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2024 Long Island University vs UAlbany

UAlbany Football Vs. LIU Live Updates And Scores Recap

UAlbany Football Vs. LIU Live Updates And Scores Recap

Albany Great Danes hosted Long Island for both teams first game of the 2024 season. Here's a live recap of the game with every score.

Sep 1, 2024 by R. R. Ellis
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UAlbany edged out Long Island University 27-21 at Bob Ford Field. 

The Great Danes, led by new quarterback Myles Burkett, faced a tough test but ultimately won the game. 

Burkett, a transfer from Wisconsin, threw for 165 yards and one touchdown. UAlbany's Griffin Woodell contributed 85 rushing yards and a touchdown. Seven McGee added 119 yards receiving, including a 75-yard touchdown right before halftime.

LIU's quarterback Luca Stanzani put up a strong performance, passing for 179 yards and three touchdowns. The Sharks had the ball with only a few minutes left, but UAlbany's defense held firm, making a crucial stop to seal the win.

It's a hard-fought win for UAlbany to open their 2024 campaign. 

Subscribe to watch the full game here or recap the action below with all the live updates and scores. 

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Key Stats; UAlbany Vs. LIU

Long Island University

  • Luca Stanzani (Passing): 20-31 attempts for 179 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions.
  • Ludovick Choquette (Rushing): 15 carries for 128 yards, with a longest run of 44 yards.
  • Brandon Niemenski (Receiving): 3 receptions for 32 yards, with a longest reception of 21 yards and 1 touchdown.

UAlbany

  • Myles Burkett (Passing): 12-26 attempts for 165 yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions.
  • Seven McGee (Receiving): 5 receptions for 119 yards, with a longest reception of 75 yards and 1 touchdown.
  • Griffin Woodell (Rushing): 20 carries for 85 yards, with a longest run of 41 yards and 1 touchdown.

End Of Game; LIU 21, UAlbany 27

The Great Danes worked harder than they might have expected, but leave with the win in their home opener. 

Great Danes Make The Stop; 21-27

Stanzani tries to run for the first down after not seeing any open receivers. 

The Danes tackle him out of bounds. Looks like UAlbany is going to win this one. 

4th Down, Ten To Go For LIU; 4Q 0:54

Danes defense has stopped LIU so far. Sharks are going for it. 

Game is on the line here. 

LIU Making In Roads; 21-27

The Sharks get another first down. 

They are working their way down the field. 

2-Minute Warning

LIU has the ball at their own 36-yard line with a new set of downs. 

Danes Stopped; Lawson Punts; 4Q 2:39

UAlbany is winning 27-21. Owen Lawson punts the ball away and into the end zone, for an LIU touchback. 

LIU is down by six points with 2-and-a-half minutes remaining. They will have the ball on their own 20. 

Three-And-Out For LIU; 4Q 5:56

Danes get the ball back quickly. 

Danes Punt Back To LIU; 24-27

The Sharks have six minutes and a new set of downs to score and win the game.

They'll take the ball at their own nine-yard line. 

Burkett Airs It Out To McGee; 4Q 8:30

Myles Burkett completes a 33-yard pass to Seven McGee. First down for Danes. 

Best pass of the night for Burkett. 

Great Danes Take Over On Own 23-Yard Line

After the missed LIU field goal, the Danes will retake possession. 

Choquette Continues To Run; 4Q 10:30

Choqeutte has 122 yards rushing.

LIU gets held to fourth down and try to convert the field goal but miss.

Fourth Quarter Begins

Here we go, LIU is trying to work their way down the field. 

After multiple penalties on each team, play resumes.

It's 2nd down and 7 on the UAlbany 44.

Third Quarter Ends; 21-27

We're headed to the fourth quarter. LIU has the ball and Ludovick Choquette has 112 yards on the ground against this UAlbany defense. 

Certainly, the Danes should expect him to continue to get fed. 

Opalko Converts From 41; LIU 21, UAlbany 27

Great Danes rushed their way up the field and settle for a field goal from John Opalko.

Danes Concentrating On Rushing

UAlbany has really leaned into running the ball with this possession. 

The team is using both Griffin Woodell and Faysal Aden. 

The team has currently worked their way to the LIU 26-yard line. 

Woodell Up To 82 Yards On 13 Carries; 3Q 3:39

The running back also has a rushing touchdown and two receptions for 15 yards.

Danes Defense Holds Sharks; 3Q 7:32

Sharks punt on 4th and 23 after the Dane defense steps up. 

UAlbany retakes possession and begins on their own 20-yard line. 

Closer Look At Griffin Woodell Touchdown

Woodell Runs It In For Touchdown!; 21-24

After a massive run by Griffin Woodell to take it to the 2-yard line, Woodell runs it in for the rushing touchdown as well.

