Danes Rout Columbia, Move to 4-0

It's the same intro to every UAlbany football story of 2014: "One year after going 1-11, the Great Dane football team moved to _-0 with a __-__ win over ________ .

This week? The Danes moved to 4-0 with a 42-7 win over visiting Columbia University on Saturday night at Bob Ford Field.

HC Greg Gattuso talks to QB Will Fiacchi during UA's game with Holy Cross earlier this year (UAlbany Athletics).

The Danes ran all over the Columbia defense, rushing for 373 total yards on 37 attempts. Omar Osbourne had 193 yards and two touchdowns and Andrew Martin had 11 carries for 60 yards. Quarterback Will Fiacchi also ran for a score in addition to throwing for 117 yards and three more.

UA jumped out to 35-0 lead in the route.

The Danes will take on conference foe James Madison next week at Bob Ford Field.Game time is 6 p.m.

To read more on Saturday's game, click here, courtesy of UA's Sports Information Department.