br />

Lawrence, Malachi 7 6 58 9.7 0 18 8.3 7 6 58 9.7 0 18 8.3<br />

Ketter, Nic 10 5 69 13.8 1 39 6.9 10 5 69 13.8 1 39 6.9<br />

Malloy, Kevin 10 5 50 10.0 0 22 5.0 10 5 50 10.0 0 22 5.0<br />

Meek, Jake 9 4 48 12.0 0 25 5.3 28 4 48 12.0 0 25 1.7<br />

Lewis, Cameron 8 4 32 8.0 0 11 4.0 8 4 32 8.0 0 11 4.0<br />

Martin, Andre 8 2 -5 -2.5 0 0 -0.6 8 2 -5 -2.5 0 0 -0.6<br />

Wiggins, Rhakeem 10 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.4 31 4 30 7.5 1 13 1.0<br />

O'Connor, Pat 10 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 18 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0<br />

Total 10 180 2044 11.4 9 55 204.4<br />

Opponents 10 214 2575 12.0 15 81 257.5<br />

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g<br />

Fiacchi, Will 10 350 -50 1971 1921 192.1 23 709 -35 4127 4092 177.9<br />

Osbourne, Omar 10 234 1040 0 1040 104.0 33 398 1851 0 1851 56.1<br />

Meek, Jake 9 45 276 13 289 32.1 28 78 386 13 399 14.2<br />

Beauvais, Presley 9 24 114 0 114 12.7 19 42 213 0 213 11.2<br />

Chillis, Kevin 10 14 113 0 113 11.3 41 56 535 0 535 13.0<br />

Smith, Ryan 5 16 0 60 60 12.0 5 16 0 60 60 12.0<br />

Martin, Andre 8 23 59 0 59 7.4 8 23 59 0 59 7.4<br />

Spelman, Ryan 10 7 13 0 13 1.3 10 7 13 0 13 1.3<br />

Allison, Karl 2 2 7 0 7 3.5 2 2 7 0 7 3.5<br />

King, Cole 10 1 -7 0 -7 -0.7 33 2 5 0 5 0.2<br />

Total 10 717 1565 2044 3609 360.9<br />

Opponents 10 751 2049 2575 4624 462.4<br />

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Albany Individual 2013 Season/Career INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS<br />

Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2013)<br />

All games<br />

SEASON<br />

CAREER<br />

PAT<br />

PAT<br />

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts<br />

Osbourne, Omar 11 - - - - - - - 66 21 - - - 1 - - - 128<br />

O'Riordan, Tom - 8-13 20-23 - - - - - 44 - 8-13 20-23 - - - - - 44<br />

Chillis, Kevin 5 - - - 1 - - - 32 13 - - - 1 - - - 80<br />

Parker, Brian 2 - - - - - - - 12 5 - - - - - - - 30<br />

Beauvais, Presley 2 - - - - - - - 12 3 - - - - - - - 18<br />

Meek, Jake 2 - - - - - - - 12 4 - - - - - - - 24<br />

Fiacchi, Will 1 - - - - 1-2 - - 6 3 - - - - 1-2 - - 18<br />

Ketter, Nic 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6<br />

Gay, Jameel 1 - - - - - - - 6 2 - - - - - - - 12<br />

TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2<br />

Total 25 8-13 20-23 - 1 1-2 - 1 198<br />

Opponents 45 14-19 33-40 0-3 2 2-2 - 1 351<br />

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg<br />

Chillis, Kevin 4 11 2.8 0 6 5 6 1.2 0 6<br />

Meek, Jake 4 -2 -0.5 0 2 5 1 0.2 0 3<br />

Lewis, Cameron 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 1 -3 -3.0 0 0<br />

Total 9 6 0.7 0 6<br />

Opponents 15 78 5.2 0 17<br />

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg<br />

Chillis, Kevin 25 532 21.3 0 42 46 997 21.7 1 79<br />

Harris, Clay 13 246 18.9 0 49 39 811 20.8 0 50<br />

Meek, Jake 2 25 12.5 0 15 10 153 15.3 0 27<br />

Ketter, Nic 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Greenhagen, Cody 1 8 8.0 0 8 1 8 8.0 0 8<br />

Martin, Andre 1 12 12.0 0 12 1 12 12.0 0 12<br />

Clark, Rayshan 1 16 16.0 0 16 1 16 16.0 0 16<br />

Total 44 839 19.1 0 49<br />

Opponents 40 726 18.1 0 38<br />

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg<br />

Wilson, Tramaine 1 4 4.0 0 4 4 70 17.5 0 33<br />

Exantus, Randall 1 0 0.0 0 0 3 23 7.7 0 23<br />

McClary, Jojo 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 5 2.5 0 5<br />

Connell, Cory 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Total 4 4 1.0 0 4<br />

