# 2017 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 19 (FBS) South Florida* | | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | ESPN3 | L 17–31 | 26,460 |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island | | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | CSL | W 35–18 | 5,102 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart* | | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | Wolfievision | W 45–7 | 8,102 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Towson | | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | CSL | W 25–17 | 6,672 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA | TATV | W 21–18 | 8,082 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Delaware | No. 23 | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | Wolfievision | L 20–24 | 7,694 |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 12 New Hampshire | | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | Wolfievision | W 38–24 | 12,311 |
| October 28 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Richmond | No. 22 | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | CSL | W 27–24 | 8,217 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Albany | No. 14 | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY (Rivalry) | Wolfievision | W 28–21 $^{OT}$ | 7,106 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner* | No. 12 | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | Wolfievision | W 38–10 | 5,471 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maine | No. 10 | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | MAA | W 20–19 | 4,983 |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | Lehigh* | No. 10 | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony 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 StadiumHarrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 7–26 | 16,449 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### At South Florida

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

### At Rhode Island

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

### Sacred Heart

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

### Towson

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

### At William & Mary

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

### Delaware

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

### No. 12 New Hampshire

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

### At No. 19 Richmond

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

### Albany

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

### Wagner

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

### At Maine

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

## FCS Playoffs
### Lehigh–First Round

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

### At No. 1 James Madison–Second Round

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

## 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 | 23 | RV | 22 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |
| Coaches | — | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 15 | 12 | 11 | |