Stony Brook Seawolves football
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| First season | 1983 | ||
| Athletic director | Shawn Heilbron | ||
| Head coach |
Chuck Priore 11th year, 67–58 (.536) |
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| Stadium | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | ||
| Year built | 2002 | ||
| Seating capacity | 8,136 | ||
| Field surface | Artificial turf | ||
| Location | Stony Brook, New York | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | CAA | ||
| Past conferences |
Northeast (1999–2006) Independent (2007) Big South (2008–2012) CAA (2013– ) |
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| All-time record | 151–142–0 (.515) | ||
| Conference titles | 5 (2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) | ||
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| Colors | Red, Blue, and Gray |
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| Fight song | Fight Song, "Go, Fight, Win" | ||
| Mascot | Wolfie the Seawolf | ||
| Marching band | The Spirit of Stony Brook Marching Band | ||
| NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances | 2012, 2011 | ||
| Website | GoSeawolves.org | ||
The Stony Brook Seawolves football program is the collegiate football team that represents Stony Brook University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The program participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision and currently competes in the eleven-member Colonial Athletic Association. The program plays it home games at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, New York.
Stony Brook first fielded a varsity team in 1983 and rose to Division II in 1994. In 1999 the Seawolves rose to Division I non-scholarship as part of the Northeast Conference until the 2006 season in which scholarships were first granted. After a year of independence Stony Brook joined the Big South Conference and fully transitioned into a sixty-three scholarship program. In the summer of 2012 the program announced its admission into the Colonial Athletic Association.
Since transitioning to Division I the Seawolves have amassed five conference championships, with four in the past five seasons. They have participated in the Division I Football Championship playoffs and advanced to the second round in back-to-back years and in 2012 had their best performing season winning a program record ten games. The program has cemented itself as major national power in the Football Championship Subdivision with nationwide recruiting, consecutive weeks in the national polls, and its admission into the highly competitive Colonial Athletic Association in 2013.
Stony Brook first fielded varsity football in the 1983 season when its athletic teams were known as the Patriots. The football team transitioned into Division I in 1999 after leaving the Eastern Football Conference. In 2002, the 8,300 seat Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium opened as the new home of Seawolves football. The program joined the Northeast Conference in 1999 and participated as an associate member until 2006. It transitioned to a fully funded FCS program from 2006 until 2008 providing the maximum scholarship allowance of 63. In 2008 Stony Brook joined the Big South Conference. The Seawolves all-time record is 142–141.
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