Opponents 10 210 21.0 1 66<br />

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg<br />

Nicastro, Michael 1 49 49.0 0 49 1 49 49.0 0 49<br />

TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />

Total 2 49 24.5 0 49<br />

Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />

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Albany Individual<br />

2013<br />

Season/Career<br />

INDIVIDUAL<br />

Statistics<br />

STATISTICS<br />

(as of Nov 10, 2013)<br />

All games<br />

SEASON<br />

CAREER<br />

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g<br />

Chillis, Kevin 10 113 533 11 532 0 1189 118.9 41 535 1209 6 997 0 2747 67.0<br />

Osbourne, Omar 10 1040 128 0 0 0 1168 116.8 33 1851 458 0 0 0 2309 70.0<br />

Gay, Jameel 10 0 385 0 0 0 385 38.5 41 15 833 0 0 0 848 20.7<br />

King, Cole 10 -7 381 0 0 0 374 37.4 33 5 1536 0 0 0 1541 46.7<br />

Meek, Jake 9 276 48 -2 25 0 347 38.6 28 386 48 1 153 0 588 21.0<br />

Parker, Brian 9 0 273 0 0 0 273 30.3 28 0 424 21 0 0 445 15.9<br />

Harris, Clay 9 0 0 0 246 0 246 27.3 32 0 0 0 811 2 813 25.4<br />

Beauvais, Presle 9 114 88 0 0 0 202 22.4 19 213 88 0 0 0 301 15.8<br />

Ketter, Nic 10 0 69 0 0 0 69 6.9 10 0 69 0 0 0 69 6.9<br />

Martin, Andre 8 59 -5 0 12 0 66 8.2 8 59 -5 0 12 0 66 8.2<br />

Lawrence, Malac 7 0 58 0 0 0 58 8.3 7 0 58 0 0 0 58 8.3<br />

Malloy, Kevin 10 0 50 0 0 0 50 5.0 10 0 50 0 0 0 50 5.0<br />

Lewis, Cameron 8 0 32 -3 0 0 29 3.6 8 0 32 -3 0 0 29 3.6<br />

Clark, Rayshan 10 0 0 0 16 0 16 1.6 10 0 0 0 16 0 16 1.6<br />

Spelman, Ryan 10 13 0 0 0 0 13 1.3 10 13 0 0 0 0 13 1.3<br />

Greenhagen, Co 9 0 0 0 8 0 8 0.9 9 0 0 0 8 0 8 0.9<br />

Allison, Karl 2 7 0 0 0 0 7 3.5 2 7 0 0 0 0 7 3.5<br />

Wiggins, Rhakee 10 0 4 0 0 0 4 0.4 31 0 30 0 0 0 30 1.0<br />

Wilson, Tramaine 10 0 0 0 0 The 4 Automated 4 0.4 ScoreBook 33 52 40 0 325 70 487 14.8<br />

Fiacchi, Will 10 -50 0 0 0 0 -50 -5.0 23 -35 0 0 0 0 -35 -1.5<br />

Albany Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2013)<br />

Total 10 1565 2044 6 839 4 4458 445.8<br />

All games<br />

Opponents 10 2049 2575 78 726 210 5638 563.8<br />

Field Goals att SEASON good long blkd att good CAREER long blkd<br />

O'Riordan, Tom 8 39 2 13 8 39 2<br />

## Total Defensive Leaders 13gp ua 39 a total 2 tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk<br />

6<br />

Opponents<br />

Exantus, Randall<br />

19<br />

10<br />

14<br />

38 3<br />

50<br />

3 71 0<br />

3.0 0 . 5 1 3 . 1 . 43 93 58 151 7.0 2 . 5 3 17 1 3 .<br />

33 Dorsey, Christian 8 36 33 69 1.5 0 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 28 58 47 105 2.5 0 . 5 . 1 . 4 .<br />

1 Idowu, Olatunji 10 35 32 67 1.0 . . 2 . . . 21 54 43 97 3.0 . . 3 . . .<br />

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk<br />

11 Nicastro, Michael 10 27 30 57 6.5 3 . 5 . . 2 . . 10 27 30 57 6.5 3 . 5 . . 2 . .<br />

21<br />

Martin,<br />

Helmer,<br />

Jonathan<br />

Alex 10 30 51<br />

26 2024<br />

56 39.7<br />

6.5<br />

76<br />

2 . 0 . . 1 . .<br />

51<br />

39<br />

2024<br />

66 39.7<br />

59 76<br />

125 0<br />

14.0 3 . 0 1 . 1 2 .<br />

59 TEAMSmith, Andrew 10 25 12 8 05 3 0.0 12.0 0 3 . 51<br />

. 2 . . . 41 60 54 114 21.0 7 . 5 1 4 1 3 .<br />

54 Total Dwyer, Jake 9 11 522 620243 738.90.576 0 . 51<br />

. . . . . 17 22 26 48 1.5 1 . 5 1 . . 1 .<br />

58 Opponents Greenhagen, Cody 9 20 401 615133 637.82.066 . 0 . . . . . 9 20 16 36 2.0 . . . . . .<br />

32 Ngachie, Marcel 8 12 22 34 4.5 1 . 5 . . . 1 . 8 12 22 34 4.5 1 . 5 . . . 1 .<br />

5Kickoffs Wilson, Tramaine no. 10 yds 1 avg 8 1 tb4 ob3 2 1.0 . 1 2 1 . . no. 33 yds3 0 avg1 7 tb 47 ob 2.5 . 4 3 1 . .<br />

