Air Force First Look: Stony Brook

August 28, 2018 Air Force Football Comments Off

Air Force football hosts Stony Brook on Saturday in USFA. Here is your first look at the Seawolves of Stony Brook.

Stony Brook Season so far

Stony Brook, like Air Force, hasn’t played a game yet in 2018. The Seawolves finished the 2017 season with a 10-3 recored. SBU advanced to the second round of the FCS playoffs before falling to 26-7 to James Madison. Probably the most impressive game of the season for Stony Brook was a 31-17 loss at FBS South Florida. The Seawolves led that game 10-7 at the half before USF rallied to win. USF went on to win 10 games and was ranked in the AP top 25 at the end of the season.

Air Force-Stony Brook Stat Comparison


AFA OFF PPG	31.4	29.2	SBU OFF PPG
AFA DEF PPG	32.4	20.6	SBU DEF PPG
AFA TOTAL OFF	417.5	351.2	SBU TOTAL OFF
AFA PASSING OFF	110.1	190.0	SBU PASSING OFF
AFA RUSHING OFF	307.4	161.2	SBU RUSHING OFF
AFA TOTAL DEF	393.9	326.3	SBU TOTAL DEF
AFA PASSING DEF	171.1	229.9	SBU PASSING DEF
AFA RUSHING DEF	222.8	97.0	SBU RUSHING DEF
AFA TO MARGIN	-0.83	0.38	SBU TO MARGIN
AFA MASSEY COMP&	89	NR	SBU MASSEY COMP

Stats from 2017
& The Massey Composite Ratings are compiled from 98 different college football ratings and rankings.

Stony Brook Injuries and Suspensions

None reported.

Challenges for Air Force

Stony Brook is no pushover. They return 12 starters from last season’s team including QB Joe Carbone. Carbone, now a senior, is a big, strong player who runs his team’s offense well. In 2017 Carbone threw for almost 2,500 yards, 23 touchdowns and just 8 interceptions. Looking at Stony Brook’s depth chart they don’t look like an FCS team. Their offensive line averages about 315 pounds. Air Force had better not overlook these guys or it could be a bad day at the office.

Saturday’s game kicks off at Noon MT (2 PM ET) and can be seen on online on Facebook.