The 2016 Wagner Seahawks football team represented Wagner College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They were led by second-year head coach Jason Houghtaling and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. They were [1] Wagner finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–2 in NEC play to tie for third place.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Saint Anselm* | | NECFR | W 38–16 | 2,414 |
| September 10 | Noon | Concordia (MI)* | - Wagner College Stadium
- Staten Island, NY
| NECFR | W 38–0 | 2,013 |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Boston College* | | ACCN+ | L 10–42 | 22,728 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | - Wagner College Stadium
- Staten Island, NY
| ESPN3 | W 45–20 | 3,002 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Columbia* | - Wagner College Stadium
- Staten Island, NY
| NECFR | L 13–15 | 1,973 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Central Connecticut | | ESPN3 | W 25–21 | 3,826 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant | | NECFR | L 17–27 | 3,867 |
| October 29 | Noon | at Massachusetts* | | ASN | L 10–34 | 8,468 |
| November 5 | Noon | Duquesne | - Wagner College Stadium
- Staten Island, NY
| NECFR | L 20–28 | 2,320 |
| November 12 | Noon | at Robert Morris | | NECFR | W 40–5 | 1,503 |
| November 19 | Noon | No. 25 Saint Francis (PA) | - Wagner College Stadium
- Staten Island, NY
| NECFR | W 31–24 | 2,792 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Saint Anselm
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Hawks
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
6 |
16 |
| Seahawks
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
21 |
38 |
Concordia (MI)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Cardinals
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
| Seahawks
|
7
|
21
|
3
|
7 |
38 |
At Boston College
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Seahawks
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
| Eagles
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
42 |
Sacred Heart
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Pioneers
|
6
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
20 |
| Seahawks
|
12
|
27
|
0
|
6 |
45 |
Columbia
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Lions
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
3 |
15 |
| Seahawks
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
13 |
At Central Connecticut
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Seahawks
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
15 |
25 |
| Blue Devils
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
At Bryant
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Seahawks
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
7 |
17 |
| Bulldogs
|
3
|
7
|
10
|
7 |
27 |
At Massachusetts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Seahawks
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
7 |
10 |
| Minutemen
|
14
|
13
|
7
|
0 |
34 |
Duquesne
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Dukes
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
| Seahawks
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
20 |
At Robert Morris
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Seahawks
|
10
|
17
|
13
|
0 |
40 |
| Colonials
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0 |
5 |
Saint Francis (PA)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| #25 Red Flash
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
17 |
24 |
| Seahawks
|
7
|
17
|
7
|
0 |
31 |
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