# 2018 Wagner Seahawks football team

The 2018 Wagner Seahawks football team represented Wagner College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They were led by fourth-year head coach Jason Houghtaling and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. Wagner finished the season 4–7 overall and 3–3 in NEC play to place fourth.

## Preseason
### NEC coaches poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Seahawks predicted to finish in fifth place.
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | Central Connecticut |
| 2 | Duquesne |
| 3 | Bryant |
| 4 | Saint Francis |
| 5 | Wagner |
| 6 | Sacred Heart |
| 7 | Robert Morris |

### Preseason All-NEC team

The Seahawks placed two players on the preseason all-NEC team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Bowie State* | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | NECFR | W 40–23 | 2,512 |
| September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at Syracuse* | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN Extra | L 10–62 | 29,395 |
| September 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at Montana State* | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | | L 24–47 | 18,037 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | NECFR | L 14–41 | 3,178 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Monmouth* | Kessler StadiumWest Long Branch, NJ | | L 47–54 | 3,971 |
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Campbell* | Barker–Lane StadiumBuies Creek, NC | ESPN+ | L 3–49 | 5,465 |
| October 13 | Noon | Saint Francis (PA) | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | ESPN3 | W 23–22 | 1,438 |
| October 27 | Noon | at Central Connecticut | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | NECFR | L 24–49 | 852 |
| November 3 | Noon | Duquesne | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | ESPN3 | L 30–47 | 1,942 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | NECFR | W 52–36 | 1,652 |
| November 17 | Noon | at Robert Morris | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA | NECFR | W 41–7 | 1,222 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Bowie State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Seahawks | 17 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 40 |

### At Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Orange | 21 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 62 |

### At Montana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Bobcats | 14 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 47 |

### Sacred Heart

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 7 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### At Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 21 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 47 |
| Hawks | 8 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 54 |

### At Campbell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fighting Camels | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |

### Saint Francis (PA)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 |

### At Central Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |

### Duquesne

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 7 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 47 |
| Seahawks | 6 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 30 |

### At Bryant

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 36 |

### At Robert Morris

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 14 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
| Colonials | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |