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2017 Stony Brook

10–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Stony Brook in 2017, game by game: lost at No. 19 South Florida 17–31; won at Rhode Island 35–18; won vs. Sacred Heart 45–7; won vs. Towson 25–17; won at William & Mary 21–18; lost vs. Delaware 20–24; won vs. New Hampshire 38–24; won at Richmond 27–24; won vs. UAlbany 28–21; won vs. Wagner 38–10; won at Maine 20–19; won vs. Lehigh 59–29; lost at James Madison 7–26+38−19Lost 17–31 at No. 19 South Florida-14No. 19 South FloridaWon 35–18 at Rhode Island+17Rhode IslandWon 45–7 vs. Sacred Heart+38Sacred HeartWon 25–17 vs. Towson+8TowsonWon 21–18 at William & Mary+3William & MaryLost 20–24 vs. Delaware-4DelawareWon 38–24 vs. New Hampshire+14New HampshireWon 27–24 at Richmond+3RichmondWon 28–21 vs. UAlbany+7UAlbanyWon 38–10 vs. Wagner+28WagnerWon 20–19 at Maine+1MaineWon 59–29 vs. Lehigh+30LehighLost 7–26 at James Madison-19James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at19South FloridaL 17–⁠319%
Sep 9atRhode IslandW 35–⁠1855%
Sep 16vsSacred HeartW 45–⁠756%
Sep 23vsTowsonW 25–⁠1763%
Sep 30atWilliam & MaryW 21–⁠1841%
Oct 7vsDelawareL 20–⁠2470%
Oct 14vsNew HampshireW 38–⁠2450%
Oct 28atRichmondW 27–⁠2438%
Nov 4vsUAlbanyW 28–⁠2172%
Nov 11vsWagnerW 38–⁠1080%
Nov 18atMaineW 20–⁠1958%
Nov 25vsLehighW 59–⁠2971%
Dec 2atJames MadisonL 7–⁠2618%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to James Madison 26–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 2nd in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
380–⁠268
Coach
—
Elo
1432 +144 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.2 No. 14 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 159
Offensive coordinators
Carmen Felus and Chris Bache
Defensive coordinator
Bobby McIntyre

Leaders

Passing yardsJoe Carbone QB137 yds
Rushing yardsStacey Bedell RB71 yds
Rushing touchdownsStacey Bedell RB1 TD
Receiving yardsCal Daniels TE35 yds
TacklesShayne Lawless LB13 tkl
SacksJordan Scarbrough DT1 sacks
InterceptionsTravon Reid-Segure DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Delante Hellams WR★★★No. 1864
Devan Lawson TE★★★No. 2014
Jahquel Webb WR★★★No. 2046
J.P. Roane WR★★No. 2375
Selwin Wilks DT★★No. 3045

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers42.80.802
Defensive line12.00.770
Athletes and specialists12.00.770
Whole class62.50.791

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2017 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison9–⁠014–⁠1
Stony Brook7–⁠210–⁠3
Elon6–⁠28–⁠4
New Hampshire5–⁠39–⁠5
Delaware5–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond4–⁠46–⁠5
Towson3–⁠55–⁠6
Villanova3–⁠55–⁠6
Maine3–⁠54–⁠6
UAlbany2–⁠64–⁠7
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠8
William & Mary0–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.