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.

2023 Wagner Seahawks football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 NEC)
Head coach	Tom Masella (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Stephen Matos (1st season)
Home stadium	Wagner College Stadium

2023 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Duquesne $^		6	–	1					7	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)		4	–	3					4	–	6
Merrimack		4	–	3					5	–	6
Stonehill *		4	–	3					5	–	5
LIU		4	–	3					4	–	7
Wagner		3	–	4					4	–	7
Sacred Heart		2	–	5					2	–	9
Central Connecticut		1	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Stonehill ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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

Game summaries

at Fordham

See also: 2023 Fordham Rams football team

at Navy

See also: 2023 Navy Midshipmen football team

Wagner Seahawks (FCS) (0-1) vs Navy Midshipmen (0-1) – Game summary

Period	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)

Game information

First quarter (7:46) NAVY – Daba Fofana 3-yard rush, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:33; Navy 7-0) Second quarter (2:20) NAVY – Evan Warren 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:06; Navy 10-0) (0:08) NAVY – Camari Williams 8-yard pass from Tai Lavatai, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:40; Navy 17-0) Third quarter No scoring this quarter Fourth quarter (10:44) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 46-yard, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:43; Navy 24-0)

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
	Rushing	Zachary Palmer-Smith	13 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Mark Didio Jr.	8 receptions, 57 yards
Navy	Passing	Tai Lavatai	8/13, 161 yards, TD
	Rushing	Eli Heidenreich	4 carries, 66 yards, TD
	Receiving	Anton Hall Jr.	1 reception, 45 yards