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2019 UAlbany

9–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

UAlbany in 2019, game by game: lost at Central Michigan 21–38; won vs. Bryant 45–3; lost at Monmouth 35–38; won vs. Lafayette 36–7; won vs. William & Mary 39–31; lost at Richmond 20–23; won at Towson 38–21; won vs. Rhode Island 35–28; lost vs. Maine 31–47; won at Delaware 21–17; won vs. New Hampshire 24–17; won at Stony Brook 31–26; won vs. Central Connecticut 42–14; lost at Montana State 21–47+42−26Lost 21–38 at Central Michigan-17Central MichiganWon 45–3 vs. Bryant+42BryantLost 35–38 at Monmouth-3MonmouthWon 36–7 vs. Lafayette+29LafayetteWon 39–31 vs. William & Mary+8William & MaryLost 20–23 at Richmond-3RichmondWon 38–21 at Towson+17TowsonWon 35–28 vs. Rhode Island+7Rhode IslandLost 31–47 vs. Maine-16MaineWon 21–17 at Delaware+4DelawareWon 24–17 vs. New Hampshire+7New HampshireWon 31–26 at Stony Brook+5Stony BrookWon 42–14 vs. Central Connecticut+28Central Connect…Lost 21–47 at Montana State-26Montana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atCentral MichiganL 21–⁠3827%
Sep 7vsBryantW 45–⁠359%
Sep 14atMonmouthL 35–⁠3829%
Sep 21vsLafayetteW 36–⁠773%
Sep 28vsWilliam & MaryW 39–⁠3154%
Oct 5atRichmondL 20–⁠2350%
Oct 12atTowsonW 38–⁠2127%
Oct 19vsRhode IslandW 35–⁠2866%
Nov 2vsMaineL 31–⁠4757%
Nov 9atDelawareW 21–⁠1743%
Nov 16vsNew HampshireW 24–⁠1749%
Nov 23atStony BrookW 31–⁠2648%
Nov 30vsCentral ConnecticutFCS Championship – First RoundW 42–⁠1439%
Dec 7atMontana StateFCS Championship – Second RoundL 21–⁠4733%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana State 47–⁠21 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
439–⁠357
Coach
—
Elo
1381 +139 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.1 No. 19 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 236
Offensive coordinator
Joe Davis
Defensive coordinators
Joe Bernard and Keith Dudzinski

Leaders

Passing yardsJeff Undercuffler QB199 yds
Passing touchdownsJeff Undercuffler QB2 TD
Rushing yardsKarl Mofor RB45 yds
Receiving yardsJuwan Green WR94 yds
Receiving touchdownsJuwan Green WR2 TD
TacklesA.J. Mistler LB11 tkl
SacksEli Mencer LB1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jordan Irizarry WR★★No. 3017
Jared Verse DE
Rushawn Lawrence DL
Darren Fields ATH
Elijah Ayers ATH

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.789

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2019 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison8–⁠014–⁠2
UAlbany6–⁠29–⁠5
Villanova5–⁠39–⁠4
New Hampshire5–⁠36–⁠5
Towson4–⁠47–⁠5
Maine4–⁠46–⁠6
Elon4–⁠45–⁠6
Richmond4–⁠45–⁠7
Delaware3–⁠55–⁠7
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠7
Stony Brook2–⁠65–⁠7
Rhode Island0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.