University at Albany UAlbany Football. UAlbany Great Danes (4-2, NEC 3-0) vs. Central Conn. Blue Devils (2-5, NEC 1-3)

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1 University at Albany 2011 UAlbany Football Northeast Conference Football Champion, 2002, 2003, 2007 & 2008 UAlbany Great Danes (4-2, NEC 3-0) vs. Central Conn. Blue Devils (2-5, NEC 1-3) GAME #7: Saturday, October 22, 2011 Arute Field (3,000 / Field Turf) New Britain, Conn., 12:00 p.m. Eastern TELEVISION COVERAGE None. RADIO COVERAGE Fox Sports 980 (WOFX-AM) will again air the entire University at Albany football schedule. Rodger Wyland, the sports anchor at WNYT-TV and host of WOFX's Big Board Sports Talk, will work as the play-by-play announcer. Zach Bye will serve as an analyst. UALBANY vs. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE The Great Danes and Central Connecticut State are meeting for the 16th time on the gridiron. The Great Danes have won 10 of the previous 15 contests. In 2010, Joe Izzo connected on a game-winning 32-yard field goal, his third of the game, as Central Conn. State rallied for a overtime victory. UAlbany QB Buddy Leathley scrambled for a first down in overtime but fumbled at the CCSU 13 where LB Lorenzo Baker scooped up the loose ball. The Blue Devils ran three straight times to set up Izzo's winning kick. In 2009, James Mallory rushed for 204 yards and three TDs as Central Conn. State came from behind for a win. In 2008, UAlbany held on for a triumph when LB Justin Brancaccio broke up a two-point pass with 55 seconds remaining. CCSU quarterback Hunter Wanket had just thrown a 14-yard scoring pass. LAST GAME - Robert Morris, Oct. 15, 2011 QB Dan Di Lella passed for a career-high 279 yards and three touchdowns in leading UAlbany to a Northeast Conference win over Robert Morris at University Field. The Great Danes scored on consecutive possessions in the opening quarter and grabbed a 14-0 lead. After a short punt by Robert Morris' Tony LaMancusa, Di Lella went upstairs on the first play from scrimmage and WR Cole King made a leaping 44-yard touchdown catch in the end zone. DiLella, who completed 20-of-30 through the air, twice hooked up with WR Nick Hutcherson during the next series, including a 9-yard scoring pass. The Great Danes, who were playing before a homecoming crowd, took advantage of a mistake by the visitors midway through the second quarter when FB Jamar Cromwell fumbled and CB Duane Harper made the recovery at the Colonials' 36. After the UAlbany offense later backed up due to a holding penalty, Di Lella moved to his right and found WR Ryan Kirchner in the end zone, who got one foot inside the end line on a 27-yard touchdown catch. Robert Morris dominated the third quarter to get back into the contest. QB Jeff Sinclair, who threw for 158 yards and added 78 on the ground, connected with Donte Jeter on an 8-yard TD. Greg Langer added a 36-yard field on the last play of the stanza. Still leading 21-10, UAlbany regained momentum on its next series with a six-play scoring march, all on the ground. TB Dillon Romain rushed five straight times, including a 34-yard burst into RMU territory. Romain, who ran 13 times for a season-best 93 yards, bounced off a pile and across the goal line on a one-yard blast with 12:53 remaining. ABOUT UALBANY: In 2010, the Great Danes finished tied for fourth in the Northeast Conference standings. UAlbany (6-5, NEC 4-4) posted a school-record fifth consecutive winning campaign. Head coach Bob Ford is in his 43rd season as a college head coach. Buddy Leathley and Dan Di Lella split time at quarterback last season. TB Andrew Smith was the leading rusher with 724 yards and seven touchdowns. NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year Dillon Romain added 547 yards and six TDs on the ground. WR Ryan Kirchner had 50 receptions. Eddie Delaney, a two-time All-NEC defensive end, anchors a veteran line. Dave Plungas (71) and Jon Morgan (54) led the team in tackles. PK Herb Glass and punter Paul Layton are a strong tandem. UALBANY QUICK HITS... UAlbany took over sole possession of first place in the conference standings following last Saturday's win over Robert Morris the Great Danes own a four-game winning streak for the first time since 2009 and have won six straight in conference play Central Conn. State has won the last two meetings in the series, including an overtime decision last year and a win in UAlbany has racked up more than 435 total yards in four straight contests for the first time since the 2000 season the Great Danes have won six consecutive homecoming games and are all-time since the program began in TB Andrew Smith has accounted for 100 or more all-purpose yards in the four consecutive games and has 12 career 100-yard efforts PK Herb Glass is third on the program's all-time scoring list with 206 points and first in career PATs (110) Bob Ford recorded his 250th win as a college head coach on Oct Ford is fourth among the FCS all-time leaders in career victories UAlbany has played in eight games decided by three points or less since the beginning of the 2009 season the Great Danes have registered five consecutive winning seasons for the first time in the program's history ( ) UAlbany has won or shared four Northeast Conference championships (2002, 2003, 2007 & 2008) UAlbany Football Schedule Sept. 3 (Sat.) at Colgate (OT) 37-34, L Sept. 17 (Sat.) Maine 31-15, L Sept. 24 (Sat.) at Columbia 44-21, W Oct. 1 (Sat.) at Saint Francis, Pa.* 41-20, W Oct. 8 (Sat.) Duquesne* 38-10, W Oct. 15 (Sat.) Robert Morris* (HC) 28-17, W Oct. 22 (Sat.) at Central Conn. State* 12:00 Oct. 29 (Sat.) at Wagner* 12:00 Nov. 5 (Sat.) Bryant* 1:00 Nov. 12 (Sat.) at Monmouth* 12:00 Nov. 19 (Sat.) Sacred Heart* 1:00 *Northeast Conference Opponent (HC) - Homecoming/Fall Festival Weekend ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Brian DePasquale, Associate Athletics Director/Communications & Media (O) (FAX) bdepasquale@albany.edu ALBANY SPORTSLINE (518) 442-DANE

2 ... UAlbany has reached the seven-win mark in eight of its previous 12 seasons at the NCAA Division I FCS level DE Eddie Delaney is the lone returning All-Northeast Conference player... the 6-foot-6, 250-pound senior has 141 career tackles the Northeast Conference champion will earn an automatic NCAA FCS playoff berth for the second consecutive season in the National Football League's New York Giants have made the UAlbany campus its summer training camp home since ABOUT CENTRAL CONN. STATE: The Blue Devils, who shared last year's Northeast Conference championship, are coming off a lastminute loss at Duquesne. Central Conn. State (2-5, NEC 1-3) have dropped four in a row, its longest losing streak since the beginning of the 2003 campaign. The Blue Devils, who has been plagued by 19 turnovers through seven games, were picked first in the NEC preseason poll. QB Gunnar Jespersen has the ability to pass and run. He has thrown for 1,089 yards and five touchdowns and adds 328 yards and five scores on the ground. A junior college transfer, Jespersen passed for nearly 2,000 yards one year ago in his first season with the program. WR Deven Baker and WR Raul DeBenedittis are the top targets. Baker has 31 receptions for 373 yards and four TDs. He caught a 73-yard touchdown pass in a league win over Wagner. DeBenedittis has 26 catches for 304 yards and one score. WR Nick Bacarella struck for a career-high 162 all-purpose yards vs. Monmouth. He has 16 receptions for 176 yards. RB Chris Tolbert leads the team in rushing with 374 yards and three touchdowns. RB Brian Fowler adds 354 rushing yards and two TDs. He ran for 93 yards against nationally-ranked James Madison earlier this season. Fowler, an Erie Community College transfer, redshirted last year. Brendan Brackett (6-4, 285) is a second-team all-conference right tackle. He has played in 37 career games. CCSU's multiple defensive scheme is ranked fourth nationally in passing yards allowed (145.7 ypg) and is 28th overall in total defense (326.9 ypg). DE Charles Williams (6-2, 235) is one of six starters returning on defense. The second-team All-NEC selection has 38 tackles and 5.5 sacks, plus averages 1.57 hits for a loss per game. He had a pair of sacks against Duquesne last week. LB Lorenzo Baker and SS Antwione Reese lead the team in tackles with 45 and 43, respectively. Baker, who started all 11 games last year, adds four pass break-ups. LB Lawton Arnold (6-2, 230) was voted 2009 NEC Defensive Rookie of the Year. He has made 33 tackles this season. FS Tyrell Williams has 41 tackles and two interceptions. The freshman was a two-time all-state choice on the high school level. CB Chris Linares, who made 11 starts as a true freshman in 2010, has 32 tackles and two interceptions. PK Juan Duque has made PATs and 3-4 FGs and connected on a career-best 42-yard field goal on Oct. 1. HEAD COACH: Central Conn.'s Jeff McInerney is in his sixth season as head coach. He has a record. McInerney, who is second at the school in career wins, was named 2009 NEC Coach of the Year after leading CCSU to the conference championship and a 9-3 record. The Blue Devils tied a season win mark and advanced to the Gridiron Classic. CCSU shared last year's NEC title. McInerney came to CCSU after spending two years as Rhode Island's defensive coordinator. Prior to that position, he was the defensive line coach at North Dakota State from He has also coached at Duke, UNLV, Oregon State and USC. THE SERIES: UAlbany and Central Connecticut State are meeting for the 16th time on the gridiron. The Great Danes have won 10 of the previous 15 contests. In 2010, Joe Izzo connected on a game-winning 32-yard field goal, his third of the game, as Central Conn. State rallied for a overtime victory. The Blue Devils trailed by eight points in the final minutes, but drew even with an eight-play, 74-yard drive. A fourth-down defensive holding call kept the series alive. QB Gunnar Jespersen took advantage with a 24-yard completion and an 11-yard first-down run. He later found P.J. Borawski on a 9-yard touchdown pass with 36 seconds remaining. RB Everette Benjamin scored on the tying two-point conversion run. In overtime, UAlbany QB Buddy Leathley scrambled for a first down but fumbled at the CCSU 13 where LB Lorenzo Baker scooped up the loose ball. The Blue Devils ran three straight times to set up Izzo's winning kick. In 2009, James Mallory rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns as Central Conn. State came from behind for a victory. The Blue Devils used 17 unanswered points to erase a halftime deficit. Mallory rushed for a pair of scores in that decisive run. The Great Danes had opportunities in the final minute, but a game-tying, two-point conversion was wiped out by a penalty and a recovered onside kick possession resulted in a turnover. In 2008, UAlbany held on for a victory when ILB Justin Brancaccio broke up a two-point conversion pass with 55 seconds remaining. CCSU quarterback Hunter Wanket had just thrown a 14-yard scoring pass. UAlbany QB Vinny Esposito passed for two TDs and ran for another score to build a 24-9 lead in the third quarter. In 2007, UAlbany posted a triumph as TB David McCarty ran for a seasonhigh 247 yards and two touchdowns. The Great Danes captured their third Northeast Conference championship with the victory. In 2006, UAlbany won a decision at University Field. Mike Wall blocked a punt for a safety and Jason Fralicker made a 25-yard field goal to break a 7-7 tie. In 2005, Central Conn. State QB Aubrey Norris scored on an 8-yard run and threw a 5-yard scoring pass in a win. The Blue Devils registered a victory the previous year, as TB Cory Harge rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns. All-Time Series Record Sept. 9, 1995: Albany 17, Central Conn. 10 (Arute Field) Sept. 7, 1996: Albany 21, Central Conn. 16 (University Field) Sept. 6, 1997: Central Conn. 33, Albany 26 (Arute Field) Sept. 4, 1998: Albany 49, Central Conn. 10 (University Field) Sept. 4, 1999: Albany 35, Central Conn. 13 (Arute Field) Oct. 28, 2000: Albany 42, Central Conn. 19 (University Field) Sept. 14, 2002: Albany 21, Central Conn. 12 (University Field) Sept. 13, 2003: Albany 28, Central Conn. 10 (Arute Field) Nov. 13, 2004: Central Conn. 28, Albany 23 (University Field) Sept. 24, 2005: Central Conn. 14, Albany 13 (Arute Field) Sept. 23, 2006: Albany 19, Central Conn. 14 (University Field) Nov. 17, 2007: Albany 49, Central Conn. 14 (Arute Field) Oct. 11, 2008: Albany 24, Central Conn. 22 (University Field) Oct. 31, 2009: Central Conn. 31, Albany 29 (Arute Field) Oct. 22, 2010: Central Conn. 30, Albany 27, OT (University Field) FORD BUILT: UAlbany's Bob Ford is first among active NCAA Division I FCS coaches with 251 career victories. He is also fourth on the all-time FCS chart. Ford, the architect of the UAlbany program, has a career record in his 39th varsity season as head coach at the school. Under his direction, the Great Danes have moved from the club level in 1970 to its present NCAA Division I FCS status. Ford, who has a career record at the collegiate level, earned his 200th UAlbany win in a victory against Robert Morris in More than 100 of Bob Ford's assistant coaches are currently working in the professional, college and high school ranks. Dave Campo, a former UAlbany graduate assistant in 1973, is the defensive backs coach of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys. Dave Clawson (Bowling Green), Pete Lembo (Ball State) and Kevin Morris (Massachusetts) are in the Mid- American Conference. Ford assistants who are Division I FCS head coaches include Al Bagnoli (Pennsylvania), Kevin Callahan (Monmouth), Walt Hameline (Wagner) and Chuck Priore (Stony Brook). NORTHEAST CONFERENCE: UAlbany became an associate member of the Northeast Conference in The NEC's current footballplaying membership includes Bryant, Central Connecticut State, Duquesne, Monmouth, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis, Pa., and Wagner. Football has been sponsored by the NEC as a conference sport since The Great Danes have won four NEC championships. NORTHEAST POLL: Central Connecticut State has been installed as the preseason favorite to capture this year's Northeast Conference title. The Blue Devils received five first-place votes. Duquesne and defending NEC champion Robert Morris are second and third, respectively, in the poll. NEC Poll: 1. Central Connecticut State (5), 2. Duquesne (2), 3. Robert Morris (1), 4. Albany, 5. Bryant (1), 6. Monmouth, 7. Wagner, 8. Sacred Heart, 9. Saint Francis, Pa. ( ) - first-place votes NEC STANDINGS: UAlbany has moved into sole possession of first in the league standings. The Great Danes were last on top in the NEC on Oct. 26, NEC Standings: 1. Albany (4-2, NEC 3-0), 2. Duquesne (5-2, 3-1), t3. Sacred Heart (4-2, 2-1), t3. Monmouth (3-3, 2-1), t3. Robert Morris (2-4, 2-1), 6. Bryant (4-3, 2-2), 7. Wagner (1-5, 1-2), 8. Central Connecticut State (2-5, 1-3), 9. Saint Francis, Pa. (1-6, 0-5).

