2016 Wagner Seahawks football team

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2016 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Duquesne +		5	–	1					8	–	3
Saint Francis (PA) +^		5	–	1					7	–	5
Wagner		4	–	2					6	–	5
Bryant		4	–	2					5	–	6
Sacred Heart		1	–	5					6	–	5
Central Connecticut		1	–	5					2	–	9
Robert Morris		1	–	5					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2016 Wagner Seahawks football team represented Wagner College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jason Houghtaling and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–2 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place.

Schedule

September 16:00 PMSaint Anselm*

• Wagner College Stadium
• Staten Island, NY

NECFRW 38–16 2,414 September 1012:00 PMConcordia (MI)*

• Wagner College Stadium
• Staten Island, NY

NECFRW 38–0 2,013 September 241:00 PMat Boston College*

• Alumni Stadium
• Chestnut Hill, MA

ACCN+L 10–42 22,728 October 16:00 PMSacred Heart

• Wagner College Stadium
• Staten Island, NY

ESPN3W 45–20 3,002 October 86:00 PMColumbia*

• Wagner College Stadium
• Staten Island, NY

NECFRL 13–15 1,973 October 151:00 PMat Central Connecticut

• Arute Field
• New Britain, CT

ESPN3W 25–21 3,826 October 221:00 PMat Bryant

• Bulldog Stadium
• Smithfield, RI

NECFRL 17–27 3,867 October 2912:00 PMat Massachusetts*

• Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
• Hadley, MA

ASNL 10–34 8,468 November 512:00 PMDuquesne

• Wagner College Stadium
• Staten Island, NY

NECFRL 20–28 2,320 November 1212:00 PMat Robert Morris

• Joe Walton Stadium
• Moon Township, PA

NECFRW 40–5 1,503 November 1912:00 PMNo. 25 Saint Francis (PA)

• Wagner College Stadium
• Staten Island, NY

NECFRW 31–24 2,792

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Saint Anselm

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	3	0	6	16
Seahawks	3	7	7	21	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Concordia (MI)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Seahawks	7	21	3	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	0	0	10
Eagles	14	14	14	0	42

See also: 2016 Boston College Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	6	14	0	0	20
Seahawks	12	27	0	6	45

See also: 2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–9	2015	L 17–45

Columbia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	3	6	3	15
Seahawks	3	10	0	0	13

See also: 2016 Columbia Lions football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2015	L 3–26

at Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	0	15	25
Blue Devils	0	21	0	0	21

See also: 2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–13	2015	W 28–7

at Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	3	7	17
Bulldogs	3	7	10	7	27

See also: 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2015	L 10–40

at Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	3	7	10
Minutemen	14	13	7	0	34

See also: 2016 UMass Minutemen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1931	L 0–77

Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	7	7	7	7	28
Seahawks	10	7	3	0	20

See also: 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–6	2015	L 17–35

at Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	10	17	13	0	40
Colonials	3	0	2	0	5

See also: 2016 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–14	2015	L 6–9

Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Red Flash	0	0	7	17	24
Seahawks	7	17	7	0	31

See also: 2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–4	2015	L 14–43