2019 Wagner Seahawks football team

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]

2019 Wagner Seahawks football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record1–11 (1–6 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLee Hull (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDel Smith (1st season)
Home stadiumWagner 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

Preseason

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Preseason coaches' poll

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

Predicted finish Team (1st place votes)
1 Duquesne (7)
2 Sacred Heart (1)
3 Central Connecticut
4 Wagner
5 Bryant
6 Saint Francis
7 Robert Morris
8 LIU

Preseason All-NEC team

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.at UConn*ESPN3L 21–2419,648
September 76:00 p.m.East Stroudsburg*NEC Front RowL 14–242,243
September 146:00 p.m.at Stony Brook*SNYL 10–265,742
September 216:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic*ESPN+L 7–4214,210
September 28NoonLIU
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
NEC Front RowW 24–142,077
October 56:00 p.m.Monmouth* 
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
NEC Front RowL 14–162,843
October 19NoonRobert Morris
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
NEC Front RowL 13–211,772
October 261:00 p.m.at DuquesneNEC 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 HeartNEC Front RowL 7–41
November 16Noonat Saint Francis (PA)NEC Front RowL 8–42
November 23NoonBryant
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
NEC Front RowL 10–14
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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At UConn

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1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 0 14 7 21
Huskies 7 3 14 0 24

East Stroudsburg

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1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 7 14 0 3 24
Seahawks 7 0 7 0 14

At Stony Brook

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1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 0 3 7 10
Seawolves 3 10 13 0 26

At Florida Atlantic

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1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 7 0 0 7
Owls 14 14 7 7 42
1 2 3 4 Total
Sharks 0 7 7 0 14
Seahawks 7 17 0 0 24

Monmouth

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 3 0 7 6 16
Seahawks 0 7 0 7 14

Robert Morris

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonials 7 0 7 7 21
Seahawks 7 3 0 3 13

At Duquesne

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1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 14 0 10 24
Dukes 0 14 7 7 28

Central Connecticut

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Blue Devils 6 7 7 7 27
Seahawks 3 10 0 0 13

At Sacred Heart

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1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 7 0 0 7
Pioneers 0 0 10 31 41

At Saint Francis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 0 8 0 8
Red Flash 14 7 7 14 42

Bryant

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14
Seahawks 7 3 0 0 10

Ranking movements

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

References

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  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. ^ a b "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.