2025 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

2025 Stony Brook Seawolves football
ConferenceCAA Football
Record6–6 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAnthony Davis (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorScott Lewis (2nd season)
Home stadiumKenneth P. LaValle Stadium
2025 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Rhode Island $^   8 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 9 Villanova ^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 22 New Hampshire ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 21 Monmouth   6 – 2     9 – 3  
William & Mary   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Maine   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Elon   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Stony Brook   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Towson   4 – 4     6 – 6  
North Carolina A&T   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Campbell   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Bryant   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Albany   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Hampton   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Stony Brook Seawolves football team represented Stony Brook University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Seawolves were led by second-year head coach Billy Cosh. Stony Brook played their home games at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, located in Stony Brook, New York.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2810:00 p.m.at San Diego State*No. 24
MW NetworkL 0–4220,624
September 66:00 p.m.No. 9 Rhode Island
FloSportsL 17–315,539
September 133:30 p.m.Fordham*
  • Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
  • Stony Brook, NY
FloSportsW 41–185,769
September 207:00 p.m.at Lindenwood*
ESPN+L 27–304,716
September 273:30 p.m.Merrimack*
  • Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
  • Stony Brook, NY
FloSportsW 35–103,596
October 43:30 p.m.at Albany
FloSportsW 47–126,051
October 181:00 p.m.at No. 11 Monmouth
FloSportsL 21–493,198
October 253:30 p.m.Towson
  • Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
  • Stony Brook, NY
FloSportsW 27–196,701
November 11:00 p.m.at Maine
FloSportsL 21–283,325
November 812:00 p.m.North Carolina A&T
  • Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
  • Stony Brook, NY
FloSportsW 38–124,117
November 151:00 p.m.at No. 10 Villanova
FloSportsL 27–30 OT3,111
November 2212:00 p.m.Bryant
  • Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
  • Stony Brook, NY
FloSportsW 35–283,027
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at San Diego State (FBS)

See also: 2025 San Diego State Aztecs football team
No. 24 Stony Brook Seawolves (0–0) at San Diego State Aztecs (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Seawolves 0 0 000
Aztecs (FBS) 14 6 81442

at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California

  • Date: August 28, 2025
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 81 °F (27 °C), wind N 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 20,624
  • Referee: Kenneth Ray
  • TV announcers (MW Network): Steve Quis (play-by-play) and J. R. Tolver (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • SDSU – Lucky Sutton 1-yard run (Gabriel Plascencia kick), 5:30. Aztecs 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 9:30.
  • SDSU – Jacob Bostick 25-yard pass from Jayden Denegal (Gabriel Plascencia kick), 0:37. Aztecs 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 1:11.
Second quarter
  • SDSU – Gabriel Plascencia 42-yard field goal, 8:31. Aztecs 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:35.
  • SDSU – Gabriel Plascencia 35-yard field goal, 1:09. Aztecs 20–0. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 4:42.
Third quarter
  • SDSU – Lucky Sutton 2-yard run (DJ Herman pass to Brady Anderson), 1:40. Aztecs 28–0. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:33.
Fourth quarter
  • SDSU – Christian Washington 1-yard run (Gabriel Plascencia kick), 11:06. Aztecs 35–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:54.
  • SDSU – Parker Threatt 5-yard run (Nick Clegg kick), 1:54. Aztecs 42–0. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:58.
Statistics STBK SDSU
First downs 6 24
Total yards 95 453
Rushing yards 49 226
Passing yards 46 227
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–25–0 16–29–0
Time of possession 23:55 36:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Stony Brook Passing Casey Case 4/10, 25 yards
Rushing Roland Dempster 12 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Dez Williams 3 receptions, 26 yards
San Diego State Passing Jayden Denegal 13/25, 208 yards, TD
Rushing Lucky Sutton 22 carries, 100 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jacob Bostick 3 receptions, 56 yards, TD

No. 9 Rhode Island

See also: 2025 Rhode Island Rams football team
No. 9 Rhode Island Rams (1-0) at Stony Brook Seawolves (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Rams 0 24 0731
Seawolves 10 0 0717

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 5,539
  • Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
  • TV: FloSports
Game information
First quarter
  • STBK – Enda Kirby 22-yard field goal, 6:02. Seawolves 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:44.
  • STBK – Roland Dempster 1-yard run (Enda Kirby kick), 2:58. Seawolves 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:56.
Second quarter
  • URI – Marquis Bunchanan 12-yard pass from Devin Farrell (Garth White kick), 9:14. Seawolves 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:01.
  • URI – Leisaan Hibbert 30-yard interception return (Garth White kick), 8:28. Rams 14–10.
  • URI – Garth White 35-yard field goal, 3:32. Rams 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:47.
  • URI – Antwain Littleton Jr. 1-yard pass from Devin Farrell (Garth White kick), 0:07. Rams 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 0:52.
Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter
  • STBK – Chris Zellous 3-yard run (Michael Mannino kick), 11:28. Rams 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 4:54.
  • URI – Antwain Littleton Jr. 15-yard run (Garth White kick), 2:09. Rams 31–17. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:01.
Statistics URI STBK
First downs 22 18
Total yards 457 403
Rushes–yards 30–141 58–266
Passing yards 316 137
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–34–0 12–20–1
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 27:33 32:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Rhode Island Passing Devin Farrell 20/34, 316 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Antwain Littleton Jr. 21 carries, 122 yards, TD
Receiving Aboraa Kwarteng 4 receptions, 114 yards
Stony Brook Passing Chris Zellous 12/20, 137 yards, INT
Rushing Roland Dempster 28 carries, 167 yards, TD
Receiving Cole Bunicci 2 receptions, 55 yards

