2013 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

The 2013 Stony Brook Seawolves football team represented Stony Brook University in the sport of American football during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Seawolves competed in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as first-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). This was the team's eighth season under the helm of Chuck Priore. They played their home games at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, New York and attempted to build on their second straight appearance in the FCS playoffs but missed the playoffs after a 3–5 CAA, 5–6 overall record.

2013 Stony Brook Seawolves football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2013 record	5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach	Chuck Priore
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Behrman
Defensive coordinator	Rob Nevaiser
Home stadium	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (Capacity: 8,136)

2013 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Maine $^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 2 Towson ^		6	–	2					13	–	3
No. 5 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					10	–	5
Villanova		5	–	3					6	–	5
Delaware		4	–	4					7	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					7	–	5
Richmond		4	–	4					6	–	6
James Madison		3	–	5					6	–	6
Stony Brook		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	9
Albany		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Previous season

Stony Brook won a program record ten games including their first victory over a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent, Army, and a playoff victory over Colonial Athletic Association champion Villanova. The Seawolves advanced to the second round of the FCS playoffs falling to the Montana State Bobcats 16–10. The Seawolves were broadcast/streamed for a record seven games and attendance levels reached record levels with 5,826 average attendance per game.

Before the season

Losses

RB Miguel Maysonet, QB Kyle Essington, WR Kevin Norrell, OL Michael Bamiro, DB Dominick Reyes and Cedrick Moore were among the major losses for the team. Bamiro being an unusual case in which he exhausted his collegiate eligibility but missed the NFL draft while being draft eligible. Maysonet, Norrell, Bamiro, and Moore were among those that signed free agent contracts with NFL teams. Maysonet played a crucial role in Stony Brook's running game being a finalist for the Walter Payton Award.

Broadcasting

The 2013 season brought Stony Brook football to the ESPN Radio Network for the first time ever. ESPN Radio Network will broadcast all Seawolves football games in Long Island as it looks to expand its footprint in the region. Champions Radio Network (ESPN Network in Long Island) broadcast all Seawolves football games across the Island in two frequencies. Stony Brook will have one game displayed on ESPN3 and two games under the NBC network with the possibility of a third one being added on Rivalry week. Additional games streamed online in the Patriot League Sports Network (vs. Colgate) and Stony Brooks own streaming service.

Schedule

Stony Brook joins the Colonial Athletic Association and will be facing eight conference opponents. The Seawolves will play a 12-game schedule, taking advantage of an NCAA rule that allows FBS teams to schedule 12 games in years when the period starting with the Thursday before Labor Day and ending with the final Saturday in November contains 14 Saturdays. Originally, Stony Brook scheduled Boston College for the first week of the season, however, due to a schedule conflict with the ACC, Boston College was forced to drop Stony Brook and picked up Villanova. As a result, Stony Brook scheduled Penn in an organized scrimmage with eleven regular season games.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	1:00 PM	at Rhode Island	No. 17	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 24–0	4,302
September 14	3:30 PM	at Buffalo[1]*	No. 17	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 23–26 ^5OT	24,013
September 21	3:00 PM	at No. 20 Villanova	No. 16	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	SNY/CSN	L 6–35	11,617
September 28	6:00 PM	No. 3 Towson		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	SWTV	L 21–35	7,859
October 5	6:00 PM	Bryant*		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	SWTV	W 21–13	11,224
October 12	6:00 PM	at Colgate*		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY		W 27–3	3,611
October 26	4:00 PM	No. 20 New Hampshire		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	SWTV	L 13–31	5,420
November 2	12:30 PM	at No. 10 Maine		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	L 14–19	4,068
November 9	1:00 PM	Richmond		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	SWTV	L 31–39	4,787
November 16	3:30 PM	at James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	CSN/SNY	W 41–38	17,969
November 23	1:00 PM	Albany		Kanneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY (Rivalry)	SWTV	W 24–3	4,512
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Rhode Island

Stony Brook at Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total • #17 Seawolves 3 7 0 14 24 Rams 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 7 Location: Meade Stadium Kingston, RI Game start: 1:00 pm EDT Game attendance: 4,302 Game weather: 70F, Broken Clouds

See also: 2013 Rhode Island Rams football team

Stony Brook will travel to Kingston to open up their 2013 regular season against the Rams. Stony Brook looks to open up the season with a win for the second consecutive season while Rhode Island looks to earn their first victory since 2011 after a win less 2012 campaign. This will be the first ever meeting between both programs.

