2019 Wagner Seahawks Football Wagner (0-0, 0-0) at UConn (0-0, 0-0 AAC) Thursday, August 29 , 2019 7:00 PM Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field (40,000) / East Hartford, CT

Wagner-UConn Scene-Setter Wagner At a Glance East Hartford, CT - The Wagner College Seahawks, under the Location:...... Staten Island, NY direction of fifth-year head coach Jason Houghtaling (Ho-tail— President:.Dr. Joel W. Martin (Birmingham-Southern, 1979) ing), open the 2019 season with a stern opposite FBS foe Athletics Director:...... Walt Hameline and AAC member, UConn, on the road this Thursday, August Head Football Coach:...... Jason Houghtaling 29 with a 7:00 p.m. kickoff set in a game that can be seen live Record at Wagner:...... 15-29/4th year Play-by-Play: Doug Sherman on ESPN 3. Overall Record:...... Same Color Analyst: Tyoka Jackson Director: Christian Ackerknecht Media Relations:...... John Beisser 88th Season of Seahawk Football Producer: Rick Willenzik Beisser Office Phone:...... (718) 390-3227 Thursday’s season opener at UConn kicks off the 88th season of Beisser Email:...... [email protected] intercollegiate football at Wagner College. In the 88 season-opening games, the Seahawks’ all-time record is 46-40-2. In four season openers under Coach Houghtaling, the Seahawks are 3-1 and have won three straight.

All-Time Series Wagner and UConn, whose campus are separated by 163 miles, will be facing one another for the first time ever. In fact, the Seahawks have never faced an opponent that competes in the AAC.

UConn Marks 10th Time Seahawks will Face an FBS Foe WAGNER COLLEGE The matchup at UConn marks the 10th time that Wagner will face an FBS foe, having played at least one Location: Staten Island, NY opponent from ’s highest division in each of the last eight seasons. The closest the Seahawks Nickname: Seahawks have come to knocking off an FBS foe was in their first-ever meeting against an 85-scholarship opponent Enrollment: 2,000 when the 2012 Seahawks dropped a hard-fought 7-3 contest at FAU in Boca Raton. That 2012 Wagner team Founded: 1883 opened the season 0-3, before reeling off nine straight wins en route to the program’s first-ever Northeast Conference (NEC) championship an ensuing NCAA FCS first-round playoff win over Colgate.

University of Connectiut Location: Storrs, CT Nickname: Huskies Enrollment: 23,978 Founded: 1881

2019 Schedule7:00 PM (ESPN 3) at UConn August 29 6:00 PM East Stroudsburg 6:00 PM September 7 at Stony Brook 6:00 PM September 14 at FAU Head Coach Jason Houghtaling on Wagner’s Philosophy of Playing FBS Opponents September 21 12:00 PM “When we talk about our program, our number one goal, each and every year, from an athletic LIU* 6:00 PM (Homecoming) September 28 Monmouth standpoint is to win the Northeast Conference. And then our second goal always is to give our student- October 5 12:00 PM Robert Morris* 1:00 PM athletes the best experience we can possibly give them throughout their four or five-year careers. October 19 at Duquesne* October 26 12:00 PM Central Connecticut* 12:00 PM “Playing FBS teams is a lot of a fun. It’s competitive obviously and obviously for the school there’s a little bit November 2 at Sacred Heart* 12:00 PM of a financial reward. All in all, it’s just a great experience for our guys to play up, to play competition that is November 9 at Saint Francis U* supposed to be better, and have better players and all that stuff everyone talks about. But, at the end of the November 16 12:00 PM Bryant* day, it’s the game of football. It’s 11 guys on the field for each team at one point. It’s a scoreboard, it’s a ball November 23 and it’s a field. Everyone wants to compete, and loves to compete. So, it’s a lot of fun every year.” Bold - Home Games / * - NEC Game All Times EST. “The toughest thing I guess is just the speed, playing against guys who are, on paper, supposed to be a lot faster, bigger and stronger and all those things. I think if you can execute your game plan against a team that has a little bit more team speed, than obviously that prepares you for your conference competition. I think back to 2012 when we played FAU at FAU. Although we got beat, I think that actually gave us some confidence. Then, in 2014, our other NEC (regular season) championship season, we played FIU at FIU. And I think, other than turning the football over, we did a lot of nice things against them.”

