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 | |
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| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| 2018 record | 4–7 (3–3 NEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rob Calabrese (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tony Brinson (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Wagner College Stadium (Capacity: 3,300) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 1 | Central Connecticut |
| 2 | Duquesne |
| 3 | Bryant |
| 4 | Saint Francis |
| 5 | Wagner |
| 6 | Sacred Heart |
| 7 | Robert Morris |
Preseason All-NEC team
The Seahawks placed two players on the preseason all-NEC team.[2]
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Offense Ryan Fulse – RB |
Defense Quintin Hampton – LB |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Bowie State* | NECFR | W 40–23 | 2,512 | |
| September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at Syracuse* | ACCN Extra | L 10–62 | 29,395 | |
| September 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at Montana State* | L 24–47 | 18,037 | ||
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart |
| NECFR | L 14–41 | 3,178 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Monmouth* | L 47–54 | 3,971 | ||
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Campbell* | ESPN+ | L 3–49 | 5,465 | |
| October 13 | Noon | Saint Francis (PA) |
| ESPN3 | W 23–22 | 1,438 |
| October 27 | Noon | at Central Connecticut | NECFR | L 24–49 | 852 | |
| November 3 | Noon | Duquesne |
| ESPN3 | L 30–47 | 1,942 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant | NECFR | W 52–36 | 1,652 | |
| November 17 | Noon | at Robert Morris | NECFR | W 41–7 | 1,222 | |
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Game summaries
Bowie State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Seahawks | 17 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 40 |
at Syracuse
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Orange | 21 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 62 |
at Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Bobcats | 14 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 47 |
Sacred Heart
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pioneers | 7 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 21 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 47 |
| Hawks | 8 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 54 |
at Campbell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fighting Camels | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
Saint Francis (PA)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
at Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
Duquesne
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dukes | 7 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 47 |
| Seahawks | 6 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
at Bryant
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 36 |
at Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 14 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
| Colonials | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
References
- http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2018/7/24/football-defending-champ-ccsu-tops-preseason-coaches-poll-places-league-high-seven-on-all-nec-team.aspx
- http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/northeastconference.org/documents/2018/7/24/FB_18_All_NEC_preseason_list.pdf?id=18285
- 2018 Football Schedule
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