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UAlbany Football Records First Win of the Season in a 23-20 Victory Against Fordham

Bronx, N.Y. -- Jason Fralicker made a 20-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter and Dave Casale recovered a fumble with less than two minutes remaining in leading UAlbany to a 23-20 victory over Fordham on Sept. 8 at Jack Coffey Field.

In a tense battle, UAlbany's Emerson Kinsey recovered a fumble after tailback Jonte Coven was stripped in a pile at the line of scrimmage which led to Fralicker's third field goal of the game.  Fordham (1-1) would have four more offensive possessions.  Mark Sheehan's sack ended a drive to midfield with less than four minutes left.  Trevor DuPont then forced wide receiver Richard Rayborn to fumble, following a completed pass, and Casale gathered in the loose ball to preserve the victory.

"That was a solid team effort,” UAlbany head coach Bob Ford said. “We played well in all three phases of the game.  Good teams figure out how to win the fourth quarter, and we made less errors than we did the first week."

UAlbany (1-1) took a 20-13 lead in the third period with a 12-play, 95-yard drive.  The Great Danes, who rushed for 337 yards and accounted for 510 total, mixed the run and pass.  Fullback Dan Beigel scored on a 1-yard run, slanting over the right side.  

The Rams, who were coming off an impressive 27-23 win over Rhode Island in their opener, followed with an 11-play march to draw even.  Quarterback John Skelton, who completed 20 of 43 passes for 294 yards, tossed a 6-yard touchdown to Coven with 5:21 left in the quarter. 

David McCarty, a sophomore tailback, led UAlbany's rushing attack with 143 yards on 26 carries.  Vinny Esposito, who was making his second career start, threw for 173 yards by hitting on 17 of 26 attempts.  Meanwhile, linebacker Colin Disch became the school's all-time tackles leader with 356, moving past Josh Bazan (1999-2002).

"Our offensive line felt they were embarrassed last week,” Esposito offered. “They completely wanted to establish themselves.  We came together as a team and gained confidence as we moved the ball."

The two teams played to a 13-13 halftime tie when Fordham went the length of the field in 26 seconds at the end of the second quarter.  Skelton beat the UAlbany secondary with a 51-yard bomb.  He then fired a 15-yard TD strike to split end David Moore.  The contest stayed even when Disch broke through the middle to block Adam Danko's point-after attempt.   

The Great Danes jumped out to a 10-0 lead after one quarter.  Fralicker booted a 35-yard field goal to cap a 13-play drive.  UAlbany then marched 86 yards in 14 plays to the end zone.  Omar Johnson's fourth-down run kept the sequence alive.  Esposito, rolling to his right, flipped a 10-yard touchdown pass to tight end Marcus Miles with 59 seconds left. 

Fordham closed the gap to 10-7 early in the second stanza when Skelton connected with Jason Caldwell over the middle on a 52-yard scoring pass.  Caldwell broke a tackle and raced up the right sideline.  Fralicker, who tied a single-game record with three field goals, drilled a 37-yarder with 28 seconds left before intermission.

"We just stuck with what we do (after the first half), we didn't tackle well,” senior outside linebacker Trevor DuPont stated. “We buckled down in the second half, rose to the occasion, and came up with some key plays."

 

UAlbany 23, Fordham 20 (Sep 08, 2007)