“When this game is over, then, on Friday, we’ll take a look at the film, analyze the game closely from a fundamental standpoint, what we did right, what we did wrong for 24 hours and then move on. I think it’s a positive all around, not matter how you slice it.” New Faces on Coaching Staff Roster Features Six Student-Athletes who have Transferred in from FBS Programs The Wagner coaching staff will feature five assistants in their first season with In addition to the major core of players on the Seahawk roster who starred in the Seahawks, including both coordinators. Associate Head Coach/Defensive the high school ranks immediately before arriving on Grymes Hill, the majority coordinator Del Smith is no stranger to Wagner having served the 2006 and of whom hail from New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, the 2019 roster 2007 seasons as linebackers coach under former longtime Wagner head coach, also features six players who began their careers in FBS programs. and current athletic director, Walt Hameline. Prior to his second tour of duty on Staten Island, Smith spent the last three seasons as head coach of his alma Former FBS Players on Seahawk Roster mater, West Virginia Wesleyan. The Seahawks’ new offensive coordinator, Lee Name Cl. Pos. HT WT FBS School Hull, is also a former head coach, having spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as the Christian Alexander-Stevens Gr. QB 6-3 225 FIU head man at Morgan State. Prior to his tenure there, he patrolled the sidelines Gunner Daniel Jr. LS 5-10 190 Ball State as a longtime assistant at Maryland, Oregon and his alma mater, Holy Cross. Noah Ellison Jr. WR 6-2 200 Old Dominion Ike Ogwuegbu Sr. RB 5-9 205 Maryland 2019 Seahawk Offense to Feature FBS Transfer at Quarterback Jordan Porter Jr. DB 6-0 210 Eastern Michigan Wagner fifth-year head coach Jason Houghtaling has handed over the keys to Justice Stewart 5th WR 6-1 180 Rutgers the Seahawk offense to 6-3, 225-pound graduate student and FIU transfer Christian Alexander-Stevens. The ninth-leading Quick Look Back at 2018 passer in Florida high school history, the strong-armed and While Wagner was 4-7 overall a year ago, the Seahawks stormed to the finish mobile Alexander-Stevens earned Offensive MVP honors line, winning their final two games, both on the road, by a combined score of in leading FIU to a 35-32 victory over Toledo in the 2018 93-43. A 52-36 win at Bryant in the season’s penultimate game was followed Bahamas Bowl. In this contest, he completed 17-of-26 passes by a 41-7 victory at Robert Morris, which allowed Wagner to even its Northeast for 209 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 83 yards Conference (NEC) record at 3-3 and a fourth-place league finish. The Seahawks in the win over the MAC Champion Rockets, while stepping also lost to graduation air of seniors, Chris Woodard and offensive Alexander-Stevens in for 2018 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year, James lineman Brady Hudik, who were among the 47 student-athletes named to the Morgan, who was sidelined by injury. Alexander-Stevens prestigious FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team. will have a talented but young cast around him as the Seahawk return just three offensive starters in guards Chris Gangarossa and Tyler Piekarz and wide No More Flyin’ Ryan receiver Joshua DeCambre. Wagner has a good one at tight end in senior Adam In 2019, opposing defenses will no longer have to game plan Giordano who is coming off a 14-catch season and now carries 255 pounds on against dynamic consensus All-American RB Ryan Fulse, who his 6’4” frame. in 2018 ranked second in all of FCS football with 1,705 yards rushing while ranking No. 1 in in all-purpose yardage (177.36 Defense Boasts Six Returning Starters Headed by All- yards per game). The 5-10, 195-pound Floridian was named American Gill, All-NEC Performers Graham and Williams First-Team All-American by the FCS Stats, the Associated Press Fulse First-year defensive coordinator Del Smith inherits or a core and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Additionally, he of six returning starters, five whom are in the front seven. was a finalist for the prestigious Walter Payton Award, regarded as the Heisman Leading the way is senior consensus All-American outside Trophy of the FCS, emblematic of the nation’s top offensive player, and received linebacker Cam Gill, the 2018 ECAC and NEC Defensive Player First-Team honors by the ECAC and the Northeast Conference (NEC). One of of the Year, along with All-NEC inside linebacker Santoni Wagner’s five team captains in 2018, Fulse’s 1,705rushing yards for the season were good for second place on the all-time Seahawk single-season rushing list, Gill Graham. Not to be overlooked is sturdy, 300-pound senior nose tackle and another All-NEC player in and tops in Wagner’s Division I era. Chris Williams. Other returning starters for the Seahawks include fifth-year senior Wagner vs. Schools from the Nutmeg State defensive end Tevaughn Grant, fifth-year Including NEC rivals, Central Connecticut and Sacred Heart, senior defensive tackle Julian McCleod the Seahawks in their history have faced just two other and senior cornerback Myron Morris, who Nutmeg-based schools in Western Connecticut St. and had three in 2018. Morris New Haven. Against these four opponents, Wagner is a doubles as a dangerous kick returner. combined 30-23 (.567). Graham Williams Silvester a Proven Special Teams Commodity Wagner All-Time vs. Opponents from the State of Connecticut Coming off a season that saw him average 39.4 yards per punt, which tied for second in the NEC, is junior kicker Eric Silvester, who was Central Connecticut State 16-13 named to the 2019 All-NEC Preseason Team. That 39.8-yard Sacred Heart 10-10 average was buoyed was buoyed by a career-long 68-yard Western Connecticut St. 3-0 launch at Bryant (11/10), which was preceded the previous New Haven 1-0 week by a 62-yard missile vs. Duquesne (11/3). Silvester’s 30-23 (.567) powerful left leg also allowed Wagner to finish third in the NEC in net punting average at 38.8 yards per clip. For the Four Seahawks With Connecticut Ties season, the Lincolndale, NY native had 10 punts that traveled On Wagner’s 120-plus man roster, there are six student-athletes who have ties Silvester 50 yards or more, 18 punts downed inside the 20-yard line, to Connecticut. while his hang time forced 10 fair catches on the year. While being recognized on the Preseason All-NEC team for his punting exploits, Silvester was also one Name Cl. Pos. HT WT School of the league top placekickers a year ago where he converted on 10-of-13 field Ian Britt So. RB 5-8 190 Kingswood Oxford HS goal attempts (76.9 percent), including 5-of-5 accuracy from 30-39 yards. He Gabriel Bryan Fr. WR 6-0 180 Windsor HS also averaged 51.0 yards on 60 kickoffs per kickoff, eight of which went for BJ Buckle Sr. DL 5-11 270 St. Luke’s eight touchbacks. Javeon Ensley Jr. DB 6-2 185 University of New Haven Thomas Kutchma Fr. OL 6-4 295 St. Thomas More Prep Lincoln McGarrity Jr. TE 6-5 230 Kent School 2019 Wagner Football Quick Facts

General Information Head Coach : Jason Houghtaling (Binghamton, 2004) 5th Year: Location: Staten Island, NY Overall: 15-29/ NEC: 10-14 Founded: 1883 Assistant Coaches Enrollment: 2,000 Del Smith Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Nickname: Seahawks Darrell Wilson Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Pass Game Coordinator/Special Teams Colors: Green (PMS 3308) & White Lee Hull Offensive Coordinator/ide Receivers Affiliation: NCAA Division I (FCS) Terrance Knighton Defensive Line/Co-Recruiting Coordinator Conference: Northeast Conference (NEC) Walter Kusmirek Tight Ends/Co-Recruiting Coordinator Stadium: Hameline Field (3,300) Jim Munson Defensive Assistant Surface: Field Turf Daniel White Inside Linebackers President: Dr. Joel W. Martin (Birmingham-Southern, 1979) Jeri Petite, Jr. Assistannt Offensive Line Athletic Director: Walt Hameline (Brockport St., 1975) Chase Cartwright Quarterbacks Athletic Dep. Phone: (718) 390-3433 Randall Jette Running Backs Ticket Office Phone: (718) 420-4039 Nicholas Tucci Video Coordinator Derek Reaux Director of Football Operations Football History Josh Michels Football Equipment Manager First Year of Football: 1927 Football Office Phone: 718-420-4511 Overall all-time record: 406-351-19 (.535) Undefeated Seasons: 1960, 1964, 1967 Media Relations Div. III National Champions: 1987 Asst. AD For Media Relations John Beisser Became FCS Program 1992 Secondary Football Contact: Max Rottenecker Became NEC Program 1996 Office Phone: 718-390-3227 All-time NEC Record: 74-79 (.484) Office Fax: 718-390-3347 Cell Phone: 732-921-6744 Team Information E-mail: [email protected] 2018 Overall Record: 4-7 Press Box Phone: (718) 420-4050 2018 NEC Record/Finish: 3-3/4th Website: www.wagnerathletics.com Starters Returning/Lost: 9/13 Offense: 3/6 Defense: 10/11 Lettermen Returning: 48 Lettermen Lost: 32 Newcomers 56

