2017 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

2017 Stony Brook Seawolves football
2017 Stony Brook Seawolves football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 7–26 vs. James Madison
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 10
FCS Coaches	No. 11
Record	10–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Chuck Priore (12th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Carmen Felus (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chris Bache (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bobby McIntyre (1st season)
Home stadium	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Stony Brook Seawolves football team represented Stony Brook University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Seawolves competed as fifth-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association with Chuck Priore as the head coach for his twelfth season. They played their home games at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, New York. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in CAA play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Lehigh in the first round before losing to James Madison in the second round.

2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 James Madison $^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 11 Stony Brook ^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 20 Elon ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 12 New Hampshire ^	5	–	3	9	–	5
Delaware	5	–	3	7	–	4
Richmond	4	–	4	6	–	5
Towson	3	–	5	5	–	6
Villanova	3	–	5	5	–	6
Maine	3	–	5	4	–	6
Albany	2	–	6	4	–	7
Rhode Island	2	–	6	3	–	8
William & Mary	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	4:00 p.m.	at No. 19 (FBS) South Florida*		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN3	L 17–31	26,460
September 9	1:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	CSL^[1]	W 35–18	5,102
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart*		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	Wolfievision	W 45–7	8,102
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Towson		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	CSL^[1]	W 25–17	6,672
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at William & Mary		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	TATV	W 21–18	8,082
October 7	6:00 p.m.	Delaware	No. 23	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	Wolfievision	L 20–24	7,694
October 14	6:00 p.m.	No. 12 New Hampshire		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	Wolfievision	W 38–24	12,311
October 28	3:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Richmond	No. 22	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSL^[1]	W 27–24	8,217
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Albany	No. 14	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY (Rivalry)	Wolfievision	W 28–21 ^OT	7,106
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Wagner*	No. 12	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	Wolfievision	W 38–10	5,471
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Maine	No. 10	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	MAA	W 20–19	4,983
November 25	2:00 p.m.	Lehigh*	No. 10	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 59–29	4,131
December 2	2:00 p.m.	at No. 1 James Madison*	No. 10	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 7–26	16,449
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	7	3	0	7	17
No. 19 (FBS) Bulls	7	0	10	14	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	14	0	7	14	35
Rams	0	0	10	8	18

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	7	0	0	0	7
Seawolves	14	21	7	3	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	0	7	0	17
Seawolves	7	9	3	6	25

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	7	7	7	0	21
Tribe	0	0	3	15	18

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	7	10	7	24
No. 23 Seawolves	7	13	0	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Wildcats	6	18	0	0	24
Seawolves	9	7	6	16	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Seawolves	7	10	3	7	27
No. 19 Spiders	7	3	7	7	24

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Great Danes	7	7	0	7	0	21
No. 14 Seawolves	14	7	0	0	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	10	0	0	0	10
No. 12 Seawolves	7	7	14	10	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Seawolves	0	7	0	13	20
Black Bears	12	7	0	0	19

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	14	7	8	29
No. 10 Seawolves	0	24	14	21	59

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Seawolves	0	0	0	7	7
No. 1 Dukes	6	13	0	7	26

^ ^a ^b ^c Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.