Stony Brook Seawolves football under Sam Kornhauser

Sam Kornhauser was the first coach of the Stony Brook Seawolves football program which represented Stony Brook University in the NCAA at the Division III, II, and I level. He was with the Seawolves from the first season in program history in 1984 (Division III) and successfully transitioned the Seawolves to Division I in the 1990s and early 2000s and joined the Northeast Conference offering scholarships in the football program for the first time. While at Stony Brook he led the Seawolves to moderate success sharing a Northeast championship in 2005. He stepped down from his coaching duties at the end of the 2005 season and was replaced by Chuck Priore.

Record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	TSN#
Stony Brook Seawolves (Division III: Independent) (1984–1987)
1984	Stony Brook	4–5
1985	Stony Brook	6–4
1986	Stony Brook	5–4
1987	Stony Brook	4–5
Stony Brook Seawolves (Division III: Liberty Football) (1988–1991)
1988	Stony Brook	5–4	4-2
1989	Stony Brook	3–7	1-4
1990	Stony Brook	1–8	1-4
1991	Stony Brook	6–4	2-3
Stony Brook Seawolves (Division III: Freedom Football) (1992–1995)
1992	Stony Brook	6–4	2-3
1993	Stony Brook	6–3	3-2
1994	Stony Brook	7–4	4-2
1995	Stony Brook	7–3	3-2
Stony Brook Seawolves (Division III: Independent) (1996)
1996	Stony Brook	6–4
Stony Brook Seawolves (Division III: Eastern Football) (1997–1998)
1997	Stony Brook	4–6	4-4
1998	Stony Brook	3–7	3-5
Stony Brook Seawolves (Northeast Conference) (1999–2005)
1999	Stony Brook	5–5	4-3	4th
2000	Stony Brook	2–8	1-7	8th
2001	Stony Brook	3–6	3-5	T-5th
2002	Stony Brook	8–2	5-2	T-2nd
2003	Stony Brook	6–4	4-3	T-3rd
2004	Stony Brook	3–7	2-5	7th
2005	Stony Brook	6–4	5-2	T-1st
Stony Brook:		105–110	57-62
Total:		105-110
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Seasons

1984 season

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Hofstra*L 0-45   Fairleigh Dickinson - Florham (NJ)*L 8-36   Massachusetts-Lowell*L 8-23   Trenton State (NJ)*L 18-51   Merchant Marine (NY)*W 34-7   Stonehill*W 35-0   Ramapo (NJ)*L 14-17   Brockport State (SUNY)*W 23-21   Fitchburg State (MA)*W 25-20  

1985 season

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Ramapo (NJ)*W 22-6   Hofstra*L 15-17   Wagner*L 10-26   Worcester Tech (WPI)*L 10-35   Kean (NJ)*L 13-21   Fitchburg State (MA)*W 39-0   Brooklyn (NY)*W 38-0   Merchant Marine (NY)*W 36-0   Saint Peters (NJ)*W 45-6   Brockport State (SUNY)*W 19-0  

1986 season

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Ramapo (NJ)*W 34-16   Hofstra*L 3-13   Pace*L 22-26   Cortland State (SUNY)*W 10-7   Kean (NJ)*W 44-20   Brooklyn*W 43-6   St. Johns (NY)*L 13-17   St. Peters (NJ)*W 48-0   Brockport State (SUNY)*L 0-14  

1987 season

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Ramapo (NJ)*W 34-6   Hofstra*L 3-24   Cortland State (NY)*L 0-23   Kean (NJ)*L 7-14   Brooklyn (NY)*W 48-12   Fordham*L 6-14   St. Johns*L 3-21   St. Peters (NJ)*W 26-0   Brockport State (SUNY)*W 24-7  

1988 season

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Ramapo (NJ)*L 7-14   Hofstra*L 3-8   St. JohnsL 11-26   IonaW 3-0   C.W PostL 7-13   Brooklyn (NY)*W 70-20   FordhamW 3-0   Merchant Marine (NY)W 16-10   PaceW 38-0  

1989 season

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Ramapo (NJ)*L 13-33   Hofstra*L 6-28   St. JohnsL 21-38   IonaL 10-40   C.W PostL 10-14   Bentley*W 43-24   Stonehill*W 41-31   Merchant Marine (NY)W 26-10   Worcester Tech (WPI)*L 6-38   PaceL 9-10  

1990 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]

Ramapo (NJ)*L 0-24   Hofstra*L 0-48   St. Johns (NY)L 0-21   IonaL 10-28   C.W PostL 7-38   Bentley*L 3-13   Stonehill*T 27-27   Merchant Marine (NY)L 19-25   Worcester Tech (WPI)*L 10-42   PaceW 16-14  

1991 season

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Ramapo (NJ)*L 0-12   Bentley*W 24-6   St. JohnsW 37-35   Iona6-37L   C.W PostL 7-13   Wesley (DE)*W 14-6   Merchant Marine (NY)L 7-23   wWestern Connecticut Stateyes 14-9   Massachusetts Inst. Tech.*W 38-0   PaceW 14-10  

