The 2020 Albany Great Danes football team represented the

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as a member of the North Division

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2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach

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, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 1–3 with an identical mark in conference play, placing fifth in the CAA's North Division. The team played home games at

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. On July 17, 2020, the Colonial Athletic Association announced that it would not play fall sports due to the

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. However, the conference allowed the option for teams to play as independents in the fall of 2020.

Schedule

Albany originally had a game scheduled against

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(September 5), but it was canceled on July 16 due to the MEAC's decision to cancel fall sports due to the

. The CAA released its spring conference schedule on October 27, 2020. On March 31, 2021, Albany canceled their remaining games due to injuries.

References

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