Wagner Seahawks football

The Wagner Seahawks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Wagner College located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Northeast Conference. Wagner's first football team was fielded in 1927. The team plays its home games at the 3,300 seat Wagner College Stadium in Staten Island, New York. The Seahawks are coached by Jason Houghtaling.

Classifications

 * 1956–1972: NCAA College Division
 * 1973–1992: NCAA Division III
 * 1993–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

 * 1927: Independent
 * 1928–1929: Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
 * 1930–1957: Independent
 * 1958–1974: Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation
 * 1972–1977: Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference
 * 1978–1991: Division III Independent
 * 1992: Liberty Football Conference
 * 1993–1995: NCAA Division I–AA Independent
 * 1996–present: Northeast Conference

National Championships
Wagner has made one appearance in the NCAA Division III National Championship Game, defeating Dayton 19–3 in the 1987 championship game.

ECAC Championships
Wagner won its first Championship in school history by dominating St. John's University 48-7 in November 1983, avenging one of its only two losses that season. The Seahawks scored the first 4 times they had the ball in the first half. The senior class ended their careers as one of the winningest in Wagner history with a 4-year record of 34-6-2. This class also played part in Wagner's first ever NCAA appearance in 1980, and helped establish the foundation to Wagner's rise as a National power in Division III and eventual move to NCAA I-AA status.

Conference championships
2012 – Northeast Conference Co–Champions

2014 – Northeast Conference Co–Champions

FCS Playoffs results
The Seahawks have appeared in the FCS playoffs one time with an overall record of 1–1.

Division III Playoffs results
The Seahawks have appeared in the Division III playoffs four times with an overall record of 4–3. They were Division III National Champions in 1987.