THE MATCHUP: Stony Brook (1-3, 0-1 CAA) travels to Kingston, R.I. to face No. 21/No. 23 Rhode Island (3-0, 1-0 CAA) on Saturday, October 2, at 12 p.m. The game is set to stream on FloFootball with Stone Freeman (play-by-play) and Kyle Rowley (analyst) on the call. It marks the eighth time in program history that the teams will go head-to-head. The Rams are just one of two teams in the CAA joining James Madison that still control an overall undefeated record (both teams are 3-0).
 
SERIES HISTORY: Stony Brook has posted a perfect (7-0) record against Rhode Island dating back to the teams' first meeting during the 2013 season when the Seawolves joined the CAA. Stony Brook is (4-0) all-time at Meade Stadium and earned a thrilling win in the last game it played there on September 28, 2019. The Seawolves defeated the Rams, 31-27, on a Tyquell Fields 50-yard touchdown run with 11 seconds left to seal the victory. In that game, Fields went 15-31 for 199 yards and one touchdown through the air. He also racked up 85 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground. Ty Son Lawton helped pace the ground game in that meeting with 88 yards on 15 carriers and was able to find the end zone once. The Seawolves have outscored the Rams, 206-83, over the seven meetings. Stony Brook has averaged 29.4 points per game over those games and have held Rhode Island to just 11.9 points per game.
 
HAVE A DAY SEBA!: Nekhet fueled the Stony Brook offense that put up 426 yards of total offense vs. Fordham on Saturday, September 25. The redshirt senior accounted for 79 yards of offense (49 rushing yards, 30 receiving yards) and both of the Seawolves' touchdowns in the game. It was the second time in his career that he recorded a multi-touchdown performance and the first time since he also scored a pair of touchdowns against Fordham on September 21, 2019. All four of Nekhet's career touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) have come against Fordham.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: The Seawolves rushed for 173 yards against Fordham, their second-highest total of the season (rushed for 271 yards at Colgate on Sep. 11). As a team, Stony Brook has compiled 100 or more rushing yards in each of its last six games dating back to March 20, 2021. The Seawolves limited Fordham to 105 yards rushing and are allowing just 116.2 ypg on the ground for the season, which ranks 33rd in FCS. Since the start of the 2011 season, Stony Brook has compiled a 47-6 record when scoring 24 or more points in a game.
 
AGAINST RANKED FCS OPPONENTS: Stony Brook is 11-27 all-time against FCS ranked opponents. Stony Brook earned wins over No. 13 Villanova in week five and No. 11 Delaware in week 10 of 2018. The Seawolves had victories over No. 12 New Hampshire and No. 17 Richmond in 2017. The Seawolves also posted two ranked wins in 2016. Stony Brook earned a 42-14 win over No. 2 Richmond and a 13-9 season-opening victory against No. 19 North Dakota. Richmond's No. 2 ranking equals the highest ranked opponent to come into Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (No. 2 Towson on Sept. 28, 2013). The win over Richmond also marked the program's first victory over a top 10 team.