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#21 Football Comes Up Short Against Maine

#21 Football Comes Up Short Against Maine



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Score: #21 UAlbany 20, Maine 34 
  
Location: Bob Ford Field at Tom and Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, N.Y.  
  
Records: #21 UAlbany (1-3, 0-1 CAA) | Maine (3-2, 1-1 CAA) 
  
Short Story: The No. 21 University at Albany football team rallied late in the fourth quarter, but ultimately fell at home to Maine, 34-20.  
 
Key Stat Lines 

  • Myles Burkett completed 19-32 passes for 202 yards and two TDs. 
  • Seven McGee tallied four catches, 72 yards, and two TDs. 
  • Griffin Woodell led the run game for UAlbany, taking nine carries for 36 yards.  
  • Jojo Uga scored on the ground for the Great Danes, the first of his collegiate career.  
  • Dontae Lunan recorded a team-leading two sacks, finishing with three TFLs and 11 total tackles.  
  • Ron Holmes led the team with 12 total tackles, also finishing with three TFLs.  

 
Head Coach Greg Gattuso: “First of all you have to give Maine credit, they came in and played a good football game. I thought their quarterback was very good, knew where to go with the ball and avoided sacks… Myself and our coaching staff need to get our acts together, because we got out coached and out played today in a game at home for the first time in well over a year.” 
 
How it Happened: 

  • Maine was first on the board, scoring a 40-yard field goal on their opening drive. 
  • On their next drive, the Black Bears missed a 43-yard field goal wide left, to keep the game at 3-0 
  • Early in the second quarter, the Great Danes found the end zone on a two-yard run from Jojo Uga, the first of his career. The…

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