25 Martin, Harris, Jonathan Clay 40 2215 9 55.4 20 19 02 9 2.0 . . 5 1 . . 40 32 22153855.42 4 1 62 0 3.5 1 . 0 2 6 1 . .<br />

35 Maltz, LaDucer, Ian Mat 4 232 10 58.0 11 1 7 02 8 0.5 . . . . . . 4 202321658.01 9 1 35 0 0.5 . . . . . .<br />

8Total McClary, Jojo 44 2447 10 55.6 17 12 0 02 7 1.0 . 1 2 . . . 21 33 16 49 2.0 . 2 4 1 . .<br />

91 Opponents Troutman, Zach 66 3867 10 58.6 9 21 16 25 3.0 . . . . . . 19 12 18 30 4.0 1 . 0 . 1 1 . .<br />

94 Kologrivov, Tim 10 7 17 24 2.5 1 . 0 . . . 1 1 33 24 32 56 9.5 2 . 0 . . . 1 1<br />

19 Baylor, Brandon 10 12 7 19 0.0 . . . . . . 29 19 16 35 0.5 . . . 1 1 .<br />

48 Clark, Rayshan 10 12 5 17 0.0 . . . 1 . . 10 12 5 17 0.0 . . . 1 . .<br />

90 Bradley, Tom 10 9 6 15 2.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 38 18 19 37 4.5 3 . 0 . . . . .<br />

52 Fasano, Joe 10 4 10 14 1.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 20 10 17 27 2.5 2 . 0 . . . . .<br />

98 Morton, Zach 10 6 6 12 0.5 0 . 5 . 2 . . . 33 17 21 38 2.0 0 . 5 . 3 1 . .<br />

99 Connell, Cory 9 8 4 12 0.0 . 1 . . 1 . 19 14 8 22 1.0 . 1 . 1 1 .<br />

22 Polk, Dorian 8 8 4 12 0.0 . . 2 . . . 8 8 4 12 0.0 . . 2 . . .<br />

17 Mbongue-Muna,Prospe 10 8 3 11 2.0 . . 1 . . . 27 15 8 23 3.5 . . 1 . . .<br />

97 Gray, Samuel 8 6 4 10 2.0 . . . . . . 8 6 4 10 2.0 . . . . . .<br />

24 Beach, Nick 10 6 3 9 0.0 . . . . . . 15 8 3 11 0.0 . . 1 . . .<br />

36 Morrison, Neil 10 6 3 9 0.0 . . . . . . 10 6 3 9 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

92 Smith, Michael 10 5 3 8 0.5 0 . 5 . 1 1 1 . 17 8 3 11 2.5 1 . 5 . 1 1 1 .<br />

30 Williams, Marte 5 2 5 7 0.0 . . . . . . 5 2 5 7 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

4 Wiggins, Rhakeem 10 4 3 7 0.0 . . . . . . 31 5 3 8 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

53 Russell, Terrence 9 . 5 5 0.5 . . 1 . . . 9 . 5 5 0.5 . . 1 . . .<br />

31 Jordan, Kyle 2 4 1 5 0.5 . . . 1 1 . 25 68 42 110 15.0 3 . 0 . 6 1 3 .<br />

37 Martin, Jonathan 10 2 2 4 0.0 . . . . . . 10 2 2 4 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

20 Martin, Andre 8 3 . 3 0.0 . . . . . . 8 3 . 3 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

96 McGriff, Jon 4 . 3 3 0.0 . . . . . . 4 . 3 3 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

3 Meek, Jake 9 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . . 28 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

12 Spelman, Ryan 10 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 10 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

93 Knecht, Jack 3 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 3 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

42 O'Connor, Pat 10 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 18 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

49 Ketter, Nic 10 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 10 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

23 Osbourne, Omar 10 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 33 6 3 9 0.0 . . . 1 . .<br />

14 Fiacchi, Will 10 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 23 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

72 Pasnik, Adam 9 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 20 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

TM TEAM 5 1 . 1 0.0 . . . 1 . .<br />

76 Williams, Kadeem 10 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 43 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

40 Asanpaola,Adegboyega 1 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 1 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .<br />

Total 10 433 411 844 57 16 4 24 9 8 1<br />

Opponents 10 346 468 814 53 22 10 39 6 7 5<br />

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2013 SUPERLATIVES<br />

The Automated ScoreBook<br />

Albany Game Superlatives (as of Nov 10, 2013)<br />

All games<br />

UAlbany Individual Game Highs<br />

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS<br />

Rushes 35 Osbourne, Omar at Colgate (Sept 7, 2013)<br />

Yards Rushing 256 Osbourne, Omar at Colgate (Sept 7, 2013)<br />

TD Rushes 3 Osbourne, Omar at Delaware (Oct 12, 2013)<br />

Long Rush 53 Chillis, Kevin vs URI (Sep 14, 2013)<br />

Pass attempts 45 Fiacchi, Will at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

