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
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2016 record	5–6 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Chuck Priore (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Behrman (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Lyle Hemphill (4th season)
Home stadium	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (Capacity: 8,136)

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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 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

North Dakota

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

at Temple

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

Richmond

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

Sacred Heart

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

at Towson

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

Rhode Island

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

at Delaware

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

at New Hampshire

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

William & Mary

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

Maine

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

at Albany

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

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
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	NR	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	22	20	25	NR	NR	NR

References