Stony Brook Seawolves football under Chuck Priore
Chuck Priore is the current head coach of the Stony Brook Seawolves football team, which represents Stony Brook University in the NCAA, and participates in the Colonial Athletic Association. Priore was hired prior to the 2006 season and he led the transition of Stony Brook into a full-scholarship FCS program from the 2006 season in which the team awarded an equivalent 27 scholarships. In 2007, the team played as an independent while adding scholarships and a tougher schedule. In 2008, Stony Brook joined the Big South Conference as a full-scholarship program. Priore led the Seawolves to three consecutive Big South championships (in 2009, 2010, 2011) and so far has compiled a 37-31 record. Under the leadership of Priore the Seawolves played their first ever FBS opponent, South Florida, in the 2010 season. In 2011, Stony Brook won their first outright Big South Championship and participated for the first time in the FCS playoffs, advancing to the Second Round.
Record
| Year |
Team |
Overall |
Conference | Standing |
Bowl/playoffs |
TSN[1]# |
| Stony Brook Seawolves (NEC) (2006–2006) |
| 2006 |
Stony Brook |
5–6 | 5-2 | 2nd | | |
| Stony Brook Seawolves (FCS Independent) (2007–2007) |
| 2007 |
Stony Brook |
6–5 | | | | |
| Stony Brook Seawolves (Big South) (2008–present) |
| 2008 |
Stony Brook |
5-6 | 3-2 | 2nd | | |
| 2009 |
Stony Brook |
6-5 | 5-1 | T-1st | | |
| 2010 |
Stony Brook |
6-5 | 5-1 | T-1st | | |
| 2011 |
Stony Brook |
9-4 | 6-0 | 1st | L 27-34 NCAA Second Round | 22 |
| 2012 |
Stony Brook |
10-3 | 5-1 | T-1st | L 10-16 NCAA Second Round | 10 |
| Stony Brook: |
47–34 | 29-7 | |
| Total: | 47-34 | |
| National championship Conference title Conference division title |
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. |
Seasons
2006 Season
| Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
|---|
| August 31 |
7:00 PM |
Hofstra* |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
FSNY |
L 17-8 |
5,626 |
| September 9 |
1:00 PM |
at Georgetown* |
Multi-Sport Field • Washington, DC |
|
L 7-0 |
1,950 |
| September 16 |
12:00 PM |
at New Hampshire* |
Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH |
|
L 62-7 |
7,395 |
| September 23 |
1:00 PM |
at UMass* |
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA |
|
L 48-7 |
9,001 |
| September 30 |
1:00 PM |
at Monmouth |
Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ |
|
W 36-17 |
2,531 |
| October 7 |
2:00 PM |
Albany |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 33-21 |
6,688 |
| October 14 |
1:00 PM |
at St. Francis (PA) |
DeGol Field • Loretto, PA |
|
W 30-20 |
716 |
| October 21, 2006 |
1:00pm |
Sacred Heart |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 38-21 |
3,136 |
| October 28 |
1:00 PM |
Robert Morris |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
L 21-6 |
1,893 |
| November 4 |
1:00 PM |
at Wagner |
Wagner College Stadium • Staten Island, NY |
|
W 45-9 |
2,417 |
| November 11 |
12:00 PM |
at Central Connecticut State |
Arute Field • New Britain, CT |
|
L 35-32 |
2,587 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from the AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
2007 Season
| Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
|---|
| September 1 |
6:00 PM |
Georgetown* |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 35-28 |
7,228 |
| September 8 |
6:00 PM |
at Bucknell* |
Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA |
|
W 48-20 |
5,143 |
| September 15 |
4:00 PM |
at Youngstown State* |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
|
L 42-6 |
14,390 |
| September 22 |
6:00 PM |
Monmouth* |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY (Downey Classic) |
|
W 21-15 |
4,381 |
| September 29 |
7:00 PM |
at Hofstra* |
James M. Shuart Stadium • Hempstead, NY |
|
L 33-28 |
5,527 |
| October 6 |
4:00 PM |
at Albany* |
University Field • Albany, NY |
|
L 24-23 |
1,740 |
| October 13 |
3:30 PM |
at Richmond* |
UR Stadium • Richmond, VA |
|
L 42-0 |
5,150 |
| October 20 |
3:00 PM |
Maine* |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 30-23 2OT |
7,328 |
| October 27 |
4:00 PM |
Bryant* |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 30-0 |
2,238 |
| November 10 |
1:00 PM |
Central Connecticut State* |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 34-7 |
1,832 |
| November 17 |
3:30 PM |
at Elon* |
Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC |
|
L 38-23 |
5,715 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
2008 Season
Stony Brook entered their new season with a 42-26 over Colgate on August 30.
| Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
|---|
| August 30 |
6:00 PM |
Colgate* |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
Big South Net |
W 42-26 |
5,808 |
| September 6 |
3:00 PM |
Elon* |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
Big South Net |
L 20-30 |
1,806 |
| September 13 |
6:00 PM |
at Maine* |
Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME (The Battle for the Butter) |
WABI-TV/Big South Net |
L 13-28 |
6,425 |
| September 20 |
12:30 PM |
at Brown* |
Brown Stadium • Providence, RI |
Big South Net |
L 7-17 |
3,652 |
| September 26 |
7:00 PM |
Hofstra* |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
MSG/Big South Net |
L 3-41 |
2,105 |
| October 11 |
3:30 PM |
at Liberty |
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA |
MASN/Big South Net |
L 0-33 |
14,563 |
| October 18 |
3:00 PM |
Charleston Southern |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
Big South Net |
W 20-19 |
5,544 |
| October 25 |
7:30 PM |
at Coastal Carolina |
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
Big South Net |
W 28-24 |
6,704 |
| November 1 |
3:00 PM |
Gardner-Webb |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
Big South Net |
L 33-34 |
2,217 |
| November 8 |
1:00 PM |
at Iona* |
Mazzella Field • New Rochelle, NY |
Big South Net |
W 68-9 |
238 |
| November 15 |
3:30 PM |
VMI |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
MASN/Big South Net |
W 40-26 |
2,051 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from the AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
2009 Season
The Seawolves opened their season against their Long Island rivals, Hofstra, at Hempstead which ended in 17-10 loss to the Prade. The Seawolves then visited Colgate, losing the game in a 23-13 decision. Opening their home season at Stony Brook the Seawolves played Brown University Bears. The Bears went ahead in the game early on but the Seawolves were able to come back and claim the game with a touchdown with 47 seconds left in the game resulting in a 21-20 win in the home-opener. The Seawolves then visited UMass resulting in a 44-17 loss at Amherst. Seawolves entered their Conference play winning three games straight, losing at Charleston Southern and then winning their season finale against Liberty in a very close game at LaValle Stadium, 36-33.
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
|---|
| September 5 |
7:00 PM |
at Hofstra* |
|
James M. Shuart Stadium • Hempstead, NY |
FiOS1/Big South Net |
L 10-17 |
7,160 |
| September 12 |
7:00 PM |
at Colgate* |
|
Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY |
Big South Net |
L 13-23 |
3,122 |
| September 19 |
6:00 PM |
Brown* |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
Big South Net |
W 21-20 |
5,709 |
| September 26 |
6:00 PM |
at Massachusetts* |
|
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA |
Big South Net |
L 17-44 |
16,122 |
| October 3 |
3:00 PM |
Presbyterian |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
Big South Net |
W 41-21 |
6,243 |
| October 10 |
2:00 PM |
at North Dakota* |
|
Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND |
Big South Net |
L 41-21 |
8,494 |
| October 17 |
1:30 PM |
at VMI |
|
Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA |
Big South Net |
W 27-20 |
7,112 |
| October 24 |
3:30 PM |
Coastal Carolina |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
MASN/Big South Net |
W 16-10 |
3,292 |
| October 31 |
1:30 PM |
at Gardner-Webb |
|
Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC |
Big South Net |
W 24-14 |
5,430 |
| November 14 |
1:30 PM |
at Charleston Southern |
|
Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC |
Big South Net |
L 27-30 OT |
2,954 |
| November 21 |
1:00 PM |
Liberty |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
Big South Net |
W 36-33 |
3,964 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from the AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
2010 Season
In the off-season Hofstra University, Stony Brook’s Long Island rivals, announced that it would cut its football team for future season after 2009 leaving the Seawolves as the sole college football team in the long island area. As NCAA rules state, when a college team is cut, football athletes that transfer to another school don’t need to meet residency requirements to start play. This led to five incoming transfer from Hofstra to begin play at Stony Brook including Miguel Mayonet, and Brock Jackolski for the 2010 season.
The 2010 season started with the first ever face off of the Seawolves against a FBS team. Seawolves lead against South Florida 14-0 early in the game but lost control and gave up a loss at South Florida, 59-14. Stony Brook quickly recovered to beat American International 31-14. The Seawolves later on posted wins at every single conference game against the Big South and by November 14 had an overall 6-4 record and were 5-0 in the Big South. In one of the biggest upsets of Seawolves football history, their automatic bid faded away as they fell to the Liberty Flames on November 20 in a 54-28 game creating a three-way tie for the FCS playoff and sending Coastal Carolina to the FCS Playoffs (Seawolves allowed 122 point against BSC, Liberty 110, and CC allowed 109 in the tie-breaker) thus making the Seawolves Co-Champions of the Big South but eliminated from playoff contention on the last day of the season. The Seawolves are 13-4 overall in Big South games since 2008.
