2023 Wagner Seahawks football team

2023 Wagner Seahawks football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStephen Matos (1st season)
Home stadiumWagner College Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at Fordham*
ESPN+L 16–463,147
September 93:30 p.m.at Navy*
CBSSNL 0–2429,798
September 161:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart
NEC Front RowW 17–105,174
September 234:00 p.m.Merrimackdagger
NEC Front RowW 30–271,362
September 303:30 p.m.at Rutgers*
BTNL 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

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Game summaries

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at Fordham

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See also: 2023 Fordham Rams football team

at Navy

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See also: 2023 Navy Midshipmen football team
Wagner Seahawks (FCS) (0-1) vs Navy Midshipmen (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks (FCS) 0 0 000
Midshipmen 7 10 0724

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, 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)
Statistics Wagner (FCS) Navy
First downs 12 18
Plays–yards 67–227 62–408
Rushes–yards 32–84 44–245
Passing yards 143 163
Passing: comp–att–int 18–35–1 11–18–0
Time of possession 29:18 26:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Wagner (FCS) Passing Damien Mazil 11/23, 100 yards, INT
Rushing Zachary Palmer-Smith 13 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Mark Didio Jr. 8 receptions, 57 yards
Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 8/13, 161 yards, TD
Rushing Eli Heidenreich 4 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Anton Hall Jr. 1 reception, 45 yards

at Sacred Heart

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See also: 2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

Merrimack

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See also: 2023 Merrimack Warriors football team

at Rutgers

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See also: 2023 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 3 0 0 3
Scarlet Knights 10 14 14 14 52
Statistics WAG RUTG
First downs 6 28
Total yards 106 436
Rushing yards 83 267
Passing yards 23 169
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 22:23 37:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Wagner Passing Steven Krajewski 4/6, 19 yards
Rushing Rickey Spruill 7 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Kobi Ray-Reed 2 receptions, 10 yards
Rutgers Passing Gavin Wimsatt 12/19, 146 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Kyle Monangai 19 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
Receiving JaQuae Jackson 4 receptions, 71 yards

References

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