2019 Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time Aug 29 (Thu.) at Connecticut (UConn) Storrs, Ct 6:00 PM Sep 7 vs. East Stroudsburg Staten Island, NY 12:00 PM Sep 14 at Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 6:00 PM Sep 21 at Florida Atlantic (FAU) Boca Raton, FL 6:00 PM Sep 28 vs. (LIU)* Staten Island, NY 12:00 PM Oct 5 vs. Monmouth Staten Island, NY 12:00 PM (Homecoming) Oct 19 vs. Robert Morris* Staten Island, NY 12:00 PM Oct 26 at Duquesne* Pittsburgh, PA 1:00 PM Nov 2 vs. Central Connecticut State* Staten Island, NY 12:00 PM Nov 9 at Sacred Heart* Fairfield, CT 12:00 PM Nov 16 at Saint Francis* Loretto, PA 12:00 PM Nov 23 vs. Bryant* Staten Island, NY 12:00 PM

* - NEC Games PRONUNCIATION GUIDE WAGNER-UCONN

NO. NAME Say It 40 Matt Ansell Ann - Sell 56 Macai Bruce Muh - ky 36 Khaliq Byard Kah – Lick – By - yerd 19 Chris Ciccone Chick – own - ee 3 Joshua DeCambre Duh – cam - bree TALE OF THE TAPE (2018 Final Stats) 85 Jeremiah Dezard Dih - zard - Nathaneal Faison Nathanial Faze - on WAGNER (4-7, 3-3 NEC) UConn (1-11, 0-8 AAC) 14 Roland Foiyoe Foy - yay - - Jordan Francois Fran - swah WAGNER 28.7...... POINTS...... UConn 22.2 70 Jonathan Irizarry Ear – uh - zarry 34 Khari Jones Ky - ree WAGNER 39.7...... POINTS ALLOWED...... UConn 50.4 24 Dee’Shari Keith Dee – Shar - ee 5 Julian McCleod Muh - Cloud WAGNER 357.5...... TOTAL OFFENSE ...... UConn 378.4 76 Sowande McWhite Sew – and - ay WAGNER 153.3...... RUSHING YARDS ...... UConn 199.5 2 Ikechukwu Ogwuegbu I – Kay – chew – koo ¬¬¬Ahg – way – boo (First Name Goes by “Ike”) WAGNER 204.2...... PASSING YARDS...... UConn 178.9 - Isaiah Pae Pay 67 Tyler Piekarz Peer - Cars WAGNER 31:01...... TIME OF POSSESSION...... UConn 31:43 35 Ben Sieczkowski Sick – au - skee WAGNER 9...... INTERCEPTIONS...... UConn 5 Coaching Staff Head Coach/OL Jason Houghtaling (Ho – tail – ing) WAGNER 26...... SACKS ...... 11

2019 STATS FCS Preseason Poll 2019 AFCA COACHES Preseason Poll

1 North Dakota State (0-0) 1 . N o r t h D a k o t a S t . ( 2 3 ) 2 James Madison (0-0) 2. James Madison (1) 3 South Dakota State (0-0) 3. Eastern Washington (2) 4 Eastern Washington (0-0) 4. South Dakota St. 5 UC Davis (0-0) 5. UC Davis 6 Jacksonville State (0-0) 6. Jacksonville St. 7 Maine (0-0) 7. Maine 8 Weber State (0-0) 8. Wofford 9 Wofford (0-0) 9. Weber St. 10 Kennesaw State (0-0) 10. Kennesaw St. 11 Towson (0-0) 11. Nicholls 12 Nicholls (0-0) 12. Towson 13 Colgate (0-0) 13. Illinois St. 14 Montana State (0-0) 14. Colgate 15 Illinois State (0-0) 15. Montana St. 16 Indiana State (0-0) 16. Indiana St. 17 Southeast Missouri State (0-0) 17. Furman 18 UNI (0-0) 18. Southeast Missouri St. 19 Furman (0-0) 19. North Carolina A&T 20 North Carolina A&T (0-0) 20. Northern Iowa 21 Elon (0-0) 21. Elon 22 Delaware (0-0) 22. Sam Houston St. 23 Sam Houston State (0-0) 23. Delaware 24 Princeton (0-0) 24. Princeton 25 Montana (0-0) 25. Central Arkansas Did You Know?

The Last Time a Wagner Team Faced a UConn Team in any Sport, Seahawk Men’s Basketball Stunned No. 18 Huskies in 2016 Season Opener

Storrs, CT (Nov. 11, 2016) - The last time that a Wagner team competed against UConn in any sport was on November 11, 2016 when the Se- ahawks shocked the Huskies 67-58 at Gampel Pavilion in what was the season opener for both teams.

Redshirt senior forward Mike Aaman tossed in 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to tie junior guard Romone Saunders for team-high scor- ing honors and Wagner held 18th-ranked UConn to 36 percent shooting en route to the near wire-to-wire win.

The only lead of the game for the Huskies was 2-0 with 19:23 left in the first half. Wagner handed the Huskies their first loss in a home opener at Gampel as UConn came in 27-0 in such games.

“This is huge. This is huge for the program, this is huge for the kids. I’m ri- diculously excited for our guys,” said then Seahawk fifth-year head coach Bashir Mason. “We had a game plan, these guys stuck to it and they deserved to win. This is unbelievable for our program. We knew coming in that we could not run up and down the floor with UConn. They’re long and athletic, they’re really talented. We wanted to control the pace of the game, we wanted to take care of the ball. And I told our guys in order for us to win, we’re going to have to step up and make some shots and I thought we were able to do that.

“Absolutely, this is an upset,” Mason added. “UConn is the 18th-ranked team in the country. Probably nobody in the world thought that we would win the game, except myself, my players and our small, little school up on the hill. This is great for us.”

“This is one of the big- gest wins in history,” said Aaman. “The win in the NIT was big, but this was against a ranked team to start out our season, so it was a very big win for us.”

This marked the third win for Wagner over a ranked opponent since becom- ing a Division I men’s basketball program back in 1976.

