2020 Wagner Seahawks football team

The 2020 Wagner Seahawks football team will represent Wagner College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They will be led by first-year head coach Tom Masella and play their home games at Wagner College Stadium.

2020 Wagner Seahawks football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Nugai (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDel Smith (2nd season)
Home stadiumWagner College Stadium
(Capacity: 3,300)
2020 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Bryant   –      –  
Central Connecticut   –      –  
Duquesne   –      –  
LIU   –      –  
Merrimack*   –      –  
Sacred Heart   –      –  
Saint Francis   –      –  
Wagner   –      –  
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Northeast suspended the 2020 football season.
    * – 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
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Wagner Seahawks football team

The Seahawks finished the 2019 season 1–11, 1–6 in NEC play to finish in seventh place. Head coach Jason Houghtaling was fired at the end of the season after his fourth losing season in five years.[1]

Schedule

Wagner had games scheduled against Monmouth, Fordham and Miami, but these games were canceled before the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 at Central Connecticut
September 19 5:00 p.m. Merrimack
October 17 Noon Duquesne
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
October 24 at Robert Morris*
October 31 Noon Saint Francis
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
November 7 at LIU
November 14 Noon Sacred Heart
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
November 21 at Bryant
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[5]

References
  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. "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Monmouth cancels 2020 football season due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  5. "2020 Wagner Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
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