Fordham

See also: 2025 Fordham Rams football team
Fordham Rams (0-2) at Stony Brook Seawolves (0-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 0 10818
Seawolves 3 10 141441

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 5,769
  • Referee: Antonio Marcella
  • TV announcers (FloSports): Jonny Wincott (play-by-play), Brandon London (analyst) and Johnny Gadamowitz (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • STBK – Enda Kirby 26-yard field goal, 11:37. Seawolves 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:23.
Second quarter
  • STBK – Chris Zellous 8-yard run (Enda Kirby kick), 12:49. Seawolves 10–0. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:05.
  • STBK – Michael Mannino 49-yard field goal, 2:33. Seawolves 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:22.
Third quarter
  • FOR – Bennett Henderson 24-yard field goal, 8:42. Seawolves 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 3:16.
  • FOR – Troy Worrell 35-yard pass from Gunnar Smith (Bennett Henderson kick), 8:19. Seawolves 13–10. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:16.
  • STBK – MarQeese Dietz 93-yard pass from Chris Zellous (Enda Kirby kick), 7:29. Seawolves 20–10. Drive: 2 plays, 90 yards, 0:45.
  • STBK – Jayce Freeman 19-yard pass from Chris Zellous (Enda Kirby kick), 2:47. Seawolves 27–10. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:44.
Fourth quarter
  • STBK – Jayce Freeman 15-yard pass from Chris Zellous (Enda Kirby kick), 9:34. Seawolves 34–10. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:07.
  • STBK – DaMario Crawford 52-yard interception return (Enda Kirby kick), 8:26. Seawolves 41–10.
  • FOR – Jacob Rodriguez 1-yard run (Gunnar Smith–Jacob Rodriguez pass), 2:45. Seawolves 41–18. Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards, 5:31.
Statistics FOR STBK
First downs 15 20
Total yards 287 441
Rushes–yards 44–124 38–181
Passing yards 163 260
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–33–2 21–28–1
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 32:52 27:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Fordham Passing Gunnar Smith 16/33, 163 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jamell James 10 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Jack Freeburg 4 receptions, 54 yards
Stony Brook Passing Chris Zellous 21/28, 260 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Roland Dempster 18 carries, 94 yards
Receiving MarQeese Dietz 6 receptions, 120 yards, TD

at Lindenwood

See also: 2025 Lindenwood Lions football team
Stony Brook Seawolves (1-2) at Lindenwood Lions (1-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seawolves - - --0
Lions - - --0

at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Bob Ramsey (play-by-play) and Zach Zook (analyst)
Statistics STBK LIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Stony Brook Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Lindenwood Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Merrimack

See also: 2025 Merrimack Warriors football team
Merrimack Warriors (2-2) vs. Stony Brook Seawolves (1-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Warriors 0 7 3010
Seawolves 10 10 8735

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
Statistics MRMK STBK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Merrimack Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stony Brook Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Albany (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Albany Great Danes football team and Albany–Stony Brook football rivalry
Stony Brook Seawolves (2-3) vs. Albany Great Danes (1-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seawolves 7 3 211647
Great Danes 3 3 0612

at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,051
  • Referee: Todd Bowman
  • TV announcers (FloSports): Rodger Wyland (play-by-play) and Michael Johnson Jr. (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (7:12) ALB – James Bozek 34-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 1:54; Albany 3–0)
  • (3:32) SBU – Roland Dempster 8-yard run, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:34; Stony Brook 7–3)
Second Quarter
  • (1:44) ALB – James Bozek 33-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:51; Stony Brook 7–6)
  • (0:09) SBU – Michael Mannino 46-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:35; Stony Brook 10–6)
Third Quarter
  • (13:14) SBU – Chris Zellous 28-yard run, Michael Mannino kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Stony Brook 17–6)
  • (9:27) SBU – Chris Zellous 1-yard run, Michael Mannino kick (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:57; Stony Brook 24–6)
  • (1:35) SBU – Dez Williams 17-yard pass from Chris Zellous, Michael Mannino kick (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:57; Stony Brook 31–6)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:13) SBU – Chris Zellous 1-yard run (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05; Stony Brook 37–6)
  • (11:57) ALB – Jasiah Barron 47-yard pass from Aidan Semo (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:16; Stony Brook 37–12)
  • (6:45) SBU – Michael Mannino 34-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 5:12; Stony Brook 40–12)
  • (2:07) SBU – Dylan Harris 3-yard run, Michael Mannino kick (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 3:56; Stony Brook 47–12)
Statistics STBK ALB
First downs 28 10
Total yards 473 198
Rushing yards 223 50
Passing yards 250 148
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–31–0 8–23–1
Time of possession 36:50 23:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Stony Brook Passing Chris Zellous 20/30, 241 yards, TD
Rushing Roland Dempster 20 carries, 105 yards, TD
Receiving Dez Williams 6 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Albany Passing Colin Parachek 5/18, 82 yards, INT
Rushing Alex Jreige 4 carries, 13 yards
Receiving Jasiah Barron 2 receptions, 64 yards, TD

