1987 Wagner Seahawks football team

1987 Wagner Seahawks football
NCAA Division III champion
Stagg Bowl, W 19–3 vs. Dayton
ConferenceIndependent
Record13–1
Head coach
Home stadiumWagner College Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wagner ^     13 1 0
Rochester (NY) ^     9 2 0
Hofstra ^     8 2 0
UC Santa Barbara     8 2 0
Wabash     8 2 0
Dayton ^     11 3 0
Ferrum ^     8 2 1
Salisbury State     7 2 0
Georgetown     6 2 1
DePauw     7 3 0
Menlo ^     7 3 0
Millsaps     7 3 0
Canisius     6 3 1
San Diego     6 3 1
Mercyhurst     6 4 0
Cortland     5 4 0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham     5 4 0
Albany     5 5 0
Drake     5 5 0
Norwich     4 4 1
Union (NY)     5 5 0
Aurora     4 5 0
Stony Brook     4 5 0
Brockport     3 6 0
Buffalo     3 7 0
Catholic University     3 7 0
Saint Francis (PA)     2 6 0
Brooklyn     2 7 0
Colorado College     2 7 0
Duquesne     2 7 0
Frostburg State     2 8 0
Saint Peter's     2 8 0
Marist     1 7 0
Quincy     1 7 0
Western Connecticut State     1 8 1
Buffalo State     1 9 0
Wesley     0 9 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1987 Wagner Seahawks football team was an American football team that represented Wagner College as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division III football season. In their seventh season under head coach Walt Hameline, the Seahawks compiled a 13–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 403 to 164, and won the NCAA Division III championship. The team participated in the NCAA Division III playoffs where they defeated Rochester (NY) in the first round, Fordham in the Eastern Finals, Emory and Henry in the semifinal, and Dayton in the Stagg Bowl.[1]

The team was led on offense by quarterback Greg Kovar and tailback Terry Underwood.[2]

The team played its home games at Wagner College Stadium on Staten Island.

  1. ^ "Wagner Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wagner Casts Its Lead Role". Newsday. November 28, 1987. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.