3 WIN STREAKS: The Great Danes have posted four consecutive victories for the first time since October UAlbany has also reached the win column in six straight Northeast Conference games. HOMECOMING: UAlbany won its sixth consecutive Homecoming game in last Saturday's decision against Robert Morris. The Great Danes have a all-time homecoming record. UAlbany's Division I FCS Homecoming Games Oct. 30, 1999: Robert Morris 30, Albany 20 Oct. 28, 2000: Albany 42, Central Conn. State 19 Oct. 20, 2001: Sacred Heart 32, Albany 17 Oct. 19, 2002: Albany 44, Canisius 14 Oct. 25, 2003: Albany 40, Stony Brook 7 Oct. 9, 2004: Albany 38, Saint Francis, Pa. 0 Oct. 8, 2005: Stony Brook 7, Albany 3 Oct. 21, 2006: Albany 48, Saint Francis, Pa. 0 Oct. 13, 2007: Albany 38, Sacred Heart 7 Oct. 25, 2008: Albany 27, Saint Francis, Pa. 3 Oct. 10, 2009: Albany 55, Duquesne 10 Oct. 9, 2010: Albany 48, Saint Francis, Pa. 0 Oct. 16, 2011: Albany 28, Robert Morris 17 NCAA AUTOMATIC BERTH: The Northeast Conference champion received an automatic berth into the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs for the first time in The NCAA has expanded the FCS championship bracket to 20 teams. The NEC has one of 10 automatic berths in the field. The NCAA FCS championship game will be played in Frisco, Texas at Pizza Hut Park on Jan. 7, The first round is Nov. 26. NEC CONSISTENT: The Great Danes have won four or more conference games in all 12 seasons as a Northeast Conference member. UAlbany has captured four NEC championships (2002, '03, '07 & '08). WINNING SEASONS: The Great Danes have strung together five consecutive winning seasons for the first time in program history after posting a 6-5 campaign last year. UAlbany previously had four straight winning records, including a period from CLOSE GAMES: UAlbany has played in eight games decided by three points or less since the start of the 2009 season. The Great Danes were in three close affairs last season, including an OT loss against Central Connecticut State. The Great Danes were in four games decided by three points or less in the 2009 season. UAlbany last had four games decided by three points or less in In the 1987 campaign, five contests came down to a differential of three points or less. UAlbany's Close Decisions (since 2009) Sept. 5, 2009: Georgia Southern 29, Albany 26 Oct. 17, 2009: Albany 20, Bryant 17 Oct. 31, 2009: Central Conn. State 31, Albany 29 Nov. 7, 2009: Robert Morris 13, Albany 10 Sept. 2, 2010: Albany 3, Maine 0 Oct. 2, 2010: Albany 23, Yale 20 Oct. 22, 2010: Central Conn. State 30, Albany 27 (OT) Sept. 3, 2011: Colgate 37, Albany 34 (OT) CAREER VICTORIES: UAlbany's Bob Ford is fourth among the winningest Football Championship Subdivision head coaches in career victories (251). Grambling's Eddie Robinson leads the list with 408. Winningest FCS Coaches All-Time By Victories 408, Eddie Robinson, Grambling ( , 55 years) 314, Roy Kidd, Eastern Kentucky ( , 39 years) 300, Tubby Raymond, Delaware ( , 36 years) 251, Bob Ford, St. Lawrence, Albany ( , 42+ years) 246, Mike Kelly, Dayton ( , 27 years) 245, Billy Joe, Cheyney, Central State, Florida A&M, Miles ( , 34 years) 241, Jim Tressel, Youngstown State, Ohio State ( , 25 years) NATIONAL LEADER: UAlbany's Bob Ford ranks second among active NCAA Division I FBS and FCS head coaches in career victories with 251. Penn State's Joe Paterno (407) tops that list. Career Victories by Active Division I FBS / FCS Coaches 407, Joe Paterno, Penn State (46th Season, ) 251, Bob Ford, Albany (43rd Season, ) Bob Ford's Milestone Wins (Overall) #50 at Cortland Oct. 28, #100 at Rensselaer Oct. 3, #150 vs. Merrimack Oct. 4, #200 at Wagner Nov. 11, #225 at Central Conn. Nov. 17, #250 vs. Duquesne Oct. 8, BIG NUMBERS: UAlbany racked up 473 offensive yards (194 rushing, 297 passing) vs. Robert Morris. The Great Danes have totaled 435-plus yards in four straight games for the first time since UAlbany's Offensive Yards 446 vs. Columbia, (216 rush, 230 pass) 466 vs. Saint Francis, Pa., (243 rush, 223 pass) 493 vs. Duquesne, (301 rush, 192 pass) 473 vs. Robert Morris, (194 rush, 279 pass) WEEKLY AWARD: UAlbany's Dan Di Lella, a 6-foot-5 senior quarterback, was named the Northeast Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 17. He passed for a career-high 279 yards and three first-half touchdowns in a victory over Robert Morris. Di Lella's passing total tied the eighth-best single-game mark in program history. FOR THE DEFENSE: The Great Danes had three defenders reach the 100-career tackle plateau vs. Maine on Sept. 17. ILB Jon Morgan made a career-high 14 tackles to achieve the milestone. S Jake Ciccarello and ILB Dave Plungas also joined the group. DT Zach Gallo became the fifth active defender to reach the mark last week. UAlbany's Active Career Tackles Leaders 141, Eddie Delaney (DE, ) 136, Jon Morgan (ILB, ) 132, Dave Plungas (ILB, ) 128, Jake Ciccarello (FS, ) 102, Zach Gallo (DT, ) TURNOVERS: The Great Danes forced five turnovers against Duquesne, the program's highest total in three years. UAlbany had four interceptions, the most since Nov. 4, FS Justin Hassan, CB Duane Harper, CB Leon Saddler and CB Clay Harris had INTs. PASS-N-RUN: The Great Danes accounted for 200 yards running and passing on Sept. 24 and Oct. 1. UAlbany accomplished the feat in consecutive games for the first time at the Division I FCS level. The Great Danes racked up 466 total yards (243 rushing, 223 passing) against Saint Francis. UAlbany piled up 446 total yards (216 rushing, 230 passing) at Columbia. UAlbany previously last ran and passed for more than 200 yards on Nov. 8, 2008 against Robert Morris. LEADER: PK Herb Glass became the program's all-time field goals leader on Sept. 24. Glass, who broke Jason Fralicker's career standard, made a 34-yarder in the second quarter against Columbia. He has 32 career field goals and is first in career PATs (110). REDSHIRTS: WR Cole King and TB Omar Osbourne had career games as a redshirt freshmen against Saint Francis on Oct. 1. King became the first UAlbany receiver to reach the 100-yard mark since Oct. 24, He had five catches for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Osbourne rushed for a career-high 89 yards and scored on a 4-yard run in the fourth quarter. CB Clay Harris, another redshirt frosh, returned three kickoffs for 93 yards and made three tackles. OLB Kyle Jordan is one of the team's top tackles with 28 this season. TWO-MINUTE DRILL: UAlbany scored 20 points in a span of one minute and 46 seconds during the third quarter at Columbia. All three touchdowns came off turnovers, including two fumble recoveries. UAlbany downed an Ivy League team for the second straight year. SMITH PASSES: TB Andrew Smith is the only non-quarterback to throw a touchdown pass in UAlbany's Division I FCS history. He hit

4 Ryan Kirchner with a 10-yard touchdown throw at Columbia. The junior flipped a 6-yard scoring pass in the fourth quarter against Maine. In 2009, Smith fired a 31-yard TD strike at Monmouth. SEVEN WINS: UAlbany has reached the seven-win mark in eight of 12 seasons at the Division I FCS level. The Great Danes own an record as a NCAA FCS program during that period. UAlbany has registered seven-plus victories 18 times in its history. The Great Danes set the program's single-season FCS record with nine wins in UAlbany's Division I FCS Record 1999: 7-2, NEC 6-1 (First NCAA Division I FCS Season) 2000: 5-6, NEC : 7-3, NEC : 8-4, NEC 6-1 (Northeast Conference & ECAC Champions). 2003: 7-4, NEC 6-1 (Northeast Conference Co-Champions) 2004: 4-7, NEC : 5-6, NEC : 7-4, NEC : 8-4, NEC 6-0 (Northeast Conference Champions) 2008: 9-3, NEC 7-0 (Northeast Conference & Gridiron Champions) 2009: 7-4, NEC : 6-5, NEC 4-4 NEC TITLES: The Great Danes captured their fourth Northeast Conference championship in a victory against Wagner in the 2008 regular-season finale. WR Tim Bush caught 10 passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns. UAlbany became the first NEC champion to win the Gridiron Classic in a 28-0 blanking of Pioneer Football League winner Jacksonville. In 2007, UAlbany defeated Central Connecticut State, 49-14, for its third title. TB David McCarty piled up 247 rushing yards and two TDs. UAlbany won the title outright in 2002 with a 19-7 victory over Monmouth. TB Gary Jones rushed for 103 yards and QB Ryan Roeder scored on a 59-yard run in the second quarter. The Great Danes went on to defeat No. 21 Duquesne, 24-0, in the ECAC Football Classic. UAlbany shared the NEC crown with Monmouth in TB Gary Jones ran for 195 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-7 win against Robert Morris in his team's final conference game of the season. PROGRAM HISTORY: UAlbany began its 39th varsity season at Colgate on Sept. 3. UAlbany football started at the club level in 1970, before moving to Division III and varsity status three years later. The Great Danes competed at the Division II level from , and won two Eastern Football Conference titles in that period. Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) play arrived in 1999 with membership in the Northeast Conference. UAlbany has won four NEC titles SCHEDULE: UAlbany plays an 11-game schedule. The nonleague slate features Colgate, Maine and Columbia. The Great Danes are on the road to begin the season for the 11th time in their 13 years at the FCS level when they travel to Colgate on Sept. 3. Maine comes to University Field for the home opener on Sept. 17. The two programs are meeting for the third straight season. UAlbany will tangle with an Ivy League program for the second consecutive year in the matchup at Columbia (Sept. 24). Defending Northeast Conference champion Robert Morris comes to the Capital Region on Oct. 15. STRONG FINISH: UAlbany ended the 2010 season with a threegame winning streak. The Great Danes averaged yards on the ground during that span. ILB Jon Morgan s fumble return for a touchdown secured the victory over Monmouth in the season finale. RANKED TEAMS: In 2010, UAlbany met a ranked opponent for the 18th time in a loss at No. 10 Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 11. In 2009, the Great Danes upended #20 Maine and lost to #17 Massachusetts. In 2008, the Great Danes lost to three Division I FCS top-25 opponents. Dayton (#24) defeated UAlbany in the Gridiron Classic to end the 2007 season. In 2006, UAlbany defeated a pair of top-25 programs with victories against Delaware (#11) and Central Connecticut State (#23). Hofstra (#24) and Massachusetts (#25) were opponents in UAlbany vs. Ranked Division I FCS Teams Nov. 18, 2000: #12 Hofstra 55, Albany 28 Sept. 7, 2002: #1 Montana 45, Albany 7 Nov. 23, 2002: Albany 24, #21 Duquesne 0 (ECAC Classic) Sept. 6, 2003: #6 Northeastern 51, Albany 0 Oct. 2, 2004: #21 Lehigh 44, Albany 14 Sept. 10, 2005: #24 Hofstra 36, Albany 7 Sept. 17, 2005: #25 Massachusetts 40, Albany 0 Sept. 16, 2006: Albany 17, #11 Delaware 10 Sept. 23, 2006: Albany 19, #23 Central Connecticut State 14 Sept. 15, 2007: #19 Hofstra 28, Albany 13 Sept. 22, 2007: #2 Montana 35, Albany 14 Dec. 1, 2007: #24 Dayton 42, Albany 21 (Gridiron Classic) Aug. 30, 2008: #5 Massachusetts 28, Albany 16 Sept. 20, 2008: #10 New Hampshire 32, Albany 24 Sept. 27, 2008: #17 Delaware 38, Albany 7 Sept. 12, 2009: #17 Massachusetts 44, Albany 7 Sept. 19, 2009: Albany 20, #20 Maine 16 Sept. 11, 2010: #10 Stephen F. Austin 59, Albany 14 OVERTIME GAMES: The Great Danes fell to Colgate, 37-34, on Sept. 3 when TB Nate Eachus scored on a one-yard run. In 2010, Central Connecticut State edged UAlbany, 30-27, as Joe Izzo made a 32-yard field goal in the first extra period. UAlbany recorded the program's firstever overtime victory in a decision against Hofstra on Sept. 13, TB David McCarty's 7-yard touchdown run decided the outcome. UAlbany suffered setbacks in its previous two OT decisions. UAlbany's Overtime History Oct. 21, 2000: Sacred Heart 35, Albany 28 (OT) Oct. 12, 2002: Drake 49, Albany 42 (2OT) Sept. 13, 2008: Albany 22, Hofstra 16 (OT) Oct. 22, 2010: Central Conn. State 30, Albany 27 (OT) Sept. 3, 2011: Colgate 37, Albany 34 (OT) PRESEASON ALL-NEC: UAlbany's Eddie Delaney, Ryan Kirchner and Paul Layton were voted by the coaches to the preseason All- Northeast Conference squad. Delaney was named to the All-NEC second team for the second time in his career as a junior. Kirchner hauled in 50 receptions from his wide receiver position. Layton averaged 40.1 yards per punt and ranked 31st nationally. ALL-TIME SCORER: Placekicker Herb Glass is among the program s career scoring leaders with 206 points. He became the all-time scoring placekicker in the 2011 opener at Colgate, breaking Bryan Bagstad's previous standard. Glass is first in career field goals (32), eclipsing that record on Sept. 24, and is first in career PATs (110). UAlbany's All-Time Scorers 252, Gary Jones (TB, ) 246, David McCarty (TB, ) 206, Herb Glass (PK, ) 204, Greg Garrett (TB, ) 186, Pat Ryder (QB, ) 167, Bryan Bagstad (PK, ) FIELD GOALS: Senior Herb Glass is first in career field goals with 32 and set the record against Columbia on Sept. 24. He made field goals of 48 and 41 yards at Colgate in the season opener. On Sept. 26, 2009, Glass tied a school single-game record with three field goals. UAlbany's Single-Season Field Goal Leaders 15, Jason Fralicker (2007) 13, Jason Fralicker (2006) 12, Scott Reagan (1985) 12, Herb Glass (2009) UAlbany's Career Field Goal Leaders 32, Herb Glass, , Jason Fralicker, , Bryan Bagstad, , Tony Chechile, UAlbany's Longest Field Goals 53, Mike Malvin vs. St. Lawrence, , Herb Glass vs. Wagner, , Herb Glass vs. Colgate,

