Stony Brook University Athletics

HONORS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT STONY BROOK
• Ushered Stony Brook football into the CAA Football Conference in 2013.
• Led Stony Brook to the FCS Playoffs four times (2011, 2012, 2017, 2018)
• Guided the Seawolves to at least a share of four Big South Conference titles (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).
• Named Big South Conference Coach of the Year in both 2009 and 2011.
• Was named as a finalist for the Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2012.
• Named the 2012 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year.
 
COACHING EXPERIENCE
• Head Coach: Stony Brook (2006-present)
• Head Coach: Trinity (2000-2005)
• Offensive Coordinator/Strength Coach: UPenn (1992-1999)
• Offensive Coordinator/Strength Coach: Union College (1986-1991)
• Running Backs/Strength Coach: UAlbany (1983-1985)
 
EDUCATION
• B.S., University at Albany, 1982
• Master’s in Business Education, University at Albany, 1985
 
AT STONY BROOK
Since becoming Stony Brook’s head football coach in the spring of 2006, Chuck Priore’s tenure can be described as an usher. He’s ushered the Seawolves through two conferences (Northeast and Big South), and for the past 10 seasons, CAA Football. During that time, Priore has ushered the program to the upper echelon of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), guiding SBU from 20 scholarships to a fully funded program of 63 scholarship, the maximum allowed at the FCS level.

Under Priore’s leadership, Stony Brook posted a number of firsts - a win over a Football Bowl Subdivision team (Army - 2012), a 10-win season (2012), an at-large berth to the Division I Football Championship (2011), and produced the Seawolves' first NFL player when Will Tye joined the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent and enjoyed a very successful rookie campaign.

In Priore’s previous 17 seasons at the helm of the Seawolves, SBU has collected at least five wins 15 times, including a pair of 10-win season (2012 and 2017) and reached the FCS Playoffs four times (2011, 2012, 2017 and 2018).
 
AT TRINITY
Priore compiled an impressive 39-9 record in six seasons at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut where he led the Bantams to four consecutive New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) titles and a 30-game winning streak, the longest active winning streak in the country at the time.
 
The three-time NESCAC Coach of the Year, Priore guided Trinity to a No. 1 ranking in New England, four straight conference titles and three consecutive undefeated seasons, going 31-1 during that four-year stretch. For two straight years (2004-05) he was named the America Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Region I Coach of the Year.
 
During his six years at Trinity, the Bantams boasted five All-America selections on the offensive line in as many seasons and sent players to the AFCA Senior Aztec Bowl in Mexico against a Mexican All-Star team four times. In 2005, Trinity's defensive unit led the nation in total defense and boasted the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year while three members of the team landed NESCAC All-Academic honors.
 
AS AN ASSISTANT COACH
Priore served as the offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania from 1992 to 1999. During Priore's tenure at Penn, the Quakers compiled an impressive record of 52-27, including three Ivy League titles and a 24-game winning streak. In 1998, the Penn offense set a school record for points in a season with 297.
 
Before arriving at Penn, Priore was the offensive coordinator and strength coach at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. While at Union, the Dutchmen posted three undefeated seasons, three NCAA playoff appearances and a trip to the NCAA Division III Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Bowl game in 1989.
 
Prior joining Union's staff in 1987, Priore was the running backs and strength coach at the University at Albany, his alma mater, from 1983 to 1986. He also served as the head lacrosse coach at both Union and Albany.
 
NOTABLE STUDENT-ATHLETES UNDER COACH PRIORE
• OL Chris Infantino (2014-18) – Infantino was the recipient of the 2018 Doris Robinson Student-Athlete Award that is given annually by STATS to an FCS student-athlete who excels not only in the classroom, but also in the community and beyond. Infantino was also honor by CAA Football with the prestigious Chuck Boone Leadership and Excellence Award, an honor that embodies the highest standards of leadership, integrity, teamwork and sportsmanship in academics and athletics.
• TE Cal Daniels (2015-18) – Daniels earned first team STATS FCS All-America status following the 2017 season and was named third team STATS FCS All-American after his senior season in 2018.
• DL Victor Ochi (2011-15) - Ochi broke Stony Brook’s career records for both sacks (32.5) and tackles for loss (49.0) during his career with the Seawolves. He was named the CAA Football’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 and earned first team All-America honors from College Sports Madness and STATS. Ochi went on to sign with the Baltimore Ravens and played in two games for the New York Jets in 2016.
• OL Timon Parris (2014-17) – Parris left Stony Brook as one of the most decorated players in the program’s history, having been named first team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association and College Sports Madness and second team by the Associated Press and STATS following the 2017 season. He signed with the Washington Redskins and became Stony Brook’s third player to play in an NFL when he was activated from the practice squad late in 2018.
 • TE Will Tye (2013-14) – Tye became Stony Brook’s first player to play in an NFL game when he signed with the New York Giants following the 2015 NFL Draft and played in 13 games in 2015 and all 16 games in 2016. He was named to the NFL’s All-Rookie team in 2015 after he pulled down 42 catches and three touchdowns.
• RB Miguel Maysonet (2009-12) – Maysonet put together one of the best careers in school history when he amassed a school record 4,725 rushing yards and 48 rushing touchdowns. He earned Big South Conference Offensive Player of the Year in both 2011 and 2012 and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award as the FCS’s most outstanding player in 2012. Maysonet earned first team All-America honors from Sports Network, AFCA, Associated Press, Walter Camp, Phil Steele and the College Sports Journal.
• LB Tyler Santucci (2006-09) – Santucci was named the 2009 Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year after he helped guide the Seawolves to the school’s first Big South Conference championship. He was also named second team Associate Press All-American. Santucci will be inducted into the Stony Brook Athletics Hall of Fame in the Fall of 2022. 
• QB Michael Coulter (2009-11) – Earned the 2010 Big South Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
• WR Miles Macik (UPenn) - Macik played for the Detroit Lions.
• TB Jim Finn (UPenn) - Finn played in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts, the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants.
 
PLAYING CAREER
Priore was the starting fullback for three seasons at UAlbany and the team captain as a senior. In 1982, Priore was presented the Spud Kruzan Award as UAlbany's Outstanding Athlete.
 
PERSONAL
Priore is a native of Long Beach, N.Y. and graduated from Maria Regina High School.
 

136-100 (.576) as a head coach

97-91 (.516) at Stony Brook