This year marks the 40th year of Stony Brook Homecoming. Take a walk down memory lane
with our Homecoming Through the Years photo album.
Homecoming Through the Years
1989: University President Jack Marburger at the 1989 Homecoming Pancake Breakfast.
1992: Stony Brook Football players (from left) Luke Posniewski, John Gillespie, Chris
De Mayo, and Shawn Stebbins rest during the Patriots’ homecoming tilt against Kings
Point.
1993: Sigma Alpha Mu and Theta Phi Alpha’s haunted house took first place in the Homecoming
float competition.
1993: University President John Marburger, surrounded by shovels and hard hats, at
the groundbreaking of the new Student Activities Center.
1995: Stony Brook hosts the Great American Homecoming, the theme for the 1995 annual
parade.
1996: The original incarnation of Wolfie entertains fans as the Seawolves take on
C.W. Post.
1998: Members of the Commuter Student Association showed their Seawolves’ pride at
the annual Homecoming parade.
1999: Wolfie and the Seawolves made the move to Division I, and a 7-3 Homecoming win
over Wagner was the highlight of a competitive inaugural campaign.
2000: Wolfie helps to crown Andrew Murray and Maya Chahine as Homecoming King and
Queen at halftime of the Seawolves’ Homecoming tilt against Sacred Heart.
2001: The Seawolves take the field against Wagner in the 2001 Homecoming game, a 52-30
win.
2003: Homecoming participants had the chance to win a Chevy S.U.V. if they were chosen
to compete in the halftime kickoff contest.
2004: Carolyn Porco ’94 addressed a Homecoming audience on her work leading the imaging
science team on the Cassini-Huygens mission that sent a probe to explore Saturn.
2008: Homecoming and Reunion Weekend’s alumni academic showcase.
2008: The 2008 Homecoming clash against Charleston Southern was an instant classic,
with Dayne Hoffman’s touchdown pass to Adrian Sawyer with 1:06 left lifting the Seawolves
to a 20-19 victory.
2011: A sold-out crowd of more than 8,200 fans packed LaValle Stadium to watch the
Seawolves take on Lafayette. A decisive 37-20 win marked Stony Brook’s sixth consecutive
Homecoming win
2011: President Stanley met with alumni and friends at the 2011 Homecoming barbecue.
2012: H Quad encouraged Seawolves Football to “GO, FIGHT, WIN” at the 2012 Seawolves
Showcase.
2013: Alumni of the Stony Brook Marching Band chowed down at the 2013 Homecoming barbecue
before they watched the Seawolves top Bryant, 21-13.
2014: Alumni, students, friends and family looked on as the Harlem Globetrotters gave
a tutorial on how to spin a basketball on your finger during the 2014 Homecoming BBQ.
2015: The Stony Brook Seawolves take on Towson at the 2015 Homecoming game.
2015: The 2015 Homecoming court.
2016: The Black and Latino Alumni Network's Multicultural Alumni Brunch was a highlight
of Homecoming.
2017: The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences celebrated its 50th Anniversary
with an Environmental Media Conference at Homecoming in 2017.
2017: Alumni from Stony Brook’s men’s soccer team gather at the 2017 Homecoming celebration.
The current incarnation of the Seawolves played Hartford to a 1-1 draw as part of
Homecoming festivities.
2017: Wolfie psyches up fans before the Seawolves’ Homecoming win over New Hampshire.
What made Homecoming special for you? Share your fondest memories with your fellow
Seawolves! Check back here for your memories and on our social media channels.
1981: Stony Brook held its first annual Homecoming celebration.
1984: Stony Brook crowned its first Homecoming King, Eric Levine, and Queen, Jackie Delaney.
1994: The football team took the field under its new name, the Seawolves, for the
first time at Homecoming.
1995: Although the rain put a damper on Homecoming activities, the Distinguished Alumnus
Luncheon was still successful with over 100 in attendance.
1999: The Stony Brook Seawolves won their first Division I Homecoming game against Monmouth
with a score of 7-3.
2002: At the 2002 Homecoming game on Saturday, October 19, the Stony Brook football
stadium was officially named LaValle Stadium after Senator Kenneth LaValle.
2003: At the Homecoming Gala halftime show, attendees had the chance to compete in
a kick-off tournament to win a Chevy SUV.
2004: Renowned alumnus Carolyn Porco kicked off Homecoming weekend with a lecture
on the Cassini Saturn Mission.
2006: The Seawolves’ 33-21 win over Albany at LaValle Stadium marked the debut of
the Stony Brook University Marching Band. It also started a streak of eight consecutive
Homecoming victories for the Stony Brook football team.
2010: Homecoming weekend 2010 marked the debut of the Seawolves Showcase, an opportunity
for the University’s most talented performers to entertain their fellow students,
alumni and members of the community.
2016: More than 300 alumni in total attended a variety of special alumni-focused events,
including the Black and Latino Alumni Network’s Multicultural Brunch, Stony Brook
University Crew’s Inaugural Alumni Reunion Breakfast and Row at the Port Jefferson
Yacht Club, Professor Michael Barnhart’s Cuban Missile Crisis Simulation (based on
his World War II Simulation course), and alumni breakfasts hosted by The Statesman
and the College of Business.
Seawolves are full of spirit and talent - which is shared with the community at our
annual Seawolves Showcase! Check out some of the campus performance groups light up
the stage.