The last time the Seahawks had knocked off a Top-25 foe was on December 23, 2011 when the Green & White, coached by current UConnn head coach Dan Hurley, earned a 59-54 victory at No. 11 Pitt. Mason also had a hand in that win, as he was an assistant coach at the time for the Seahawks. Prior to that, Wagner bested 15th-ranked Alabama 86-74 on November 24, 1978. This is W a g n e r C o l l e g e

As tenacious as any Seahawk, Wagner College enjoys a bucolic perch atop Grymes Hill overlooking Manhattan and the other boroughs of New York City. Founded in 1883 as a Lutheran proseminary, Wagner has evolved to become an independent residential liberal arts college enrolling a capacity of over 2,000 students. The location of the College above the gateway to one of the world’s greatest financial and cultural capitals was the work of alumnus Frank Sutter who convinced the College’s Board of Trustees to relocate Wagner here from Rochester in 1918. In this, the Rev. Sutter and the trustees were extraordinarily prescient. Their wisdom provided Wagner with a distinct geographical advantage over all other all liberal arts colleges in the country. Wagner is New York State’s southernmost college and its 105 park-like acres represent the highest elevation on the eastern seaboard from Maine to Key West Florida. The College’s signature curriculum – the Wagner Plan for the Practical Liberal Arts – capitalizes on the best of a traditional, suburban, liberal arts modern buildings; and sweeping views of Manhattan, Brooklyn, college campus and the infinite array of educational opportunities and New York Harbor. No wonder Wagner students voted their afforded by New York City. Students intern in the world’s leading campus Most Beautiful in the Princeton Review’s Poll in 2005. financial institutions. They observe and experience diversity The carefully tended campus is yet one more manifestation of from the sophisticateworkings of the United Nations to melting the nurturing environment Wagner provides its students. pots of multicultural neighborhoods. They circulate in the Movie companies have frequently used the campus as a city’s unparalleled creative environment of museums, media, classic college setting, most recently for a movie titled “School of and performing arts. This is their laboratory. They immerse Rock” starring Jack Black (Shallow Hal). The picturesque campus themselves and are inspired by the city’s sheer energy. was also used in a fall 2001 television series, The Education of Max The contrast between the frenetic life of the city and the Bixford, starring Richard Dreyfus and as the site of a prospective almost pastoral setting of the campus is the perfect metaphor private military school in the HBO series, The Sopranos. The for the melding of experiential and theoretical education that is school was also used a a backdrop for current shows, Rescue Me the hallmark of The Wagner Plan. In small learning communities, and Law & Order. students and faculty explore the conceptual foundations of the Since the adoption of the Wagner Plan in 1997, enrollment arts, humanities, and sciences. The faculty challenges students to has increased by nearly 40 percent and student quality as consider new ideas, to master new skills and technologies, and measured by high school average and SAT scores have improved to reflect and draw meaning from what they have experienced as well. Once largely a commuter campus, now 82 percent of in and out of the classroom. all undergraduates live on campus in residence halls that offer A lush canopy of mature maples and oaks shades Wagner’s “million dollar” views. Though continuing to serve students from 105-acre campus of manicured lawns and gardens; historic and metropolitan New York, the college draws most of its enrollment from beyond the immediate region. By every measure – enrollment, endowment, and national reputation – Wagner is ascending the ranks of America’s strongest small colleges that blend the liberal arts with a commitment to service and preparation for the professions. Campus life includes the array of sports provided by an NCAA Division I program which is housed in a 93,000-square-foot sports center featuring an extensive fitness center, an indoor NCAA swimming pool and a basketball arena. A football and track & field stadium showcases a variety of playing fields throughout the campus including baseball, softball, lacrosse and soccer venues. Wagner’s alumni include Broadway Tony award winners, movie stars, film producers, playwrights, and Fortune 500 CEO’s including the chairman of GE Investments, the chairman of Dupont Europe, the chairman Emeritus of The Oppenheimer Management Company and the chairman of the New York Power Authority. Visitors to and residents of New York City alike enjoy access to a rich and diverse array of museums, cultural organizations, arts performances, sports teams, societies and attractions. Some of the best and most famous attractions in the world call New