5 48, Herb Glass vs. Georgia Southern, , Dario Arango vs. Buffalo, DOUBLE SLASH: UAlbany tailback Andrew Smith accounted for 100-plus all-purpose yards for 12th time in his career against Robert Morris on Oct. 15. He ranks among the program's top 20 all-time with 2,450 all-purpose yards. Smith led the Great Danes in rushing yards (72.4 ypg) and all-purpose yards (99.3 ypg) one year ago. Smith's Top Rushing Games 155 vs. Columbia, vs. Maine, vs. Saint Francis, Pa., vs. Duquesne, vs. Georgia Southern, vs. Wagner, Smith's Top All-Purpose Games 239 vs. Georgia Southern, vs. Columbia, vs. Maine, UAlbany's Career All-Purpose Yards Leaders 1. David McCarty ( ), 4, Gary Jones ( ), 3, Greg Garrett ( ), 3, Andrew Smith (2008- ), 2,450 BIG CATCH: Wide receiver Ryan Kirchner tied the program's FCS single-game record with two touchdown catches at Columbia on Sept. 24. He had 50 receptions, the fifth-highest single-season total in program history, as a sophomore. In addition, he was 27th nationally in punt returns with a 10.4 average. His 80-yard runback for a TD against Wagner was the second longest return in school history. UAlbany's Career Receptions Leaders 1. Tim Bush ( ), Dan Gmelin ( ), Chris Phillis ( ), 124 t7. Ryan Kirchner (2009- ), 92 ALL-CONFERENCE: Defensive end Eddie Delaney was named to the All-Northeast Conference second team for the second time in his career last year. Delaney, a 6-foot-6, 250-pound lineman, had 41 tackles last season. As a three-year collegian, Delaney had 111 tackles, 12.5 hits for a loss and 2.5 sacks despite playing without a left hand and wearing an insulin pump to control diabetes. NEC S TOP ROOKIE: Tailback Dillon Romain became the first UAlbany player to be voted Northeast Conference Offensive Rookie of the Year. In 2010, Romain was the conference s top offensive rookie after rushing for 547 yards and six touchdowns and averaging 86.7 all-purpose yards. He was 32nd among the NCAA Division I FCS national leaders with a 25.1 kickoff return average. MOST IMPROVED: Quarterback Buddy Leathley was chosen the team s most improved player last year. Leathley took over the signalcalling duties in the seventh game of the season. He passed for 748 yards and four touchdowns and ran for two scores. FIRST TIME: Nine players wore a UAlbany uniform for the first time at Colgate on Sept. 3. WR Cole King, OT/TE Brian Parker, DT Zach Morton, DT Tim Kologrivov, OLB Kyle Jordan, TB Omar Osbourne, CB Clay Harris, WR/OLB Jake Meek and ILB Christian Dorsey played at a regular position or on special teams. ALL-STUDY: The Great Danes have 12 returning players who made the 2010 Northeast Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll. Placekicker Herb Glass, quarterback Dan Di Lella and punter Paul Layton were among those to earn academic recognition. PHIL STEELE SQUAD: UAlbany's DE Eddie Delaney and WR Ryan Kirchner were among eight players named to Phil Steele Publication's preseason All-Northeast Conference team. S Jake Ciccarello, P Paul Layton, Delaney and Kirchner were on the first team. PK Herb Glass, TB Dillon Romain, ILB Dave Plungas and ILB Jon Morgan made the second team. Plungas was last year's leading tackler. UALBANY CAPTAINS: Guard Kyle O'Keefe and defensive end Eddie Delaney are serving as team captains. O'Keefe, a 6-foot-3, 290- pound senior, is a captain for the second consecutive year. TOP CROWDS: A crowd of 18,118 watched UAlbany play Georgia Southern in the 2009 season opener, the fifth largest in program annals. UAlbany appeared before 22,196 against Delaware the previous year. UAlbany played before the largest crowd in its football history against second-ranked Montana in More than 23,000 were in attendance. UAlbany's Top Football Attendance Marks 23,097 vs. Montana, ,196 vs. Delaware, ,016 vs. Delaware, ,511 vs. Montana, ,118 vs. Georgia Southern, ,112 vs. Massachusetts, ,000 vs. Central Florida, HOME CROWDS: The 2010 Homecoming crowd of 6,624 was the third largest to see the Great Danes play at home and biggest since Nov. 6, Attendance has topped 6,000 fans nine times since UAlbany's Top Home Crowds Nov. 6, 1978: 7,500 vs. Ithaca Sept. 20, 1975: 7,500 vs. Ithaca Oct. 9, 2010: 6,624 vs. Saint Francis, Pa. Oct. 5, 1974: 6,500 vs. RIT Sept. 10, 1984: 6,500 vs. Ithaca Oct. 13, 2007: 6,419 vs. Sacred Heart Oct. 10, 2009: 6,255 vs. Duquesne Sept. 10, 2005: 6,212 vs. Hofstra Oct. 12, 1996: 6,082 vs. Union UALBANY IN THE NFL: Defensive back Rashad Barksdale was taken in the sixth round of the 2007 National Football League Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Barksdale became the second UAlbany player to be chosen in the draft. Barksdale was later claimed off waivers on Sept. 2, 2007 by the Kansas City Chiefs and placed on their 53-man, opening-day roster. Barksdale became the first to play from UAlbany in an NFL regular-season game on Oct. 7 against Jacksonville. Defensive end Andre Coleman was a member San Diego Chargers' practice squad. Coleman became the second former UAlbany player to appear in a NFL game on Sept. 14, 2009 against Oakland. Linebacker Kurt Campbell, the program's first NFL draft choice, was selected in 2004 by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round. NFL AND OPPONENTS: There were 27 players who played as collegians against UAlbany on National Football League 53-man, opening-day active rosters. QB Joe Flacco (Baltimore, Delaware), WR Miles Austin (Dallas, Monmouth), OT Willie Colon (Pittsburgh, Hofstra), K Dan Carpenter (Miami, Montana), DE Kroy Biermann (Atlanta, Montana), DB Leigh Bodden (New England, Duquesne) and WR Marques Colston (New Orleans, Hofstra) are among the notables on the list. GIANTS CAMP: The National Football League's New York Giants have made the University at Albany its summer training camp home since UAlbany has played host to the longest stint of any Giants' training camp, a record-setting 15 straight summers. In 2011, the Giants did not come to the Capital Region due to NFL labor negotiations. The Giants set their all-time attendance mark (46,960) in the summer of MARA-TISCH FIELD: The University at Albany dedicated the school's football practice field in honor of Wellington T. Mara and Preston Robert Tisch, the late co-owners of the New York Giants of the National Football League, on Aug. 16, Mara and Tisch were instrumental in making UAlbany home to the Giants' summer training camp in ATHLETIC SUCCESS: UAlbany has captured 49 conference championships, including 45 America East titles and four Northeast football crowns, since upgrading to the NCAA Division I level in The Great

6 Danes have had 19 teams qualify for NCAA post-season play. Baseball, softball, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, volleyball, field hockey and men's basketball have advanced. Softball, men's lacrosse and women's lacrosse are the first teams to record NCAA Division I tournament victories. Track & Field has sent individuals to NCAAs. TEAM NOTES PAW PRINTS: The Great Danes have a four-game win streak for the first time since October UAlbany totaled 473 offensive yards in a win vs. Robert Morris... the Great Danes have won six straight in conference play... the Great Danes racked up 493 total yards, the highest offensive mark since Oct. 9, 2004, in a victory over Duquesne... UAlbany rushed for more than 300 yards for the first time since the 2008 Gridiron Classic... UAlbany started Northeast Conference play with a win at Saint Francis, Pa. on Oct the Great Danes have won 10 of 13 NEC openers... UAlbany scored 40 or more points in back-to-back games for the first time since the Great Danes set the program's FCS single-game record with 14 penalties at Saint Francis, plus had the second-highest FCS total in penalty yards (145)... UAlbany upended an Ivy League opponent for the second straight season in the win at Columbia on Sept the Great Danes defeated a non-league opponent for the seventh consecutive year... UAlbany passed and ran for 200- plus yards for the first time since Nov. 8, the Great Danes fell to Colonial Athletic Association opponent Maine, 31-15, in their home opener on Sept the Black Bears avenged last year's 3-0 loss and a defeat in the Great Danes have dropped eight of 13 home debuts at the FCS level... UAlbany played in a season opener decided by three points or less for the fifth time in last six years... the Great Danes scored their most points (34) in an opener since the teams combined for 71 points, the most in a season lid-lifter since UAlbany's 427 total yards was the most in an opener at the FCS level and its highest figure since the 2009 season finale... the Great Danes accounted for 334 passing yards, breaking the program's FCS record of 319 at Robert Morris on Nov. 11, UAlbany tied the program's FCS standard for points in a quarter with 28 in the second period at Colgate... the Great Danes return 14 starters from last year's 6-5 squad... UAlbany was chosen to win the 2011 Northeast Conference championship by Athlon Sports... The Sporting News and Lindy s Sports Annuals picked the Great Danes to finish third in their preseason rankings... UAlbany posted its third straight win in a triumph over Monmouth to end the 2010 schedule... the Great Danes won their final game of the year for the third straight season... UAlbany registered its fifth consecutive winning season, a first in the program's history... the Great Danes ended a three-game losing streak, the longest since the 2005 season, with a victory at Sacred Heart on Nov UAlbany had lost three in a row against NEC opponents in the same season for the first time since joining the league in the Great Danes won two non-league, regular-season games for the fourth time as a NCAA FCS program after holding off Yale, 23-20, on Oct the Great Danes are 4-14 against Division I FCS programs ranked in the national Top UAlbany is 4-9 in NCAA Division I FCS openers... the Great Danes have reached the seven-win mark eight times in 12 seasons at the Division I FCS level... UAlbany has posted five or more league wins in nine of 12 seasons as a NEC member... head coach Bob Ford, who celebrated his 74th birthday on Sept. 11, is fourth among the winningest FCS coaches all-time with 251 career victories... the Great Danes have a all-time record against NEC opposition... UAlbany is in non-conference action as a Division I FCS program... the Great Danes have an 8-13 record in FCS games decided by three points or less. PLAYER NOTES DEFENSE NOTES: UAlbany held Robert Morris to 293 yards and tied a season-high with four sacks... the Great Danes limited Duquesne to season-lows by an opponent in total yards (235), rushing yards (91) and first downs (9) on Oct UAlbany forced five turnovers for the first time since Oct. 4, 2008, plus turned its first four-interception game in five years... UAlbany held the nation's leader rusher to 32 yards in the win at Saint Francis... the Red Flash's two quarterbacks were a combined 13-of-36 through the air... UAlbany came up four turnovers (2 fumbles, 2 INTs) at Columbia... the Great Danes have one all-conference player returning in defensive end Eddie Delaney... the senior plays without a left hand and wears an insulin pump to control diabetes... Delaney received the 2010 UAlbany Disability Resource Center Student Recognition Award... Delaney made a career-best 10 tackles, including one sack, at Colgate... he had nine tackles and a forced fumble against Maine... Delaney, who has 141 tackles as a collegian, had a career-high 1.5 sacks vs. Robert Morris... Delaney (30 tackles, 3.5 sacks) has 30-plus tackles for the fourth consecutive season... DT Zach Gallo has played in 40 games as a collegian... Gallo had five tackles, one sack and one forced fumble vs. Duquesne... Gallo made a career-high seven tackles at Columbia... the senior had six hits against Maine and recovered a fumble... the defensive tackle has 102 career tackles, one of five active UAlbany defenders with 100-plus... S Jake Ciccarello, a Phil Steele preseason All-NEC selection, has 128 career tackles and four interceptions... Ciccarello equaled a season-high with nine tackles at Saint Francis... the senior also made nine stops vs. Maine... ILB Jon Morgan recorded a career-high 14 tackles against Maine, the highest total by a Great Dane defender since Sept. 13, the junior also made 11 tackles, including seven unassisted, in the season opener... Morgan collected eight tackles, including seven unassisted, and forced a fumble vs. Robert Morris... he had a season-high 13 tackles vs. Central Conn. State last year... Morgan moved from outside to inside linebacker prior to last season... DE Marc Wargo, who has also been positioned at inside linebacker during his career, returned to the lineup against Duquesne after missing two weeks with a broken bone in his right hand... Wargo has 7.5 career sacks... FS Justin Hassan is starting at free safety for the second consecutive season and has 96 career tackles... made five tackles and broke up a pass last week... the senior picked off his fourth career pass and recovered a fumble against Duquesne on Oct Hassan made a career-best 10 stops (6 solo) against Maine... ILB Dave Plungas had nine tackles in the opener at Colgate... Plungas made a career-best 13 tackles, including nine unassisted, vs. Wagner last year... Plungas, who also works as a long snapper, has moved past the 100-career tackle mark (132)... Plungas had a third-quarter interception at Columbia, the first of his career... OLB Kyle Jordan made his first collegiate start a memorable one with nine tackles and two sacks versus Maine on Sept Jordan followed up that effort with eight tackles and a forced fumble at Columbia... CB Leon Saddler is in his second season after transferring from C.W. Post... he recorded his first career interception and made four tackles vs. Duquesne... Saddler had a career game with eight tackles and two PBUs against Sacred Heart on Nov. 6, CB Duane Harper had three tackles and recovered a fumble vs. Robert Morris... Harper and CB Clay Harris each picked off his first carer pass against Duquesne on Oct ILB Christian Dorsey (6 tackles) and ILB Chris Bouchard (6 tackles) each had career-high totals at Columbia... DT Ocieka Bakou had a career-best two sacks and forced one fumble against Columbia... DE Dean Mercuris made his first start at Columbia and had three tackles and one sack... FS Justinian Mason made three tackles vs. Duquesne after being sidelined the previous two games with a concussion (suffered against Maine on Sept. 17)... Mason was the first UAlbany player to score on a blocked punt return since Oct. 13, 2000 vs. Yale last year... P Paul Layton is fourth among the national punting leaders with a 45.4 average... Layton has 24 career punts of 50-plus yards, including three against Duquesne... Layton had four punts of 50 or more yards at Columbia, including a 70-yarder that matched the seventh longest in school annals... Layton has twice been named CFPA National Punter of the Week (Sept. 26 & Oct. 10) and was chosen NEC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 26). OFFENSE NOTES: The Great Danes have compiled 435 or more yards on offense in four consecutive games for the first time since 2000 after last week's performance against Robert Morris... UAlbany is No. 16 in total offense ( ypg) and No. 19 in scoring (33.33 ppg) among the Division I FCS leaders... UAlbany accounted for 493 total yards against Duquesne, the highest figure since Oct. 9, UAlbany posted its first 300-yard rushing game since the 2008 Grid-

