Wagner Seahawks football

American football team of Wagner College

For information on all Wagner College sports, see Wagner Seahawks.

Wagner Seahawks football

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First season| 1927; 98 years ago (1927)
Athletic director| Walt Hameline
Head coach| Tom Masella
5th season, 9–38 (.191)
Stadium| Wagner College Stadium
(capacity: 4,000)
Field surface| FieldTurf
Location| Staten Island, New York
NCAA division| Division I FCS
Conference| Northeast Conference
All-time record| 379-326-19 (.537)
Claimed national titles| 1 (DIII)
Conference titles| 2
Colors| Green and white[1]

Website| wagnerathletics.com

The Wagner Seahawks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Wagner College located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Northeast Conference. Wagner's first football team was fielded in 1927. The team plays its home games at the 3,300 seat Wagner College Stadium in Staten Island, New York. The Seahawks are coached by Tom Masella.

## History

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### Classifications

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* 1956–1972: NCAA College Division
* 1973–1992: NCAA Division III
* 1993–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

### Conference memberships

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* 1927: Independent
* 1928–1929: Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
* 1930–1957: Independent
* 1958–1974: Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation
* 1972–1977: Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference
* 1978–1991: Division III Independent
* 1992: Liberty Football Conference
* 1993–1995: NCAA Division I–AA Independent
* 1996–present: Northeast Conference

### Head coaching history

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Main article: List of Wagner Seahawks head football coaches

## Championships

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### National championships

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Wagner has made one appearance in the NCAA Division III National Championship Game, defeating Dayton 19–3 in the 1987 championship game.

### ECAC championships

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Under head coach Walt Hameline, Wagner won its first championship in school history by dominating St. John's 48–7 in November 1983, avenging one of its only two losses that season. The Seahawks scored the first four times they had the ball in the opening half. The senior class ended their careers as one of the winningest in Wagner history with a four-year record of 34–6–2. This class also played part in Wagner's first-ever NCAA appearance in 1980, and helped establish the foundation to Wagner's rise as a national power in Division III, culminating in a national championship in 1987, and eventual move to NCAA I-AA (now FCS) status.

Year  | NCAA Division  | Coach  | Record  | National Championship Game  | Opponent  | PF  | PA  | Location

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1987 | III | Walt Hameline | 13–1 | 1987 Division III National Championship Game | Dayton | 19 | 3 | Phenix City, AL
Total national championships  | 1

### Conference championships

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* 2012 – Northeast Conference co-champion
* 2014 – Northeast Conference co-champion

## Playoffs

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### NCAA Division I-AA/FCS

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The Seahawks have appeared in the FCS playoffs one time with an overall record of 1–1.

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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2012 | First Round
Second Round | Colgate
Eastern Washington | W 31–20
L 19–29

### NCAA Division III

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The Seahawks have appeared in the Division III playoffs four times with an overall record of 4–3. They were Division III National Champions in 1987.

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1980 | Quarterfinals | Ithaca | L 13–41
1982 | Quarterfinals | St. Lawrence | L 34–43
1987 | First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game | Rochester
Fordham
Emory & Henry
Dayton | W 38–14
W 21–0
W 20–13
W 19–3
1988 | First Round | Ithaca | L 31–34 OT

## Future non-conference opponents

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Future non-conference opponents announced as of July 30, 2024.[2]

2024  | 2025  | 2026  | 2027

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Virginia–Lynchburg | at Central Michigan | at James Madison | at Princeton
at Lehigh |  | Princeton |
at Delaware State |  | at Lafayette |
at Florida Atlantic |  |  |
Columbia |  |  |
at UMass |  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Wagner Graphic Identity". Retrieved April 6, 2016.
2. ^ "Wagner Seahawks Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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* Central Connecticut Blue Devils
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* Wagner Seahawks

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