Box Score


Box Score (Final) Albany vs Fordham (Sep 08, 2007 at Bronx, N.Y.) Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ----------------- -- -- -- -- ----- Albany.............. 10 3 7 3 - 23 Record: (1-1) Fordham............. 0 13 7 0 - 20 Record: (1-1) Scoring Summary: 1st 07:52 ALBANY - Fralicker, Jason 35 yd field goal, 13-66 4:54, ALBANY 3 - FORDHAM 0 00:59 ALBANY - Miles, Marcus 10 yd pass from Esposito, Vinny (Fralicker, Jason kick), 14-86 5:06, ALBANY 10 - FORDHAM 0 2nd 14:00 FORDHAM - Caldwell, Jason 52 yd pass from Skelton, John (Danko, Adam kick), 5-61 1:52, ALBANY 10 - FORDHAM 7 00:28 ALBANY - Fralicker, Jason 37 yd field goal, 10-71 2:48, ALBANY 13 - FORDHAM 7 00:02 FORDHAM - Moore, David 15 yd pass from Skelton, John (Danko, Adam kick blockd), 2-66 0:19, ALBANY 13 - FORDHAM 13 3rd 07:51 ALBANY - Beigel, Dan 1 yd run (Fralicker, Jason kick), 12-95 4:30, ALBANY 20 - FORDHAM 13 05:21 FORDHAM - Coven, Jonte 6 yd run (Danko, Adam kick), 11-73 2:21, ALBANY 20 - FORDHAM 20 4th 13:59 ALBANY - Fralicker, Jason 20 yd field goal, 4-5 1:43, ALBANY 23 - FORDHAM 20 ALBANY FORDHAM FIRST DOWNS................... 30 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 71-315 20-65 PASSING YDS (NET)............. 173 294 Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 26-17-0 43-20-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 97-488 63-359 Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 1-10 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards............ 1-2 3-26 Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 4-78 5-129 Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg)............ 7-38.7 8-46.5 Fumbles-Lost.................. 2-0 3-2 Penalties-Yards............... 9-48 4-20 Possession Time............... 40:02 19:58 Third-Down Conversions........ 8 of 20 4 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 5-6 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-10 1-2 RUSHING: Albany-McCarty, David 26-143; Simmons, Colin 13-65; Johnson, Omar 12-48; Gannon, Justin 7-47; Esposito, Vinny 10-11; Beigel, Dan 2-3; TEAM 1-minus 2. Fordham-Coven, Jonte 14-66; Onyeabor, Nnamd 3-10; Skelton, John 3-minus 11. PASSING: Albany-Esposito, Vinny 17-26-0-173. Fordham-Skelton, John 20-43-1-294. RECEIVING: Albany-Miles, Marcus 4-36; Bush, Tim 3-36; Wall, Mike 3-23; DeAraujo, Irani 1-28; Archer, Dan 1-17; Smith, Jason 1-14; Kenneally, Chris 1-8; Gannon, Justin 1-6; Beigel, Dan 1-4; Bocanegra, Daniel 1-1. Fordham-Moore, David 5-46; Rayborn, Richar 4-53; Arnold, Jon 3-29; Loney, Raymond 2-62; Coven, Jonte 2-15; Clarke, Sylvest 2-13; Caldwell, Jason 1-52; Marchand, Bo 1-24. INTERCEPTIONS: Albany-West, Dave 1-0. Fordham-None. FUMBLES: Albany-Esposito, Vinny 2-0. Fordham-Skelton, John 1-0; Rayborn, Richar 1-1; Coven, Jonte 1-1. Stadium: Jack Coffey Field Attendance: 3717 Kickoff time: 6:06 PM End of Game: 9:15 PM Total elapsed time: 3:09 Officials: Referee: W. Boyd; Umpire: J. White; Linesman: M. ANdrew; Line judge: P. White; Back judge: B. Thomas; Field judge: R. Acree; Side judge: R. Flynn; Scorer: J. DiBari; Temperature: 85 Wind: S 13mph Weather: Sunny and warm
Albany vs Fordham (Sep 08, 2007 at Bronx, N.Y.) SACKS (UA-A): Albany-Sheehan, Mark 1-0. Fordham-Mehra, Ryan 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Albany-Peretore, Mark 3-3; Casale, Dave 4-0; Kinsey, Emerson 4-0; McCloskey, L.B. 4-0; West, Dave 3-1; Bertrand, Ross 3-0; Disch, Colin 2-1; Juste, Jean 2-0; Simpson, Chris 2-0; Beigel, Dan 2-0; Dungey, Michael 1-1; Sheehan, Mark 1-1; DuPont, Trevor 1-0; Duff, Rich 1-0; Volpe, Jon 1-0; Brancaccio, Justin 1-0; Kelly, Mike 0-1; Simmons, Colin 0-1; Pandolf, Tom 0-1; Genovesi, Tommy 0-1; Anderson, Trevor 0-1. Fordham-Loucks, Matt 14-12; Owens, Dominiqu 6-4; Orah, Sam 5-5; Crockett, James 4-6; Magiera, Nichol 2-4; Kleve, Ryan 4-1; Allen, Isiejah 2-3; DeMarco, Greg 1-4; Hudnell, Earl 3-1; Darcey, Ryan 2-2; Mulbah, Asil 2-2; Abdul-Quddas, I 3-0; Tracz, Brian 2-1; Culver, Fonzie 2-0; Mehra, Ryan 2-0; Martin, Tommy 1-1; Haruna, Jamal 1-1; Colbert, Kelvin 0-2; Quan, William 1-0; Marchand, Bo 1-0; Delaire, Andre 1-0; Ogunsanya, Bu 1-0; Wright, Darzell 0-1. Game Starters: Albany POS ## OFFENSE QB 7 Esposito, V. TB 3 McCarty, D. FB 47 Beigel, D. SE 18 DeAraujo, I. FL 1 Wall, M. TE 89 Archer, D. RT 74 Nguti, R. RG 72 Schultz, N. C 75 Richards, K. LG 65 Pagano, S. LT 79 Tougas, J. POS ## DEFENSE DE 96 Sheehan, M. DT 95 Dungey, M. DE 98 Volpe, J. OLB 28 Kinsey, E. ILB 52 Disch, C. ILB 54 Brancaccio, J. OLB 10 DuPont, T. CB 25 Juste, J. FS 31 Casale, D. SS 22 West, D. CB 5 McCloskey, L. Fordham POS ## OFFENSE QB 19 Skelton, John RB 2 Coven, Jonte WR 23 Arnold, Jon WR 6 Caldwell, Jason TE 85 Kritzer, Cody WR 80 Clarke, Sylvest RT 74 Sarabaez, Justi RG 55 Nardone, Mike C 66 Breznicky, Mike LG 78 Reis, Robby LT 71 Tyshovnytsky, A POS ## DEFENSE E 92 Culver, Fonzie NG 72 Wright, Darzell DT 93 DeMarco, Greg OLB 47 Crockett, James ILB 1 Hudnell, Earl ILB 11 Owens, Dominiqu OLB 53 Mulbah, Asil CB 5 Orah, Sam FS 27 Loucks, Matt SS 26 Allen, Isiejah CB 8 Haruna, Jamal Player participation: Albany: 2-Joseph, D., 4-Lynch, C., 11-Bocanegra, D., 13-Fralicker, J., 17-Smith, J., 20-Simmons, C., 23-Scott, A., 24-Peretore, M., 26-Gannon, J., 30-Blais, C., 33-Bertrand, R., 34-Johnson, O., 37-Kenneally, C., 38-Askew, G., 39-Bright, C., 43-Genovesi, T., 45-Bayer, B., 50-Duff, R., 51-Simpson, C., 68-Wentzell, J., 76-Leible, J., 82-Miles, M., 83-Bush, T., 85-Poore, J., 90-Kelly, M., 91-Anderson, T., 94-Pandolf, T., 97-Sparano, T.. Fordham: 7-Moore, David, 12-Busch, Clayton, 13-Onyeabor, Nnamd, 14-Shorter, Mike, 16-Loney, Raymond, 18-Dato, Benjamin, 22-Colbert, Kelvin, 29-Delaire, Andre, 31-Martin, Tommy, 36-Quan, William, 38-Darcey, Ryan, 39-Kleve, Ryan, 41-Mendez, David, 42-Robinson, Darry, 43-Marchand, Bo, 44-Dayton, Zac, 45-Jones, Kenny, 46-Meehan, Mark, 49-Abdul-Quddas, I, 50-Stevens, Craig, 52-Pitts, Sam, 54-Magiera, Nichol, 65-Igbinosun, Amen, 67-Rizzo, Frank, 76-Pace, Ian, 82-Rayborn, Richar, 83-Van Note, Jeff, 84-Skelton, Stephe, 88-Ryan, Brandon, 95-Tracz, Brian, 96-Ogunsanya, Bu, 98-Danko, Adam, 99-Mehra, Ryan.