Pass completions 27 Fiacchi, Will at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

Yards Passing 346 Fiacchi, Will at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

TD Passes 2 Fiacchi, Will at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

2 Fiacchi, Will vs MAINE (Nov 09, 2013)<br />

Long Pass 55 Fiacchi, Will at Old Dominion (Sep 28, 2013)<br />

Receptions 9 Chillis, Kevin at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

Yards Receiving 135 Chillis, Kevin at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

TD Receptions 2 Chillis, Kevin at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

Long Reception 55 Parker, Brian at Old Dominion (Sep 28, 2013)<br />

Field Goals 1 O'Riordan, Tom at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

1 O'Riordan, Tom at Colgate (Sept 7, 2013)<br />

1 O'Riordan, Tom vs CCSU (Sep 21, 2013)<br />

1 O'Riordan, Tom at Old Dominion (Sep 28, 2013)<br />

1 O'Riordan, Tom at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

1 O'Riordan, Tom at Delaware (Oct 12, 2013)<br />

1 O'Riordan, Tom vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

1 O'Riordan, Tom at Richmond (Nov 1, 2013)<br />

Long Field Goal 39 O'Riordan, Tom at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

39 O'Riordan, Tom vs CCSU (Sep 21, 2013)<br />

Punts 7 Martin, Jonathan vs CCSU (Sep 21, 2013)<br />

7 Martin, Jonathan at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

7 Martin, Jonathan at Delaware (Oct 12, 2013)<br />

7 Martin, Jonathan vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

Punting Avg 48.8 Martin, Jonathan at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

Long Punt 76 Martin, Jonathan vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

Punts inside 20 3 Martin, Jonathan vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

Long Punt Return 6 Chillis, Kevin at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

Long Kickoff Return 49 Harris, Clay vs URI (Sep 14, 2013)<br />

Tackles 14 Dorsey, Christian at Colgate (Sept 7, 2013)<br />

14 Dorsey, Christian vs URI (Sep 14, 2013)<br />

14 Exantus, Randall at Richmond (Nov 1, 2013)<br />

Sacks 1.5 Nicastro, Michael at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

1.5 Smith, Andrew at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

Tackles For Loss 3.0 Smith, Andrew vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

Interceptions 1 Wilson, Tramaine at Colgate (Sept 7, 2013)<br />

1 McClary, Jojo vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

1 Connell, Cory vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

1 Exantus, The Randall Automated Richmond ScoreBook<br />

(Nov 1, 2013)<br />

Albany Game Superlatives (as of Nov 10, 2013)<br />

All games<br />

Opponent Individual Game Highs<br />

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS<br />

Rushes 30 HOLLOMON, Rob, vs CCSU (Sep 21, 2013)<br />

Yards Rushing 183 Terrance West, vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

TD Rushes 3 C. Goodwyn, at Old Dominion (Sep 28, 2013)<br />

Long Rush 71 Jones, Rob, at Delaware (Oct 12, 2013)<br />

Pass attempts 39 Michael Strauss, at Richmond (Nov 1, 2013)<br />

Pass completions 28 T. Heinicke, at Old Dominion (Sep 28, 2013)<br />

Yards Passing 365 T. Heinicke, at Old Dominion (Sep 28, 2013)<br />

TD Passes 3 BIRDSONG,M., at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

3 Wasilewski, Mar, vs MAINE (Nov 09, 2013)<br />

Long Pass 81 BUECHEL, Dillon, at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

Receptions 9 Ben Edwards, at Richmond (Nov 1, 2013)<br />

Yards Receiving 129 Spencer Wilkins, vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

TD Receptions 3 BROWN,D., at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

Long Reception 81 THOMAS, Dave, at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

Field Goals 4 Brandon Jordi, at Richmond (Nov 1, 2013)<br />

Long Field Goal 50 D. Evangelista, vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

Punts 8 DiPaula, vs URI (Sep 14, 2013)<br />

Punting Avg 49.5 ARNONE,C., at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

Long Punt 66 ARNONE,C., at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

Punts inside 20 3 FLECK, Aaron, at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

3 DiPaula, vs URI (Sep 14, 2013)<br />

Long Punt Return 17 Jones, Rob, at Delaware (Oct 12, 2013)<br />

Long Kickoff Return 38 Johnson, Mich., at Delaware (Oct 12, 2013)<br />

Tackles 19 Mulumba, Christ, vs MAINE (Nov 09, 2013)<br />

Sacks 2.0 Hollerman, V., at Delaware (Oct 12, 2013)<br />

Tackles For Loss 3.0 WATSON, Chuck, vs CCSU (Sep 21, 2013)<br />

3.0 Telvion Clark, vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

Interceptions 2 PIEKARSKI, Rich, at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

UAlbany Team Game Highs<br />

The Automated ScoreBook<br />

Albany Game Superlatives (as of Nov<br />

All games<br />

TEAM GAME HIGHS<br />

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Rushes 49 at Delaware (Oct 12, 2013)<br />