7 iron Classic against Jacksonville... the Great Danes ran and passed for 200 or more yards for the first time since Nov. 8, 2008 at Columbia on Sept the Great Danes set the program's Division I FCS record with 334 passing yards at Colgate on Sept QB Dan Di Lella threw for a career-high 279 yards and three first-half touchdowns against Robert Morris... Di Lella's passing total tied the eighth-best single-game mark in school history... ran for a career-high 90 yards against Duquesne, plus threw a pair of scoring passes... he completed 17 of 28 passes and threw for 239 yards in the opener at Colgate... Di Lella fired a 50-yard TD pass to cap a 28-point second quarter... the senior connected on 14 of 24 passes for 193 yards and a career-high three touchdowns at Saint Francis... tied the program's FCS single-game mark with three TD passes, the most by a UAlbany quarterback in three years... the 6'5" signal-caller is the eighth UAlbany QB to pass for 2,000 career yards (2,001)... TB Dillon Romain, who missed two games with an injury earlier this year, rushed for a season-best 93 yards and one touchdown against Robert Morris... had 100-plus all-purpose yards for the second straight game and scored his ninth career touchdown... season-high 104 all-purpose yards against Duquesne after returning from injury... Romain was voted 2010 NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year, the first UAlbany player to earn the award... Romain was chosen NEC Rookie of the Week on four occasions as a freshman... he rushed for a career-high 193 yards, including 182 in the second half, against Wagner... QB Buddy Leathley and Romain hooked up on a 75-yard screen pass that resulted in a second-quarter touchdown at Colgate on Sept the pass play tied the ninth-longest in school history... Leathley recorded career-highs in passing yards (179) and total yards (247) against Bryant on Oct. 30, his passing yardage was the highest by a freshman QB since Nov. 11, TB Andrew Smith accounted for 100 or more all-purpose yards for the fourth consecutive game... rushed 17 times for 90 yards vs. Robert Morris... reached the century mark in rushing for the third consecutive game with 101 and one TD against Duquesne on Oct ran for 113 yards and one TD the previous week at Saint Francis... earned NEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a career-high 155 yards and accounting for a career-best three touchdowns (2 rush, 1 pass) at Columbia... Smith is the 22nd player in school history to reach the 2,000-career all-purpose plateau (2,450)... tied for 15th on the all-time scoring list with 120 points... moved to 14th in career rushing yards (1,613)... the junior has 100-plus all-purpose yards in 12 career games... WR Ryan Kirchner hauled in six receptions for 66 yards and one touchdown vs. Robert Morris... Kirchner is tied for seventh on UAlbany's career receptions list (92), plus has 982 career receiving yards... needs 18 yards to become the 12th UAlbany receiver to reach the 1,000-career plateau... had five catches for 53 yards vs. Duquesne... Kirchner registered a career-high 142 all-purpose yards at Saint Francis... the junior had the most punt return yards (94) by a UAlbany player against an NEC opponent, breaking his own record... Kirchner tied the program's FCS single-game standard with two TD receptions against Columbia... he caught six passes for 72 yards in the contest... Kirchner had 50 receptions last year, the fifth-best total in school annals... posted career-highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (77) at Duquesne... Kirchner also had seven catches vs. Maine and Bryant... WR Kevin Chillis tied a career-best with five catches for 46 yards vs. Robert Morris... caught four passes for 62 yards against Duquesne... registered career-highs in receptions (5) and receiving yards (80) against Maine... Chillis hauled in a 50-yard scoring pass with 51.1 seconds remaining in the opening half at Colgate on Sept WR Cole King has at least two receptions in every game this season... made a leaping 44-yard TD catch in the first quarter against Robert Morris... four receptions for 97 yards... four catches for 30 yards and one TD vs. Duquesne... named the NEC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 3)... he became the first UAlbany receiver to have a 100-yard game since Oct. 24, King had five receptions for 102 yards and two touchdowns, tying the program's FCS single-game record, at Saint Francis... the redshirt freshman had a solid day in his first game as a collegian with three catches for 43 yards at Colgate... TB Omar Osbourne posted career-highs in rushing yards (89) and all-purpose yards (102) at Saint Francis on Oct Osbourne added a 4- yard TD run in the fourth quarter... the redshirt freshman scored on a 17-yard run and a 37-yard pass reception at Columbia... Osbourne rushed for 43 yards... TE Paul Booker caught a career-high three passes for 22 yards vs. Duquesne... Booker's one-yard TD reception was his first since Oct. 9, PK Herb Glass was named Northeast Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance at Colgate (Sept. 3)... Glass is first in both career field goals (32) and career PATs (110) on the program's charts... the senior has climbed to third on the school's career scoring list with 206 points, passing TB Greg Garrett ( )... Glass is the fifth kicker to make two 40-plus yard field goals in a game as he connected from 48 and 41 against Colgate on Sept made two or more field goals 11 times in his career... Glass has kicked nine 40-plus yard field goals, including a 46-yarder in the fourth quarter at St. Francis... Glass is a candidate for National Football Foundation's William V. Campbell Trophy which recognizes academic and athletic excellence. ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME: Four former athletes were enshrined into the UAlbany Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 14, as part of 2011 Homecoming/Fall Festival festivities. The inductees and their sports are: Megan Buchanan 00, basketball & golf; Steve Checksfield 08, baseball & football; Samantha Cohen 99, cross country/track & field; and Howard Sellers '95, track & field. Buchanan scored 1,093 career points and was a member of UAlbany's first Division I women's basketball team. Checksfield was a two-sport star in baseball and football. He was drafted by the Houston Astros and was a first team All-Northeast Conference tight end in Cohen developed into an elite racewalker and competed at three U.S. Olympic Trials and at international meets. Sellers won the 1993 NCAA Division III outdoor 800- meter national championship and was a nine-time track All-American.

8 2011 SEASON BOXSCORES GAME 1 COLGATE 37, UALBANY 34 (OT) September Andy Kerr Stadium, 6:00 p.m. Albany (0-1) Colgate (1-0) UA - Glass 48 FG 10:22, 1st CU - McCarney 10 run (Uglietto kick) 2:43, 1st UA - Smith 5 run (Glass kick) 10:39, 2nd CU - Cason 49 pass from McCarney (Uglietto kick) 9:33, 2nd UA - Romain 75 pass from Leathley (Glass kick) 8:46, 2nd CU - Stempeck 2 pass from McCarney (Uglietto kick) 4:56, 2nd UA - Miseikis 19 run (Glass kick) 2:31, 2nd UA - Chillis 50 pass from Di Lella (Glass kick) 0:51, 2nd CU - McCarney 4 run (Uglietto kick) 5:09, 3rd CU - Uglietto 24 FG 10:36, 4th UA - Glass 41 FG 0:00, OT CU - Eachus 1 run 0:00, OT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING - Albany: Smith 6-33, Miseikis 2-23, Di Lella 6-22, Leathley 1-9, Osbourne 3-3, Romain 2-3. Colgate: Eachus , McCarney , McCord 1-1. PASSING - Albany: Di Lella , 239, Leathley 3-2-1, 95. Colgate: McCarney , 210. RECEIVING - Albany: Kirchner 4-46, Chillis 3-59, Smith 3-45, King 3-43, Romain 1-75, Carl 1-37, Booker 1-18, Lullen 1-7, Wilson 1-2, Hutcherson 1-2. Colgate: Looney 8-58, Eachus 4-59, Mputu 2-28, Cason 1-49, Basil 1-14, Stempeck 1-2. ATTENDANCE - 6,748 (Clear, Hot, 85 degrees). GAME 2 MAINE 31, UALBANY 15 September University Field, 6:07 p.m. Maine (2-1) Albany (0-2) ME - Brown 33 run (Harvey kick) 12:24, 1st ME - Perillo 7 pass from Smith (Harvey kick) 11:21, 2nd ME - McDonald 14 pass from Smith (Harvey kick) 0:24, 2nd ME - Harvey 27 FG 7:44, 3rd UA - Romain 1 run (Glass kick) 13:05, 4th ME - Walker 2 run (Harvey kick) 10:22, 4th UA - Petersen 6 pass from Smith (Osbourne pass from Di Lella) 8:22, 4th INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING - Maine: Brown , Smith 16-31, Hood 6-25, Johnson 2-12, Walker 6-8. Albany: Romain 11-39, Smith 5-18, Di Lella 5-10, Osbourne 3-10, Miseikis 3-1, Chillis 1-1. PASSING - Maine: Smith , 202. Albany: Di Lella , 179, Leathley 4-1-0, 0, Smith RECEIVING - Maine: Perillo 6-57, Johnson 5-37, McDonald 4-55, Hood 2-20, Session 2-13, Brown 1-14, Walker 1-6. Albany: Chillis 5-80, Romain 3-12, King 2-52, Gay 2-17, Smith 2-11, Kirchner 1-7, Petersen 1-6, Wilson 1-3, Miseikis 1-(minus-3). ATTENDANCE - 4,944 (Mostly Cloudy, 61 degrees). GAME 3 UALBANY 44, COLUMBIA 21 September Robert K. Kraft Field, 12:30 p.m. Albany (1-2) Columbia (0-2) UA - Smith 41 run (Glass kick) 5:12, 1st CU - Gerst 1 run (Eddy kick) 1:17, 1st UA - Osbourne 17 run (Glass kick) 11:02, 2nd UA - Kirchner 25 pass from Di Lella (Glass kick) 1:56, 2nd UA - Glass 34 FG 0:17, 2nd CU - Nelligan 2 fumble recovery (Eddy kick) 0:00, 2nd UA - Smith 4 run (Glass kick) 8:42, 3rd UA - Kirchner 10 pass from Smith (pass failed) 7:58, 3rd UA - Osbourne 37 pass from Di Lella (Glass kick) 6:56, 3rd CU - Havas 1 pass from Brackett (Eddy kick) 8:47, 4th INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING - Albany: Smith , Osbourne 8-43, Di Lella 2-14, Miseikis 4-7, Cushing 2-3, Chillis 3-(minus-6). Columbia: Gerst 9-56, Garrett 14-29, Brackett 12-24, Stephens 1-10, Fisher 1-3, Papas 1-2, Popeck 1-(minus-2), Bell 1-(minus-5). PASSING - Albany: Di Lella , 208, Leathley 3-1-0, 12, Smith 1-1-0, 10, Fiacchi 1-0-0, 0. Columbia: Brackett , 176, Bell 7-5-0, 35. RECEIVING - Albany: Kirchner 6-72, Hutcherson 4-29, Chillis 2-47, King 2-28, Osbourne 1-37, Miseikis 1-13, Booker 1-4. Columbia: Havas 4-30, Stephens 3-54, Garner 3-47, Cummins 2-16, Williams 2-13, Garrett 2-6, Papas 1-14, Burrell 1-9, Fisher 1-6, DiNovo 1-6, Chad 1-6, Lopez 1-4. ATTENDANCE - 3,457 (Cloudy, Calm, 74 degrees). GAME 4 UALBANY 41, SAINT FRANCIS, PA 20 October DeGol Field, 1:00 p.m. Albany (2-2) Saint Francis (1-4) UA - Smith 4 run (Glass kick) 9:41, 1st SF - Kelly 12 run (Thiel kick) 5:18, 1st UA - King 19 pass from Di Lella (Glass kick) 2:42, 2nd UA - Kirchner 7 pass from Di Lella (Glass kick) 0:14, 2nd SF - Thiel 35 FG 5:14, 3rd UA - Glass 28 FG 2:31, 3rd SF - Thiel 25 FG 0:38, 3rd UA - King 49 pass from Di Lella (Glass kick) 14:53, 4th UA - Glass 46 FG 9:35, 4th SF - Wasilewski 16 pass from Kelly (Thiel kick) 7:05, 4th UA - Osbourne 4 run (Glass kick) 2:41, 4th INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING - Albany: Smith , Osbourne 19-89, Di Lella 7-32, Chillis 2-21, Leathley 2-0. Saint Francis: Kelly , Harbridge 15-32, Alexander 4-22, Nielsen PASSING - Albany: Di Lella , 193, Leathley 6-2-0, 30. Saint Francis: Kelly , 93, Nielsen 7-2-0, 11. RECEIVING - Albany: King 5-102, Kirchner 4-48, Smith 4-33, Gay 2-27, Osbourne Saint Francis: Alexander 5-29, Harbridge 3-13, Wasilewski 2-23, Parker 1-19, Novicki 1-15, Domonkos 1-5. ATTENDANCE (Rain, 45 degrees).

