Wagner Seahawks football

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Wagner Seahawks football
2025 Wagner Seahawks football team
First season1927 (1927)
Athletic directorWalt Hameline
Head coachTom Masella
6th season, 14–45 (.237)
LocationStaten Island, New York
StadiumWagner College Stadium
(capacity: 4,000)
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceNEC
ColorsGreen and white[1]
   
All-time record428–425–19 (.502)
NCAA Division III championships
1987
Conference championships
NEC: 2012, 2014
Websitewagnerathletics.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

Classifications

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

Conference memberships

Head coaching history

Main article: List of Wagner Seahawks head football coaches

Championships

National championships

Wagner has made one appearance in the NCAA Division III National Championship Game, defeating Dayton 19–3 in the 1987 championship game. 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 Coach Selectors Record Bowl
1987 Walt Hameline NCAA Division III Playoffs 13–1 Won NCAA Division IIII National Championship Game (19–3 over Dayton)

Conference championships

Wagner has won two conference championships.

Years Conference Overall Record Conference Record
2012† Northeast Conference 9–4 7–1
2014† Northeast Conference 7–4 5–1

Playoffs

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS

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

Year Round Opponent Result
2012 First Round
Second Round		 Colgate
Eastern Washington		 W 31–20
L 19–29

NCAA Division III

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
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

Bowls

The Seahawks played in several ECAC Bowls (1983, 1985, 1986, 1992), going 4-0.[2]

Future non-conference opponents

Future non-conference opponents announced as of March 2, 2026.[3]

2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Southern Connecticut at Princeton at UMass at Buffalo
at James Madison Lafayette
at California
Princeton
at Merrimack

References

  1. ^ "Wagner Graphic Identity". Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ^ https://sports-chronicles.com/ecacbowls/pages/results_by_bowl
  3. ^ "Wagner Seahawks Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
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