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TOLEDO, Ohio – Stony Brook football opens the 2015 season at BCS opponent Toledo, a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Glass Bowl.

Stony Brook Seawolves (0-0)
Head Coach: Chuck Priore, 10th season
Career Record: 96-56
Record at SBU: 57-47

Toledo Rockets (0-0)
Head Coach: Matt Campbell, 5th season
Career Record: 26-13
Record at Toledo: 26-13

Game info
TV: ESPN3 (Keith Morehouse, pxp; and Dustin Fox, analyst)
Radio: Seawolves Radio Network – 94.3 The Shark (Josh Caray, pxp; Erik Coleman, analyst; Curt Hylton, host)
Live Stats: WWW.UTROCKETS.COM

Opponent
Toledo returns 13 starters (five on offense and eight on defense) from a team that posted a 9-4 record last season, including a victory in the GoDaddy Bowl over Arkansas State. The Rockets averaged 36.6 points per game last season and over 490 yards of offense an outing.

The Series
This will be the first meeting between Stony Brook and Toledo. It also marks the eighth game against a FBC opponent for the Seawolves. Stony Brook is 1-6 in those previous contests with the lone win coming at Army, 23-3, on Sept. 29, 2012.

Captains
Stony Brook’s captains for the 2015 season are seniors QB Conor Bednarski (South Pasadena, Calif.), OL Jerry Hubshman (Dunmore, Pa.) and LB Jeremy Leggeiro (Bohemia, N.Y.).

Seawolves Radio Network
Stony Brook Athletics begins a dynamic three-year agreement with Connoisseur Media Long Island, Long Island’s premier media cluster, to broadcast Seawolves’ football games beginning in the fall of 2015. Over the next three seasons, 94.3 The Shark will air all regular and postseason Stony Brook Football games. The radio agreement is the most comprehensive in the history of Stony Brook athletics, marking the first time that all football will air live on a commercial radio station. In addition to the large radio broadcast coverage area, Connoisseur Media Long Island also provides live streaming on all station websites, including 943TheShark.com, so fans around the world can listen via computer or mobile device. The broadcast stream is also live on StonyBrookAthletics.com. Broadcast veteran Josh Caray and former NFL star Erik Coleman will provide the call of every down during the season, while long-time Stony Brook radio personality Curt Hylton will provide pregame, halftime and postgame content.

Touchdown Pledge Drive
In conjunction with Uplifting Athletes, the Seawolves are holding a Touchdown Pledge Drive in 2015 in support of research for Medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in children. With each touchdown scored this season, money will go towards raising awareness and research funds in honor of Joe Feminella, the Seawolves 16-year-old co-captain who was diagnosed with the disease when he was 5. The Stony Brook football team and Joe have enjoyed a relationship since 2009.

Season Openers
Stony Brook is 8-8 in season openers since moving to Division I in 1999. The Seawolves have won two of the last three openers, including at Rhode Island in 2013.

Up Next
Stony Brook hosts Central Connecticut in the home opener on September 12at LaValle Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. For ticket information or to reserve your spot in Seawolves Town, call 631-632-WOLF.