9 GAME 5 UALBANY 38, DUQUESNE 10 October University Field, 1:00 p.m. Duquesne (4-2) Albany (3-2) UA - Smith 1 run (Glass kick) 10:36, 1st UA - Booker 1 pass from Di Lella (Glass kick) 8:22, 1st UA - Roman 1 run (Glass kick) 3:03, 1st UA - Glass 37 FG 6:38, 2nd DU - Leventry 41 FG 11:05, 3rd DU - Dixon 35 pass from Patterson (Leventry kick) 2:35, 3rd UA - King 8 pass from Di Lella (Glass kick) 14:53, 4th UA - Leathley 1 run (Glass kick) 2:44, 4th INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING - Duquesne: McCoy 20-75, Patterson 7-15, Brady 1-1. Albany: Smith , Di Lella 13-90, Romain 15-40, Osbourne 5-26, Gay 1-15, Cushing 2-13, Leathley 2-6, Hutcherson 1-6, Chillis 2-5. PASSING - Duquesne: Patterson , 144, Mitchell 1-0-1, 0. Albany: Di Lella , 176, Leathley 2-1-0, 16. RECEIVING - Duquesne: Spragg 6-58, Roorback 3-15, Cangilla 2-20, Dixon 1-35, Dorsey 1-8, Layhue 1-5, McCoy 1-3. Albany: Kirchner 5-53, Chillis 4-62, King 4-30, Booker 3-22, Hutcherson 2-14, Smith 1-7, Gay 1-4. ATTENDANCE - 3,223 (Sunny, 64 degrees). Most Single-Games Tackles (since 1999) 18, Josh Bazan vs. Drake, , Colin Disch vs. Central Conn. State, , Josh Bazan vs. Sacred Heart, , Colin Disch vs. Robert Morris, , Josh Bazan vs. Towson, , Colin Disch vs. Fordham, , Colin Disch vs. Delaware, , Justin Brancaccio vs. Hofstra, , Tim Campe vs. Sacred Heart, , Josh Bazan vs. Central Conn. State, , Tim Campe vs. Stony Brook, , Josh Bazan vs. Wagner, , Josh Bazan vs. Sacred Heart, , Colin Disch vs. Massachusetts, , Colin Disch vs. Monmouth, , Jon Morgan vs. Maine, GAME 6 UALBANY 28, ROBERT MORRIS 17 October University Field, 1:07 p.m. Robert Morris (2-4) Albany (4-2) UA - King 44 pass from Di Lella (Glass kick) 10:07, 1st UA - Hutcherson 9 pass from Di Lella (Glass kick) 3:46, 1st UA - Kirchner 27 pass from Di Lella (Glass kick) 4:12, 2nd RM - Jeter 8 pass from Sinclair (Langer kick) 8:02, 3rd RM - Langer 36 FG 0:00, 3rd UA - Romain 1 run (Glass kick) 12:53, 4th RM - Sinclair 17 run (Langer kick) 0:26, 4th INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING - Robert Morris: Sinclair 14-78, Howard 18-49, Quarles 3-6, Cromwell 2-5, Mitchell 1-(minus-3). Albany: Romain 13-93, Smith 17-90, Di Lella 6-10, Osbourne 2-6, Chillis 2-(minus- 3). PASSING - Robert Morris: Sinclair , 158. Albany: Di Lella , 279. RECEIVING - Robert Morris: Jackson 3-37, King 3-29, Jeter 3-25, Coleman 2-58, Howard 1-9. Albany: Kirchner 6-66, Chillis 5-46, King 4-97, Hutcherson 2-43, Romain 2-7, Smith ATTENDANCE - 5,878 (Mostly Cloudy, 59 degrees). Player Pronunciation Guide Ocieka Bakou...oh-seek-ah; bah-coo Anthony Bazzoffi...bah-zoff-ee Presley Beauvais...bo-vay Josh Blaauboer...blay-burr Adrian Brunori...brew-nor-ee Jake Ciccarello...chick-ah-rell-low Raymond Dorcely...door-sa-lee Doug Draude...drauw-dee Randall Exantus...ex-zan-toose Lance Fanthorp...fan-thorp Joe Fasano...fa-sa-know Will Fiacchi...fee-och-key Ryan Kirchner...kurch-nur Matt LaDucer...la-dew-sir Buddy Leathley...leaf-lee Tim Kologrivov...ko-low-gree-vov Prosper Mbongue-Muna...mon-gay, moo-na Jordan Migliore...mil-lee-oar-ee Evan Nusbaum...nuss-bomb Adam Pasnik...paz-nick Keith Peifer...pie-fur Dave Plungas...plun-jess Kyle Skrzyniarz...scry-narz Coach Casullo...ka-sue-low Coach Cedeno...sa-dean-know Coach Mion...my-on

10 DIVISION I FCS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS TEAM Present Rushing Yards 468 vs. Wagner, Passing Yards 334 vs. Colgate, Total Yards 600 vs. Drake, First Downs 30 vs Canisius, & Fordham, Low Rushing Yards Allowed minus-51 vs. Robert Morris, Low Passing Yards Allowed 21 vs. Wagner, Low Total Yards Allowed 74 vs. Central Conn. State, Fewest First Downs Allowed 3 vs. Saint Francis, Pa., Turnovers Forced 6 vs. Stony Brook, & Towson, Points (Game) 64 vs. St. Peter's, Points (Half) 41 vs. Duquesne (first), Points (Quarter) 28 vs. Duquesne (second), & vs. Colgate (second), Victory Margin 55 vs. St. Peter's (64-9), Loss Margin 51 vs. Northeastern (51-0), INDIVIDUAL Present Rushing Yards 271, David McCarty vs. Jacksonville, Rushing Touchdowns 4, Gary Jones vs. Wagner, , David McCarty vs. Jacksonville, Touchdowns Scored 4, Gary Jones vs. Wagner, , David McCarty vs. Jacksonville, Passing Yards 292, Ryan Roeder vs. Drake, Touchdown Passes 3, Michael Oliva vs. Stony Brook, , Ryan Roeder vs. Robert Morris, , Marcus Rotondi vs. St. John's, , Ryan Roeder vs. Wagner, , Vinny Esposito vs. Duquesne, , Dan Di Lella vs. St. Francis, Pa., , Dan Di Lella vs. Robert Morris, Receiving Yards 251, Chris Phillis vs. Robert Morris, Receptions 10, Chris Phillis vs. Hofstra, , Tim Bush vs. Wagner, , Tim Bush vs. Bryant, , Tim Bush vs. Central Conn. State, Touchdown Receptions 2, Chris Phillis vs. Wagner, , Chris Phillis vs. Wagner, , Chris Phillis vs. Robert Morris, , Jonathan Garrick vs. St. John's, , Chris Phillis vs. Wagner, , Tim Bush vs. Wagner, , Ryan Kirchner vs. Columbia, , Cole King vs. St. Francis, Pa., All-Purpose Yards 286, David McCarty vs. Jacksonville, Tackles 18, Josh Bazan vs. Drake, , Colin Disch vs. Central Conn. State, Interceptions 2, David Cross vs. Central Conn. State, , Mike Grever vs. Wagner, , Samson Brown vs. Towson, , Samson Brown vs. Wagner, , Kamar Elliott vs. St. Francis, Pa., , Ryan MacLean vs. Duquesne, , Eric Neugebauer vs. Wagner, , Rashad Barksdale vs. Delaware, , Dave Casale vs. Robert Morris, UALBANY VS. VARSITY OPPONENTS OPPONENT W L LAST MEETING Albright (28-7, L) Alfred (20-19, L) American Int'l (25-24, W) Brockport (25-13, L) Brooklyn (56-0, W) Brown (35-7, L) Bryant (24-7, L) Buffalo (28-20, W) Canisius (44-14, W) Central Conn (30-27, L) Central Florida (28-17, W) Colgate (37-34, L) Columbia (44-21, W) Cortland (30-29, L) Cornell (23-21, L) Curry (50-23, W) C.W. Post (24-16, L) Dayton (42-21, L) Delaware (38-7, L) Drake (49-42, L) Duquesne (38-10, W) Florida Atlantic (27-9, L) Florida Int'l (35-26, L) Fordham (23-20, W) Gannon (40-29, W) Georgia Southern (29-26, L) Hampden-Sydney (51-45, W) Hobart (10-0, W) Hofstra (22-16, W) Ithaca (22-11, L) Jacksonville (28-0, W) King's (Pa.) (49-21, W) Lehigh (17-16, W) Maine (31-15, L) Marist (43-0, W) Massachusetts (44-7, L) Mass.-Lowell (40-0, W) Mass. Maritime (75-6, W) Mercyhurst (20-10, W) Merrimack (24-6, W) Monmouth (28-19, W) Montana (35-14, L) New Hampshire (32-24, L) New Haven (45-28, L) New York Tech (41-7, W) Niagara (75-9, W) Nichols (32-8, W) Northeastern (51-0, L) Norwich (45-20, W) Pace (17-0, W) Plattsburgh (32-7, W) Plymouth State (33-21, W) R.I.T (13-3, W) Rensselaer (17-7, W) Robert Morris (28-17, W) Rowan (31-3, L) Sacred Heart (35-23, W) Salisbury State (44-20, W) Siena (71-8, W) Southern Conn (24-14, W) Springfield (24-13, L) St. Francis, Pa (41-20, W) St. John's (31-6, W) St. Lawrence (49-0, W) St. Peter's (64-9, W) Stephen F. Austin (59-14, L) Stonehill (52-0, W) Stony Brook (24-23, W) New Jersey (38-18, L) Towson (35-16, L) Union (54-0, W) U.S. Mer. Marine (14-8, L) Wagner (24-14, W) W. Connecticut (50-6, W) Widener (33-15, L) William Paterson (41-25, L) Yale (23-20, W)