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
|---|
| September 4 |
7:00 PM |
at South Florida* |
|
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
SNY/Big South Net |
L 14–59 |
40,201 |
| September 11 |
6:00 PM |
American International* |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
Big South Net |
W 31–14 |
4,291 |
| September 18 |
12:30 PM |
at Brown* |
|
Brown Stadium • Providence, RI |
Big South Net |
L 33–30 2OT |
3,988 |
| September 25 |
6:00 PM |
Massachusetts* |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
Big South Net |
L 21–26 |
5,309 |
| October 9 |
6:00 PM |
VMI |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
Big South Net |
W 27–9 |
7,432 |
| October 16 |
1:00 PM |
at Lafayette* |
|
Fisher Field • Easton, PA |
MASN/Big South Net |
L 21–28 |
6,036 |
| October 23 |
7:30 PM |
at Coastal Carolina |
|
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
MASN/Big South Net |
W 38–28 |
8,671 |
| October 30 |
3:00 PM |
Charleston Southern |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
Big South Net |
W 41–21 |
4,007 |
| November 6 |
1:00 PM |
at Presbyterian |
|
Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC |
SportSouth/Big South Net |
W 37–7 |
1,667 |
| November 13 |
1:00 PM |
Gardner-Webb |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
Big South Net |
W 55–3 |
3,502 |
| November 20 |
3:30 PM |
at Liberty |
|
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA |
MASN/Big South Net |
L 28–54 |
10,521 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from the AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
2011 Season
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
|---|
| September 3 |
9:00 PM |
at UTEP* |
|
Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX |
|
L 24–31 OT |
28,752 |
| September 10 |
6:00 PM |
at Buffalo* |
|
University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY |
TWCS |
L 7–35 |
21,933 |
| September 17 |
6:00 PM |
Brown* |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
L 20–21 |
5,731 |
| September 24 |
6:00 PM |
Lafayette* |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 37–20 |
8,278 |
| October 8 |
6:00 PM |
Presbyterian |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 42–24 |
4,103 |
| October 15 |
6:00 PM |
Saint Anselm* |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 55–6 |
3,095 |
| October 22 |
1:30 PM |
at VMI |
|
Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA |
|
W 42–14 |
5,142 |
| October 29 |
4:00 PM |
Coastal Carolina |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
ESPN3 |
W 42–0 |
1,619 |
| November 5 |
1:30 PM |
at Charleston Southern |
|
Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC |
|
W 50–31 |
2,806 |
| November 12 |
1:30 PM |
at Gardner–Webb |
|
Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC |
|
W 76–28 |
4,209 |
| November 19 |
1:00 PM |
#16 Liberty |
|
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
ESPN3, MASN |
W 41–31 |
7,896 |
| November 26 |
2:00 PM |
Albany* |
#22 |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY (FCS Playoffs First Round) |
ESPN3 |
W 31–28 |
8,286 |
| December 3 |
3:00 PM |
at #1 Sam Houston State* |
#22 |
Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX (FCS Playoffs Second Round) |
ESPN3 |
L 27-34 |
|
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
2012 Season
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
|---|
| September 1 |
6:00 PM |
Central Connecticut* |
#17 |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 49–17 |
6,094 |
| September 8 |
6:00 PM |
Pace* |
#17 |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 77–7 |
4,194 |
| September 15 |
4:00 PM |
at Syracuse* |
#17 |
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY |
TWCS/SNY/ESPN3 |
L 17–28 |
34,512 |
| September 22 |
6:00 PM |
Colgate* |
#20 |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 32–31 |
10,278 |
| September 29 |
12:00 PM |
at Army* |
#18 |
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY |
CBSSN |
W 23–3 |
31,006 |
| October 6 |
6:00 PM |
Charleston Southern |
#13 |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 49–7 |
5,100 |
| October 13 |
3:30 PM |
at Coastal Carolina |
#11 |
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
ESPN3 |
W 27–21 |
7,749 |
| October 20 |
4:00 PM |
Gardner–Webb |
#10 |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 41–10 |
5,791 |
| October 27 |
1:00 PM |
at Presbyterian |
#10 |
Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC |
ESPN3 |
W 56–17 |
3,038 |
| November 3 |
6:00 PM |
VMI |
#9 |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY |
|
W 45–7 |
4,421 |
| November 10 |
1:30 PM |
at Liberty |
#6 |
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA |
ESPN3/MASN |
L 14–28 |
14,419 |
| November 24 |
3:00 PM |
#14 Villanova* |
#10 |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY (FCS Playoffs First Round) |
ESPN3 |
W 20-10 |
4,905 |
| December 1 |
7:00 PM |
at #2 Montana State* |
#10 |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs Second Round) |
ESPN3 |
L 10–16 |
15,257 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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