Woodell gets two rushes for 44 yards on the possession.

Huge Return By Jamal Cooney

Jamal Cooney takes the kickoff 55 yards. 

Choquette Scores For LIU!; 21-17

The LIU running back has owned the game so far. He catches the touchdown from Stanzani.

The Sharks regain the lead. 

Choquette has 96 yards on the ground and 22 receiving yards and the touchdown reception. 

LIU Make Their Way To 13-Yard Line

The Sharks offense is clicking in the second half. 

Quick Three-And-Out For Danes

They punt to LIU, who had a huge return to the Albany 37-yard line. 

Second Half Begins; 14-17

UAlbany is set to receive the kickoff from LIU. 

Luckily, it has stopped raining at Bob Ford Field. 

Closer Look At Burkett ✈️ McGee Touchdown

Here is Seven McGee's 75-yard touchdown reception. 

Key Stats At Halftime

Long Island University:

  • Luca Stanzani (Passing): 10 completions on 14 attempts for 99 yards and 2 touchdowns.
  • Ludovick Choquette (Rushing): 10 carries for 96 yards, with a longest run of 44 yards.
  • Brandon Niemenski (Receiving): 2 receptions for 28 yards and 1 touchdown.

UAlbany:

  • Myles Burkett (Passing): 7 completions on 13 attempts for 111 yards and 1 touchdown.
  • Seven McGee (Receiving): 2 receptions for 80 yards and 1 touchdown, with a longest reception of 75 yards.
  • Owen Lawson (Punting): 3 punts for 157 yards, with a longest punt of 73 yards.

Closer Look At Jack Iuliano Fumble Recovery, TD

Halftime; LIU 14, UAlbany 17

The Great Danes score right before halftime on a huge play. 

Overall, a pretty mediocre half from UAlbany, but somehow they take the lead after a great defensive touchdown and a huge reception by Seven McGee.

Burkett Throws 75-Yard Touchdown To McGee!; 14-17

Huge play by Seven McGee to receives the throw from Burkett and then outruns everyone for the touchdown. 

Biggest play of the game by far. UAlbany goes back up before halftime. 

LIU Touchdown, Stanzani Throws To Love; 14-10

Long Island goes up again with less than a minute left in the first half. 

Sharks QB Stanzani threw for 12 yards to Michael Love. 

Michael Coney converts the field goal. 

Stanzani Runs For 20 Yards

UAlbany defense gets gashed by the LIU quarterback rush.

Choquette Runs For 26 Yards, First Down; 2Q 2:00

LIU immediately run a big play against the Danes defense that just scored.

Choquette has been the best player of the game so far.

Danes Defense Scores Touchdown!; 7-10

Jack Iuliano picks up a fumble after Stanzani is sacked and runs it into the endzone for the Great Danes first touchdown of the game.

The Great Danes defense finally steps up. 

Danes Stuffed On Fourth Down

On 4th and two, Woodell is unable to get the two yards needed for the first down.

LIU gets the ball back. 

Burkett Interception Overturned, UAlbany Get Another Chance; 2Q 4:41

Todd Bowles, the LIU cornerback, thought he had a takeaway. Refs review and overturn the call.

Burkett To Dietz For A First Down

Myles Burkett connects with MarQeese Dietz for 11 yards. 

Best pass of the game thus far for Burkett.

UAlbany Allow Only 2 Yards On LIU Possession; 2Q 6:20

Three and out for Long Island, as they punt back to the Great Danes. They will have their best starting field position of the game so far.

Danes start at their own 46-yard line. 

Key Stats So Far

Long Island University

Luca Stanzani (Passing)

  • Completions/Attempts: 9/11
  • Yards: 87
  • Touchdowns: 1
  • Interceptions: 0

Ludovick Choquette (Rushing)

  • Carries: 4
  • Yards: 58
  • Longest Rush: 44 yards

Brandon Niemenski (Receiving)

  • Receptions: 2
  • Yards: 28
  • Touchdowns: 1

UAlbany

Myles Burkett (Passing)

  • Completions/Attempts: 2/6
  • Yards: 15
  • Touchdowns: 0
  • Interceptions: 0

Griffin Woodell (Rushing)

  • Carries: 5
  • Yards: 9
  • Longest Rush: 6 yards

Griffin Woodell (Receiving)

  • Receptions: 2
  • Yards: 15
  • Longest Reception: 15 yards

Great Danes Shut It Down; 2Q 9:37

After the Sharks put together a few good offensive plays, the Danes defense holds them up in the middle of the field. 

Sharks punting back shortly. 

LIU Cross The 50

LIU has more offensive momentum of the two teams. 