First-Year Wagner College President, Dr. Joel W. Martin, flanked by Head Coach Jason Houghtaling , Athletic Director Walt Hameline and the 2019 Seahawks NOTABLE WAGNER FOOTBALL ALUMNI NEW-LOOK NORTHEAST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL Rich Kotite (1963-1965) is perhaps the most recognizable name by The NEC began sponsoring FCS Wagner College football fans. Formerly the head coach of the National football in 1996. As a result of the Football League’s Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Jets, Kotite NCAA Board of Directors’ approval broke onto the football scene as a three-year performer at tight end of a new budget that allowed for for the Wagner football program. the expansion of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision Kotite graduated with then school-record totals of 119 receptions and post-season bracket, the NEC 2,065 yards in just three seasons, both of which stood for almost 20 gained automatic access into the years. Following Wagner, he played six Division I Football Championship seasons of NFL football with the New York beginning in 2010. Giants and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kotite also worked for 13 seasons as an assistant Joining the fold as an NEC member coach under coaches Hank Stram, Sam in football in 2019 will be LIU, with the LIU-Post and LIU-Brooklyn Rutigliano and Buddy Ryan ,before rising athletic departments merging under one nickname - the Sharks. to the rank of head coach for Philadelphia (1991-1994) and New York (1995-1996). The start of the 2019-20 academic year will bring another new A staunch supporter of Wagner athletics, addition to the NEC in Merrimack College, which accepted the Kotite can often be found in the stands league’s invitation to become the league’s 11th full time member attending a Seahawk event. last September. The second NFL draft pick in Wagner history The Warriors have begun their four-year NCAA reclassification on was Allan Ferrie, who was a 7th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings their way to becoming an official member of the conference in in 1961 2023-24. Of more recent vintage, Wagner has two current former players playing Merrimack has been incorporated as fully as possible into NEC in the NFL in linebacker Julian Stanford who entered the league as a free athletic schedules beginning with the 2019-20 season. During agent in 2012. Stanford is a seven-year veteran and a member of the its reclassification, Merrimack will be able to participate in NEC Buffalo Bills, while offensive lineman Greg Senat, became the Seahawks’ championships in NCAA non-automatic qualifier sports (cross third player ever drafted by an NFL team when he was a 6th-round draft country, swimming and diving, and indoor and outdoor track and pick of the Baltimore Ravens in 2018. field) only. WAGNER FOOTBALL - A PROUD HISTORY About the Northeast Conference 1987 Division III National Champions Entering its 39th year, the Northeast Conference is an NCAA The Seahawks, who have won at least of share of two of the last three Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of 12 institutions NEC championships, off to an uncharacteristic 1-9 start in 2015, have of higher learning located throughout six states. Media coverage a long and proud gridiron history. Since the football program was of the NEC extends to four established in 1927, Wagner has had three undefeated seasons, in 1960 of the largest markets in the (9-0), 1964 (10-0) and 1967 (9-0). A Division III program until moving United States - New York (#1), up to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level in 1993 (then Pittsburgh (#23), Baltimore 1-AA), undoubtedly the signature moment in Seahawk history came (#27), and Hartford/New Haven in 1987 when the Green & White won the NCAA Division III National (#30). Founded in 1981 as the Title, capping a 13-1 season with a 19-3 victory over Dayton in the basketball-only ECAC Metro championship game, known as the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. That year, Conference, the NEC has grown head coach Walt Hameline, who stepped down as head coach after 34 to sponsor 23 championship seasons at the end of the 2014 campaign, was named the 1987 Chevrolet sports for men and women National Division III Coach of the Year. and now enjoys automatic access to 14 different NCAA 2012 NEC Champions Championships. NEC member In 2012, Wagner captured its first-ever NEC title and accompanying institutions include Bryant, NCAA Playoff appearance. On November 24, 2012, the Seahawks Central Connecticut, Fairleigh defeated Patriot League champion Colgate, 31-20, becoming the first, Dickinson, LIU, Mount St. and to date only, NEC team Mary’s, Robert Morris, Sacred to ever win an NCAA Playoff Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis U., and Wagner. Duquesne game. The following week, is an associate member of the NEC in the sport of football. For more the Seahawks took a third- information on the NEC, visit the league’s official website (www. quarter lead at No. 4 Eastern northeastconference.org) and digital network (www.necfrontrow. Washington before the Eagles com), or follow the league on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram came back to post a 29-19 win. and Google+, all @NECsports. Following the 2012 season, Wagner became the first, and to date only, NEC team to finish in the Final Top 25 of both major FCS Polls (No. 21 FCS Sports Network Poll, No. 22 FCS Coaches Poll). Following the 2012 campaign, Walt Hameline earned two FCS National Coach of the Year honors (College Football News & College Sports Journal), in addition to being named NEC Coach of the Year, In 2014, the Seahawks earned a share of the NEC regular season crown. Current head coach Jason Houghtaling served as offensive line coach on both of Wagner’s NEC title teams, Christian Alexander-Stevens Phil Steele’s 2019 Preseason All-NEC Second Team Alexander-Stevens, the ninth-leading passer in Florida high school history, who earned Offensive MVP honors in leading Florida International University (FIU) to a 35-32 victory over Toledo in the 2018 Bahamas Bowl, transferred to Wagner College in January, 2019. The 6-3, 225-pound Alexander completed 17-of-26 passes for 209 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 83 yards in the Bahamas Bowl win over the MAC Champion Rockets, stepping in for 2018 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year, James Morgan, who was sidelined by injury. Adam Giordano Phil Steele’s 2019 Preseason All-NEC Third Team Giordano, a converted wide receiver, developed into a dangerous pass-catching receiver, as well as a more than capable blocker, after being moved to tight end last season. The South Jersey native, who has gained some 40 pounds since arriving on Grymes Hill, was team’s second-leading returner in receptions with 14 catches that went for 141 yards and two touchdowns. The 6-5, 255-pounder, who boasts 29 games of playing experience as a Seahawk, finished the 2018 season by matching his career high of three receptions (for 24 yards) in the win at Robert Morris (11/17) and had Had two catches in five different games. Cam Gill STATS FCS First-Team Preseason All-America/Phil Steele FCS First-Team Preseason All-America/Hero Sports First-Team Preseason All-America STATS FCS Preseason Buck Buchanan Award List /Phil Steele FCS NEC Defensive Player of the Year/Phil Steele FCS First-Team All-NEC/All-NEC Preseason Team Gill, one of the top defensive players in the nation, is a physical and athletic 6-3, 240-pound outside linebacker who’s primed for a big senior season following a well-honored junior year. The Douglasville, GA native is coming off a breakout 2018 season that saw him earn All-America honors by STATS FCS (2nd Team) and the Associated Press (3rd Team) in addition to garnering Defensive Player of the Year honors by both the ECAC and the NEC, was one of 25 finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award, given annually to FCS football’s defensive player of the year. n the season-ending win at RMU, came within one half-tackle of matching the DI FCS single-game season high in tackles-for-loss and notched his third NEC Defensive Player of the Week Award after totaling 11 tackles, on his way to moving into fifth place on the NEC’s all-time list of single-season tackles-for-loss leaders (24.5). Overall, Gill was Wagner’s second-leading tackler with 61, which included 13.5 sacks for minus 76 yards in losses. Santoni Graham 2019 All-NEC Preseason Team/Phil Steele’s 2019 Preseason All-NEC Second Team One of the top linebackers in recent Seahawk history, Santoni Graham is a two-time All-NEC linebacker and a 2018 First-Team All-NEC choice who was far and away the team leader in tackles with 99 (No. 3 in the NEC), 57 of which were of the solo variety. He added eight tackles for loss (minus 22 yards), two sacks (mi- nus 10 yards), two recoveries, one forced fumble, and one . The 6-3, 225-pound inside linebacker registered a staggering four double-digit tackle games on the season, headlined by a career-high 11 stops (8 solo) at FBS member Syracuse (9/8). He also recorded 10-tackle performances vs. Bowie State (8/30) Sacred Heart (9/22), and Bryant (11/10) and had nine-tackle efforts vs. Montana State (9/15, Monmouth (9/29), and Duquesne (11/3). A model of consistency all season, Graham also recorded a trio of eight-tackle games one seven-tackle effort, the latter being his “lowest” output of the season. He record- ed seven or more tackles in all 11 games, and eight or more in 10 of 11 games and will enter his final season as a Seahawk with 237 career tackles to his credit. Chris Williams Phil Steele’s 2019 Preseason All-NEC First Team/2019 All-NEC Preseason Team Chris Williams is an athletic, agile, mobile and strong defensive lineman who is one of the top talents up front in the NEC, and potentially among the nation’s best. While perhaps the most unsung among the Seahawk’s All-NEC honorees a year ago, his important contributions up front did not escape the attention of the league’s coaches who recognized his vast talent by voting him to the All-NEC Second Team. This run-stuffing force responded to the tutoring of Seahawks’ first-year defensive line coach, and former seven-year NFL standout, Terrance Knighton, throughout the 2018 season, and is looking for even bigger and bet- ter things as a senior in 2019. A starter in all 11 games, Williams was credited with 25 tackles on the season, including 14 solo hits, with a sack vs. Monmouth (9/29) in addition to 11 assisted stops. He recorded three or more tackles in six different games, highlighted by a career-high five-tackle effort at Central Con- necticut (10/27). In this contest, he also came up with one of his two blocked kicks on the year, with this one being returned 36 yards for a touchdown by fellow D-lineman Charbel Dabire. Four Seahawks Named To 2019 NEC Preseason Team, Wagner Picked Fourth

East Rutherford, NJ (July 24) - Reigning Northeast Conference (NEC) Defensive Player of the Year Cam Gill, along with fellow linebacker Santoni Graham, defensive lineman Chris Williams and punter Eric Silvester were selected to the 27-man, 2019 Preseason All-NEC Team, while the Seahawks were picked fourth in the preseason poll, as chosen by the conference’s head coaches, the league office announced at #NECFB Social Media Day at MetLife Stadium.

