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Game Recap: Football | 9\/26\/2026 6:02:00 PM <\/p>\n


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\n Football Takes Down Fordham in the Bronx
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BRONX, N.Y. – The Stony Brook football team traveled to the Bronx this afternoon and took down Fordham, 31-16, at Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field.
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Bronx Takeover \ud83d\uddfd#As1<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BAZKPB5rgG<\/a><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Stony Brook Football (@StonyBrookFB) September 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The offense was led by CJ Hester<\/a>, who tallied three touchdowns in the victory while securing 135 yards on the ground over 28 carries. Quinn Boyd<\/a> had a 157.1 passer rating as the quarterback went 20-of-26 through the air for 209 passing yards and a touchdown. He also ran for 39 yards on seven carries. DJ Linkins<\/a> had a career day, bringing in 81 yards on five catches, while Rayden Aphayvong<\/a> scored his first career touchdown.<\/p>\n

DaMario Crawford<\/a> recorded his first interception of the season, while Khalid Bueno<\/a> was all over the stat sheet with three sacks and five tackles to pace the defense. Anthony Ferrelli<\/a> posted a team-high 10 tackles, while Geno Calgaro<\/a>, Lance Byndon<\/a> and Tyson Roberts<\/a> each recorded a tackle for loss in the victory.<\/p>\n

Michael Mannino<\/a> was perfect on his 30-yard field goal attempt and made all four of his extra points this afternoon. Patrick Cleary<\/a> made four punts for 149 yards with a long of 42 yards to help lead the Seawolves to victory.

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Q4 12:43 | \ud83d\udc3a 31, \ud83d\udc0f 16<\/p>\n

Make that THREE touchdowns for CJ \ud83d\udc4c<\/p>\n

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\n\u2014 Stony Brook Football (@StonyBrookFB) September 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

HOW IT HAPPENED
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\n\tThe Stony Brook football team received the ball first to start the game and bolted into Fordham territory after a 32-yard connection that brought the ball to the 18-yard line. A few plays later on fourth down at the Fordham nine-yard line, Hester got a push on a three-yard run to give the Seawolves a first down. On the next play, Hester rushed in for the touchdown to give Stony Brook a 7-0 lead.
\n\tFollowing the touchdown, the Stony Brook defense allowed a 54-yard touchdown on fourth-and-one that tied the game at 7-7 with 5:49 remaining in the first quarter.
\n\tAfter a Stony Brook punt to the opposing 30-yard line with less than four minutes left in the opening frame, Bueno came up with a sack on second down that pushed Fordham back and ultimately forced a punt before the end of the quarter.
\n\tStony Brook was forced to punt again to start the second quarter after an opening three-and-out. Fordham got the ball at its own 34-yard line.
\n\tRoberts and Byndon both came up with tackles for loss on the Rams’ next drive following an opening 16-yard rush, forcing Fordham to punt to the Stony Brook 21-yard line with 12:16 left in the half. However, Stony Brook was also forced to punt after a three-and-out, with Linkins catching his first ball of the day for seven yards.
\n\tBeginning the ensuing drive with 11:13 remaining in the half at their own 40-yard line, the Stony Brook defense went to work and forced a fumble by Byndon and Bueno that Love recovered at the Fordham 38-yard line.
\n\tThe Seawolves capitalized with an 18-yard rush by Hester and a 15-yard pass to Aphayvong that resulted in his first career touchdown and gave Stony Brook a 14-7 lead with less than 10 minutes to go in the half.
\n\tFordham responded with an eight-play, 75-yard drive that concluded with a 34-yard rushing touchdown. However, the Rams missed the extra point, allowing Stony Brook to keep a 14-13 lead with 5:50 left in the second quarter.
\n\tThe Rams forced a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, giving themselves the ball at the Stony Brook 29-yard line. The Rams would settle for a 27-yard field goal attempt, which they missed wide right, giving the Seawolves back the football with a 14-13 lead.
\n\tStony Brook got the ball moving on its next drive, with Hester rushing for 12 yards followed by a connection from Boyd to Aphayvong for 17 yards that brought the ball to the Stony Brook 45-yard line at the two-minute warning. Boyd had three straight rushes that combined for 23 yards to bring the ball to the Stony Brook 27-yard line with 1:10 left and a Seawolves timeout. On third-and-eight, Linkins and Boyd connected for a 10-yard gain to bring the ball to the 20-yard line. Hester finished the drive with a 13-yard rush and a seven-yard rush into the end zone to give Stony Brook a 21-13 lead into the break.
\n\tFordham got the ball to start the second half. Beginning at its own 23-yard line, Fordham got a first down, but Stony Brook got back-to-back tackles by Calgaro and McGoy to force a punt and get the ball back at its own 12-yard line.
\n\tConey had three rushing yards on the first Stony Brook drive before the Seawolves were forced to punt after a three-and-out. Fordham got the ball at the 50-yard line with 10:10 left in the third quarter to begin its next drive.
\n\tThe Rams ran 10 plays for 30 yards on their next drive, finishing it with a 37-yard field goal to cut their deficit to 21-16 with 5:28 remaining in the frame.
\n\tHester started the next possession with a 15-yard run and Sweitzer caught back-to-back passes to move the ball over midfield. A few plays later, the Rams’ defense stopped Stony Brook on a fourth-down rush to take the ball back at the 40-yard line with 3:05 left in the third quarter.
\n\tOn third-and-two at midfield for the Rams, Garcia came up with an instrumental pass breakup to force Fordham to punt with 1:36 left in the third. Stony Brook began its next drive at its own 20-yard line. A few plays in, Linkins broke three tackles on his way to a 50-yard reception that brought the ball to the Fordham 10-yard line. Mannino came on to finish the drive with a 30-yard field goal, giving Stony Brook a 24-16 lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
\n\tBueno recorded his second sack of the day to force a third-and-28 for Fordham at its own five-yard line and force the Rams to punt to their own 47-yard line following a tip on the punt by Stony Brook.
\n\tLinkins and Boyd connected for 13 yards to push the ball to the Fordham 16-yard line before a five-yard pass to Sweitzer and an 11-yard rush by Hester gave Stony Brook a 31-16 lead, the third touchdown of the day for Hester.
\n\tDaMario Crawford<\/a> gave Stony Brook the football back with an interception at the Fordham 45-yard line with less than six minutes remaining in the game.
\n\tAfter Stony Brook was stopped on fourth down, the Seawolves defense went to work at the Fordham 36-yard line to close out the victory. <\/p>\n

