GREAT DANES PLAY HOST TO RHODE ISLAND
ALBANY, NY » Coming off its third top 10 victory in three seasons, the University at Albany football team hosts Rhode Island on Saturday, October 19, on Homecoming at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m.
Last week, UAlbany beat Towson 38-21. Towson originally ranked ninth in the FCS fell to 20th following the loss to the Great Danes.
In the win Jeff Undercuffler completed 23 of 30 passes for 380 yards and two touchdowns, his 19th and 20th of the season. Undercuffler ranks first in the CAA and second in all of FCS. Karl Mofor added 130 yards on 30 carries with two touchdowns in the ground game..
Jerah Reeves (143 yards) and Juwan Green (156 yards) both broke the 100-yard mark for the second straight game. They rank fourth and second, respectively, in the CAA in receiving yards. Reeves established a new career high.
Green and Reeves rank near the top of the CAA in nearly every receiving statistical category. Green averages 100.3 yards (third) and 6.57 receptions (t-third) with eight touchdowns (first). Reeves averages 80.7 yards (sixth), 6.57 receptions (t-third) with four touchdowns (t-third).
UAlbany has four players with at least 13 catches this season: Green (46), Reeves (46), Mofor (19) and Donovan
McDonald (13). Also, Undercuff ler has thrown touchdown passes to six different players: Green (eight), Reeves (four), Wesneski (four), Hussain (two), Mofor (one) and McDonald (one).
UAlbany sacked Towson quarterback Tom Flacco four times. Eli Mencer had two sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss. Mencer has 7.5 sacks this season, which already ties him for the second-highest single-season total in program history. The record is 9.0, set by Eddie Delaney in 2011.
For Rhode Island, they will be playing their third straight road game after playing at Brown and Virginia Tech, of the ACC, in the previous two weeks.
The Rams are 1-5 overALBANY, NY » Coming off its third top 10 victory in three seasons, the University at Albany football team hosts Rhode Island on Saturday, October 19, on Homecoming at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m.
Last week, UAlbany beat
Towson 38-21. Towson originally ranked ninth in the FCS fell to 20th following the loss to the Great Danes.
In the win Jeff Undercuffler completed 23 of 30 passes for 380 yards and two touchdowns, his 19th and 20th of the season. Undercuffler ranks first in the CAA and second in all of FCS. Karl Mofor added 130 yards on 30 carries with two touchdowns in the
ground game..
Jerah Reeves (143 yards) and Juwan Green ( 156 yards) both broke the 100yard mark for the second straight game. They rank fourth and second, respectively, in the CAA in receiving yards. Reeves established a new career high.
Green and Reeves rank near the top of the CAA in nearly every receiving statistical category. Green av