2018 Wagner Seahawks football team

The 2018 Wagner Seahawks football team represented Wagner College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They were led by fourth-year head coach Jason Houghtaling and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. Wagner finished the season 4–7 overall and 3–3 in NEC play to place fourth.

2018 Wagner Seahawks football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2018 record4–7 (3–3 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Calabrese (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Brinson (3rd season)
Home stadiumWagner College Stadium
(Capacity: 3,300)
2018 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 Duquesne +^  5 1     8 3  
Sacred Heart +  5 1     7 4  
Central Connecticut  4 2     6 5  
Wagner  3 3     4 7  
Saint Francis (PA)  2 4     4 7  
Bryant  2 4     6 5  
Robert Morris  0 6     2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2017 season 4–7, 2–4 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Preseason

NEC coaches poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Seahawks predicted to finish in fifth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team
1Central Connecticut
2Duquesne
3Bryant
4Saint Francis
5Wagner
6Sacred Heart
7Robert Morris

Preseason All-NEC team

The Seahawks placed two players on the preseason all-NEC team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.Bowie State*NECFRW 40–232,512
September 83:30 p.m.at Syracuse*ACCN ExtraL 10–6229,395
September 153:00 p.m.at Montana State*L 24–4718,037
September 226:00 p.m.Sacred Heart
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
NECFRL 14–413,178
September 291:00 p.m.at Monmouth*L 47–543,971
October 62:00 p.m.at Campbell*ESPN+L 3–495,465
October 13NoonSaint Francis (PA)
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
ESPN3W 23–221,438
October 27Noonat Central ConnecticutNECFRL 24–49852
November 3NoonDuquesne
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
ESPN3L 30–471,942
November 101:00 p.m.at BryantNECFRW 52–361,652
November 17Noonat Robert MorrisNECFRW 41–71,222

[3]

Game summaries

Bowie State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 10 7 3 23
Seahawks 17 14 0 9 40

at Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 7 0 0 3 10
Orange 21 24 14 3 62

at Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 7 14 3 0 24
Bobcats 14 16 10 7 47

Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 7 21 6 7 41
Seahawks 0 7 7 0 14

at Monmouth

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 21 12 7 7 47
Hawks 8 21 3 22 54

at Campbell

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 3 0 0 0 3
Fighting Camels 21 14 7 7 49

Saint Francis (PA)

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 0 7 15 22
Seahawks 3 7 6 7 23

at Central Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 14 3 7 0 24
Blue Devils 14 7 7 21 49

Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 7 14 6 20 47
Seahawks 6 17 0 7 30

at Bryant

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 10 21 14 7 52
Bulldogs 0 14 14 8 36

at Robert Morris

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 14 24 3 0 41
Colonials 7 0 0 0 7

References

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