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First touchdown of the season for RA \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n

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\n\u2014 Stony Brook Football (@StonyBrookFB) September 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

STATS AND NOTES
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\n\tStony Brook moves to 6-4 all-time against Fordham. The Seawolves have now won three straight against the Rams.
\n\tHester now has seven rushing touchdowns over the last two games, giving him 10 on the season, which leads the CAA.
\n\tFerrelli passed Dominick Reyes and tied Tyrice Beverette for ninth-most career tackles in program history with 262 after collecting a season-high 11 tackles.
\n\tLinkins posted a season-high five catches and a season-best 81 yards to lead all receivers.
\n\tBueno leads the CAA with 7.5 sacks after posting a season-high three in the victory. He now has at least 2.0 tackles for loss in four of five games this season.
\n\tCrawford tallied his first interception of the season and the second of his career.
\n\tStony Brook allowed just three points in the second half.
\n\tThe Seawolves have scored 30 or more points in four of five games this season. <\/p>\n

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FUMBLE! STONY BROOK FOOTBALL!<\/p>\n

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\n\u2014 Stony Brook Football (@StonyBrookFB) September 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES

\n“We fought and kept competing against a very good Fordham team,” coach Cosh said. “We have a lot of respect for them and their physicality. Our defense got the stops, turnovers and sacks while just playing team defense. Coach Lewis and his staff did a great job. Offensively, we did enough. Credit them for their plan against us. We were still able to put up 31 points and play team football. We needed that one, and we’ll improve heading into next week.”<\/p>\n

UP NEXT

\nStony Brook will return to action after its bye week to battle Towson in Maryland on Oct. 10. Kick-off is set for 4:00 p.m. and will be streamed live on FloCollege. The Seawolves will be looking to extend their two-game winning streak over the Tigers during the Cosh era.<\/p>\n

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