# 2024 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

The 2024 Stony Brook Seawolves football team represented Stony Brook University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Seawolves were led by first-year head coach Billy Cosh. Stony Brook played their home games at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium located in Stony Brook, New York.
Under Cosh, Stony Brook recorded its most wins since 2017, its first winning season since 2018 and its highest FCS national ranking since 2018. He would win CAA Coach of the Year in his first season. Stony Brook started the year 8–2 before losing its final two games and being listed as one of the first four teams out of the 2024 FCS playoffs.

## Season

On November 13, 2023, Stony Brook fired head coach Chuck Priore after an 0–10 season, the first winless season in school history. Billy Cosh was hired as his successor on December 13.
On September 7, 2024, Stony Brook beat Stonehill 37–10, and it was the program's first win in 672 days.
On October 19, 2024, quarterback Tyler Knoop threw for six touchdowns in a 52–24 win over Towson, breaking the previous program single-game record of five. He went 34-for-40 with 387 yards, the fifth-most passing yards by a quarterback in Stony Brook history. Following the win, Stony Brook was ranked No. 24 in the FCS Coaches poll for the first time since 2019.
On October 26, 2024, Stony Brook defeated No. 16 William & Mary 35–13 on Homecoming. It was the program's first win over a ranked opponent since 2021.
On November 9, 2024, Stony Brook beat Albany 24–6 in the Battle for the Golden Apple to win the trophy for the first time since 2021.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 5:00 p.m. | at Marshall* | | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | ESPN+ | L 3–45 | 25,032 |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Stonehill* | | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | FloSports | W 37–10 | 8,062 |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham* | | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | ESPN+ | W 27–21 | 3,112 |
| September 21 | 5:00 p.m. | at Campbell | | Barker-Lane StadiumBuies Creek, NC | FloSports | W 24–17 | 4,023 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Morgan State* | | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | FloSports | W 22–3 | 4,818 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 6 Villanova | | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | FloSports | L 24–42 | 6,142 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Towson | | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | FloSports | W 52–24 | 3,916 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 16 William & Mary | | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | SNY | W 35–13 | 7,599 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant | No. 20 | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | FloSports | W 31–30 $^{OT}$ | 5,200 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Albany | No. 17 | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | FloSports | W 24–6 | 5,717 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | No. 16 | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH | FloSports | L 30–31 | 4,760 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Monmouth | No. 18 | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | FloSports | L 47–55 | 5,263 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### at Marshall (FBS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seawolves | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Thundering Herd (FBS) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
* Date: August 31, 2024
* Game time: 5:00 PM
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 25,032
* Referee: Jeremy Parker
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Martin (play-by-play) and Carl Lee (analyst)
* Pregame line: Marshall –32.5
| Statistics | STBK | MRSH |
| First downs | 15 | 27 |
| Plays–yards | 80–252 | 68–549 |
| Rushes–yards | 47–94 | 36–259 |
| Passing yards | 158 | 290 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–33–1 | 21–32–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:38 | 24:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Malachi Marshall | 10/20, 96 yards, 1 INT |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Roland Dempster | 13 carries, 37 yards |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | Jayce Freeman | 2 receptions, 58 yards |
| Marshall | Passing | Braylon Braxton | 7/11, 141 yards, 2 TD |
| Marshall | Rushing | A. J. Turner | 8 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD |
| Marshall | Receiving | Christian Fitzpatrick | 4 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD |

### Stonehill

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Seawolves | 17 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, Stony Brook, NY
* Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 PM
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 8,062
* Referee: Cory Hansen
* TV announcers (FloSports): Jonny Wincott (play-by-play), Brandon London (analyst) and Nick DeLuca (sideline)
| Statistics | STO | STBK |
| First downs | 21 | 20 |
| Total yards | 382 | 421 |
| Rushing yards | 146 | 260 |
| Passing yards | 236 | 161 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–36–2 | 9–16–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:26 | 29:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stonehill | Passing | Ashur Carraha | 18/36, 236 yards, 2 INT, 1 TD |
| Stonehill | Rushing | Ashur Carraha | 10 carries, 70 yards |
| Stonehill | Receiving | Cody Ruff | 6 receptions, 105 yards |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Malachi Marshall | 9/16, 161 yards, 1 TD |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Roland Dempster | 19 carries, 160 yards, 3 TD |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | Cole Bunicci | 1 reception, 63 yards, 1 TD |