Team Statistics


Team Statistics (Final) 2007 UAlbany Football Albany vs Fordham (Sep 08, 2007 at Bronx, N.Y.) ALBANY FORDHAM FIRST DOWNS................... 30 17 Rushing..................... 20 4 Passing..................... 10 12 Penalty..................... 0 1 NET YARDS RUSHING............. 315 65 Rushing Attempts............ 71 20 Average Per Rush............ 4.4 3.2 Yards Gained Rushing........ 366 84 Yards Lost Rushing.......... 51 19 NET YARDS PASSING............. 173 294 Completions-Attempts-Int.... 17-26-0 20-43-1 Average Per Attempt......... 6.7 6.8 Average Per Completion...... 10.2 14.7 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 488 359 Total offense plays......... 97 63 Average Gain Per Play....... 5.0 5.7 Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 2-0 3-2 Penalties: Number-Yards....... 9-48 4-20 PUNTS-YARDS................... 7-271 8-372 Average Yards Per Punt...... 38.7 46.5 Net Yards Per Punt.......... 35.0 46.2 Inside 20................... 2 5 50+ Yards................... 0 3 Touchbacks.................. 0 2 Fair catch.................. 1 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 6-336 4-210 Average Yards Per Kickoff... 56.0 52.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 34.5 33.0 Touchbacks.................. 1 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 1-2-0 3-26-0 Average Per Return.......... 2.0 8.7 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-78-0 5-129-0 Average Per Return.......... 19.5 25.8 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 1-0-0 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 1-10-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0 Possession Time............... 40:02 19:58 1st Quarter................. 11:16 3:44 2nd Quarter................. 6:36 8:24 3rd Quarter................. 11:30 3:30 4th Quarter................. 10:40 4:20 Third-Down Conversions........ 8 of 20 4 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 5-6 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-10 1-2 PAT Kicks..................... 2-2 3-2 Field Goals................... 3-4 0-0