11 UALBANY CAREER/SEASON BESTS #1 Ben Miseikis - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Rush Yds 68 vs. St. Francis, Pa. ( ) Longest Rush 22 vs. Wagner ( ) Most Attempts 11 vs. two opponents #2 Nick Hutcherson - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Yards Receiving 54 at Stephen F. Austin ( ) Most Receptions 7 at Stephen F. Austin ( ) Longest Reception 34 vs. St. Francis, Pa. ( ) 34 vs. Robert Morris ( ) #7 Buddy Leathley - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Yds Passing 179 at Bryant ( ) Most Comp 13 at Bryant ( ) Most Attempts 29 at Bryant ( ) Longest Completion 75 at Colgate (9-3-11) Most Rush Yds 112 vs. Central Conn. ( ) Most Attempts 17 vs. Central Conn. ( ) Total Offensive Yards 247 at Bryant ( ) #8 Ryan Kirchner - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Yards Receiving 77 at Duquesne ( ) Most Receptions 7 vs. three opponents Longest Reception 36 vs. St. Francis, Pa. ( ) Most All-Purpose Yds 142 at St. Francis, Pa. ( ) #10 Andrew Smith - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Rush Yds 155 at Columbia ( ) Longest Rush 58 vs. Duquesne ( ) 2011 Longest Rush 41 at Columbia ( ) Most Attempts 27 at Maine (9-2-10) & Duquesne ( ) Most Receptions 4 at St. Francis, Pa. ( ) Most Rec. Yds 68 at Bryant ( ) Longest Reception 46 at Bryant ( ) Most All-Purpose Yds 239 at Georgia Southern (9-5-09) Total Offensive Yards 165 at Columbia ( ) #12 Dan Di Lella - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Yds Passing 279 vs. Robert Morris ( ) Most Comp 21 at Stephen F. Austin ( ) Most Attempts 37 at Duquesne ( ) Longest Completion 50 at Colgate (9-3-11) Most Rush Yds 90 vs. Duquesne ( ) Total Offensive Yards 289 vs. Robert Morris ( ) #19 John Lullen - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Yards Receiving 35 vs. St. Francis, Pa. ( ) Most Receptions 4 vs. St. Francis, Pa. ( ) Longest Reception 32 vs. Duquesne ( ) #20 Dillon Romain - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Rush Yds 193 vs. Wagner ( ) Longest Rush 34 vs. Wagner ( ) 34 vs. Robert Morris ( ) Most Attempts 28 vs. Wagner ( ) Most Receptions 3 vs. Maine ( ) Most Yards Receiving 23 at Sacred Heart ( ) Most All-Purpose Yds 193 vs. Wagner ( ) #23 Kevin Chillis - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Yards Receiving 80 vs. Maine ( ) Most Receptions 5 vs. Maine ( ) 5 vs. Robert Morris ( ) Most All-Purpose Yds 98 vs. Maine ( ) Longest Reception 50 at Colgate (9-3-11) #32 Paul Booker - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Yards Receiving 30 vs. Duquesne ( ) & Yale ( ) Most Receptions 3 vs. Duquesne ( ) Longest Reception 30 vs. Duquesne ( ) #41 Omar Osbourne - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Rush Yds 89 at St. Francis, Pa. ( ) Longest Rush 23 at St. Francis, Pa. ( ) Most Attempts 19 at St. Francis, Pa. ( ) Most Receptions 1 vs. two opponents Most Yards Receiving 37 at Columbia ( ) Most All-Purpose Yds 102 at St. Francis, Pa. ( ) THE LAST TIME... INTERCEPTION FOR TOUCHDOWN Albany: Mike Kelly, 54 yards vs. Sacred Heart, Campus Field, Opp.: Samad Wagstaff of Bryant, 43 yards at Bulldog Stadium, KICKOFF RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN Albany: Mike Wall, 77 yards vs. St. Francis, Pa., University Field, Opp.: Gralyn Crawford of Stephen F. Austin, 92 yards at Homer Bryce Stadium, FUMBLE RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN Albany: Jon Morgan, 21 yards vs. Monmouth, University Field, Opp.: Cory Giddings of Stony Brook, 34 yards at LaValle Stadium, PUNT RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN Albany: Ryan Kirchner, 80 yards vs. Wagner, University Field, Opp.: Gralyn Crawford of Stephen F. Austin, 72 yards at Homer Bryce Stadium, BLOCKED PUNT - RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWN Albany: Justinian Mason, 7 yards vs. Yale, Yale Bowl, Opp.: Michael Scott of Sacred Heart, 38 yards at Campus Field, YARD RUSHING GAME Albany: Andrew Smith, 101 yards vs. Duquesne, University Field, Opp.: Pushaun Brown of Maine, 125 yards at University Field, YARD RUSHING GAME Albany: David McCarty, 271 yards vs. Jacksonville, University Field, Opp.: Jordan Brown of Bryant, 200 yards at Bulldog Stadium, YARD RECEIVING GAME Albany: Cole King, 102 yards vs. St. Francis, Pa., DeGol Field, Opp.: David Crawford of Wagner, 117 yards at University Field, YARD PASSING GAME Albany: Dan Di Lella, 279 yards vs. Robert Morris, University Field, Opp.: Warren Smith of Maine, 202 yards at University Field, YARD PASSING GAME Albany: Joe Savino, 314 yards vs. American International, Miller Field, Opp.: Dale Fink of Sacred Heart, 414 yards at Campus Field,

12 #46 Justin Petersen - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Yards Receiving 33 vs. Robert Morris ( ) Most Receptions 3 vs. Robert Morris ( ) Longest Reception 18 vs. Robert Morris ( ) #81 Jameel Gay - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Yards Receiving 36 at Robert Morris ( ) Most Receptions 4 vs. two opponents Longest Reception 17 at Robert Morris ( ) #87 Cole King - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Yards Receiving 102 at St. Francis, Pa. ( ) Most Receptions 5 at St. Francis, Pa. ( ) Longest Reception 49 at St. Francis, Pa. ( ) DEFENSE #4 Jake Ciccarello - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Tackles 10 vs. Monmouth ( ) Most TFL 1.0 at Hofstra ( ) Most Interceptions 1 vs. four opponents (last at Sacred Heart, ) Most PBUs 1 vs. two opponents #11 Jon Morgan - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Tackles 14 vs. Maine ( ) Most TFL 1.5 at St. Francis, Pa. ( ) Most Interceptions 1 at Robert Morris ( ) Most Sacks 1.0 at St. Francis, Pa. ( ) #22 Justin Hassan - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Tackles 10 vs. Maine ( ) Most TFL 0.5 vs. Monmouth ( ) Most Interceptions 1 vs. Duquesne ( ) 1 at Columbia ( ) 1 vs. Wagner ( ) 1 vs. Robert Morris ( ) Most PBUs 2 at Yale ( ) #45 Dave Plungas - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Tackles 13 vs. Wagner ( ) Most TFL 1.5 at Robert Morris ( ) Most Interceptions 1 at Columbia ( ) #56 Marc Wargo - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Tackles 5 at Maine (9-2-10) Most TFL 1.5 vs. Monmouth ( ) Most Sacks 1.5 vs. Monmouth ( ) #93 Ocieka Bakou - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Tackles 4 at Colgate (9-3-11) 4 vs. Central Conn. ( ) 4 at Stephen F. Austin ( ) Most TFL 2.0 at Columbia ( ) 2.0 at Monmouth ( ) Most Sacks 2.0 at Columbia ( ) #95 Zach Gallo - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Tackles 7 at Columbia ( ) Most TFL 1.0 vs. five opponents (last vs. Maine, ) Most Sacks 1.0 vs. five opponents (last vs. Robert Morris, ) #96 Eddie Delaney - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Tackles 10 at Colgate (9-3-11) Most TFL 2.0 vs. Sacred Heart ( ) Most Sacks 1.5 vs. Robert Morris ( ) SPECIAL TEAMS #13 Herb Glass - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Field Goals 3 vs. Sacred Heart ( ) Most FG Attempts 5 vs. Sacred Heart ( ) Most Points 12 vs. St. Francis, Pa. ( ) Most Kickoffs 8 at St. Francis, Pa. ( ) 8 at Columbia ( ) 8 vs. Robert Morris ( ) Most Touchbacks 3 at Colgate (9-3-11) #15 Paul Layton - Career Highs/2011 Season Most Punts 9 at Maine (9-2-10) Longest Punt 70 at Columbia ( ) 69 vs. Monmouth ( ) Punts 50+ Yds 4 at Columbia ( ) Punts Inside 20 3 vs. Robert Morris ( ) 3 at St. Francis ( ) 3 at Columbia ( ) 3 vs. Maine ( ) 3 at Bryant ( ) The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top-25 Poll 1. Georgia Southern (125) 3, Northern Iowa (18) 3, North Dakota State (9) 3, Montana State (2) 3, Wofford (3) 3, Appalachian State 2, Sam Houston State 2, Lehigh 2, Maine 2, Jacksonville State 2, James Madison 2, Montana 2, New Hampshire 2, William & Mary 1, Towson 1, Delaware 1, Indiana State 1, Richmond Alabama State North Dakota Old Dominion Massachusetts Jackson State Norfolk State South Dakota 477 NEC Teams Receiving Votes: Albany 19, Sacred Heart 2. ( ) - first-place votes Football Championship Subdivision FCS Coaches' Poll 1. Georgia Southern (27) Northern Iowa (1) Montana State Wofford North Dakota State Appalachian State Lehigh Jacksonville State Montana Sam Houston State James Madison New Hampshire Delaware Maine William & Mary Indiana State Towson North Dakota South Dakota Jackson State Richmond Old Dominion Tennessee Tech McNeese State Norfolk State 47 NEC Teams Receiving Votes: Albany 3. ( ) - first-place votes

13 2011 Scoring Drives UAlbany Longest Scoring Drives Time of Possession: Yardage: Plays: 5:19 at St. Francis, Pa. (1st Qtr., 14 plays, 63 yards, Touchdown) 82 yards vs. Duquesne (1st Qtr., 10 plays, 3:34 TOP, Touchdown) 14 plays at Columbia (2nd Qtr., 78 yards, 5:12 TOP, Touchdown) 14 plays at St. Francis, Pa. (1st Qtr., 63 yards, 5:19 TOP, Touchdown) Opponent Longest Scoring Drives Time of Possession: 7:33 at Colgate (1st Qtr., 14 plays, 79 yards, Touchdown) Yardage: 99 yards at Columbia (4th Qtr., 16 plays, 6:19 TOP, Touchdown) Plays: 16 plays at Columbia (4th Qtr., 99 yards, 6:19 TOP, Touchdown) UAlbany Scoring Drives Quarter No. Run Pass FG First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Overtime TOTAL Opponent Scoring Drives Quarter No. Run Pass FG First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Overtime TOTAL UAlbany Scoring Drives - Total Scoring Drives: 32 Other Scores: None. Qtr. Opp. Scoring Play Plays Yards TOP 1 COL 48 yd. FG - Glass :34 2 COL 5 yd. run - Smith :46 2 COL 75 yd. pass - Leathley to Romain :42 2 COL 19 yd. run - Miseikis :20 2 COL 50 yd. pass - Di Lella to Chillis :32 OT COL 41 yd. FG - Glass 4 1 0:00 4 ME 1 yd. run - Romain :44 4 ME 6 yd. pass - Smith to Petersen :00 1 CU 41 yd. run - Smith :08 2 CU 17 yd. run - Osbourne :12 2 CU 25 yd. pass - Di Lella to Kirchner :35 2 CU 34 yd. FG - Glass :02 3 CU 4 yd. run - Smith :21 3 CU 10 yd. pass - Smith to Kirchner :06 3 CU 37 yd. pass - Di Lella to Osbourne :48 1 SF 4 yd. run - Smith :19 2 SF 19 yd. pass - Di Lella to King :13 2 SF 7 yd. pass - Di Lella to Kirchner :16 3 SF 28 yd. FG - Glass :34 4 SF 49 yd. pass - Di Lella to King :35 4 SF 46 yd. FG - Glass 4 7 1:46 4 SF 4 yd. run - Osbourne :16 1 DU 1 yd. run - Smith :26 1 DU 1 yd. pass - Di Lella to Booker :43 1 DU 1 yd. run - Domain :34 2 DU 37 yd. FG - Glass :15 4 DU 8 yd. pass - Di Lella to King :42 4 DU 1 yd. run - Leathley :10 1 RM 44 yd. pass - Di Lella to King :07 1 RM 9 yd. pass - Di Lella to Hutcherson :53 2 RM 27 yd. pass - Di Lella to Kirchner :56 4 RM 1 yd. run - Romain : Opponent Scoring Drives - Total Scoring Drives: 22 Other Scores: 1 fumble return. Qtr. Opp. Scoring Play Plays Yards TOP 1 COL 10 yd. run - McCarney :33 2 COL 49 yd. pass - McCarney to Cason :57 2 COL 2 yd. pass - McCarney to Stempeck :50 3 COL 4 yd. run - McCarney :07 4 COL 24 yd. FG - Uglietto :11 OT COL 1 yd. run - Eachus :00 1 ME 33 yd. run - Brown :38 2 ME 7 yd. pass - Smith to Perillo :55 2 ME 14 yd. pass - Smith to McDonald :13 3 ME 27 yd. FG - Harvey :16 4 ME 2 yd. run - Walker :43 1 CU 1 yd. run - Gerst :49 4 CU 1 yd. pass - Brackett to Havas :19 1 SF 12 yd. run - Kelly :18 3 SF 35 yd. FG - Thiel 4 2 0:58 3 SF 25 yd. FG - Thiel :44 4 SF 16 yd. pass - Kelly to Wasilewski :09 3 DU 41 yd. FG - Leventry :54 3 DU 35 yd. pass - Patterson to Dixon :51 3 RM 8 yd. pass - Sinclair to Jeter :20 3 RM 36 yd. FG - Langer :28 4 RM 17 yd. run - Sinclair :04