1992 season

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Pace*W 28-0   Bentley*W 27-12   Coast Guard (CT)W 24-19   Sacred Heart*W 20-0   Gettysburg (PA)*L 12-15   Wesley (DE)*L 14-21   Merchant Marine (NY)L 7-28   Western Connecticut StateL 16-20   Plymouth State (NH)L 1-21   Massachusetts-LowellW 31-27  

1993 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]

Pace*W 20-2   Jersey City State (NJCU)*T 22-22   Coast Guard (CT)W 21-14   Sacred Heart*W 20-13   Gettusburg (PA)*W 43-36   Merchant Marine (NY)W 21-20   Western Connecticut StateW 33-6   Plymouth State (NH)L 9-26   Massachusetts-LowellL 18-38   St. Johns*L 14-17  

1994 season

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Pace*W 32-0   Jersey City State (NJCU)*W 25-7   Coast Guard (CT)W 22-21   Sacred HeartW 22-6   Gettysburg (PA)*L 41-48   Norwich (VT)W 21-6   Merchant Marine (NY)L 6-13   Western Connecticut StateW 32-0   Plymouth State (NH)L 31-37   Massachusetts-LowellW 54-0   Wilkes (PA) (ECAC Bowl)L 21-28  

1995 season

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Pace*W 21-19   Wagner*L 27-28   Sacred Heart*W 44-17   Springfield (MA)W 33-22   Norwich (VT)W 27-12   American International*W 23-22   Western Connecticut StateL 13-21   Plymouth State (NH)L 13-20   Massachusetts-LowellW 26-0   AlbanyW 40-21  

1996 season

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Pace*W 27-21   Montclair State (NJ)*W 10-7   Bentley*L 6-29   Sacred Heart*W 26-9   Central Connecticut State*W 52-7   Albany*L 12-19   C.W Post*L 13-16   Wagner*L 20-27   Southern Connecticut State*W 31-28   St. Johns*W 24-9  

1997 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]

Southern Connecticut StateL 13-15   PaceW 38-7   St. Johns*L 19-23   Sacred HeartW 22-7   Bentley*W 35-9   AlbanyL 23-30   Merrimack*W 17-6   Wagner*L 0-10   American International*L 7-30   C.W PostL 0-7  

1998 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]

Southern Connecticut StateL 16-64   PaceW 30-16   Assumption*W 39-6   Bentley*L 7-9   AlbanyL 16-42   Merrimack*W 19-14   Wagner*L 13-14   American International*L 7-35   C.W PostL 3-9   St. JohnsL 3-17  

1999 season

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1999 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Robert Morris $		7	–	0					8	–	2
Albany		6	–	1					7	–	2
Wagner		5	–	2					5	–	5
Stony Brook		4	–	3					5	–	5
Central Connecticut		3	–	4					4	–	6
Monmouth		2	–	5					2	–	8
Saint Francis (PA)		1	–	6					2	–	9
Sacred Heart		0	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion

WagnerL 12-24   MonmouthW 7-3   AlbanyL 21-44   Sacred Heart W 48-21   C.W Post*L 20-44   Central Connecticut StateW 27-14   San Diego*L 9-20   St. Francis (PA)W 24-6   Robert MorrisL 19-50   St. JohnsW 28-6  

2000 season

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2000 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Robert Morris $		8	–	0					10	–	0
Sacred Heart		7	–	1					10	–	1
Wagner		6	–	2					6	–	5
Albany		5	–	3					5	–	6
Monmouth		4	–	4					5	–	6
Central Connecticut		3	–	5					4	–	6
St. John's		2	–	6					5	–	6
Stony Brook		1	–	7					2	–	8
Saint Francis (PA)		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion

Southern Connecticut State*W 26-0   St.JohnsL 6-28   St. Francis (PA)W 60-7   AlbanyL 14-47   WagnerL 9-35   Sacred HeartL 6-23   MonmouthL 7-34   Jacksonville*L 14-17   Central Connecticut StateL 34-35   Robert Morris (PA)L 6-36  

2001 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]

2001 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Sacred Heart $		8	–	0					11	–	0
Robert Morris		6	–	1					6	–	3
Albany		5	–	2					7	–	3
Monmouth		5	–	2					7	–	3
Stony Brook		3	–	5					3	–	6
Wagner		3	–	5					3	–	6
Central Connecticut		2	–	5					2	–	7
St. John's		1	–	6					1	–	9
Saint Francis (PA)		0	–	7					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion

September 217:30 pmat St Johns

• DaSilva Mem. Field
• Jamaica, NY

L 13-16 2214 September 29at AlbanyAlbany, NYL 18-28 1426 October 612:30 pmWagner

• Seawolves Field
• Stony Brook, NY

W 52-30 823 October 13at Sacred HeartFairfield, CTL 24-42   October 20Monmouth

• Seawolves Field
• Stony Brook, NY

L 14-33   October 27Jacksonville*

• Seawolves Field
• Stony Brook, NY

L 20-29   November 3at Robert MorrisMoon Township, PAL 19-45   November 10Central Connecticut State