Individual Statistics


Individual Statistics (Final) 2007 UAlbany Football Albany vs Fordham (Sep 08, 2007 at Bronx, N.Y.)

Albany

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg ------------------------------------------------- McCarty, David 26 154 11 143 0 27 5.5 Simmons, Colin 13 71 6 65 0 19 5.0 Johnson, Omar 12 50 2 48 0 14 4.0 Gannon, Justin 7 51 4 47 0 19 6.7 Esposito, Vinny 10 37 26 11 0 11 1.1 Beigel, Dan 2 3 0 3 1 2 1.5 TEAM 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0 Totals... 71 366 51 315 1 27 4.4 Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack ------------------------------------------------- Esposito, Vinny 26-17-0 173 1 28 1 Totals... 26-17-0 173 1 28 1 Receiving No. Yds TD Long ---------------------------------------- Miles, Marcus 4 36 1 12 Bush, Tim 3 36 0 24 Wall, Mike 3 23 0 11 DeAraujo, Irani 1 28 0 28 Archer, Dan 1 17 0 17 Smith, Jason 1 14 0 14 Kenneally, Chris 1 8 0 8 Gannon, Justin 1 6 0 6 Beigel, Dan 1 4 0 4 Bocanegra, Daniel 1 1 0 1 Totals... 17 173 1 28 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 ---------------------------------------------- Wall, Mike 1 42 42.0 42 0 Lynch, Chris 6 229 38.2 46 2 Totals... 7 271 38.7 46 2 Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg -------------------------------------------------- Wall, Mike 0 0 0 1 15 15 0 0 0 Gannon, Justin 0 0 0 3 63 26 0 0 0 Bocanegra, Daniel 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 West, Dave 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals... 1 2 2 4 78 26 1 0 0 Field goal attempts ---------------------------------------- Fralicker, Jason 1st 07:52 35 yds - Good Fralicker, Jason 2nd 00:28 37 yds - Good Fralicker, Jason 3rd 00:50 28 yds - Blocked Fralicker, Jason 4th 13:59 20 yds - Good FUMBLES: Albany-Esposito, Vinny 2-0. Fordham-Skelton, John 1-0; Rayborn, Richar 1-1; Coven, Jonte 1-1.

Fordham

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg ------------------------------------------------- Coven, Jonte 14 70 4 66 1 18 4.7 Onyeabor, Nnamd 3 10 0 10 0 8 3.3 Skelton, John 3 4 15 -11 0 4 -3.7 Totals... 20 84 19 65 1 18 3.2 Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack ------------------------------------------------- Skelton, John 43-20-1 294 2 52 1 Totals... 43-20-1 294 2 52 1 Receiving No. Yds TD Long ---------------------------------------- Moore, David 5 46 1 15 Rayborn, Richar 4 53 0 23 Arnold, Jon 3 29 0 12 Loney, Raymond 2 62 0 51 Coven, Jonte 2 15 0 14 Clarke, Sylvest 2 13 0 16 Caldwell, Jason 1 52 1 52 Marchand, Bo 1 24 0 24 Totals... 20 294 2 52 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 ---------------------------------------------- Dato, Benjamin 8 372 46.5 58 5 Totals... 8 372 46.5 58 5 Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg -------------------------------------------------- Allen, Isiejah 3 26 18 2 44 25 0 0 0 Haruna, Jamal 0 0 0 3 85 30 0 0 0 Totals... 3 26 18 5 129 30 0 0 0 Field goal attempts ---------------------------------------- FUMBLES: Albany-Esposito, Vinny 2-0. Fordham-Skelton, John 1-0; Rayborn, Richar 1-1; Coven, Jonte 1-1. FUMBLES: Albany-Esposito, Vinny 2-0. Fordham-Skelton, John 1-0; Rayborn, Richar 1-1; Coven, Jonte 1-1.