Yards Rushing 338 at Colgate (Sept 7, 2013)<br />

Yards Per Rush 7.2 at Colgate (Sept 7, 2013)<br />

TD Rushes 4 at Colgate (Sept 7, 2013)<br />

Pass attempts 48 at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

Pass completions 30 at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

Yards Passing 354 at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

Yards Per Pass 8.2 at Delaware (Oct 12, 2013)<br />

TD Passes 2 at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

2 vs MAINE (Nov 09, 2013)<br />

Total Plays 83 at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

Total Offense 518 at Colgate (Sept 7, 2013)<br />

Yards Per Play 7.3 at Colgate (Sept 7, 2013)<br />

Points 37 at Colgate (Sept 7, 2013)<br />

Sacks By 4 at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

First Downs 23 vs URI (Sep 14, 2013)<br />

Penalties 11 vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

Penalty Yards 107 vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

Turnovers 3 at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

3 vs URI (Sep 14, 2013)<br />

3 vs MAINE (Nov 09, 2013)<br />

Interceptions By 2 vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

Punts 7 vs CCSU (Sep 21, 2013)<br />

7 at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

7 at Delaware (Oct 12, 2013)<br />

7 vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

Punting Avg 48.8 at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

Long Punt 76 vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

Punts inside 20 3 vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

Long Punt Return 6<br />

Albany<br />

at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

The Automated ScoreBook<br />

Game Superlatives (as of Nov<br />

All games<br />

Opponent Team Game Highs<br />

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS<br />

Rushes 53 vs URI (Sep 14, 2013)<br />

Yards Rushing 283 at Colgate (Sept 7, 2013)<br />

Yards Per Rush 6.5 at Delaware (Oct 12, 2013)<br />

TD Rushes 7 at Old Dominion (Sep 28, 2013)<br />

Pass attempts 41 at Richmond (Nov 1, 2013)<br />

Pass completions 32 at Old Dominion (Sep 28, 2013)<br />

Yards Passing 390 at Old Dominion (Sep 28, 2013)<br />

Yards Per Pass 11.0 at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

TD Passes 3 at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

3 vs MAINE (Nov 09, 2013)<br />

Total Plays 84 at Old Dominion (Sep 28, 2013)<br />

Total Offense 614 at Old Dominion (Sep 28, 2013)<br />

Yards Per Play 7.6 at Colgate (Sept 7, 2013)<br />

Points 66 at Old Dominion (Sep 28, 2013)<br />

Sacks By 5 at Delaware (Oct 12, 2013)<br />

First Downs 36 at Old Dominion (Sep 28, 2013)<br />

Penalties 13 vs MAINE (Nov 09, 2013)<br />

Penalty Yards 119 vs MAINE (Nov 09, 2013)<br />

Turnovers 4 at Colgate (Sept 7, 2013)<br />

4 vs TOWSON (Oct 19, 2013)<br />

Interceptions By 2 at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

2 at Old Dominion (Sep 28, 2013)<br />

Punts 8 vs URI (Sep 14, 2013)<br />

Punting Avg 49.5 at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

Long Punt 66 at James Madison (Oct 05, 2013)<br />

Punts inside 20 3 at Duquesne (Aug 31, 2013)<br />

3 vs URI (Sep 14, 2013)<br />

Long Punt Return 17 at Delaware (Oct 12, 2013)<br />

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Duquesne 4-14 / 6-16 1-4 / 1-1 28:06 / 31:54 -3:48 2.2 / 2.3 7.5 / 11.0 5.5 / 6.0 4-48.8 / 7-33.3 9-80 / 4-29 3 / 1<br />

Colgate 6-13 / 8-13 1-2 / 0-1 28:10 / 31:50 -3:40 7.2 / 6.3 7.5 / 9.5 7.3 / 7.6 4-40.8 / 3-38.0 6-48 / 4-26 1 / 1<br />

URI 3-16 / 7-20 3-5 / 0-2 27:16 / 32:44 -5:28 5.1 / 2.6 5.2 / 5.0 5.2 / 3.5 5-37.2 / 8-40.0 7-58 / 5-46 1 / 3<br />

CCSU 6-16 / 9-17 2-2 / 1-1 27:16 / 32:44 -5:28 2.8 / 4.2 6.7 / 6.4 4.0 / 4.9 7-42.7 / 5-28.4 5-34 / 9-59 0 / 4<br />

Old Dominion 7-15 / 10-12 0-2 / 1-1 28:20 / 31:40 -3:20 2.8 / 4.8 7.4 / 10.5 5.0 / 7.3 3-26.0 / 0-0.0 4-42 / 4-27 0 / 0<br />

James Madison 5-19 / 6-11 3-5 / 0-0 35:07 / 24:53 10:14 2.3 / 5.0 5.1 / 8.9 3.9 / 6.6 7-39.3 / 4-49.5 9-66 / 10-95 4 / 4<br />

