2019 Wagner Seahawks football team

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2019 Wagner Seahawks football
Wagner Seahawks wordmark.png
Conference Northeast Conference
Record1–11 (1–6 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Lee Hull (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDel Smith (1st season)
Home stadium Wagner College Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 23 Central Connecticut $^  7 0   11 1  
Robert Morris  6 1   7 5  
Duquesne  4 3   6 5  
Sacred Heart  4 3   7 5  
Saint Francis (PA)  3 4   6 6  
Bryant  3 4   4 8  
Wagner  1 6   1 11  
LIU  0 7   0 10  
Merrimack *  0 0   6 5  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I, and also ineligible for NEC title due to not playing a full conference schedule
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Wagner Seahawks football team represented Wagner College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They were led by fifth-year head coach Jason Houghtaling and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. Wagner finished the season 1–11 overall and 1–6 in NEC play to place seventh. Houghtaling was fired after the season. [1]

Contents

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Seahawks were picked to finish in fourth place. [2]

Preseason All-NEC team

The Seahawks had four players at three positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.at UConn * ESPN3 L 21–2419,648
September 76:00 p.m. East Stroudsburg *NEC Front RowL 14–242,243
September 146:00 p.m.at Stony Brook * SNY L 10–265,742
September 216:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic * ESPN+ L 7–4214,210
September 28Noon LIU
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
NEC Front RowW 24–142,077
October 56:00 p.m. Monmouth *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
NEC Front RowL 14–162,843
October 19Noon Robert Morris
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
NEC Front RowL 13–211,772
October 261:00 p.m.at Duquesne NEC Front RowL 24–282,452
November 2NoonNo. 19 Central Connecticut
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
NEC Front RowL 13–271,698
November 9Noonat Sacred Heart NEC Front RowL 7–41
November 16Noonat Saint Francis (PA) NEC Front RowL 8–42
November 23Noon Bryant
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
NEC Front RowL 10–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3] [4]

Game summaries

At UConn

1234Total
Seahawks0014721
Huskies7314024

East Stroudsburg

1234Total
Warriors7140324
Seahawks707014

At Stony Brook

1234Total
Seahawks003710
Seawolves31013026

At Florida Atlantic

1234Total
Seahawks07007
Owls14147742

LIU

1234Total
Sharks077014
Seahawks7170024

Monmouth

1234Total
Hawks307616
Seahawks070714

Robert Morris

1234Total
Colonials707721
Seahawks730313

At Duquesne

1234Total
Seahawks01401024
Dukes0147728

Central Connecticut

1234Total
No. 19 Blue Devils677727
Seahawks3100013

At Sacred Heart

1234Total
Seahawks07007
Pioneers00103141

At Saint Francis

1234Total
Seahawks00808
Red Flash14771442

Bryant

1234Total
Bulldogs007714
Seahawks730010

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RV
Coaches

References

  1. D'Amodio, Joe; Angioli, Carmine (December 6, 2019). "Wagner College relieves head football coach of his duties after 5 seasons". Staten Island Advance . Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. "2019 Football Schedule". Wagner College Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  4. "2019 Wagner Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 30, 2019.