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2023 UAlbany

11–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Coastal Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

UAlbany in 2023, game by game: won vs. Fordham 34–13; lost at Marshall 17–21; lost at Hawai’i 20–31; won at Morgan State 23–17; won vs. Villanova 31–10; won at Towson 24–17; lost at New Hampshire 31–38; won vs. Rhode Island 35–10; won at Maine 37–21; won vs. William & Mary 24–8; won at Stony Brook 38–20; won vs. Monmouth 41–0; won vs. Richmond 41–13; won at Idaho 30–22; lost at South Dakota State 0–59+41−59Won 34–13 vs. Fordham+21FordhamLost 17–21 at Marshall-4MarshallLost 20–31 at Hawai’i-11Hawai’iWon 23–17 at Morgan State+6Morgan StateWon 31–10 vs. Villanova+21VillanovaWon 24–17 at Towson+7TowsonLost 31–38 at New Hampshire-7New HampshireWon 35–10 vs. Rhode Island+25Rhode IslandWon 37–21 at Maine+16MaineWon 24–8 vs. William & Mary+16William & MaryWon 38–20 at Stony Brook+18Stony BrookWon 41–0 vs. Monmouth+41MonmouthWon 41–13 vs. Richmond+28RichmondWon 30–22 at Idaho+8IdahoLost 0–59 at South Dakota State-59South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26vsFordhamW 34–⁠1344%
Sep 2atMarshallL 17–⁠2113%
Sep 9atHawai’iL 20–⁠3134%
Sep 23atMorgan StateW 23–⁠1748%
Sep 30vsVillanovaW 31–⁠1043%
Oct 7atTowsonW 24–⁠1749%
Oct 14atNew HampshireL 31–⁠3841%
Oct 21vsRhode IslandW 35–⁠1054%
Oct 28atMaineW 37–⁠2160%
Nov 4vsWilliam & MaryW 24–⁠857%
Nov 11atStony BrookW 38–⁠2082%
Nov 18vsMonmouthW 41–⁠073%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffvsRichmondFCS Championship – Second RoundW 41–⁠1353%
Dec 9Bowls & playoffatIdahoFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalW 30–⁠2242%
Dec 15Bowls & playoffatSouth Dakota StateFCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP SemifinalL 0–⁠5919%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 59–⁠0 in the FCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP Semifinal; unranked in the final AP poll; Coastal Athletic Association champions.

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

Coastal Athletic Association champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Richmond and Villanova

Record
11–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Coastal Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
426–⁠300
Coach
—
Elo
1478 +224 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.2 No. 7 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jared Ambrose
Defensive coordinators
Bill Nesselt and Darrin Walls

Transfers in 1

The 2023 portal
DaeSean Winston S★★★from Temple

Transfers out 1

Parris Heath OL★★★to Massachusetts

2023 Coastal Athletic Association standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
UAlbany7–⁠111–⁠4
Richmond7–⁠19–⁠4
Villanova6–⁠110–⁠3
Elon5–⁠26–⁠5
New Hampshire4–⁠36–⁠5
Campbell4–⁠35–⁠6
Towson4–⁠35–⁠6
William & Mary4–⁠46–⁠5
Rhode Island4–⁠46–⁠5
Hampton3–⁠45–⁠6
Monmouth3–⁠54–⁠7
Maine1–⁠72–⁠9
North Carolina A&T0–⁠71–⁠10
Stony Brook0–⁠70–⁠10–⁠1

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