Delaware 5-17 / 6-15 4-4 / 0-0 33:22 / 26:38 6:44 3.6 / 6.5 8.2 / 5.8 5.2 / 6.2 7-39.3 / 5-38.2 5-45 / 5-51 2 / 5<br />

TOWSON 2-18 / 5-13 3-6 / 2-3 25:26 / 34:34 -9:08 3.5 / 6.3 3.6 / 8.9 3.6 / 7.4 7-36.9 / 2-42.0 11-107 / 8-96 1 / 1<br />

Richmond 6-13 / 5-12 0-2 / 2-2 26:14 / 33:46 -7:32 3.1 / 4.7 7.9 / 7.7 5.2 / 6.2 3-39.3 / 1-27.0 6-55 / 5-55 1 / 2<br />

MAINE 1-7 / 4-12 0-0 / 1-2 24:33 / 35:27 -10:54 5.3 / 4.4 6.9 / 7.2 5.8 / 5.7 5-35.4 / 5-40.8 6-99 / 13-119 3 / 1<br />

Totals 45-148 / 66-141 17-32 / 8-13 283:50 / 316:10 -32:20 3.9 / 4.7 6.4 / 8.1 5.0 / 6.2 52-38.9 / 40-37.8 68-634 / 67-603 16 / 22<br />

Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg Number-Yards Sacks<br />

Duquesne 24 - 35 20 / 17 4 / 4 15 / 11 1 / 2 30-67 / 38-89 28-47-2 / 21-28-0 354 / 309 77-421 / 66-398 79 / 102 3 / 0<br />

Colgate 37 - 34 22 / 28 15 / 13 7 / 15 0 / 0 47-338 / 45-283 13-24-1 / 25-32-1 180 / 303 71-518 / 77-586 84 / 139 1 / 4<br />

URI 13 - 19 23 / 17 12 / 7 9 / 8 2 / 2 42-216 / 53-140 18-37-1 / 16-27-0 194 / 136 79-410 / 80-276 109 / 65 3 / 0<br />

CCSU 17 - 20 17 / 17 12 / 8 5 / 8 0 / 1 48-136 / 44-186 12-21-0 / 13-22-0 140 / 140 69-276 / 66-326 54 / 72 0 / 2<br />

Old Dominion 10 - 66 17 / 36 6 / 12 10 / 22 1 / 2 34-96 / 47-224 17-31-2 / 32-37-0 229 / 390 65-325 / 84-614 136 / 101 2 / 0<br />

James Madison 13 - 40 21 / 25 5 / 13 13 / 11 3 / 1 35-81 / 42-211 30-48-0 / 18-28-0 243 / 249 83-324 / 70-460 90 / 66 0 / 0<br />

Delaware 30 - 33 18 / 24 9 / 13 9 / 10 0 / 1 49-176 / 43-279 17-26-1 / 20-36-0 212 / 207 75-388 / 79-486 7 / 183 1 / 1<br />

TOWSON 17 - 44 16 / 25 5 / 13 8 / 11 3 / 1 36-126 / 44-279 19-39-1 / 22-33-2 141 / 294 75-267 / 77-573 182 / 70 1 / 4<br />

Richmond 10 - 27 17 / 30 5 / 14 11 / 14 1 / 2 34-106 / 41-192 17-27-1 / 27-41-1 212 / 316 61-318 / 82-508 50 / 53 2 / 2<br />

MAINE 27 - 33 21 / 23 13 / 10 6 / 11 2 / 2 42-223 / 38-166 9-20-1 / 20-32-0 139 / 231 62-362 / 70-397 107 / 163 3 / 0<br />

Totals 198 - 351 192 / 242 86 / 107 93 / 121 13 / 14 397-1565 / 435-2049 180-320-10 / 214-316-4 2044 / 2575 717-3609 / 751-4624 898 / 1014 16 / 13<br />

Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs<br />

First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Return Turn-<br />

3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting Penalties<br />

The Automated ScoreBook<br />

Albany Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Nov 10, 2013)<br />

All games<br />

UALBANY COMPARISON STATS<br />

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category<br />

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The Automated ScoreBook<br />

Albany Red-Zone RED Results ZONE STATS (as of Nov 10, 2013)<br />

All games<br />

Albany Inside Opponent Red-Zone<br />

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ<br />

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game<br />

Aug 31, 2013 at Duquesne L 24-35 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Sept 7, 2013 at Colgate W 37-34 4 4 23 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Sep 14, 2013 URI L 13-19 5 2 13 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0<br />

Sep 21, 2013 CCSU L 17-20 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Sep 28, 2013 at Old Dominion L 10-66 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0<br />

Oct 05, 2013 at James Madison L 13-40 3 2 11 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />

Oct 12, 2013 at Delaware L 30-33 4 4 23 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Oct 19, 2013 TOWSON L 17-44 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Nov 1, 2013 at Richmond L 10-27 4 2 10 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0<br />

Nov 09, 2013 MAINE L 27-33 3 3 20 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Totals 32 23 134 17 14 3 6 5 4 0 0 0 0<br />

