2021 Albany Great Danes football team

2021 Albany Great Danes football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	2–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach	Greg Gattuso (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Davis (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Bernard (4th season)
Home stadium	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium

2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 James Madison +^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 8 Villanova +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
Elon		5	–	3					6	–	5
Rhode Island		4	–	4					7	–	4
Maine		4	–	4					6	–	5
Richmond		4	–	4					6	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					6	–	5
Stony Brook		4	–	4					5	–	6
Delaware		3	–	5					5	–	6
Towson		3	–	5					4	–	7
New Hampshire		2	–	6					3	–	8
Albany		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of 12 teams in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 p.m.	at No. 4 North Dakota State*	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 6–28	15,156
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	L 14–16	8,144
September 18	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 24–62	30,156
October 2	3:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	L 15–20	18,080
October 9	3:30 p.m.	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	YurView, FloSports	L 24–31	8,080
October 16	3:30 p.m.	No. 6 Villanova	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	L 10–17	7,121
October 23	1:00 p.m.	Maine	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	L 16–19	3,089
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	L 24–38	4,072
November 6	1:00 p.m.	New Hampshire	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	W 20–7	2,988
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Morgan State*	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	W 41–14	2,077
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY (rivalry)	FloSports	L 14–36	6,101
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time