2023 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

The 2023 Stony Brook Seawolves football team represented Stony Brook University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Chuck Priore the Seawolves compiled an overall record of 0–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of 15 teams in the CAA. Stony Brook played home games at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, New York.

2023 Stony Brook Seawolves football
Conference	CAA Football
Record	0–10 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach	Chuck Priore (18th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chris Bache (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Hachmann (1st season)
Home stadium	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Albany +^		7	–	1					11	–	4
No. 6 Villanova +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 15 Richmond +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 10 Delaware ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
Elon		6	–	2					6	–	5
New Hampshire		4	–	4					6	–	5
Rhode Island		4	–	4					6	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					6	–	5
Campbell		4	–	4					5	–	6
Towson		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hampton		3	–	5					5	–	6
Monmouth		3	–	5					4	–	7
Maine		1	–	7					2	–	9
North Carolina A&T		0	–	8					1	–	10
Stony Brook		0	–	8					0	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

2023 players

Prior to the season, the Colonial Athletic Association rebranded to the Coastal Athletic Association to reflect both the expansion and modernization of the league.^[1]

Coming off a program-worst 2–9 season, Stony Brook completed a winless season for the first time in 2023 to set a new program low, having lost 19 of its last 21 games.

Defensive coordinator Bryan Collins died before the season started on July 8, 2023 from a sudden cardiac event.^[2][3] Matt Hachmann was promoted to defensive coordinator in the wake of Collins' death.^[4]

Stony Brook's game against Morgan State on October 7 was canceled three days prior to the contest because of a mass shooting that occurred on the Morgan State campus. There was an active manhunt on campus for an at-large shooter, who was not arrested until October 12.^[5][6]

After an 0–10 season, the first winless season in Stony Brook history, Priore was fired two days after the team's last game, on November 13. He finished with a record of 97–101 over 18 years as Stony Brook's head coach.^[7][8]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:00 p.m.	No. 22 Delaware	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	L 13–37	11,132
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	L 14–35	N/A
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	L 7–31	14,327
September 23	3:30 p.m.	Richmond	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	L 19–20	3,678
September 30	3:30 p.m.	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	L 28–56	5,243
October	1:00 p.m.	at Morgan State*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	ESPN+	Canceled		[9]
October 14	3:30 p.m.	Fordham*	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	L 7–26	4,165
October 21	3:30 p.m.	New Hampshire	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	L 14–45	7,739
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	L 13–48	5,119
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	FloSports	L 17–56	3,876
November 11	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Albany	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY (rivalry)	FloSports	L 20–38	5,671
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Colonial no more: CAA renamed amid changes". ESPN.com. July 20, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
2. "Bryan Collins, Stony Brook defensive coordinator, dead at 58". July 9, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
3. Streinger, Alex (July 9, 2023). "Bryan Collins, long-time Long Island football coach, passes away at 58". The Statesman. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
4. "The News Journal". www.delawareonline.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
5. Anderson, Mike (October 5, 2023). "Stony Brook football's next game at Morgan State canceled due to mass shooting". The Statesman. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
6. Henderson, Jennifer (October 13, 2023). "A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting at Morgan State University". CNN. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
7. Anderson, Mike. "Chuck Priore out as Stony Brook's head coach". The Statesman. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
8. McKinnell, Zach (November 13, 2023). "Stony Brook Fires Head Coach Chuck Priore After 18 Seasons". Sports Illustrated FCS Football News, Analysis and More. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
9. Morgan State shooting: University cancels homecoming football game after five wounded by Tuesday's gunfire CBS Sports, October 5, 2023
10. "2023 Stony Brook Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
11. "2023 Football Schedule". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2023.