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 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
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. 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. 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.
2012 First RoundSecond Round ColgateEastern Washington W 31–20L 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.
1980 Quarterfinals Ithaca L 13–41 1982 Quarterfinals St. Lawrence L 34–43 1987 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational Championship Game RochesterFordhamEmory & HenryDayton W 38–14W 21–0W 20–13W 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.
Future non-conference opponents Future non-conference opponents announced as of March 2, 2026.
Southern Connecticut at Princeton at UMass at Buffalo at James Madison Lafayette at California Princeton at Merrimack
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