2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

American college football season

2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football

Conference| Colonial Athletic Association
Record| 5–6 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach|

* Chuck Priore (11th season)

Offensive coordinator| Jeff Behrman (11th season)
Defensive coordinator| Lyle Hemphill (4th season)
Home stadium| Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium

Seasons

<- 2015

2017 ->

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

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No. 1 James Madison $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 1  |
No. 11 Villanova ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 17 New Hampshire ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
No. 8 Richmond ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
Maine |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Albany |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Stony Brook |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
William & Mary |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Towson |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Delaware |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Elon |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Rhode Island |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team represented Stony Brook University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Seawolves competed as fourth year members of the Colonial Athletic Association with Chuck Priore as the head coach for his eleventh season. They played their home games at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, New York. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

## Schedule

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September 1| 7:00 pm| No. 19 North Dakota*| |

* Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
* Stony Brook, NY

| | W 13–9| 6,153
September 10| 1:00 pm| at Temple*| |

* Lincoln Financial Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| ESPN3| L 0–38| 22,296
September 17| 12:00 pm| No. 2 Richmond| |

* Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
* Stony Brook, NY

| ASN| W 42–14| 4,450
September 24| 6:00 pm| Sacred Heart*| No. 20|

* Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
* Stony Brook, NY

| SHU Live| L 10–38| 7,833
October 8| 7:00 pm| at Towson| |

* Johnny Unitas Stadium
* Towson, MD

| CSN| W 27–20| 7,059
October 15| 4:00 pm| Rhode Island| |

* Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
* Stony Brook, NY

| CSL| W 14–3| 12,221
October 22| 3:30 pm| at Delaware| No. 24|

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE

| BHAA| W 28–3| 12,972
October 29| 12:00 pm| at New Hampshire| No. 22|

* Wildcat Stadium
* Durham, NH

| UNHAthletics| L 14–43| 5,029
November 5| 2:00 pm| William & Mary| No. 25|

* Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
* Stony Brook, NY

| CSL| L 9–14| 5,732
November 12| 2:00 pm| Maine| |

* Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
* Stony Brook, NY

| CSL| L 21–27| 5,330
November 19| 1:00 pm| at Albany| |

* Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
* Albany, NY (Rivalry)

| DZ| L 6–13| 3,836

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

*Source: Schedule

## Game summaries

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### North Dakota

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#19 Fighting Hawks  | 0  | 7  | 2  | 0 | 9
Seawolves | 0  | 7  | 0  | 6 | 13

See also: 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

### At Temple

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Seawolves  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Owls | 14  | 14  | 10  | 0 | 38

See also: 2016 Temple Owls football team

### Richmond

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#2 Spiders  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 14
Seawolves | 14  | 7  | 14  | 7 | 42

See also: 2016 Richmond Spiders football team

### Sacred Heart

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Pioneers | 7  | 3  | 14  | 14 | 38
#20 Seawolves  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 10

See also: 2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

### At Towson

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Seawolves | 7  | 0  | 7  | 13 | 27
Tigers  | 7  | 10  | 0  | 3 | 20

See also: 2016 Towson Tigers football team

### Rhode Island

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Rams  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 3
Seawolves | 0  | 0  | 0  | 14 | 14

See also: 2016 Rhode Island Rams football team

### At Delaware

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#24 Seawolves | 0  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 28
Fightin' Blue Hens  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3

See also: 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

### At New Hampshire

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#22 Seawolves  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 14
Wildcats | 15  | 0  | 21  | 7 | 43

See also: 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

### William & Mary

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Tribe | 0  | 14  | 0  | 0 | 14
#25 Seawolves  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 2 | 9

See also: 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team

### Maine

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Black Bears | 7  | 13  | 7  | 0 | 27
Seawolves  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 7 | 21

See also: 2016 Maine Black Bears football team

### At Albany

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Seawolves  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 3 | 6
Great Danes | 0  | 3  | 10  | 0 | 13

See also: 2016 Albany Great Danes football team and Albany–Stony Brook football rivalry

## Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| Final
STATS FCS| RV| RV| RV| 20| RV| RV| RV| 24| 22| 25| RV| RV| RV|
Coaches| —| RV| RV| 24| RV| RV| RV| 22| 20| 25| —| —| —|

## References

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Stony Brook Seawolves football

Venues|

* Seawolves Field (1984–2001)
* Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (2002–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Albany
* Hofstra: Battle of Long Island

Culture & lore|

* Wolfie the Seawolf
* The Spirit of Stony Brook Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches

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