Sharks QB Stanzani, and running back Choquette, have been the best players thus far.

Great Danes Begin First Possession Of 2Q

Burkett hasn't had much time to throw. Throws it away on the first down. 

Second down is a short run by Woodell.

Incomplete pass on 3rd down, bringing up fourth down.

Sharks Score TD On First Play Of 2nd Quarter; 7-3

LIU QB Luca Stanzani tosses to Brandon Niemenski for the touchdown.

First Quarter Ends; LIU 0, UAlbany 3

Not much from the first quarter, althought UAlbany's defense has two sacks already. 

The best play of the quarter came from LIU running back Choquette when he ran for over 40 yards.

The Great Danes are up 3-0, but they'll hope their offense gets going more in this second quarter.

Huge Run By LIU RB; 0-3

Ludovick Choquette rushes up the field for 44 yards. 

Owen Lawson Punts 73 Yards 👀

Huge punt from the Great Dane. It's early in the game, but it's the most impressive thing so far.

Burkett Sacked By LIU; 1Q 5:00

Leads to fourth-down and and 26. Great Danes will punt back to the Sharks. 

Raining At Bob Ford; 1Q 6:50

The rain is christening the new Bob Ford Field turf that the program installed over the offseason. It is not heavy precipitation and doesn't seem to be influencing the game too much. 

LIU Gets First Down; 0-3

LIU gets a new set of downs for the first time this game. 

Woodell Had Three Carries, 12 Yards

Woodell saw most of the work on the drive, averaging four yards a carry.

After Two Incompletions, Danes Settle For FG; 0-3

John Opalko kicks a 42-yard field goal to put the first points on the board for the Great Danes.

Two Quick Runs By Griffin Woodell

The Great Danes have worked their way up to the 41 of LIU.

Three And Out For LIU

The punt to UAlbany and Jamal Cooney has a great return. 

Here comes Myles Burkett!

UAlbany Sacks LIU QB

Dasean Dixon gets the sack for the Great Danes.

UAlbany Kicks Off To LIU; 0-0

And we're underway!

Todd Bowles Son Plays For LIU

The current head coach of the Tampa Bay Bucs, Todd Bowles, has a son by the same name. 

The young Todd Bowles is a defensive back for the Sharks.

Weather At Bob Ford Field, Albany, New York

Currently it is 73 degrees in Albany, New York. It's mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain during gametime. 

First Look At Myles Burkett As Great Dane

20 Minutes Until Gametime

New Faces For UAlbany

According to the school's athletics website, the LIU game will feature many new players for UAlbany, in fact, almost the entire starting lineup has been turned over. 

Out of the 22 players who will start Saturday night's game, only 12 were part of the team last season. Additionally, only seven of those players were regular starters.

Myles Burkett To Start For UAlbany

As previously mentioned, Myles Burket was named the starter earlier this month. Burkett transferred from University of Wisconsin after two seasons with the team, but only had about a half-dozen snaps through that time. 

Burkett steps into the shoes of a specter left in the wake of Reese Poffenbarger's transfer to Miami. Poffenbarger's legendary season looms large over UAlbany going into the 2024 season, having led them to their most successful campaign in program history.

Long Island Vs. UAlbany Prediction

Here's a prediction for the LIU-UAlbany game from FloFootball Expert Kyle Kensing.

UAlbany's look, coming off a historic 2023 and with a variety of key playmakers being replaced, provides one of the most intriguing Week 1 storylines anywhere in college football. 

The Great Danes will start Wisconsin transfer Myles Burkett at quarterback. He steps in for Reese Poffenbarger, who was sensational in UAlbany's run to the program's first CAA championship and FCS national semifinals appearance. 

"Myles is a good, talented kid. He can run, he can throw, he can mix it up," Great Danes coach Greg Gattuso said. "He's learning his way a little bit, but every time I see him, he's got his playbook and he's out in the lounge studying. He really wants to be a great football player." 

Burkett goes from exam prep to his first graded test against a Long Island bunch that, despite its underwhelming 4-7 record in 2023, Gattuso said, reminds him of UAlbany. The Great Danes coach cited three of the Sharks' defeats a season ago were by 11 points or fewer, including to current CAA teams Bryant and Maine. 

For Gattuso, Long Island's close calls are reminiscent of UAlbany in 2022, when the Great Danes foreshadowed their championship breakthrough with five losses of a touchdown or less. LIU looks for a similar jump in the Northeast Conference behind defensive veterans including linebacker Qualil Lumpkins, who made 5.5 tackles for loss a season ago; and Preseason 1st Team All-NEC defensive back Caleb Nartey. 

