2017 Wagner Seahawks football team

The 2017 Wagner Seahawks football team represented Wagner College in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They were led by third-year head coach Jason Houghtaling and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. Wagner finished the season 4–7 overall and 2–4 in NEC play to tie for fifth place.

2017 Wagner Seahawks football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 NEC)
Head coach	Jason Houghtaling (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Calabrese (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Brinson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Wagner College Stadium

2017 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Central Connecticut $^		6	–	0					8	–	3
Duquesne		4	–	2					7	–	4
Bryant		4	–	2					6	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)		3	–	3					5	–	6
Sacred Heart		2	–	4					4	–	7
Wagner		2	–	4					4	–	7
Robert Morris		0	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Saint Anselm*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NECFR	W 37–7	2,716
September 9	Noon	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	ESPN3	L 6–31	1,231
September 16	1:00 p.m.	at Columbia*	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	SNY	L 14–17	3,828
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 14–49	13,438
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Lehigh*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NECFR	W 37–20	2,073
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	L 0–38	2,743
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NECFR	L 45–51 4OT	2,562
October 28	Noon	Bryant	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	ESPN3	L 16–31	1,888
November 4	Noon	Robert Morris	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NECFR	W 27–7	1,803
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Stony Brook*	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	Wolfievision	L 10–38	5,471
November 18	Noon	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 28–15	1,848
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Saint Anselm

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	0	13	17	7	37

See also: Saint Anselm Hawks football

At Saint Francis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	3	0	0	6
Red Flash	7	7	7	10	31

See also: 2017 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

At Columbia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	7	14
Lions	0	14	0	3	17

See also: 2017 Columbia Lions football team

At Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	0	7	14
Broncos	7	14	28	0	49

See also: 2017 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	7	7	6	0	20
Seahawks	7	10	14	6	37

See also: 2017 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

At Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	0	0
Dukes	7	14	7	10	38

See also: 2017 Duquesne Dukes football team

Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	Total
Blue Devils	10	17	0	0	7	3	8	6	51
Seahawks	0	14	3	10	7	3	8	0	45

See also: 2017 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	7	7	7	31
Seahawks	3	0	13	0	16

See also: 2017 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	13	7	7	0	27

See also: 2017 Robert Morris Colonials football team

At Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	10	0	0	0	10
No. 12 Seawolves	7	7	14	10	38

See also: 2017 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

At Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	0	14	0	28
Pioneers	0	9	0	6	15

See also: 2017 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team