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 | |
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| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Record | 1–11 (1–6 NEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Lee Hull (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Del Smith (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Wagner College Stadium (capacity: 3,300) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Predicted finish | Team (1st place votes) |
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| 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
The Seahawks had four players at three positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.[2]
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Defense
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Specialists
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at UConn* | ESPN3 | L 21–24 | 19,648 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | East Stroudsburg* | NEC Front Row | L 14–24 | 2,243 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stony Brook* | SNY | L 10–26 | 5,742 | |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic* | ESPN+ | L 7–42 | 14,210 | |
| September 28 | Noon | LIU |
| NEC Front Row | W 24–14 | 2,077 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Monmouth* |
| NEC Front Row | L 14–16 | 2,843 |
| October 19 | Noon | Robert Morris |
| NEC Front Row | L 13–21 | 1,772 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Duquesne | NEC Front Row | L 24–28 | 2,452 | |
| November 2 | Noon | No. 19 Central Connecticut |
| NEC Front Row | L 13–27 | 1,698 |
| November 9 | Noon | at Sacred Heart | NEC Front Row | L 7–41 | ||
| November 16 | Noon | at Saint Francis (PA) | NEC Front Row | L 8–42 | ||
| November 23 | Noon | Bryant |
| NEC Front Row | L 10–14 | |
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Game summaries
At UConn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Huskies | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
East Stroudsburg
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Warriors | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Seawolves | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
At Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Owls | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
LIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Sharks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonials | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
At Duquesne
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Dukes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 19 Blue Devils | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
At Sacred Heart
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 41 |
At Saint Francis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Red Flash | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Bryant
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | |||||||||||||
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References
- 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.
- "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Wagner College Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- "2019 Wagner Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
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