2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football
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 →

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 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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