at No. 11 Monmouth

See also: 2025 Monmouth Hawks football team
Stony Brook Seawolves (3-3) vs. No. 11 Monmouth Hawks (5-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seawolves 7 7 7021
No. 11 Hawks 14 7 72149

at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,198
  • Referee: Henry Wimberg
  • TV announcers (FloSports): Eddy Occhipinti (play-by-play), Emory Hunt (analyst) and Brandon London (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:21) MONM – Gavin Nelson 28-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:39; Monmouth 7-0)
  • (7:57) MONM – Josh Derry 19-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:21; Monmouth 14-0)
  • (7:44) STBK – Jayce Freeman 95-yard kickoff return, Michael Mannino kick (Monmouth 14-7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:06) MONM – Tra Neal 15-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:38; Monmouth 21-7)
  • (0:15) STBK – Roland Dempster 1-yard run, Michael Mannino kick (Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 2:11; Monmouth 21-14)
Third Quarter
  • (6:16) MONM – Ryan Russo 50-yard interception return, Hudson Fiene kick (Monmouth 28-14)
  • (0:29) STBK – Chris Zellous 8-yard pass from MarQeese Dietz, Michael Mannino kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:12; Monmouth 28-21)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:03) MONM – Tra Neal 13-yard pass from Frankie Weaver, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:26; Monmouth 35-21)
  • (11:59) MONM – Rodney Nelson 1-yard run, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:25; Monmouth 42-21)
  • (4:52) MONM – Rodney Nelson 73-yard run, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; Monmouth 49-21)
Statistics STBK MONM
First downs 26 20
Total yards 423 415
Rushing yards 210 150
Passing yards 213 265
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–42–2 23–35–0
Time of possession 32:49 27:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Stony Brook Passing Chris Zellous 13/22, 103 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Chris Zellous 17 carries, 107 yards
Receiving Jayce Freeman 5 receptions, 63 yards
Monmouth Passing Derek Robertson 19/29, 204 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Rodney Nelson 20 carries, 141 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Josh Derry 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD

Towson

See also: 2025 Towson Tigers football team
Towson Tigers (3-4) vs. Stony Brook Seawolves (3-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers - - --0
Seawolves - - --0

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
Statistics TOW STBK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Towson Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stony Brook Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Maine

See also: 2025 Maine Black Bears football team
Stony Brook Seawolves (4-4) vs. Maine Black Bears (4-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seawolves - - --0
Black Bears - - --0

at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Statistics STBK ME
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Stony Brook Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Maine Passing
Rushing
Receiving

North Carolina A&T

See also: 2025 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team
North Carolina A&T Aggies (2-7) vs. Stony Brook Seawolves (4-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies - - --0
Seawolves - - --0

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EST
Statistics NCAT STBK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
North Carolina A&T Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stony Brook Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 10 Villanova

See also: 2025 Villanova Wildcats football team
Stony Brook Seawolves (5-5) vs. No. 10 Villanova Wildcats (7-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seawolves - - --0
No. 10 Wildcats - - --0

at Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Statistics STBK VILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Stony Brook Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Villanova Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Bryant

See also: 2025 Bryant Bulldogs football team
Bryant Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Stony Brook Seawolves (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs - - --0
Seawolves - - --0

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EST
Statistics BRY STBK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Bryant Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stony Brook Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Jackson Dorr P Gardner–Webb
Anthony Pecorella P Maine
Rushawn Lawrence DL Minnesota
Johnny Martin RB Temple
Jayce Freeman WR Withdrawn

Incoming

Player Position Previous school
MarQeese Dietz WR Albany
Aidan Kaler LB Charlotte
Chris Zellous QB Hampton
Ryan Ruane DB Holy Cross
Christian Forbes OL Howard
JoJo Garcia DB LIU
Alhaji Kamara DB Maine
Ikaika Ragsdale RB North Texas
Bryson Parker S Richmond
Thomas Inge OL VMI

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References

  1. ^ "2025 Stony Brook Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 FCS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
  3. ^ "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
  4. ^ "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
  5. ^ "Stony Brook Seawolves 2025 College Football Transfer Portal Latest Activity". 247Sports.
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