# 2023 Wagner Seahawks football team

The 2023 Wagner Seahawks football team represented Wagner College as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Seahawks, led by fourth-year head coach Tom Masella, and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Fordham* | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | ESPN+ | L 16–46 | 3,147 |
| September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy* | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | L 0–24 | 29,798 |
| September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart | Campus FieldFairfield, CT | NEC Front Row | W 17–10 | 5,174 |
| September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | NEC Front Row | W 30–27 | 1,362 |
| September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at Rutgers* | SHI StadiumPiscataway, NJ | BTN | L 3–52 | 40,065 |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | CBSSN | L 7–31 | 2,878 |
| October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | NEC Front Row | L 3–17 | 1,482 |
| October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Stonehill | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | NEC Front Row | W 28–17 | |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Duquesne | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | NEC Front Row | L 26–34 | |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at LIU | Bethpage Federal Credit Union StadiumBrookville, NY | NEC Front Row | L 14–49 | 2,045 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Post* | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | NEC Front Row | W 48-21 | 1,513 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at Navy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks (FCS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midshipmen | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
* Date: September 9th
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Rainy/Cloudy
* Game attendance: 29,798
* Referee: Darryl DeBerry
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Chick Hernandez (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)
| Statistics | Wagner (FCS) | Navy |
| First downs | 12 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 67–227 | 62–408 |
| Rushes–yards | 32–84 | 44–245 |
| Passing yards | 143 | 163 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–35–1 | 11–18–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:18 | 26:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wagner (FCS) | Passing | Damien Mazil | 11/23, 100 yards, INT |
| Wagner (FCS) | Rushing | Zachary Palmer-Smith | 13 carries, 52 yards |
| Wagner (FCS) | Receiving | Mark Didio Jr. | 8 receptions, 57 yards |
| Navy | Passing | Tai Lavatai | 8/13, 161 yards, TD |
| Navy | Rushing | Eli Heidenreich | 4 carries, 66 yards, TD |
| Navy | Receiving | Anton Hall Jr. | 1 reception, 45 yards |

### at Rutgers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Scarlet Knights | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
| Statistics | WAG | RUTG |
| First downs | 6 | 28 |
| Total yards | 106 | 436 |
| Rushing yards | 83 | 267 |
| Passing yards | 23 | 169 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 22:23 | 37:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wagner | Passing | Steven Krajewski | 4/6, 19 yards |
| Wagner | Rushing | Rickey Spruill | 7 carries, 36 yards |
| Wagner | Receiving | Kobi Ray-Reed | 2 receptions, 10 yards |
| Rutgers | Passing | Gavin Wimsatt | 12/19, 146 yards, 1 TD |
| Rutgers | Rushing | Kyle Monangai | 19 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD |
| Rutgers | Receiving | JaQuae Jackson | 4 receptions, 71 yards |