Defending NEC champion Duquesne was a unanimous pick as league’s preseason favorite with seven first-place votes. Sacred Heart, which picked up one first-place ballot, was chosen second, with Central Connecticut checking in at third. Following fourth- place Wagner is Bryant, which found itself in fifth place when the survey results were tallied, followed by Saint Francis U, Robert Morris, and first-year football member, LIU.

In addition to the eight teams that will vie for the 2019 NEC crown, Merrimack, the league’s newest core member, was also present for the preseason event.

On July 1, Merrimack, which is moving up from Division II, began the NCAA-mandated, four-year DI reclassification process. The Warriors, who will be eligible for FCS postseason play beginning in 2023, will face four of their NEC peers on the field this fall. Head Coach Jason Houghtaling, LB Cam Gill, QB Christian Alexander-Stevens Duquesne led the way by securing eight spots on the Preseason All- NEC Team, which was headlined by running back AJ Hines. Set for his senior season in the Steel City, Hines comes off a 2018 campaign during which he totaled 1,756 yards from scrimmage while playing his way to STATS FCS All-America First Team honors. The Dukes’ continuity on offense extends to the quarterback position following a fruitful first year for former Florida Atlantic transfer Daniel Parr.

Of the seven returning starters on Duquesne’s defense, three earned preseason all-NEC nods – one at each level of the unit. Lineman Kam Carter (Pittsburgh), linebacker Brett Zanotto (Maryland) and cornerback Reid Harrison-Ducros (Boise State) have produced plenty since transferring from FBS programs.

Sacred Heart, which boasted the league’s top-ranked run game in 2018, welcomes back its two primary ball carriers. Preseason all-NEC pick Jordan Meachum broke the 1,300-yard barrier as a junior while sophomore Julius Chestnut averaged 6.1 yards per attempt during his rookie campaign.

TEAM-BY-TEAM POLL BREAKDOWN 1. DUQUESNE: Starting quarterback Daniel Parr and All-American running back AJ Hines return to a team that ended the 2018 campaign in the National Top 25. ’s Dukes, who have finished no lower than second place in the NEC standings any of the past four seasons, also feature all-conference talent at each level of the defense.

2. SACRED HEART: The Pioneers’ defense lost only one starter while the offensive backfield, which accounted for a league-high 241.1 rush yards per game last year, will again feature the two-headed beast of Jordan Meachum and Julius Chestnut.

3. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT: Previously the offensive coordinator for the NEC’s top-ranked unit, Ryan McCarthy has taken the reins as head coach and will welcome back an experienced o-line that allowed the Blue Devils to gain 6.8 yards per play last season.

4. WAGNER: QB Christian Alexander-Stevens, the 2018 Bahamas Bowl Offensive MVP, has arrived on Grymes Hill as the new signal caller while All-American linebacker Cam Gill returns to a defense loaded with athleticism.

5. BRYANT: Coming off their first-ever losing NEC record, the Bulldogs have a new leader at the helm. Chris Merritt, who won 14 district titles in 18 years as a Florida high school coach, inherits a roster that features 19 returning starters.

6. SAINT FRANCIS: The Red Flash offense will feature a new coordinator and a first-year starting quarterback, but there is plenty of continuity (six returning starters) on a defense that led the NEC in both points and yards allowed last season.

7. ROBERT MORRIS: The Colonials more than doubled their scoring output under first-year head coach Bernard Clark, Jr. Next, the former Miami Hurricanes linebacker will look to solidify the defensive side of the ball.

8. LONG ISLAND: Set for their first season of FCS competition, Bryan Collins’ team posted a 30-4 record over its final three years at the Division II level. MERRIMACK (2023): Having been invited to join the FCS ranks as a NEC core member, Dan Curran’s Warriors have moved up from Division II and will face four future conference foes this season as they kick off the NCAA-mandated reclassification process.

***CAM GILL*** ALL-AMERICAN CANDIDATE ______

Senior Linebacker 6-3, 240 Douglasville, GA/Chapel Hill HS

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TEAM CAPTAIN Cam Gill is one of the top defensive players in the nation, Cam Gill is primed for a big senior season following a well-honored junior year ... His 13.5 sacks from 2018 rank No. 2 among all returning FCS players entering the 2019 campaign. 2018: Coming off a breakout 2018 season that saw him earn All-America honors by STATS FCS (2nd Team) and the Associated Press (3rd Team) in addition to garnering Defensive Player of the Year honors by both the ECAC and the NEC, was one of 25 finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award, given annually to FCS football’s defensive player of the year ... Was a virtually unblockable defensive force throughout the season ... In the Seahawks’ 41-7 season-ending win at Robert Morris, Gill seemingly spent the entire afternoon in the Colonials’ backfield, recording 5.5 tackles for loss, for 24 yards, including a forced fumble. Among those 5.5 TFL’s were 2.5 sacks that went for a combined 18 yards of loss, which helped contribute to RMU finishing with a net nine yards of rushing ... In the win at RMU, came within one half-tackle of matching the DI FCS single-game season high in tackles- for-loss and notched his third NEC Defensive Player of the Week Award after totaling 11 tackles, on his way to moving into fifth place on the NEC’s all-time list of single-season tackles-for-loss leaders (24.5) ... Overall, Gill was Wagner’s second-leading tackler with 61, which included 13.5 sacks for minus 76 yards in losses.

2017: Named Defensive Player of the Year at the team’s postseason banquet … Started all 11 games at outside linebacker … Used his athleticism to become Seahawks’ second- leading tackler with 53, including 37 solo stops … Recorded four or more tackles in five different games … Ranked second in the NEC with 11 sacks, which resulted in 51 yards in loss … Career-high four sacks for 11 yards in loss at No. 12 Stony Brook (11/11) … Registered career-high nine tackles vs. Central Connecticut (10/14) and eight-tackle efforts vs. Lehigh (9/30) and No. 12 Stony Brook (11/11) … Had 13 tackles for loss for negative 58 yards.

