Wagner Seahawks football

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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.

Wagner Seahawks football
2025 Wagner Seahawks football team
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

History

Classifications

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

Conference memberships

• 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

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.

ECAC championships

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

Conference championships

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

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

Future non-conference opponents

Future non-conference opponents announced as of February 20, 2025.^[2]

2025	2026	2027	2028
at Kansas	at James Madison	at Princeton	at UMass
at Georgetown	at California	Lafayette
Marist	Princeton
at Central Michigan	at Lafayette
Norfolk State