2018 Albany Great Danes football team

The 2018 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of 12 teams in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.

CAA Poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Great Danes were predicted to finish in ninth place.

Preseason All-CAA Team
The Great Danes had one player selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Special teams

Donovan McDonald – PR