2016: Saw action in all 11 games as a true freshman, with two starts, at outside linebacker … Also made his presence felt on several special teams units … Used his size and athleticism to record 14 tackles, of which seven were solo stops … Recorded first career interception at Bryant (10/22) ... Credited with two sacks ... Earned late-season start vs. Duquesne (11/5) and defending NEC champion Saint Francis U (11/19) … In helping the Seahawks become the lone NEC team to defeat SFU, matched his career high with four tackles … Also enjoyed a four-tackle game at Central Connecticut (10/15), Before Wagner: Big-play, two-way performer for the Chapel Hill Panthers at linebacker and wide receiver ... Credited with 105 career tackles, including 88 solo stops with 13 sacks ... Physical specimen who had 22 career receptions. Windsor’s Terrance Knighton, an NFL Defensive Lineman Affectionately Known as ‘Pot Roast,’ Returns to Connecticut as a Wagner Assistant Coach

By MIKE ANTHONY HARTFORD COURANT AUG 22, 2019

Wagner football coach Jason Houghtaling knew in December 2017 that Terrance Knighton wanted to coach because Knighton told him so. Knighton contacted Houghtaling, traveled from Arizona to Staten Island to meet with him and said all the right things during an interview.

But there’s knowing something, and truly understanding something.

“I explained to him that I wasn’t going to pay him and that he was going to have to live in the basement of the freshman dorm,” Houghtaling said. “So all of the sudden when he agreed to live in the dorm and not get paid — and this dorm isn’t the Taj Mahal; let’s get that straight — and he’s walking up the hill coming to the office, I said, ‘This guy really wants to be a coach.’”

That was the best place for Knighton to be, a volunteer climbing that hill on campus, pulling himself through the proverbial mud, down in the trenches like any rookie coach, no shortcuts, long hours, easy access to nothing except a love for the game that makes it all uniquely appealing.

Knighton, of Windsor, found fame and earned plenty of money as a defensive lineman affectionately known as “Pot Roast” for three NFL teams in 2009- 2015, appearing in Super Bowl XLVIII with the Broncos. After playing the 2015 season for the Redskins, then being cut by the Patriots before the 2016 season, he retired to Arizona because it seemed like a nice place to be.

“I was miserable,” Knighton said. “I used to go watch a local team practice, just standing at the fence. I still had an itch for the game, just in a different capacity.”

So Knighton called Houghtaling, the Wagner coach since 2014. Houghtaling was an assistant at Milford (N.Y.) Academy, where Knighton spent a prep year in 2004.

It was Houghtaling who helped turn Knighton into “Pot Roast,” really. He suggested Knighton put on weight and move from tight end to the defensive line, a move that paid off with a scholarship to Temple and a seven-year stint in the NFL.

They remained close over the years and are together again with a Wagner team that visits Rentschler Field as UConn’s guest for the 2019 opener next Thursday night, a business trip for Knighton that is also a homecoming. He is in his second year with the Seahawks, now a full-time and paid assistant coach in charge of the defensive line and the recruiting co-coordinator.

Situations like this don’t always work out. Successful athletes get that post-playing-days itch and scratch it by looking into low-level coaching jobs only to be turned off by the fact that it’s not the glamorous existence they came to know as players.

Some dive in and fail to understand the hours required, the recruiting travel, all the little things that go into being an educator. It is not an easy transition – unless you’re really, truly, dedicated to making it work and you really, truly, find joy in the process. “I wanted to learn everything about coaching that is possible,” Knighton said. “I didn’t want to go anywhere where I’d just be picking up coffee. I wanted to get thrown in the fire. I picked guys’ minds. … I wanted to come into this process very humble. I didn’t ask for anything, no handouts because I came from the NFL with my playing resume. I wanted playing and coaching to be different and I wanted to be a grinder. I wanted to start from day one all over again. If you have a certain love for the game and if you have a certain mindset and attack what you do, it becomes easy. I don’t mind being here grinding it out. I was here strictly to get into coaching and to learn and to be around people I wanted to be around, people with the same passion for the game that I have. I would have slept in the car if I had to.”

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“It’s just different, just your approach to the game, understanding the big picture, understanding that you’re working with kids, the personal ties, living on campus, being a role model, the whole package,” he said. “It’s bigger than football. You’re dealing with kids that come from different demographics, different situations at home. You have to learn how to keep guys together. Playing in the NFL, they look at me differently, expect me to have a magic formula, but you just come in and preach to the guys that it’s all about hard work.”

Few FCS coaches have spent years learning from people such as . Even fewer have flattened in an AFC Championship game. How many have appeared on an episode of “Family Feud”? Pot Roast has. And he has natural way of being able to teach and lead, always a favorite teammate in his playing days, a demeanor that translates to working well with young men. “He’s always been one of the smartest football players I’ve ever been around,” Houghtaling said. “It’s 10-fold, obviously, now, being part of the NFL. His defensive mind is really something special. He understands the game really well up front, the front seven. I’ve challenged him a little bit to learn the back end because I think somewhere in the future there’s going to be a coordinator role if he wants it. He can coach with the best of them, that’s for sure. Winners are winners and successful people are successful people. Obviously he was really successful as a player and he wants to be a great coach and he’s going to be successful at that.”

Knighton said he still lives on campus.

But not in the basement of the freshman dorm.

“No,” he said. “I’m at the top of the hill now.” Wagner College Seahawks Roster (Numerical)