23 of 32 (71.9%)<br />

Opponents Inside Albany Red-Zone<br />

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ<br />

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game<br />

Aug 31, 2013 at Duquesne L 24-35 3 3 13 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Sept 7, 2013 at Colgate W 37-34 6 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0<br />

Sep 14, 2013 URI L 13-19 5 3 16 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0<br />

Sep 21, 2013 CCSU L 17-20 2 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Sep 28, 2013 at Old Dominion L 10-66 9 9 59 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Oct 05, 2013 at James Madison L 13-40 4 4 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Oct 12, 2013 at Delaware L 30-33 5 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0<br />

Oct 19, 2013 TOWSON L 17-44 5 3 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0<br />

Nov 1, 2013 at Richmond L 10-27 4 3 14 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Nov 09, 2013 MAINE L 27-33 7 5 33 5 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0<br />

Totals 50 40 245 32 23 9 8 3 2 1 2 2 0<br />

40 of 50 (80.0%)<br />

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2013 CAA CENTRAL<br />

CAA STANDINGS<br />

---------------------CAA----------------------- ---------------------OVERALL----------------------<br />

Team Record Pct Home Away Streak Record Pct Home Away Streak<br />

Maine 6-0 1.000 3-0 3-0 W6 9-1 .900 4-0 5-1 W6<br />

Towson 4-2 .667 1-2 3-0 L1 8-2 .800 2-2 6-0 L1<br />

Delaware 4-2 .667 2-1 2-1 L1 7-3 .700 5-1 2-2 L1<br />

William & Mary 4-2 .667 3-0 1-2 W3 7-3 .700 5-0 2-3 W3<br />

New Hampshire 4-2 .667 3-0 1-2 W1 5-4 .556 4-0 1-4 W1<br />

Villanova 4-3 .571 2-1 2-2 W1 5-5 .500 3-1 2-4 W1<br />

James Madison 3-3 .500 3-0 0-3 L1 6-4 .600 6-0 0-4 L1<br />

Richmond 2-4 .333 1-2 1-2 W2 4-6 .400 3-2 1-4 W2<br />

Rhode Island 2-5 .286 1-3 1-2 L2 3-8 .273 2-3 1-5 L3<br />

Stony Brook 1-5 .167 0-3 1-2 L5 3-6 .333 1-3 2-3 L3<br />

Albany 0-6 .000 0-3 0-3 L6 1-9 .100 0-4 1-5 L8<br />

WEEK 1<br />

Aug. 29 Fordham 51, Rhode Island 26<br />

Towson 33, Connecticut 18<br />

Delaware 51, Jacksonville 35<br />

Aug. 31 Boston College 24, Villanova 14<br />

West Virginia 24, William & Mary 17<br />

Duquesne 35, UAlbany 24<br />

James Madison 38, CCSU 14<br />

Maine 23, Norfolk State 6<br />

Richmond 34, VMI 0<br />

WEEK 2<br />

Sept. 7 *Stony Brook 24, Rhode Island 0<br />

Towson 49, Holy Cross 7<br />

Maine 24, Massachusetts 14<br />

Central Michigan 24, New Hampshire 21<br />

UAlbany 37, Colgate 34<br />

Delaware 42, Delaware State 21<br />

Akron 35, James Madison 32<br />

NC State 23, Richmond 21<br />

Fordham 27, Villanova 24<br />

William & Mary 31, Hampton 7<br />

WEEK 3<br />

Sept. 14 New Hampshire 53, Colgate 23<br />

Navy 51, Delaware 7<br />

Maine 35, Bryant 22<br />

Buffalo 26, Stony Brook 23 (5OT)<br />

James Madison 24, St. Francis 20<br />

Gardner-Webb 12, Richmond 10<br />

William & Mary 34, Lafayette 6<br />

*Rhode Island 19, UAlbany 13 (OT)<br />

Towson 49, Delaware State 7<br />

WEEK 4<br />

Sept. 21 Towson 35, North Carolina Central 17<br />

*Villanova 35, Stony Brook 6<br />

Delaware 49, Wagner 9<br />

James Madison 34, Charlotte 7<br />

Richmond 30, Liberty 21<br />

William & Mary 20, Rhode Island 0<br />

CCSU 20, UAlbany 17<br />

Northwestern 35, Maine 21<br />

WEEK 5<br />

Sept. 28 Lehigh 34, New Hampshire 27<br />

Rhode Island 42, CCSU 7<br />

*Maine 28, Richmond 21<br />

Villanova 35, Penn 6<br />

Old Dominion 66, UAlbany 10<br />

*Delaware 29, James Madison 22<br />

*Towson 35, Stony Brook 21<br />

WEEK 6<br />

Oct. 5 *Towson 44, New Hampshire 28<br />