14 2010 Scoring Drives UAlbany Longest Scoring Drives Time of Possession: Yardage: Plays: 7:03 at Yale (4th Qtr., 14 plays, 80 yards, Touchdown) 80 yards at Yale (4th Qtr., 14 plays, 7:03 TOP, Touchdown) 15 plays at Stephen F. Austin (1st Qtr., 67 yards, 6:16 TOP, Touchdown) 15 plays at Duquesne (1st Qtr., 66 yards, 6:26 TOP, Touchdown) Opponent Longest Scoring Drives Time of Possession: 7:27 vs. Monmouth (1st Qtr., 17 plays, 84 yards, Field Goal) Yardage: 96 yards at Bryant (1st Qtr., 6 plays, 3:05 TOP, Touchdown) Plays: 17 plays vs. Monmouth (1st Qtr., 84 yards, 7:27 TOP, Field Goal) UAlbany Scoring Drives Quarter No. Run Pass FG First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Overtime TOTAL Opponent Scoring Drives Quarter No. Run Pass FG First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Overtime TOTAL UAlbany Scoring Drives - Total Scoring Drives: 33 Other Scores: 1 blocked punt return, 1 interception return, 1 punt return, 1 fumble return. Qtr. Opp. Scoring Play Plays Yards TOP 1 ME 21 yd. FG - Glass :44 1 SFA 1 yd. run - Di Lella :16 4 SFA 1 yd. run - Miseikis :58 1 DUQ 3 yd. run - Smith :26 2 DUQ 3 yd. run - Smith 3 9 1:04 3 DUQ 40 yd. FG - Glass :37 2 YALE 16 yd. pass - Di Lella to Gay :42 2 YALE 25 yd. FG - Glass 4 3 0:47 4 YALE 1 yd. run - Romain :03 1 SFU 15 yd. pass - Di Lella to Lullen :21 1 SFU 2 yd. run - Romain :55 1 SFU 45 yd. FG - Glass :16 2 SFU 17 yd. run - Smith :09 3 SFU 2 yd. pass - Di Lella to Booker :23 3 SFU 1 yd. run - Romain :30 4 SFU 8 yd. pass - Leathley to Wiggins :42 4 SFU 42 yd. FG - Glass :52 RMU none 1 CCSU 7 yd. run - Smith :03 1 CCSU 20 yd. run - Leathley :34 2 CCSU 21 yd. FG - Glass :41 2 CCSU 9 yd. pass - Leathley to Kirchner :22 4 CCSU 38 yd. FG - Glass :31 2 BRY 46 yd. pass - Leathley to Smith :39 2 SHU 7 yd. run - Romain :24 3 SHU 9 yd. run - Smith :23 3 SHU 20 yd. run - Romain :13 4 SHU 2 yd. run - Smith :14 1 WAG 49 yd. pass - Leathley to Chillis :37 3 WAG 25 yd. run - Romain :21 3 WAG 37 yd. FG - Glass :47 1 MON 1 yd. run - Smith :23 2 MON 10 yd. run - Miseikis :00 3 MON 1 yd. FG - Leathley 2 1 0: Opponent Scoring Drives - Total Scoring Drives: 37 Other Scores: 1 kickoff return, 2 interception return, 1 punt return, 1 safety. Qtr. Opp. Scoring Play Plays Yards TOP ME none 1 SFA 11 yd. pass - Moses to Foster :19 1 SFA 6 yd. pass - Moses to Crawford :48 1 SFA 28 yd. FG - Barrett :22 2 SFA 3 yd. pass - Moses to Roberson :32 3 SFA 4 yd. run - Hampton :22 4 SFA 12 yd. pass - Attaway to Dozier :02 1 DUQ 25 yd. run - McCoy :13 2 DUQ 65 yd. pass - Patterson to Williams :55 2 DUQ 1 yd. run - Lapinski :54 4 DUQ 1 yd. run - McCoy :03 1 YALE 24 yd. pass - Witt to Forney :31 2 YALE 28 yd. run - Forney :56 4 YALE 16 yd. pass - Witt to Smith :10 1 RMU 12 yd. pass - Sinclair to Coleman :44 1 RMU 32 yd. run - Russ :41 1 RMU 1 yd. run - Sinclair :55 2 RMU 24 yd. pass - Sinclair to Evans :32 2 RMU 30 yd. pass - Sinclair to Coleman :21 3 RMU 35 yd. FG - Clawson :53 1 CCSU 37 yd. FG - Izzo :22 2 CCSU 32 yd. FG - Izzo :47 3 CCSU 9 yd. run - Benjamin :05 4 CCSU 12 yd. run - Benjamin :29 4 CCSU 9 yd. pass - Jespersen to Borawski :31 OT CCSU 32 yd. FG - Izzo 4 9 0:00 1 SHU 8 yd. pass - Fink to Archer :11 3 SHU 2 yd. pass - Fink to Tate :50 4 SHU 21 yd. pass - Fink to Rossi :18 1 WAG 19 yd. pass - Doscher to Collins :39 2 WAG 11 yd. run - Foxworth :58 2 MON 25 yd. FG - Spillane :27 2 MON 33 yd. FG - Spillane :17 3 MON 4 yd. run - Frazier :33 4 MON 2 yd. run - Caprio : UAlbany Football Schedule Sept. 2 (Thu.) at Maine 3-0, W Sept. 11 (Sat.) at #10/12 Stephen F. Austin 59-14, L Sept. 25 (Sat.) at Duquesne* 28-17, L Oct. 2 (Sat.) at Yale 23-20, W Oct. 9 (Sat.) Saint Francis, Pa.* (HC) 48-0, W Oct. 16 (Sat.) at Robert Morris* 38-0, L Oct. 22 (Fri.) Central Conn. State* (OT) 30-27, L Oct. 30 (Sat.) at Bryant* 24-7, L Nov. 6 (Sat.) at Sacred Heart* 35-23, W Nov. 13 (Sat.) Wagner* 24-14, W Nov. 20 (Sat.) Monmouth* 28-19, W *Northeast Conference Opponent

15 UALB ALBANY ANY vs. CENTRAL CONN. STATE TE DEPTH CHART UALBANY OFFENSE Pos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Cl.) TE 32 PAUL BOOKER (6-4, 240, Jr.) 88 Nate Papso (6-4, 235, So.) LT 76 KADEEM WILLIAMS (6-7, 300, So.) 77 Jordan Migliore (6-6, 295, Jr.) LG 55 KYLE O'KEEFE (6-3, 290, Sr.) 70 Justin Anderson (6-5, 290, Jr.) C 63 ERIC LaPORTA (6-2, 270, So.) 75 Joe Hoback (6-2, 290, Jr.) RG 79 ANTHONY BAZZOFFI (6-3, 335, Jr.) 71 Keith Peifer (6-5, 280, Sr.) RT 61 CHAZ MITCHELL (6-3, 270, Sr.) 74 Brian Parker (6-4, 265, R-Fr.) WR 8 RYAN KIRCHNER (6-2, 185, Jr.) 23 Kevin Chillis (5-9, 170, So.) WR 87 COLE KING (6-1, 185, R-Fr.) 81 Jameel Gay (5-11, 170, So.) QB 12 DAN Di LELLA (6-5, 225, Sr.) 7 Buddy Leathley (6-1, 185, So.) H-B 46 JUSTIN PETERSEN (6-0, 230, Sr.) 34 Jason Root (6-3, 230, R-Fr.) TB 10 ANDREW SMITH (6-2, 215, Jr.) 20 Dillon Romain (5-11, 205, So.) 41 Omar Osbourne (6-1, 195, R-Fr.) UALBANY DEFENSE Pos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Cl.) DE 96 EDDIE DELANEY (6-6, 250, Sr.) 90 Tom Bradley (6-4, 230, So.) DT 93 OCIEKA BAKOU (6-0, 270, Jr.) 98 Zach Morton (6-5, 250, R-Fr.) DT 95 ZACH GALLO (6-0, 265, Sr.) 94 Tim Kologrivov (6-0, 270, R-Fr.) DE 56 MARC WARGO (6-2, 245, Sr.) 35 Dean Mercuris (6-2, 245, Jr.) ILB 45 DAVE PLUNGAS (6-2, 235, Jr.) 18 Chris Bouchard (6-3, 225, Sr.) ILB 11 JON MORGAN (6-2, 225, Jr.) 33 Christian Dorsey (5-11, 215, R-Fr.) OLB 31 KYLE JORDAN (5-11, 200, R-Fr.) 36 Alex Helmer (6-1, 200, So.) CB 9 DUANE HARPER (6-0, 193, Sr.) 25 Clay Harris (5-10, 190, R-Fr.) S 4 JAKE CICCARELLO (5-11, 195, Sr.) 28 Justinian Mason (6-1, 200, So.) FS 22 JUSTIN HASSAN (6-1, 205, Sr.) 28 Justinian Mason (6-1, 200, So.) CB 21 LEON SADDLER (5-10, 175, Jr.) 6 Randall Exantus (5-8, 165, So.) UALBANY SPECIALISTS KO 13 HERB GLASS FG/PAT 13 HERB GLASS PUNTER 15 PAUL LAYTON HOLDER 15 PAUL LAYTON SNAPPER 45 DAVE PLUNGAS, 94 TIM KOLOGRIVOV KOR 20 DILLON ROMAIN, 25 CLAY HARRIS PR 8 RYAN KIRCHNER CENTRAL CONN. STATE DEFENSE Pos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Cl.) DE 40 DOMINIC GIAMPETRO (6-2, 250, Sr.) 90 Chris Williams (6-2, 225, So.) DT 95 JEFF LOGAN (5-10, 270, Sr.) 92 Peter Lodini (6-3, 255, R-Fr.) NT 52 GENE JOHNSON (6-4, 300, Sr.) 98 Willie Maxen (6-0, 270, Fr.) DE 99 CHARLES WILLIAMS (6-2, 235, Sr.) 56 Josh Alaeze (6-2, 240, Fr.) SLB 44 LAWTON ARNOLD (6-2, 230, Jr.) 15 D.J. Radich (6-2, 215, Jr.) MLB 13 ISAIAH BODDIE (6-0, 220, Sr.) 55 Chris Sfreddo (5-11, 210, So.) WLB 7 LORENZO BAKER (5-10, 210, Jr.) 11 Andrew Clements (6-2, 210, So.) LCB 16 CHRIS LINARES (5-9, 170, So.) 30 DeAndre Price (5-10, 171, Fr.) SS 24 ANTWIONE REESE (5-10, 185, So.) 31 Andrew Murdock (6-2, 185, Fr.) FS 21 TYRELL HOLMES (6-1, 160, Fr.) 5 Chris Abner (6-0, 190, Fr.) RCB 6 LONDON LOMAX (5-11, 180, Sr.) 17 Markeith Cirinna (5-10, 170, So.) CENTRAL CONN. STATE OFFENSE Pos. No. Player (Ht., Wt., Cl.) WR 2 DEVEN BAKER (6-3, 195, Jr.) 10 Denzell Jones (6-6, 200, So.) WR 19 MATTHEW TYRELL (6-1, 185, Jr.) 3 Raul DeBenendittis (6-0, 200, Sr.) LT 72 CASEY RYAN (6-5, 280, Sr.) 74 Devon Dixon (6-2, 280, Jr.) LG 64 GARTH HARRISON (6-2, 275, Sr.) 69 James Thompson (6-1, 300, Fr.) C 51 BLAISE ROSATI (6-2, 300, Fr.) 58 Dewayne Dawkins (6-3, 325, Sr.) RG 58 DEWAYNE DAWKINS (6-3, 325, Sr.) 67 Kris Patterson (6-2, 310, So.) RT 76 BRENDAN BRACKETT (6-4, 285, Sr.) 78 David Sabilia (6-6, 265, So.) TE 82 ANTHONY JULBES (6-4, 230, Jr.) 80 Eric McGlone (6-4, 225, Fr.) QB 8 GUNNAR JESPERSEN (5-10, 190, Sr.) 18 Jake White (6-3, 210, So.) FB 80 ERIC McGLONE (6-4, 225, Fr.) 11 Andrew Clements (6-2, 210, So.) RB 1 CHRIS TOLBERT (6-0, 190, So.) 20 Brian Fowler (6-2, 220, Sr.) CENTRAL CONN. STATE SPECIALISTS KO 36 JUAN DUQUE FG/PAT 36 JUAN DUQUE PUNTER 49 STEVE CALITRI HOLDER 83 NICK BACARELLA SNAPPER 14 JUSTIN PARADIS KOR 23 XAVIER GADDY, 83 NICK BACARELLA PR 83 NICK BACARELLA

