Chuck Priore
Chuck Priore (born February 17, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at Stony Brook University, a position he has held since the 2006 season. Priore served the head football coach at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut from 2000 to 2005. He was also the head men's lacrosse coach at the University at Albany, SUNY in 1986 and at Union College in Schenectady, New York from 1988 to 1991.
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Stony Brook |
Conference | CAA |
Record | 89–73 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Long Island, New York | February 17, 1960
Playing career | |
Football | |
1979–1982 | Albany |
Position(s) | Fullback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1983–1986 | Albany (RB) |
1987–1991 | Union (NY) (OC) |
1992–1999 | Penn (OC) |
2000–2005 | Trinity (CT) |
2006–present | Stony Brook |
Lacrosse | |
1986 | Albany |
1988–1991 | Union (NY) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 128–82 (football) 38–29 (lacrosse) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 NESCAC (2002–2005) 3 Big South (2009–2011) | |
Awards | |
3x NESCAC Coach of Year (2003–2005) 2x Big South Coach of Year (2009, 2011) |
Playing career
Priore played football at the University at Albany, SUNY before graduating in 1982.
Coaching career
Trinity
Priore was head coach for six seasons at Trinity College where he led the Bantams to a 39–9 record including four consecutive New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) titles.
Stony Brook
Priore was named the second head football coach at Stony Brook University on December 10, 2005.[1] In his first season, he led the Seawolves to a 5–6 record in their final season in the Northeast Conference. After plans were announced to move to the Big South Conference starting in 2008, Priore coached his team to a 6–5 record as an independent in 2007. Since 2009 he has led the Seawolves to three consecutive Big South Championships, and in 2011 led the Seawolves to their first NCAA Division I Football Championship bid, advancing to the second round for the first time ever.
In January 2008, Priore's contract was extended through the 2012 season.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN/STATS# | FCS Coaches° | ||
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Trinity Bantams (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (2000–2005) | |||||||||
2000 | Trinity | 4–4 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
2001 | Trinity | 4–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
2002 | Trinity | 7–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
2003 | Trinity | 8–0 | 8–0 | 1st | |||||
2004 | Trinity | 8–0 | 8–0 | 1st | |||||
2005 | Trinity | 8–0 | 8–0 | 1st | |||||
Trinity: | 39–9 | 39–9 | |||||||
Stony Brook Seawolves (Northeast Conference) (2006) | |||||||||
2006 | Stony Brook | 5–6 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
Stony Brook Seawolves (NCAA Division I FCS independent) (2007) | |||||||||
2007 | Stony Brook | 6–5 | |||||||
Stony Brook Seawolves (Big South Conference) (2008–2012) | |||||||||
2008 | Stony Brook | 5–6 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
2009 | Stony Brook | 6–5 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
2010 | Stony Brook | 6–5 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
2011 | Stony Brook | 9–4 | 6–0 | 1st | L FCS Playoffs Second Round | 18 | 16 | ||
2012 | Stony Brook | 10–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | L FCS Playoffs Second Round | 10 | 13 | ||
Stony Brook Seawolves (Colonial Athletic Association) (2013–present) | |||||||||
2013 | Stony Brook | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–8th | |||||
2014 | Stony Brook | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
2015 | Stony Brook | 5–5 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
2016 | Stony Brook | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
2017 | Stony Brook | 10–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L FCS Playoffs Second Round | 10 | 11 | ||
2018 | Stony Brook | 7–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L FCS Playoffs First Round | 16 | 18 | ||
2019 | Stony Brook | 5–7 | 2–6 | 11th | |||||
Stony Brook: | 89–73 | 57–35 | |||||||
Total: | 128–82 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- "Northeast Conference News Release". Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
- "Newsday on Contract Extension". Retrieved January 29, 2008.