UAlbany is coming off a memorable 2023 season that included a share of the Coastal Athletic Association title and a run to the semifinals of the NCAA Division I FCS Football Championship.

The 11-4 overall performance marked the Great Danes’ first winning season since 2019, but the momentum hasn’t carried over into the 2024 campaign. 

After a season-opening win, UAlbany lost three consecutive games, including its CAA opener against Maine on Sept. 28.

The Great Danes rebounded with a win over Cornell last weekend to improve to 2-3 on the year, and they must continue moving in the same direction, as the rest of their schedule is nothing but conference play. 

Up first, is CAA newcomer Bryant, who also is 2-3 this season and 0-1 in CAA action. 

The two will meet at Bryant's Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island, on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. ET, live on FloFootball. 

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This will be the sixth time the teams have faced each other since 2009, with UAlbany owning a 3-2 advantage in the series. They last played in 2019, a 45-3 UAlbany victory.

The Great Danes shared the 2023 CAA title with Villanova and Richmond, and both of those teams are among the four CAA squads that have started the conference slate at 2-0.

In the most recent FCS Coaches Poll, five CAA teams are ranked – Villanova (No. 5), Richmond (No. 17), William & Mary (No. 18), Rhode Island (No. 21) and New Hampshire (No. 22), with Stony Brook and Monmouth also receiving votes.

Bryant is coming off a 6-5 campaign in 2023 that included a 4-2 mark in Big South-OVC Football Association. The season ended with wins over Lindenwood (38-3) and Southeast Missouri State (45-21).

Though Bryant started its first FCS/CAA season against Delaware, also a CAA team, it did not count toward their conference records. Each team’s schedule includes four home games and four away games that count as official conference games, and that was not one.

Delaware won that meeting, but Bryant rebounded the following week with a 21-17 win over Franklin Pierce. 

As they welcome UAlbany to Smithfield this week, the Bulldogs are fresh off a 42-35 road victory against Brown. For his performance in that win, Bryant senior wide receiver Landon Ruggieri earned CAA Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors. He had 10 receptions for 190 yards and three touchdowns.

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Latest Division I FCS Rankings 

AFCA FCS Coaches Poll For Week 7

1. South Dakota St. (4-1) - Prev. 1
2. North Dakota St. (5-1) - Prev. 2
3. Montana St. (6-0) - Prev. 3
4. South Dakota (4-1) - Prev.4 
5. Villanova (5-1) - Prev. 5
6. UC Davis (5-1) - Prev. 8
7. Mercer (5-0) - Prev. 11
8. Idaho (4-2) - Prev. 12
9. Southeast Missouri St. (5-1) - Prev. 13
10. North Dakota (4-2) - Prev. 6
11. Tarleton St. (5-1) - Prev. 14
12. ACU (4-2) - Prev. 17
13. Central Arkansas (4-2) - Prev. 7
14. Montana (4-2) - Prev. 9
15. UIW (3-2) - Prev. 15
16. Illinois St. (4-2) - Prev. 19
17. Richmond (4-2) - Prev. 21
18. William & Mary (4-2) - Prev. 10
19. Florida A&M (3-2) - Prev. 22
20. Sacramento St. (2-3) - Prev. 20
21. Rhode Island (4-1) - Prev. 25
22. New Hampshire (3-2) - Prev. 16
23. Weber St. (3-3) - Prev. NR
24. North Carolina Central (4-2) - Prev. NR
25. Missouri St. (3-2) - Prev. NR

Dropped Out: Northern Iowa (18), Southern Illinois (23), McNeese (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Lafayette, 49; Northern Iowa, 47; Dartmouth, 32; McNeese, 31; Butler, 27; Jackson St., 27; Duquesne, 24; Stony Brook, 21; Harvard, 15; Chattanooga, 14; Lamar, 10; Monmouth (N.J.), 10; Southern Illinois, 9; Western Carolina, 6; East Tennessee St., 5; Columbia, 4; Nicholls, 4; Northern Arizona, 4; Davidson, 1; Drake, 1.

Results For The FCS Top 25 In Week 6

• No 1. South Dakota St. 41, Northern Iowa 3
• No. 2 North Dakota St. 41, North Dakota 17
• No. 3 Montana St. 55, Northern Colorado 17
• No. 4 South Dakota 59, Murray State 0
• No. 5 Villanova 42, Stony Brook 24
• No. 6 North Dakota 17, North Dakota St. 41
• No. 7 Central Arkansas 34, ACU 41
• No. 8 UC Davis 27, Portland State 26
• No. 9 Montana 48, Weber State 55
• No. 10 William & Mary 27, Towson 34
• No. 11 Mercer, Bye Week
• No. 12 Idaho 23, Northern Arizona 17
• No. 13 Southeast Missouri St. 38, Eastern Illinois 27
• No. 14 Tarleton State 38, Southern Utah 37
• No. 15 UIW 56, Prarie View A&M 28
• No. 16 New Hampshire 23, Harvard 28
• No. 17 ACU 41, Central Arkansas 34
• No. 18 Northern Iowa 3, South Dakota St. 41
• No. 19 Illinois State 45, Southern Illinois 10
• No. 20 Sacramento State, Bye Week
• No. 21 Richmond 20, North Carolina A&T 17
• No. 22 Florida A&M 28, Alabama State 13
• No. 23 Southern Illinois 10, Illinois State 45
• No. 24 McNeese 22, Houston Christian 43
• No. 25 Rhode Island 46, Hampton 44

Watch FCS Football On FloFootball

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Saturday, October 12

All Times Eastern

• Brown Vs. Rhode Island, 1 p.m.
• Maine Vs. Delaware, 1 p.m.
• New Hampshire Vs. Elon, 2 p.m.
• Chapman Vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 4 p.m.
• Cal Lutheran Vs. La Verne, 8 p.m.
• Redlands Vs. Pomona-Pitzer, 10 p.m.

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