16 2011 UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOOTBALL ROSTER 1 Ben Miseikis...TB, 5-10, 205, So. Fort Johnson, N.Y. (Amsterdam) 2 Nick Hutcherson...WR, 5-9, 175, Jr. Baltimore, Md. (Mount St. Joseph) 3 Jake Meek...WR, 6-1, 215, R-Fr. Penfield, N.Y. (Bishop Kearney) 4 Jake Ciccarello...S, 5-11, 195, Sr. Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Winter Springs) 5 Tramaine Wilson...FS, 5-10, 190, So. Staten Island, N.Y. (Tottenville) 6 Randall Exantus...CB, 5-8, 165, So. Greenlawn, N.Y. (Elwood-John Glenn) 7 Buddy Leathley...QB, 6-1, 185, So. Manlius, N.Y. (Fayetteville-Manlius) 8 Ryan Kirchner...WR, 6-2, 185, Jr. Rumson, N.J. (Rumson-Fair Haven) 9 Duane Harper...CB, 6-0, 193, Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Samuel J. Tilden) 10 Andrew Smith...TB, 6-2, 215, Jr. Schenectady, N.Y. (Guilderland) 11 Jon Morgan...ILB, 6-2, 225, Jr. Copiague, N.Y. (Copiague) 12 Dan Di Lella...QB, 6-5, 225, Sr. Neshanic Station, N.J. (Somerville) 13 Herb Glass...PK, 5-11, 180, Sr. Miller Place, N.Y. (Miller Place) 14 Will Fiacchi...QB, 6-3, 205, R-Fr. Marcellus, N.Y. (Marcellus) 15 Paul Layton...P/PK, 6-1, 210, So. Burnt Hills, N.Y. (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) 16 Ricky Joseph...QB, 5-10, 170, Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Thomas Jefferson) 17 Prosper Mbongue-Muna..LB, 6-3, 215, So. Albany, N.Y. (Albany Academy) 17 (d) Gilbert Rivera...WR, 6-1, 180, Fr. Valatie, N.Y. (Chatham Central) 18 Chris Bouchard...ILB, 6-3, 225, Jr. Troy, N.Y. (Catholic Central) 19 John Lullen...WR, 6-2, 195, Sr. Wesley Chapel, Fla. (Tampa Gaither) 20 Dillon Romain...TB, 5-11, 205, So. Vernon, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep) 21 Leon Saddler...CB, 5-10, 175, Jr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Acad.) 22 Justin Hassan...FS, 6-1, 205, Sr. Staten Island, N.Y. (Brooklyn Technical) 23 Kevin Chillis...WR, 5-9, 170, So. Buffalo, N.Y. (McKinley) 24 Nick Beach...CB, 5-11, 175, Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek) 25 Clay Harris...CB, 5-10, 190, R-Fr. West Henrietta, N.Y. (Rush-Henrietta) 26 Mike Sullivan...FS, 5-11, 180, Fr. Whitesboro, N.Y. (Whitesboro) 27 Presley Beauvais...TB, 5-4, 150, Fr. Spring Valley, N.Y. (St. Joseph Regional) 28 Justinian Mason...FS, 6-1, 200, So. Mason, Ohio (Cincinnati St. Xavier) 29 Brian Marsh...S, 5-10, 192, Fr. Wynantskill, N.Y. (Troy) 30 Xavier Hicks...CB, 6-0, 185, R-Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater) 31 Kyle Jordan...OLB, 5-11, 200, R-Fr. Bernardsville, N.J. (Immaculata) 32 Paul Booker...TE, 6-4, 240, Jr. Schenectady, N.Y. (Guilderland) 33 Christian Dorsey...ILB, 5-11, 215, R-Fr. Montclair, N.J. (Montclair) 34 Jason Root...FB, 6-3, 230, R-Fr. Windermere, Fla. (Lake Highland Prep) 35 Dean Mercuris...DE, 6-2, 245, Jr. Staten Island, N.Y. (St. Peter's) 36 Alex Helmer...OLB, 6-1, 200, So. Pompton Lakes, N.J. (Pequannock Twp.) 37 Kareem Cooper...CB, 5-10, 185, Sr. Staten Island, N.Y. (Curtis) 38 Brandon Baylor...S, 6-0, 185, R-Fr. Wheaton, Md. (St. John's College) 39 Karl Allison...TB, 5-6, 175, Fr. Bay Shore N.Y. (Bay Shore) 41 Omar Osbourne...TB, 6-1, 195, R-Fr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Bishop Ludden) 42 Pat O'Connor...FB, 6-3, 215, Fr. Valley Cottage, N.Y. (St. Joseph Regional) 43 Raymond Dorcely...OLB, 6-0, 205, Sr. Spring Valley, N.Y. (Spring Valley) 44 Matt Cushing...TB, 5-8, 190, Sr. Minoa, N.Y. (East Syracuse-Minoa) 45 Dave Plungas...ILB, 6-2, 235, Jr. Concord Twp., Ohio (Mentor Lake Catholic) 46 Justin Petersen...FB, 6-0, 230, Sr. Palmerton, Pa. (Palmerton Area) 47 Ben Carl...OLB, 6-1, 230, Jr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Solvay) 48 Mike Browne...S, 5-9, 190, So. Buffalo, N.Y. (Canisius) 49 Ian Blair...S, 6-0, 175, Fr. Troy, N.Y. (Troy) 50 Kyle Skrzyniarz...ILB, 6-1, 225, Fr. Flemington, N.J. (Hunterdon Central) 51 Mat LaDucer...ILB, 6-1, 215, Fr. Wyckoff, N.J. (Ramapo) 52 Joe Fasano...DT, 6-0, 260, Jr. Franklin Square, N.Y. (Carey) 53 Matt Mecca...DT, 6-1, 225, Fr. Allendale, N.J. (Northern Highlands) 54 Jake Dwyer...ILB, 6-2, 225, R-Fr. Springboro, Ohio (Springboro) 55 Kyle O Keefe...OG, 6-3, 290, Sr. Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Roy C. Ketcham) 56 Marc Wargo...DE, 6-2, 245, Sr. East Windsor, N.J. (Hightstown) 57 Chris Wilk...ILB, 6-2, 230, Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Ryan) 58 Corey Smith...DE, 6-3, 250, R-Fr. Port Chester, N.Y. (Port Chester) 59 Andrew Smith...DE, 6-2, 255, So. Wading River, N.Y. (Riverhead) 60 Tom O'Riordan...P, 5-10, 200, Fr. Stony Point, N.Y. (North Rockland) 61 Chaz Mitchell...OT, 6-3, 270, Sr. Rochester, N.Y. (East) 63 Eric LaPorta...C, 6-2, 270, So. Yorktown Heights, N.Y. (Yorktown) 64 Brad Bowen...OG, 6-2, 270, Fr. Elma, N.Y. (Iroquois) 66 Adrian Brunori...C, 6-1, 270, Fr. Clarks Summit, Pa. (Abington Heights) 67 Doug Draude...OG, 6-3, 295, Fr. East Rockaway, N.Y. (East Rockaway) 70 Justin Anderson...OG, 6-5, 290, Jr. Clifton Park, N.Y. (Shenendehowa) 71 Keith Peifer...OG, 6-5, 280, Sr. Lewisberry, Pa. (Red Land) 73 John Cunningham...DT, 6-2, 265, Jr. Broad Channel, N.Y. (St. Francis Prep) 74 (49) Brian Parker...OT/TE, 6-4, 265, R-Fr. Henrietta, N.Y. (McQuaid Jesuit) 75 Joe Hoback...C, 6-2, 290, Jr. Washington, Iowa (Washington) 76 Kadeem Williams...OT, 6-7, 300, So. Jersey City, N.J. (Hudson Catholic) 77 Jordan Migliore...OT, 6-6, 295, Jr. Closter, N.J. (Northern Valley Regional) 78 Danny Book...OT, 6-6, 240, Fr. Harrisburg, N.C. (Hickory Ridge) 79 Anthony Bazzoffi...OG, 6-3, 335, Jr. Albany, N.Y. (LaSalle Institute) 80 Luke Weaver...WR, 6-4, 230, Sr. Albany, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Academy) 81 Jameel Gay...WR, 5-11, 170, So. Tampa, Fla. (Alonso) 82 Matt Berwager...TE, 6-3, 240, So. Longwood, Fla. (Lake Brantley) 83 Devin Maio...WR, 5-10, 170, Fr. Henrietta, N.Y. (Rush-Henrietta) 84 Matt Goss...TE, 6-4, 240, So. Ledgewood, N.J. (Roxbury) 85 Josh Blaauboer...WR, 6-1, 170, Fr. Troy, N.Y. (Troy) 86 Lance Fanthorp...WR, 5-10, 175, R-Fr. Morrow, Ohio (Morrow Little Miami) 87 Cole King...WR, 6-1, 185, R-Fr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Henninger) 88 Nate Papso...TE, 6-4, 235, So. Binghamton, N.Y. (Binghamton) 89 Rhakeem Wiggins...WR, 5-10, 180, So. Cheektowaga, N.Y. (Cleveland Hill) 90 Tom Bradley...DE, 6-4, 230, So. Syracuse, N.Y. (Solvay) 91 Zach Troutman...DT, 6-4, 255, Fr. New Providence, N.J. (New Providence) 92 Mike Smith...DE, 6-0, 230, Fr. Wading River, N.Y. (Riverhead) 93 Ocieka Bakou...DT, 6-0, 270, Jr. Rochester, N.Y. (Pittsford Sutherland) 94 Tim Kologrivov...DT, 6-0, 270, R-Fr. Wyckoff, N.J. (Ramapo) 95 Zach Gallo...DT, 6-0, 265, Sr. Sayville, N.Y. (Sayville) 96 Eddie Delaney...DE, 6-6, 250, Sr. Holtsville, N.Y. (Sachem East) 97 Ryan Conway...DT, 6-2, 255, R-Fr. Brunswick, Ohio (Brunswick) 98 Zach Morton...DT, 6-5, 250, R-Fr. Burnt Hills, N.Y. (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) 99 Cory Connell...DE, 6-2, 245, Fr. Ramsey, N.J. (Ramsey) UALBANY COACHING STAFF Bob Ford...Head Coach Mike Simpson...Defensive Coordinator Ryan McCarthy...Offensive Coordinator Drew Christ...Defensive Backs Bill Banagan...Defensive Line Don Mion...Linebackers Mike Morita...Offensive Line Eric Evans...Wide Receivers Jamie Casullo...Running Backs Akeem Cedeno...Tight Ends Matt Scott...Cornerbacks Captain(s): 55 Kyle O'Keefe, 96 Eddie Delaney

17 Season Preview UAlbany established a program record with its fifth consecutive winning season one year ago by recording nonleague victories over Maine and Yale en route to a 6-5 campaign. But the Great Danes, who have won four Northeast Conference championships since 2002, were not satisfied after tying for fourth place in the conference standings. If you can t run the ball and can t stop the run, you will not be playing in December, offers head coach Bob Ford, the active NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) leader with 247 career victories. We have an opportunity to make a run at the title. This will be a better football team, explains Ford, whose team ended the 2010 schedule by winning its final three games. It s a more experienced group, but I am concerned that we had ten players miss the spring due to injury. For the second year in a row, the NEC champion receives an automatic berth in the NCAA FCS playoffs. OFFENSE: The Great Danes return their starting quarterback, top two running backs and leading receiver. Buddy Leathley took over the starting quarterback duties at midseason as a redshirt freshman. Leathley, who has the ability to run and throw, completed 67 of 125 pass attempts for 748 yards and four touchdowns and was third on the team in rushing with 178 yards and two scores. Dan Di Della, a 6 5" senior, took a lot of snaps during the spring with Leathley recovering from off-season surgery. He passed for 720 yards and three TDs last season. The tailback position is loaded with Dillon Romain and Andrew Smith. Romain was the NEC s top offensive rookie after rushing for 547 yards and six touchdowns and averaging 86.7 allpurpose yards per game. Smith, a junior who has more than 1,800 allpurpose yards in his two-year career and has played multiple positions, had a team-high 724 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground. Drew has done some great things and I am glad he is on our side, Ford states. Dillon is a throwback runner. He is tough and runs to his nose. Ben Miseikis, who rushed for 163 yards and two TDs, has been productive in every situation as a tailback. Tramaine Wilson, who missed most of last season, has breakaway speed. Justin Petersen, the good-hands fullback, and Ben Carl, who can run and catch, add more dimension to the offensive attack. Leading receiver Ryan Kirchner registered the fifth-best single-season total in school history with 50 receptions for 504 yards and one touchdown. He also averaged 10.4 yards per punt return. Kevin Chillis moved into the wide receiver rotation during the final part of his redshirt freshman season. Each player has the passion and talent, plus can catch the ball, Ford says. They have been productive and should have great seasons. Tight end Paul Booker (10 receptions) can stretch the field with decent size and strength. Receivers Jameel Gay, who had 18 catches last year, was baptized as a true freshman, while John Lullen has been a solid collegian over the previous three seasons. For UAlbany to see a significant upgrade, a reshuffled offensive line must improve. Kyle O Keefe is the top returning lineman. A 6-foot-3, 290pound left guard, the senior was slowed by injuries one year ago, but has physical toughness coupled with leadership ability. Keith Peifer (6-5, 280) has moved from tackle to right guard is in his third year as a starter where he will not have to operate in as much space. Chaz Mitchell (6-3, 270) and Jordan Migliore (6-6, 295) have the upper hand at both tackle positions as preseason begins. Mitchell is athletic and moves well. Anthony Bazzoffi (63, 335) has shown progress at left guard, while sophomore tackle Kadeem Williams (6-7, 300) is expected to blossom. Redshirt freshman Brian Parker has made the switch from tight end. DEFENSE: The Great Danes, who have traditionally been tough to run against, return seven starters on defense. We have experience and enough depth and talent, Ford says. Eddie Delaney (6-6, 250) and Marc Wargo (6-2, 245) are proven talents as defensive ends. Delaney, who plays with one hand, earned second-team all-conference honors for the second time as a junior. He made 41 tackles, including 4.5 for losses. Wargo had 18 tackles and led the team in sacks (3.5). Zach Gallo (6-0, 265) and Ocieka Bakou (6-0, 270) are penciled in as the starting tackles. Gallo, who has been a solid performer, totaled 32 tackles. An agile junior, Bakou (24 tackles) has made the steady incline. Dean Mercuris is capable in a variety of 2010 Northeast Conference Offensive Rookie of the Year Dillon Romain (20). positions. Andrew Smith (6-2, 255) is also versatile and has every physical tool. Dave Plungas and Jon Morgan are back as the starting inside linebackers. Plungas led the team in tackles with 71 as a sophomore. Morgan, who made the successful transition from the outside and could become an allconference type, was second with 54 tackles and scored on a fumble return for the second time during his career. Raymond Dorcely, a 6-foot senior, should start at outside linebacker. Dorcely, who is usually in the right place at the right time, made 26 tackles. Alex Helmer, who improved in the spring, and redshirt freshman Kyle Jordan add depth at the position. The defensive secondary is a veteran unit. We may be strongest at safety, Ford states. There is good experience with athleticism on the front level. Jake Ciccarello, a physical safety, and Justin Hassan, a secondyear starter at free safety, each had 51 tackles and two interceptions. Justininan Mason (21 tackles) will also see time at both safety positions. Leon Saddler, who originally attended C.W. Post and had 41 tackles and four pass break-ups last season, and Duane Harper figure to be the cornerbacks. Kareem Cooper and Randall Extanus (20 tackles, 5 PBUs) are in more prominent roles. KICKING GAME: Both specialists return. Herb Glass, who handles kickoffs and placements, is among the school s all-time scorers with 164 points. He is second in career field goals (28) and has made 86 pointafter attempts. Paul Layton averaged 40.1 yards per punt in his first collegiate season and drilled 12 kicks of 50-plus yards.