### at Fordham

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seawolves | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Coffey Field, Bronx, NY
* Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 3,112
* Referee: Eric Lewis
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Andrew Bogusch (play-by-play) and Grant DelVecchio (analyst)
| Statistics | STK | FOR |
| First downs | 21 | 16 |
| Total yards | 432 | 257 |
| Rushing yards | 104 | 132 |
| Passing yards | 328 | 125 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–43–2 | 10–27–2 |
| Time of possession | 36:12 | 23:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Malachi Marshall | 18/36, 268 yards, 1 INT |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Brandon Boria | 14 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | R.J. Lamarre | 7 receptions, 96 yards |
| Fordham | Passing | Jack Capaldi | 6/18, 92 yards, 2 INT |
| Fordham | Rushing | Julius Loughridge | 13 carries, 99 yards |
| Fordham | Receiving | K.J. Reed | 3 receptions, 65 yards |

### at Campbell

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seawolves | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Fighting Camels | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Barker-Lane Stadium, Buies Creek, NC
* Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
* Game time: 5:00 PM
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 4,023
* Referee: Tom Zetts
* TV announcers (FloSports): Evan Budrovich (play-by-play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)
| Statistics | STBK | CAM |
| First downs | 24 | 18 |
| Total yards | 384 | 336 |
| Rushing yards | 227 | 158 |
| Passing yards | 157 | 178 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–31–0 | 12–22–0 |
| Time of possession | 36:39 | 23:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Malachi Marshall | 13/30, 157 yards |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Roland Dempster | 36 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | Cole Bunicci | 2 receptions, 35 yards |
| Campbell | Passing | Chad Mascoe | 9/14, 160 yards, 1 TD |
| Campbell | Rushing | Allen Mitchell | 5 carries, 46 yards |
| Campbell | Receiving | Sincere Brown | 6 receptions, 63 yards |

### Morgan State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seawolves | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
* Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 PM EST
* Game weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 4,818
* Referee: Alexander Randolph
* TV announcers (FloSports): Jonny Wincott (play-by-play), Brandon London (analyst) and Matt Levine (sideline)
| Statistics | MORG | STBK |
| First downs | 17 | 20 |
| Total yards | 259 | 428 |
| Rushing yards | 146 | 287 |
| Passing yards | 113 | 141 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–22–0 | 11–20–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:31 | 31:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Morgan State | Passing | Duce Taylor | 11/17, 70 yards |
| Morgan State | Rushing | Myles Miree | 11 carries, 75 yards |
| Morgan State | Receiving | Malique Leatherbury | 4 receptions, 25 yards |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Malachi Marshall | 9/18, 132 yards |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Roland Dempster | 25 carries, 158 yards, 3 TD |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | Cal Redman | 4 receptions, 62 yards |

### No. 6 Villanova

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Seawolves | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
* Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 PM EST
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 6,142
* Referee: Paul Matt Overton
* TV announcers (FloSports): Jonny Wincott (play-by-play), Brandon London (analyst) and Matt Levine (sideline)
| Statistics | VILL | STBK |
| First downs | 19 | 18 |
| Total yards | 432 | 310 |
| Rushing yards | 280 | 163 |
| Passing yards | 152 | 147 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–19–0 | 22–32–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:02 | 31:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Villanova | Passing | Connor Watkins | 9/19, 152 yards, TD |
| Villanova | Rushing | David Avit | 13 carries, 183 yards, 4 TD |
| Villanova | Receiving | Jaylan Sanchez | 3 receptions, 38 yards |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Tyler Knoop | 22/32, 147 yards, INT |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Roland Dempster | 24 carries, 115 yards, 3 TD |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | Cal Redman | 3 receptions, 50 yards |

### at Towson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seawolves | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
| Tigers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 3,916
* Referee: Bill McKeevar
* TV announcers (FloSports): Spiro Morekas (play-by-play), Gordy Combs (analyst)
| Statistics | STBK | TOW |
| First downs | 30 | 15 |
| Total yards | 512 | 405 |
| Rushing yards | 125 | 247 |
| Passing yards | 387 | 158 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 34–40–0 | 12–20–1 |
| Time of possession | 37:04 | 22:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Tyler Knoop | 34/40, 387 yards, 6 TD |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Roland Dempster | 16 carries, 103 yards |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | Jasiah Williams | 9 receptions, 92 yards, 3 TD |
| Towson | Passing | Sean Brown | 12/20, 158 yards, INT |
| Towson | Rushing | Tyrell Greene Jr. | 16 carries, 115 yards, TD |
| Towson | Receiving | John Dunmore | 3 receptions, 60 yards |

