| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Albany Great Danes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | CAA |
| Record: | 7–4 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Greg Gattuso |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Joe Bernard |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium |
The 2016 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Great Danes compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the CAA. The team played home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, New York.
See also: 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team.
See also: 2016 Rhode Island Rams football team.
See also: 2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team.
See also: 2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team.
See also: 2016 Richmond Spiders football team.
See also: 2016 Maine Black Bears football team.
See also: 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team.
See also: 2016 Elon Phoenix football team.
See also: 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team.
See also: 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team.
See also: 2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team and Albany–Stony Brook football rivalry.