While UAlbany will have plenty of new starters, the Great Danes are not lacking for established playmakers. Expect big things from running back Griffin Woodell, the local product who emerged as a surprise weapon in his freshman campaign. He's operating behind one of the nation's most experienced and productive offensive lines. 

PREDICTION: UAlbany 41, LIU 14 

UAlbany Football Schedule 2024

All Times Eastern.

What Was The 2023 UAlbany Football Record?

UAlbany finished the 2023 season with an 11-4 record. The Great Danes made it to the semifinals of the FCS playoffs.

LIU Football Schedule 2024

All Times Eastern.

  • Saturday, August 31 - LIU vs. UAlbany - 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, September 7 - LIU vs. TCU - 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, September 14 - Lehigh vs. LIU - 12 p.m.
  • Saturday, September 21 - Rhode Island vs. LIU - 12 p.m.
  • Saturday, September 28 - LIU vs. Villanova - 6 p.m.
  • Saturday, October 5 - LIU vs. Duquesne - 1 p.m.
  • Saturday, October 12 - Stonehill vs. LIU - 12 p.m.
  • Saturday, October 19 - LIU vs. Robert Morris - 12 p.m.
  • Saturday, October 26 - Central Connecticut State vs. LIU - 12 p.m.
  • Saturday, November 9 - LIU vs. Sacred Heart - 12 p.m.
  • Saturday, November 16 - Saint Francis U vs. LIU - 12 p.m.
  • Saturday, November 23 - LIU vs. Wagner - 12 p.m.

How To Watch UAlbany Football 2024 Games

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FCS Preseason Rankings 2024 - Stats Perform Top 25 Poll

  1. South Dakota State (52) - 1396
  2. North Dakota State (3) - 1327
  3. Montana - 1285
  4. Montana State (1) - 1199
  5. South Dakota - 1155
  6. Villanova - 1151
  7. Idaho - 1021
  8. Sacramento State - 874
  9. Chattanooga - 868
  10. Southern Illinois - 832
  11. Central Arkansas - 724
  12. Furman - 678
  13. Richmond - 625
  14. UIW - 605
  15. William & Mary - 546
  16. Albany - 527
  17. Lafayette - 359
  18. UC Davis - 351
  19. Illinois State - 350
  20. Western Carolina - 318
  21. Tarleton State - 302
  22. Weber State - 268
  23. Nicholls - 201
  24. North Dakota - 197
  25. Youngstown State - 177

Others Receiving Votes

Elon - 174, UT Martin - 169, Eastern Illinois - 139, Mercer - 98, Florida A&M - 65, North Carolina Central - 52, Austin Peay - 51, Alabama State - 17, Holy Cross - 17, Eastern Washington - 14, Duquesne - 8, Drake - 8, Samford - 6, Harvard - 6, UNI - 4

When Do The 2024 FCS College Football Playoffs Start?

The FCS playoffs begin on November 30, 2024.

The 2024 Division I FCS College Football Championship game will be played on January 6, 2025, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

College Football Rankings 2023 - Final FCS Coaches Poll

  • 1. South Dakota State, 15-0
  • 2. Montana, 13-2
  • 3. North Dakota State, 11-4
  • T-4. Idaho, 9-4
  • T-4. South Dakota, 10-3
  • 6. Furman, 10-3
  • 7. UAlbany, 11-4
  • 8. Montana State, 8-4
  • 9. Villanova, 10-3
  • 10. Florida A&M, 12-1
  • 11. Delaware, 9-4
  • 12. Austin Peay, 9-3
  • 13. Southern Illinois, 8-5
  • 14. UIW, 9-2
  • 15. Sacramento State, 8-5
  • 16. North Dakota, 7-5
  • 17. Chattanooga, 8-5
  • 18. North Carolina Central, 9-3
  • 19. Lafayette, 9-3
  • 20. Mercer, 9-4
  • 21. Youngstown State, 8-5
  • 22. Richmond, 9-4
  • 23. UT Martin, 8-3
  • 24. Eastern Illinois, 8-3
  • 25. Holy Cross, 7-4

2024 CAA Football Coaches Poll

  1. Villanova: 217 points (9 first-place votes)
  2. Richmond: 189 points (1 first-place vote)
  3. UAlbany: 179 points (3 first-place votes)
  4. William & Mary: 175 points
  5. Delaware: 163 points (3 first-place votes)
  6. Elon: 157 points
  7. New Hampshire: 150 points
  8. Rhode Island: 142 points
  9. Towson: 114 points
  10. Monmouth: 95 points
  11. Campbell: 83 points
  12. Hampton: 62 points
  13. Maine: 57 points
  14. North Carolina A&T: 49 points
  15. Bryant: 46 points
  16. Stony Brook: 42 points

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