Defensive Statistics


Defensive Statistics (Final) 2007 UAlbany Football Albany vs Fordham (Sep 08, 2007 at Bronx, N.Y.) Albany ## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Peretore, Mark 3 3 6 . . . . . . / . 31 Casale, Dave 4 . 4 . . 1-10 . 2 . / . 28 Kinsey, Emerson 4 . 4 . . 1-0 . . . / . 5 McCloskey, L.B. 4 . 4 . . . . . . / . 22 West, Dave 3 1 4 . . . 1-0 . . / . 33 Bertrand, Ross 3 . 3 1.0/2 . . . . . / . 52 Disch, Colin 2 1 3 . . . . . 1 / . 25 Juste, Jean 2 . 2 1.0/3 . . . . . / . 51 Simpson, Chris 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 47 Beigel, Dan 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 95 Dungey, Michael 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 96 Sheehan, Mark 1 1 2 1.0/10 . . . . . 1.0/10 . 10 DuPont, Trevor 1 . 1 . 1 . . . . / . 54 Brancaccio, Justin 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 98 Volpe, Jon 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 50 Duff, Rich 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 43 Genovesi, Tommy . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 90 Kelly, Mike . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 20 Simmons, Colin . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 91 Anderson, Trevor . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 94 Pandolf, Tom . 1 1 . . . . . . / . Fordham ## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 Loucks, Matt 14 12 26 . . . . . . / . 11 Owens, Dominiqu 6 4 10 1.0/2 . . . . . / . 5 Orah, Sam 5 5 10 0.5/1 . . . . . / . 47 Crockett, James 4 6 10 0.5/2 . . . . . / . 54 Magiera, Nichol 2 4 6 . . . . . . / . 39 Kleve, Ryan 4 1 5 . . . . . . / . 26 Allen, Isiejah 2 3 5 . . . . . . / . 93 DeMarco, Greg 1 4 5 . . . . . . / . 1 Hudnell, Earl 3 1 4 0.5/1 . . . . . / . 53 Mulbah, Asil 2 2 4 0.5/0 . . . . . / . 38 Darcey, Ryan 2 2 4 0.5/0 . . . . . / . 49 Abdul-Quddas, I 3 . 3 1.0/4 . . . . . / . 95 Tracz, Brian 2 1 3 . . . . . . / . 99 Mehra, Ryan 2 . 2 2.0/12 1 . . . . 1.0/2 . 92 Culver, Fonzie 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 8 Haruna, Jamal 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 31 Martin, Tommy 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 22 Colbert, Kelvin . 2 2 . . . . . . / . 29 Delaire, Andre 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 96 Ogunsanya, Bu 1 . 1 1.0/2 . . . . . / . 36 Quan, William 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 43 Marchand, Bo 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 72 Wright, Darzell . 1 1 0.5/1 . . . . 1 / .

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Players Mentioned

Dan Beigel

#47 Dan Beigel

FB
6' 2"
Senior
Dave Casale

#31 Dave Casale

FS
6' 2"
Sophomore
Colin Disch

#52 Colin Disch

ILB
6' 1"
Senior
Trevor DuPont

#10 Trevor DuPont

OLB
6' 1"
Senior
Vinny Esposito

#7 Vinny Esposito

QB
6' 1"
Sophomore
Jason Fralicker

#13 Jason Fralicker

PK
5' 10"
Senior
Omar Johnson

#34 Omar Johnson

TB
6' 1"
Senior
Emerson Kinsey

#28 Emerson Kinsey

OLB
6' 1"
Sophomore
David McCarty

#3 David McCarty

TB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Marcus Miles

#82 Marcus Miles

TE
6' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Dan Beigel

#47 Dan Beigel

6' 2"
Senior
FB
Dave Casale

#31 Dave Casale

6' 2"
Sophomore
FS
Colin Disch

#52 Colin Disch

6' 1"
Senior
ILB
Trevor DuPont

#10 Trevor DuPont

6' 1"
Senior
OLB
Vinny Esposito

#7 Vinny Esposito

6' 1"
Sophomore
QB
Jason Fralicker

#13 Jason Fralicker

5' 10"
Senior
PK
Omar Johnson

#34 Omar Johnson

6' 1"
Senior
TB
Emerson Kinsey

#28 Emerson Kinsey

6' 1"
Sophomore
OLB
David McCarty

#3 David McCarty

6' 0"
Sophomore
TB
Marcus Miles

#82 Marcus Miles

6' 3"
Sophomore
TE