• Seawolves Field
• Stony Brook, NY

W 17-15   November 1712:30 pmSt Francis (PA)

• Seawolves Field
• Stony Brook, NY

W 34-0  

2002 season

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2002 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Albany $		6	–	1					8	–	4
Stony Brook		5	–	2					8	–	2
Sacred Heart		5	–	2					7	–	3
Wagner		4	–	3					7	–	4
Central Connecticut		3	–	4					5	–	6
Robert Morris		2	–	5					3	–	4
Monmouth		2	–	5					2	–	8
Saint Francis (PA)		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion

September 14St. John's*

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

W 34-9 8136 September 21at Wagner

• Wagner College Stadium
• Staten Island, NY

L 14-17 3218 September 28Albany

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

W 24-20 6331 October 5at St. Francis

• DeGol Field
• Loretto, PA

W 24-14 647 October 12at Monmouth

• Kessler Field
• West Long Branch, NJ

L 9-14 1014 October 19Sacred Heart

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

W 24-14 6472 October 26at Siena*

• ???
• Loudonville, NY

W 14-0 400 November 2at Central Connecticut State

• Arute Field
• New Britain, CT

W 24-10 2296 November 9Robert Morris

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

W 23-13 4672 November 16Canisius*

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

W 42-7 1767

2003 season

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2003 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Monmouth +		6	–	1					10	–	2
Albany +		6	–	1					7	–	4
Robert Morris		4	–	3					6	–	4
Stony Brook		4	–	3					6	–	4
Sacred Heart		3	–	4					6	–	5
Wagner		3	–	4					6	–	5
Central Connecticut		2	–	4					3	–	8
Saint Francis (PA)		0	–	7					1	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions

September 13Siena*

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

W 31-3 3645 September 20Wagner

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

W 28-21 4697 September 27Monmouth

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

L 14-20 4834 October 4at Robert Morris

• Joe Walton Stadium
• Moon Township, PA

L 20-23 1638 October 11at Georgetown*

• Multi-Sport Field
• Washington, DC

L 21-49 2267 October 18St. Francis (PA)

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

W 49-14 6079 October 25at Albany

• University Field
• Albany, NY

L 7-40 5340 November 1at Sacred Heart

• Campus Field
• Fairfield, CT

W 47-16 3138 November 8Central Connecticut State

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, N.Y

W 36-31 3811 November 15at Iona*

• Mazzella Field
• New Rochelle, NY

W 31-20 514

2004 season

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2004 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Monmouth +		6	–	1					10	–	1
Central Connecticut +		6	–	1					8	–	2
Albany		4	–	3					4	–	7
Sacred Heart		3	–	4					6	–	4
Robert Morris		3	–	4					6	–	5
Wagner		3	–	4					6	–	5
Stony Brook		2	–	5					3	–	7
Saint Francis (PA)		1	–	6					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions

September 4at Lehigh*

• Goodman Stadium
• Bethlehem, PA

L 2-25 7116 September 18at Wagner

• Wagner College Stadium
• Staten Island, NY

L 13-21 1309 September 25at Monmouth

• Kessler Field
• West Long Branch, NJ

W 27-0 3356 October 2Robert Morris

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

L 24-31 5740 October 9Hofstra*

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

L 21-61 4650 October 16at St. Francis (PA)

• DeGol Field
• Loretto, PA

W 29-21 534 October 23Albany

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

L 22-27 3572 October 30Sacred Heart

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

L 35-38 1572 November 6at Central Connecticut State

• Arute Field
• New Britain, CT

L 28-38 2995 November 13Iona*

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

W 45-13 1350

2005 season

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2005 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Central Connecticut +		5	–	2					7	–	4
Stony Brook +		5	–	2					6	–	5
Monmouth		4	–	3					6	–	4
Albany		4	–	3					5	–	6
Wagner		3	–	4					6	–	5
Sacred Heart		3	–	4					4	–	6
Saint Francis (PA)		3	–	4					3	–	8
Robert Morris		1	–	6					2	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions

September 10Bucknell*

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

W 21-18 4101 September 17at Hofstra*

• James M. Shuart Stadium
• Hempstead, NY

L 0-55 5347 September 24Georgetown*

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

L 7-10 6028 October 1Monmouth

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

L 7-36 2534 October 8at Albany

• University Field (Albany)
• Albany, NY

W 7-3 1121 October 15St. Francis (PA)

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

W 47-29 2631 October 22at Sacred Heart

• Campus Field
• Fairfield, CT

L 14-21 2252 October 29at Robert Morris

• Joe Walton Stadium
• Moon Township, PA

W 38-37 1439 November 5Wagner

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

W 28-10 2760 November 12at Central Connecticut State

• Arute Field
• New Britain, CT

W 23-21 3209 November 19Marist*

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

L 28-30 2500