Stony Brook
2-2Coastal Athletic · Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium · 12,300 · 5,007 avg in 2026
LastW 56–24 vs Rhode Island · Sat Sep 19 · C.J. Hester 77 rush yds, 4 TD
Nextat Fordham · Sat Sep 26 · 1 pm ET · Jack Coffey Field · series 4-3, won the last 2
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27 | #168 | #187 | -4.5✗ | @Delaware State | L 34–41 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 3 | #168 | #177 | -4= | Lindenwood | W 36–32 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #176 | #144 | +13.5✗ | @Ball State | L 17–41 68 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #174 | #105 | +9.5✓ | Rhode Island | W 56–24 | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #165 | #241 | @Fordham | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Towson | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | UAlbany | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Bryant | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Sacred Heart | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Campbell | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @New Hampshire | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Hampton |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | Rhode Island | W 56–24 | — | — | — | +0.456 | 53.1% | 128.3% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 12 | @Ball State | L 17–41 | — | — | — | -0.037 | 36.9% | 133.1% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Sep 3 | Lindenwood | W 36–32 | — | — | — | +0.232 | 46.9% | 119.4% | One-score win |
| Aug 27 | @Delaware State | L 34–41 | — | — | — | +0.114 | 36.4% | 148.1% | Most explosive |
| Season average (4 games) | — | — | +0.191 | 43.3% | 132.2% | ||||
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · at Fordham · Sat Sep 26 · 1 pm ET
Stony Brook went 0-10 in 2023, hired Billy Cosh, went 8-4 the next year, and finished 6-6 in 2025 — the Seawolves are the most dramatic FCS turnaround story in recent memory, still figuring out whether the Cosh era is a rebuild or the beginning of something real.
The room says Stony Brook won four straight conference titles, made multiple FCS playoff runs, and still gets treated as an afterthought from Long Island — that the 2023 collapse was a coaching…
The season in chapters
What fans said
W 56–24 vs Rhode Island
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What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among Coastal Athletic teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Stony Brook has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 5-5 over the last 10, and won the last one.
We’re far from where we want to be, but at the end of the day it’s a work in progress
Next Sep 26
vs Fordham · away
Outcome band · Stony Brook · 2026
Outcome band · Stony Brook · 2026Stony Brook's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
Stony Brook went 0-10 in 2023, hired Billy Cosh, went 8-4 the next year, and finished 6-6 in 2025 — the Seawolves are the most dramatic FCS turnaround story in recent memory, still figuring out whether the Cosh era is a rebuild or the beginning of something real.
Offseason moves
The Offseason Ledger · Stony Brook
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Seth Sweitzer: 12 rec · 157 yds · 1 TD vs Lindenwood
Top 1% catches game since 2021. vs Lindenwood (FCS) W 36-32.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.