### No. 16 William & Mary

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Tribe | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Seawolves | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, Stony Brook, NY
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 PM EST
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 7,599
* Referee: Todd Bowman
* TV announcers (SNY): Jonny Wincott (play-by-play), Brandon London (analyst) and Matt Levine (sideline)
| Statistics | W&M | STBK |
| First downs | 15 | 23 |
| Total yards | 354 | 462 |
| Rushing yards | 120 | 222 |
| Passing yards | 234 | 240 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–26–4 | 15–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:19 | 32:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| William & Mary | Passing | Darius Wilson | 14/19, 197 yards, 3 INT |
| William & Mary | Rushing | Bronson Yoder | 14 carries, 65 yards |
| William & Mary | Receiving | JT Mayo | 3 receptions, 67 yards |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Tyler Knoop | 15/26, 240 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Roland Dempster | 27 carries, 144 yards, 2 TD |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | Jayce Freeman | 3 receptions, 101 yards, TD |

### Bryant

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 20 Seawolves | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
at Beirne Stadium, Smithfield, RI
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 5,200
* Referee: Todd Boys
* TV announcers (FloSports): Jake Zimmer (play-by-play) and Tim Lynch (analyst)
| Statistics | STBK | BRY |
| First downs | 26 | 21 |
| Total yards | 432 | 443 |
| Rushing yards | 147 | 105 |
| Passing yards | 285 | 338 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–30–0 | 28–40–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:57 | 28:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Tyler Knoop | 23/30, 285 yards, TD |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Roland Dempster | 25 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | Jasiah Williams | 10 receptions, 96 yards |
| Bryant | Passing | Brennan Myer | 28/39, 338 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Bryant | Rushing | Markiel Cockrell | 4 carries, 79 yards, TD |
| Bryant | Receiving | Dylan Kedzior | 9 receptions, 100 yards |

### Albany (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Great Danes | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 17 Seawolves | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, Stony Brook, NY
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 5,717
* Referee: Justin Ackley
* TV announcers (FloSports): Jonny Wincott (play-by-play), Brandon London (analyst) and Matt Levine (sideline)
| Statistics | ALB | STBK |
| First downs | 17 | 15 |
| Total yards | 365 | 321 |
| Rushing yards | 153 | 92 |
| Passing yards | 212 | 229 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–36–1 | 19–32–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:29 | 27:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Albany | Passing | Van Weber | 20/31, 201 yards, TD, INT |
| Albany | Rushing | Jojo Uga | 17 carries, 56 yards |
| Albany | Receiving | Caden Burti | 4 receptions, 68 yards, TD |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Tyler Knoop | 19/32, 229 yards, TD |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Roland Dempster | 26 carries, 98 yards, 2 TD |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | Jasiah Williams | 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD |

### at New Hampshire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Seawolves | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
at Wildcat Stadium, Durham, NH
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 4,760
* Referee: Tom Zetts
* TV announcers (FloSports): Joel Wiel (play-by-play) and Evan Gray (analyst)
| Statistics | STBK | UNH |
| First downs | 17 | 21 |
| Total yards | 326 | 326 |
| Rushing yards | 132 | 63 |
| Passing yards | 194 | 263 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–27–0 | 27–40–1 |
| Time of possession | 24:55 | 35:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Tyler Knoop | 17/27, 194 yards, 3 TD |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Roland Dempster | 21 carries, 85 yards |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | Cal Redman | 5 receptions, 66 yards, TD |
| New Hampshire | Passing | Seth Morgan | 27/40, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| New Hampshire | Rushing | Denzell Gibson | 17 carries, 64 yards, TD |
| New Hampshire | Receiving | Caleb Burke | 6 receptions, 74 yards |

### Monmouth

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks | 14 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 55 |
| No. 18 Seawolves | 13 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 47 |
at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 5,263
* Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
* TV announcers (FloSports): Jonny Wincott (play-by-play), Brandon London (analyst) and Matt Levine (sideline)
| Statistics | MONM | STBK |
| First downs | 31 | 31 |
| Total yards | 690 | 559 |
| Rushing yards | 114 | 128 |
| Passing yards | 576 | 431 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 29–46–0 | 38–55–1 |
| Time of possession | 25:49 | 34:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Monmouth | Passing | Derek Robertson | 28/45, 536 yards, 3 TD |
| Monmouth | Rushing | Rodney Nelson | 8 carries, 44 yards, 2 TD |
| Monmouth | Receiving | TJ Speight | 7 receptions, 151 yards |
| Stony Brook | Passing | Tyler Knoop | 37/53, 408 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Stony Brook | Rushing | Roland Dempster | 20 carries, 95 yards |
| Stony Brook | Receiving | Daz Williams | 11 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TD |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | |