2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

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.

2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record5–6 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Behrman (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorLyle Hemphill (4th season)
Home stadiumKenneth P. LaValle Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmNo. 19 North Dakota*W 13–96,153
September 101:00 pmat Temple*ESPN3L 0–3822,296
September 1712:00 pmNo. 2 Richmond
  • Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
  • Stony Brook, NY
ASNW 42–144,450
September 246:00 pmSacred Heart*No. 20
  • Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
  • Stony Brook, NY
SHU LiveL 10–387,833
October 87:00 pmat TowsonCSNW 27–207,059
October 154:00 pmRhode Island
  • Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
  • Stony Brook, NY
CSLW 14–312,221
October 223:30 pmat DelawareNo. 24BHAAW 28–312,972
October 2912:00 pmat New HampshireNo. 22UNHAthleticsL 14–435,029
November 52:00 pmWilliam & MaryNo. 25
  • Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
  • Stony Brook, NY
CSLL 9–145,732
November 122:00 pmMaine
  • Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
  • Stony Brook, NY
CSLL 21–275,330
November 191:00 pmat AlbanyDZL 6–133,836

*Source: Schedule

Game summaries edit

North Dakota edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Fighting Hawks 0 7 2 0 9
Seawolves 0 7 0 6 13

At Temple edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 0 0 0 0 0
Owls 14 14 10 0 38

Richmond edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Spiders 7 7 0 0 14
Seawolves 14 7 14 7 42

Sacred Heart edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 7 3 14 14 38
#20 Seawolves 7 3 0 0 10

At Towson edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 7 0 7 13 27
Tigers 7 10 0 3 20

Rhode Island edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 0 0 0 3
Seawolves 0 0 0 14 14

At Delaware edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Seawolves 0 7 7 14 28
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 3 0 0 3

At New Hampshire edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Seawolves 7 0 7 0 14
Wildcats 15 0 21 7 43

William & Mary edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 14 0 0 14
#25 Seawolves 7 0 0 2 9

Maine edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 7 13 7 0 27
Seawolves 0 0 14 7 21

At Albany edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 0 3 0 3 6
Great Danes 0 3 10 0 13

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRV20RVRVRV242225RVRVRV
CoachesRVRV24RVRVRV222025

References edit