2008 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2008
| team = Stony Brook Seawolves
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Big South Conference
| short_conf = Big South
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 3–2
| head_coach = Chuck Priore
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach = Jeff Behrman
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
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| captain =
| stadium = Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
}}
{{2008 Big South Conference football standings}}
The 2008 Stony Brook Seawolves football team represented Stony Brook University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Chuck Priore, the Seawolves compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–2 in conference place, tying for second place in Big South. Stony Brook played home games at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, New York.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2008
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
| site_cityst = Stony Brook, NY
| tv = Big South Net
| score = 42–26
| attend = 5,808
| source = {{cite news |title=Colgate Opens Its Season with a Thud |date=August 31, 2008 |page=C8 |newspaper=The Post-Standard |location=Syracuse, N.Y. |via=NewsBank}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Elon Phoenix|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
| site_cityst = Stony Brook, NY
| tv = Big South Net
| score = 20–30
| attend = 1,806
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Alfond Stadium
| site_cityst = Orono, ME
| gamename = The Battle for the Butter
| tv = WABI-TV, Big South Net
| score = 13–28
| attend = 6,425
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Brown
| site_stadium = Brown Stadium
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| tv = Big South Net
| score = 7–17
| attend = 3,652
| source = {{cite news |title=Tenacious Defense Carries Brown to Season-Opening Win |first=Mike |last=Szostak |date=September 21, 2008 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Providence Journal |location=Providence, R.I. |via=NewsBank}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Hofstra
| site_stadium = Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
| site_cityst = Stony Brook, NY
| gamename = Battle of Long Island
| tv = MSG, Big South Net
| score = 3-41
| attend = 2,105
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Liberty
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv = MASN, Big South Net
| score = 0–33
| attend = 14,563
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Charleston Southern
| site_stadium = Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
| site_cityst = Stony Brook, NY
| tv = Big South Net
| score = 20–19
| attend = 5,544
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time = 7:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Coastal Carolina
| site_stadium = Brooks Stadium
| site_cityst = Conway, SC
| tv = Big South Net
| score = 28–24
| attend = 6,704
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Gardner–Webb
| site_stadium = Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
| site_cityst = Stony Brook, NY
| tv = Big South Net
| score = 33–34
| attend = 2,217
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Iona Gaels|title=Iona}}
| site_stadium = Mazzella Field
| site_cityst = New Rochelle, NY
| tv = Big South Net
| score = 68–9
| attend = 238
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
| site_cityst = Stony Brook, NY
| tv = MASN, Big South Net
| score = 40–26
| attend = 2,051
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Stony Brook Seawolves Schedule 2008 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2619/season/2008 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=July 21, 2024 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2008 Football Schedule |url=https://stonybrookathletics.com/sports/football/schedule/2008 |publisher=Stony Brook University Athletics |access-date=July 21, 2024 }}
References
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