Score: UAlbany 17, #16 Rhode Island 58
  
Location: Casey Stadium in Albany, N.Y.
  
Records: UAlbany (1-6, 0-3 CAA) | #16 Rhode Island (6-2, 4-0 CAA) 

Short Story: The University at Albany football team was unable to overcome the sixteenth ranked Rhode Island Rams on Saturday afternoon, falling 58-17 on Homecoming Weekend.

Key Stat Lines 

• Jack Shields threw one touchdown pass to Griffin Woodell on a 46-yard play. Shields finished the game 12-for-26 (46.2% completion rate) for 192 passing yards.
• Griffin Woodell led the Great Danes with 50 receiving yards and added 62 rushing yards on five carries, averaging 12.4 yards per carry. His longest run of the game went for 29 yards.
• Aidan Semo scored UAlbany's only rushing touchdown on a two-yard run.
• James Bozek's lone field goal came from 33 yards out.
• Denzel Patrick led the Great Danes in tackles, recording 11 total (seven solo, four assisted).
• Dillon Dunathan totaled 10 tackles, including seven solo and three assisted, along with a sack that resulted in a 17-yard loss.
• Dunathan, Jeremiah Pruitt, Isaiah Boyd, and Kylyn Macklin each recorded a sack against the Rams.
• On the ground, the Great Danes rushed for 133 yards, averaging 3.8 yards per carry, while the Rams totaled 142 yards with a 3.1 yards-per-carry average.
• UAlbany averaged 16.0 yards per catch, compared to URI's 16.8 yards per reception.

Head Coach Jared Ambrose: "You just saw the class in the CAA. We have to own our performance, but those guys are as good as you'll find in this conference, and the margin for error is razor thin at the Division I level. When you turn the ball over and allow a quarterback to be so efficient, those are steep odds. Coach Flem does a great job and they earned the credit, but we have a lot of work to do."
 
How it Happened: 

• Rhode Island was able to strike first on their first possession of the game, hitting a 48-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead early.
• The first turnover of the day came midway through the first when URI's Ayinde Johnson intercepted the Great Danes at midfield. The Rams would use that momentum to march 50 yards for a TD courtesy of Antwain Littleton Jr., making it 10-0.
• UAlbany was able to get in field goal range at the start of the second, allowing James Bozek to knock through a 33-yard kick to cut the deficit to 10-3.
• The Rams responded with a five-play, 75-yard drive to push the lead to 17-3. The drive was capped by a 32-yard pass to a wide-open Greg Gaines.
• The score moved to 24-3 in favor of the Rams with just under seven minutes remaining in the half on a 42-yard strike from Devin Farrell to Gaines.
• The Rams picked up another interception late in the second when Moses Meus caught a ball that was tipped at the line, returning it to the URI 31-yard line. URI would drive the next 69 yards on six plays to push the score to 31-3 before halftime.
• URI scored again to start the third to make it 38-3 on a five-yard reception from Connor Finer.
• The Great Danes scored their first touchdown of the day with six minutes remaining in the third when Jack Shields found Griffin Woodell on a checkdown. Woodell ran it 46 yards to the house for the score to make it 38-10.
• UAlbany scored again less than four minutes later when Aidan Semo came in for a play, running it into the end zone on a direct snap to push the score to 38-17.
• The Rams were able to respond with a touchdown of their own on a two-yard rush from Terrence Campbell, 45-17.
• The score moved to 51-17 with 3:26 on the clock after another URI touchdown, this one on a pass from Conner Kenyon to Will Dixon. The extra point was missed.
• The Rams Leisaan Hibbert managed to run back a fumble on a scoop and score for a URI touchdown as 51 seconds remained in the fourth to move the score to 58-17.

Next: The Great Danes hit the road for two straight games starting next weekend at Villanova. Keep up with all of the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany football by following the team on X, Instagram, and Facebook.