Buffalo

Stony Brook at Buffalo

1 2 3 4 OT Total #17 Seawolves 0 0 0 10 13 23 • Bulls 3 0 7 0 16 26 Date: September 14 Location: University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY Game start: 3:30 pm EDT Game attendance: 24,013 Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 Buffalo Bulls football team

Stony Brook will travel to Amherst to face off against the Buffalo Bulls for the second time in three years. After a 35–7 loss at Amherst back in 2011, the Seawolves will look to upset their in-state SUNY rivals and even the series. Buffalo leads the all-time series 1–0.

Villanova

Stony Brook at Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total #16 Seawolves 0 0 0 6 6 • #20 Wildcats 0 21 7 7 35 Date: September 21 Location: Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA Game start: TBA EDT Television network: NBC Regional

See also: 2013 Villanova Wildcats football team

What will be an exciting rematch of the first round of the 2012 FCS playoffs. The Seawolves look to win their second game in as many matches against Villanova. As first year members of the CAA, Stony Brook will travel to Villanova Stadium to face-off against the preseason top-picked Wildcats. Stony Brook leads all time series 1–0.

Towson

Towson at Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total • #3 Tigers 0 10 7 18 35 Seawolves 14 7 0 0 21 Date: September 28 Location: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY Game start: TBA EDT

See also: 2013 Towson Tigers football team

Bryant

Bryant at Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total Bullodgs 7 0 0 6 13 • Seawolves 14 0 0 7 21 Date: October 5 Location: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY Game start: TBA EDT

See also: 2013 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Colgate

Stony Brook at Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total • Seawolves 10 14 0 3 27 Raiders 0 0 0 3 3 Date: October 12 Location: Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY Game start: TBA EDT

See also: 2013 Colgate Raiders football team

New Hampshire

New Hampshire at Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total • Wildcats 9 7 9 6 31 Seawolves 3 3 7 0 13 Date: October 26 Location: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY Game start: TBA EDT Game attendance: 5,420

See also: 2013 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Maine

Stony Brook at Maine

1 2 3 4 Total Seawolves 0 0 7 7 14 • #10 Black Bears 3 10 0 6 19 Date: November 2 Location: Alfond Stadium Orono, ME Game attendance: 4,068

See also: 2013 Maine Black Bears football team

Richmond

Richmond at Stony Brook

1 2 Total Spiders - - 0 Seawolves - - 0 Date: November 9 Location: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY Game start: TBA EST

See also: 2013 Richmond Spiders football team

James Madison

Stony Brook at James Madison

1 2 Total Seawolves - - 0 Dukes - - 0 Date: November 16 Location: Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA Game start: TBA EST Television network: NBC Regional

See also: 2013 James Madison Dukes football team

Albany

Albany at Stony Brook
(Albany–Stony Brook rivalry game)

1 2 Total Great Danes - - 0 Seawolves - - 0 Date: November 23 Location: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY Game start: TBA EST

See also: 2013 Albany Great Danes football team

Stony Brook will face Albany, on rivalry week, at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium renewing a rivalry last played in 2011. Stony Brook and Albany previously played yearly as members of the Northeast Conference until 2007. Arguably the most heated rivalry between state universities in New York, Albany will look to continue its dominance of the series, while Stony Brook looks to extend their series streak after a 31–28 victory in the Football Championship Series playoffs in 2011. Albany leads the all-time series 9–5

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	13	Final
Sports Network	16	17	17	16	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	13	13	13	12	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

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