*Villanova 20, William & Mary 16<br />

*James Madison 30, UAlbany 13<br />

*Maine 62, Delaware 28<br />

Brown 31, Rhode Island 14<br />

Stony Brook 21, Bryant 13<br />

WEEK 7<br />

Oct. 12 *New Hampshire 59, Rhode Island 19<br />

*Delaware 33, UAlbany 30<br />

*James Madison 38, Richmond 31<br />

William & Mary 27, Penn 14<br />

Stony Brook 27, Colgate 3<br />

*Villanova 45, Towson 35<br />

WEEK 8<br />

Oct. 19 *New Hampshire 29, Villanova 28<br />

*Maine 34, William & Mary 20<br />

*Rhode Island 12, Richmond 10<br />

*Towson 44, UAlbany 17<br />

WEEK 9<br />

Oct. 26 *Delaware 35, Rhode Island 13<br />

*Towson 48, Richmond 32<br />

*Maine 37, Villanova 35<br />

*William & Mary 17, James Madison 7<br />

*New Hampshire 31, Stony Brook 13<br />

WEEK 10<br />

Nov. 2 *Maine 19, Stony Brook 14<br />

*William & Mary 17, New Hampshire 0<br />

Old Dominion 66, Rhode Island 14<br />

*James Madison 31, Villanova 21<br />

*Richmond 27, UAlbany 10<br />

*Delaware 32, Towson 31<br />

WEEK 11<br />

Nov. 9 *William & Mary 24, Delaware 10<br />

*New Hampshire 33, James Madison 17<br />

*Villanova 45, Rhode Island 0<br />

*Richmond 39, Stony Brook 31<br />

*Maine 33, UAlbany 27<br />

WEEK 12<br />

Nov. 16 *Richmond at Delaware - Noon<br />

*Rhode Island at Maine - 12:30 p.m.<br />

*Towson at William & Mary - 1:30 p.m.<br />

*New Hampshire at UAlbany - 3:30 p.m.<br />

*Stony Brook at James Madison - 3:30 p.m.<br />

WEEK 13<br />

Nov. 23 *Maine at New Hampshire - Noon<br />

*UAlbany at Stony Brook - 1 p.m.<br />

*James Madison at Towson - 3:30 p.m.<br />

*William & Mary at Richmond - 4 p.m.<br />

*Delaware at Villanova - TBD<br />

PRESEASON POLL<br />

1. Villanova (11)<br />

2. Towson (3)<br />

3. New Hampshire (3)<br />

4. Richmond (1)<br />

5. James Madison (4)<br />

6. Delaware<br />

7. Stony Brook<br />

8. Maine<br />

9. William & Mary<br />

10. UAlbany<br />

11. Rhode Island<br />

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK<br />

OFFENSE<br />

Terrance West (TOW) Sept. 2<br />

Omar Osbourne (ALB) Sept. 9<br />

Terrance West (TOW) Sept. 16<br />

Michael Johnson (DEL) Sept. 23<br />

John Robertson (VU) Sept. 30<br />

Terrance West (TOW) Oct. 7<br />

John Robertson (VU) Oct. 14<br />

J. Robertson (VU)/<br />

M. Wasilewski (MN) Oct. 21<br />

Terrance West (TOW) Oct. 28<br />

Trevor Sasek (DEL) Nov. 4<br />

Michael Strauss (RICH) Nov. 11<br />

DEFENSE<br />

Joey Harmon (VIL) Sept. 2<br />

Reuben Johnson (SBU) Sept. 9<br />

Andrew Bose (URI) Sept. 16<br />

Stephon Robertson (JMU) Sept. 23<br />

Stephon Robertson (JMU) Sept. 30<br />

Telvion Clark (TOW) Oct. 7<br />

Cameron McCurry (VU) Oct. 14<br />

Donnell Lewis (TOW) Oct. 21<br />

Telvion Clark (TOW)/<br />

Stephon Robertson (JMU) Oct. 28<br />

Luke Rhodes (WM) Nov. 4<br />

Jerome Couplin (WM) Nov. 11<br />

SPECIAL TEAMS<br />

Dae’Quan Scott (JMU) Sept. 2<br />

Rob Jones (DEL) Sept. 9<br />

Derrick Joseph (URI) Sept. 16<br />

Wayne Pettus (RICH) Sept. 23<br />

Brad Prasky (UNH) Sept. 30<br />

Connor Arnone (JMU) Oct. 7<br />

Dejor Simmons (JMU) Oct. 14<br />

Dylan Smith (URI) Oct. 21<br />

D. Houston-Carson (WM) Oct. 28<br />

Brandon Jordi (RICH) Nov. 4<br />

Travis Hawkins (RICH) Nov. 11<br />

ROOKIE<br />

Taylor Reynolds (JMU) Sept. 2<br />

Kendall Anderson (WM) Sept. 9<br />

Christophe Mulumba (MN) Sept. 16<br />

Darius Victor (TOW) Sept. 23<br />

Christophe Mulumba (MN) Sept. 30<br />

Gage Steel (JMU) Oct. 7<br />

Kwe’shon Williams (JMU) Oct. 12<br />

Dalton Crossan (UNH) Oct. 21<br />

Eric Enderson (DEL) Oct. 28<br />

Christophe Mulumba (MN) Nov. 4<br />

Christophe Mulumba (MN) Nov. 11<br />

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