2023 Wagner Seahawks football team

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2023 Wagner Seahawks football
Wagner Seahawks wordmark.png
Conference Northeast Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStephen Matos (1st season)
Home stadium Wagner College Stadium
Seasons
  2022
2024 
2023 Northeast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Duquesne $^  6 1   7 5  
Saint Francis (PA)  4 3   4 6  
Merrimack  4 3   5 6  
Stonehill *  4 3   5 5  
LIU  4 3   4 7  
Wagner  3 4   4 7  
Sacred Heart  2 5   2 9  
Central Connecticut  1 6   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Stonehill ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Wagner Seahawks football team represented Wagner College as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Seahawks, led by fourth-year head coach Tom Masella, and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at Fordham * ESPN+ L 16–463,147
September 93:30 p.m.at Navy * CBSSN L 0–2429,798
September 161:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart NEC Front RowW 17–105,174
September 234:00 p.m. Merrimack Dagger-14-plain.pngNEC Front RowW 30–271,362
September 303:30 p.m.at Rutgers * BTN L 3–5240,065
October 127:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA) CBSSNL 7–312,878
October 2112:00 p.m. Central Connecticut
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
NEC Front RowL 3–171,482
October 2812:00 p.m. Stonehill
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
NEC Front RowW 28–17
November 412:00 p.m. Duquesne
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
NEC Front RowL 26–34
November 1112:00 p.m.at LIU NEC Front RowL 14–492,045
November 1812:00 p.m. Post *
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
NEC Front RowW 48-211,513
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Fordham

at Navy

Wagner Seahawks (FCS) (0-1) vs Navy Midshipmen (0-1) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Seahawks (FCS)00000
Midshipmen7100724

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, Maryland

  • Date: September 9th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Rainy/Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 29,798
  • Referee: Darryl DeBerry
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chick Hernandez (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:46) NAVY – Daba Fofana 3-yard rush, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:33; Navy 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (2:20) NAVY – Evan Warren 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:06; Navy 10-0)
  • (0:08) NAVY – Camari Williams 8-yard pass from Tai Lavatai, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:40; Navy 17-0)
Third quarter
  • No scoring this quarter
Fourth quarter
  • (10:44) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 46-yard, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:43; Navy 24-0)
StatisticsWagner (FCS)Navy
First downs1218
Plays–yards67–22762–408
Rushes–yards32–8444–245
Passing yards143163
Passing: comp–att–int18–35–111–18–0
Time of possession29:1826:23
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Wagner (FCS)PassingDamien Mazil11/23, 100 yards, INT
RushingZachary Palmer-Smith13 carries, 52 yards
ReceivingMark Didio Jr.8 receptions, 57 yards
NavyPassing Tai Lavatai 8/13, 161 yards, TD
RushingEli Heidenreich4 carries, 66 yards, TD
ReceivingAnton Hall Jr.1 reception, 45 yards

at Sacred Heart

Merrimack

at Rutgers

1234Total
Seahawks03003
Scarlet Knights1014141452
StatisticsWAGRUTG
First downs628
Total yards106436
Rushing yards83267
Passing yards23169
Turnovers00
Time of possession22:2337:37
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
WagnerPassingSteven Krajewski4/6, 19 yards
RushingRickey Spruill7 carries, 36 yards
ReceivingKobi Ray-Reed2 receptions, 10 yards
RutgersPassing Gavin Wimsatt 12/19, 146 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Kyle Monangai 19 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
Receiving JaQuae Jackson 4 receptions, 71 yards

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References

  1. "2023 Wagner Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 7, 2023.