1996 Wagner Seahawks football team

1996 Wagner Seahawks football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record5–5 (2–2 NEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWagner College Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Robert Morris +   3 – 1     9 – 2  
Monmouth +   3 – 1     7 – 3  
Central Connecticut State   2 – 2     3 – 7  
Wagner   2 – 2     5 – 5  
Saint Francis (PA)   0 – 4     3 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1996 Wagner Seahawks football team represented Wagner College in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). This year was the team's first season as a member of the Northeast Conference after their transition from being an NCAA Division I-AA independent program. The Seahawks were led by 16th-year head coach Walt Hameline and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. Wagner finished the season 5–5 overall and 2–2 in NEC play to tie for second place.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Iona*
W 27–0
September 21C. W. Post*
W 6-24
September 28Marist*
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
L 27–28
October 5at Saint Francis (PA)
W 24–6
October 12Monmouth
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
L 10–23
October 19Saint Peter's*
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
W 41–12
October 26at Central Connecticut State
L 41–49
November 2Robert Morris
  • Wagner College Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
W 38–35
November 9at Stony Brook*
W 27–20505[1]
November 16at Towson State*
L 11–35
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Final 1996 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Stony Brook)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "2019 Wagner College Seahawks Football Media Guide" (PDF). Issuu. Wagner Seahawks Athletics. p. 89. Retrieved May 18, 2020.