Wagner Seahawks football


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 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

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.

ECAC Championships

Wagner won its first Championship in school history by dominating St. John's University 48-7 in November 1983, avenging one of its only two losses that season. The Seahawks scored the first 4 times they had the ball in the first half. The senior class ended their careers as one of the winningest in Wagner history with a 4-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 and eventual move to NCAA I-AA status.

Conference championships

Northeast Conference Co–Champions
2014Northeast Conference Co–Champions

FCS Playoffs results

The Seahawks have appeared in the FCS playoffs one time with an overall record of 1–1.
YearRoundOpponentResult
2012First Round
Second Round
Colgate
Eastern Washington
W 31–20
L 19–29

Division III Playoffs results

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.
YearRoundOpponentResult
1980QuarterfinalsIthacaL 13–41
1982QuarterfinalsSt. LawrenceL 34–43
1987First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game
Rochester
Fordham
Emory & Henry
Dayton
W 38–14
W 21–0
W 20–13
W 19–3
1988First RoundIthacaL 31–34 OT