UAlbany FCS Football Meets Wagner With NEC Title Implications; Game Televised By Fox College Sports

Albany, N.Y. - Following a bye week, UAlbany concludes its 2009 football season when the Great Danes travel to Wagner in Northeast Conference play on Saturday, Nov. 21. Kickoff is 1:00 p.m. The regular-season finale has conference title implications for both teams. UAlbany (6-4, NEC 5-2) can share the championship with a win and a Central Connecticut State loss. Wagner (6-4, NEC 5-2) is in the same situation and would be the NEC's representative to the Gridiron Classic due a tie-breaker formula.
Fox College Sports will air the UAlbany-Wagner contest, with Paul Dottino and Matt Harmon handling the broadcast as part of the Northeast Conference television package. The game will also be seen locally on Time Warner Cable (TW3). Fans can also listen to the NEC battle on Fox Sports 980, WOFX-AM.

Paw Prints: UAlbany has won or shared four NEC championships and trail Robert Morris and Monmouth, who have each captured five conference titles, in that category ... UAlbany has reached the seven-win mark in seven of its previous 10 Division I FCS seasons ... the Great Danes were off last week and are 4-1 in games following a bye as an FCS program ... UAlbany has been involved in four games decided by three points or less this season ... the Great Danes have not had a season where at least four games were decided by three points or less since 1993 ... ILB Justin Brancaccio is ninth on the all-time tackles chart with 252, while OLB Dave Nicomini is 14th with 234 ... FS Dave Casale ranks 17th on the program's career tackles list with 217 ... WR Tim Bush has 58 receptions for 784 yards and three touchdowns ... Bush's catches rank second on the school's single-season list ... Bush is the program's career leader with 142 receptions ... TB David McCarty is 19th among the FCS rushing leaders (91.7 ypg) despite struggling with injuries throughout the season ... McCarty is third on the NEC's career rushing list with 4,270 yards ... the senior needs one touchdown to tie Gary Jones's career mark of 42 and six points to match Jones' career scoring record (252) ... Bob Ford is sixth among all-time FCS coaches with 240 wins at the collegiate level.

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information