Seawolves Will Take Part In The Annual Potato Bowl Game
Stony Brook, N.Y. -
It will be back on the road for Stony Brook this week as it takes one of the longest road trips in the history of the program with its visit to North Dakota. The Seawolves got back into the win column last week with a convincing 52-14 homecoming win over Presbyterian that gave SBU its first Big South Conference win of the season and its first win in a Big South opener in its two years in the league. Stony Brook racked up season bests in points, total yards, rushing yards and passing yards in the victory. The Seawolves broke open the game in the second half when it turned seven consecutive Presbyterian turnovers into 29 points. Quarterback Michael Coulter threw for a career-high 321 yards, including scoring passes of 59 and 60 yards to Donald Porter. Starting the first game of his career, Ed Gowins ran for a season best 138 yards and one score and now leads the Big South in rushing with his 84.5 average. Coulter also tops the league, leading in passing efficiency at 135.8, while linebacker Tyler Santucci tops the conference with 7.5 tackles for loss. Placekicker Wes Skiffington earned national and conference honors after booting a school record four field goals against the Blue Hose. This will be the final non-conference game of the season for Stony Brook, which returns to Big South play next week at VMI.
The Opponent
The second straight opponent for Stony Brook that is in the midst of the change from DII to DI status, North Dakota has started the season 2-2 and is coming off a 27-12 victory over South Dakota in its homecoming game, which was also its first home game of the season. Redshirt freshman Mitch Sutton provided the bulk of the offense against the Coyotes, running for 190 yards and three scores. Sutton leads the team with a 79.2 yards per game average on the ground. The Fighting Sioux have been averaging nearly 200 yards per game passing, led by quarterback Jake Landry who has completed 66 of his 104 attempts for 757 yards and five scores. He has been intercepted just twice. On defense UND gave up 374 yards to South Dakota, but have given up an average of 474 per game, including over 300 through the air.
The Series
This will be the first meeting between North Dakota and Stony Brook on the football field as well as the first meeting between the two in any sport. The game will be the first for Stony Brook in the central time zone and the first against a team from the Great West Conference.
Stony Brook, N.Y. -
It will be back on the road for Stony Brook this week as it takes one of the longest road trips in the history of the program with its visit to North Dakota. The Seawolves got back into the win column last week with a convincing 52-14 homecoming win over Presbyterian that gave SBU its first Big South Conference win of the season and its first win in a Big South opener in its two years in the league. Stony Brook racked up season bests in points, total yards, rushing yards and passing yards in the victory. The Seawolves broke open the game in the second half when it turned seven consecutive Presbyterian turnovers into 29 points. Quarterback Michael Coulter threw for a career-high 321 yards, including scoring passes of 59 and 60 yards to Donald Porter. Starting the first game of his career, Ed Gowins ran for a season best 138 yards and one score and now leads the Big South in rushing with his 84.5 average. Coulter also tops the league, leading in passing efficiency at 135.8, while linebacker Tyler Santucci tops the conference with 7.5 tackles for loss. Placekicker Wes Skiffington earned national and conference honors after booting a school record four field goals against the Blue Hose. This will be the final non-conference game of the season for Stony Brook, which returns to Big South play next week at VMI.
The Opponent
The second straight opponent for Stony Brook that is in the midst of the change from DII to DI status, North Dakota has started the season 2-2 and is coming off a 27-12 victory over South Dakota in its homecoming game, which was also its first home game of the season. Redshirt freshman Mitch Sutton provided the bulk of the offense against the Coyotes, running for 190 yards and three scores. Sutton leads the team with a 79.2 yards per game average on the ground. The Fighting Sioux have been averaging nearly 200 yards per game passing, led by quarterback Jake Landry who has completed 66 of his 104 attempts for 757 yards and five scores. He has been intercepted just twice. On defense UND gave up 374 yards to South Dakota, but have given up an average of 474 per game, including over 300 through the air.
The Series
This will be the first meeting between North Dakota and Stony Brook on the football field as well as the first meeting between the two in any sport. The game will be the first for Stony Brook in the central time zone and the first against a team from the Great West Conference.