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School 1 Christian Alexander-Stevens Gr. QB 6-3 225 Lakeland, FL / Lakeland Christian School / FIU 93 Eric DeMayo So. FB 6-0 245 Peabody, MA / Peabody Veterans Memorial 1 Chris Williams Sr. DL 6-2 300 Brooklyn, NY / Lafayette 94 Matthew Stetz Fr. DL 5-10 245 Melville, NY / St. Anthony 2 Ikechukwu Ogwuegbu Sr. RB 5-9 205 Hyattsville, MD / Northwestern HS / Maryland 95 Damian Rybaltowski Fr. DL 6-0 225 Eatontown, NJ / Freehold Twp / Kirkland 3 Joshua DeCambre Jr. WR 6-4 200 Staten Island, NY / Curtis 96 Tajhir Tate Fr. DL 5-11 270 Elizabeth, NJ / Elizabeth 4 Myron Morris Sr. DB 6-0 180 Miami, FL / . Washington 97 Xavier Young Jr. DL 6-3 270 Roselle, NJ / Abraham Clark 5 Julian McCleod R-Sr. DL 6-3 285 Miramar, FL / St. Thomas Aquinas 98 Jabreil Salaam Jr. DL 6-1 270 Irvington, NJ / The Peddie School 6 Ahmad Lyons Jr. DB 5-10 190 Tarboro, NC / North Edgecombe / ASA Miami - Jose Andujar Fr. LB 5-10 190 Middlesex, NJ / Middlesex 7 Tevaughn Grant R-Sr. LB 6-2 250 Paterson, NJ / Eastside - Korey Besse Fr. QB 6-2 175 Fort Myers, FL / Bishop Verot 9 Noah Ellison Jr. WR 6-2 200 Sicklerville, NJ / Timber Creek / Old Dominion - Ian Britt So. RB 5-8 190 Springfield, MA / Kingswood Oxford (CT) 10 Jeremiah Lorick Jr. WR 5-10 180 Hesperia, CA/Oak Hills/Los Angeles Valley - Coby Calvin Fr. WR 6-1 190 Indianapolis, IN / Mount Vernon 11 Cam Gill Sr. LB 6-3 240 Douglasville, GA / Chapel Hill - William Cisko Fr. WR 6-2 195 Sparta, NJ / Sparta 12 DQ Vinson Fr. QB 6-4 205 Charleston, SC / James Island - Will Clayton So. LB 6-1 220 Liverpool, NY / Liverpool / Milford Academy 13 Jayvin Little Fr. WR 5-10 180 Sicklerville, NJ / Timber Creek Regional - Ricky Cole III So. DL 6-2 300 Baltimore, MD / Dallastown 14 Roland Foiyoe Jr. WR 6-1 195 Staten Island, NY / New Dorp / ASA CC - Jacque Cook Fr. LB 5-11 185 Union, NJ / Union 15 Titus Leo So. LB 6-4 230 Sheepshead Bay, NY / Sheepshead Bay - Armando Delgado Fr. FB 6-1 225 Phoenix, AZ / Desert Vista 16 Ryan Yost Fr. QB 6-4 190 Medford, NJ / Holy Spirit - Jason Deschon Fr. PK 6-2 205 Richmond, VA / Milford Academy 17 Gabriel Bryan Fr. WR 6-0 180 Windsor, CT/ Windsor HS - Nathaneal Faison So. FB 5-9 220 Bayside, NY / The Hotchkiss School (CT) 18 Justice Stewart 5th WR 6-1 180 Union, NJ / Union / Rutgers - Elijah Filbert So. WR 6-1 220 Winchester, VA / James Wood 19 Chris Ciccone Jr. QB 6-2 190 Hillsborough, NJ / Hillsborough - Jordan Francois Fr. DB 5-10 205 Queens, NY / Pope John XXIII 19 Javeon Ensley Jr. DB 6-2 185 Plainfield, NJ/Hudson Catholic/New Haven/ASA - Dorian Gashi Fr. WR 6-0 185 North Caldwell, NJ / West Essex HS 20 Darrell Malone Jr. DB 6-0 175 Weston, FL / Cypress Bay /ASA Miami - John Gioia Fr. LB 6-1 185 LaGrangeville, NY / Arlington 22 Alex Brink Jr. RB 6-0 220 Logansport, IN / Kokomo / ASA College - Mike Giuliano Jr. LB 6-3 230 Toms River, NJ / Donovan Catholic 24 Dee’Shari Keith Fr. DB 6-0 185 Port Orange, FL / Spruce Creek - Issac Hadac Fr. LB 6-1 225 Greene, NY / Greene 25 Eric Silvester Jr. K/P 5-11 185 Lincolndale, NY / Somers - Zach Hartman Fr. OL 6-2 295 Paramus, NJ / Paramus 26 Prince Hall Fr. RB 6-1 200 Riviera Beach, FL Jupiter Christian/Wyoming Seminary - - James Hook Fr. P 6-3 220 State College, PA / State College 27 Jordan Porter Jr. DB 6-0 210 Colleyville, TX / Texas Heritage / Eastern Michigan - Ahmir Lyles Fr. DL 5-10 245 Pottstown, PA / The Hill School 29 Blake Smaw Jr. DB 6-0 190 Brooklyn, NY / Fort Hamilton / Fork Union (VA) - Keith McLaurin Fr. DB 5-11 180 Indian Trail, NC / North Branford / Jireh Prep 30 Dymitri McKenzie So. RB 6-0 215 Pompano Beach, FL / North Broward Prep - Scott McMillon Fr. DB 6-0 175 Bryans Road, MD / Henry E. Lackey 31 Marcus Barnes Sr. DB 6-0 165 Scotchtown, NY / Pine Bush / East Coast Prep - Jadon Munroe Fr. RB 5-8 180 Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free/Milford 32 Santoni Graham R-Sr. LB 6-1 225 Arlington, VA / Bishop O’Connell / Fork Union - Iain Murphy Fr. DB 5-11 180 Marshfield, MA / Marshfield 33 Naseem Barnett So. DB 5-10 190 Staten Island, NY / Tottenville - Tanner Nairn Fr. PK 5-10 170 Wellington, FL / Palm Beach Central 33 Donovan Davis Sr. RB 5-8 195 Carson, CA / Culver City / El Camino College - Isaiah Pae Fr. TE 6-4 205 Burlington Township, NJ / Burlington 34 Nashawn Brooks Fr. LB 6-0 220 Irvington, NJ / Irvington - Malik Prioleau Fr. DB 5-10 170 Richmond Heights, FL / Edgewater 34 Khari Jones Fr. DB 5-10 175 Baltimore, MD / Gilman - Quinton Quirrenbach Fr. WR 5-11 170 McKinney, TX / Deerfield Academy 35 Ben Sieczkowski 5th FB 6-2 240 Englishtown, NJ / Manalapan - Rajiv Redd Fr. WR 5-10 165 St. Paul, MN / Cretin-Derham Hall 36 Khaliq Byard Sr. DB 6-2 220 Lithonia, GA / Martin Luther King - Morgan Rippey Fr. DB 5-10 195 Glendale, AZ / Mountain Ridge 37 Ali Brightwell So. LB 6-4 215 Paramus, NJ / Paramus Catholic - Cade Rutkowski Fr. WR 6-2 170 Weston, MA / Weston 38 Drew Daniel Gr. DB 5-9 180 Wharton, NJ / Pope John XXIII / Marist College - Patrick Shanley So. QB 6-4 210 East Rochester, NY / East Rochester / Gananda 39 Devon Mann So. DB 6-1 185 Sharon, MA / Thayer Academy - Sean Shivers Fr. LB 6-0 195 Staten Island, NY / Monsignor Farrell 40 Matt Ansell So. DB 6-1 220 Red Bank, NJ / Red Bank Catholic - Josh Smith So. QB 6-3 200 Northampton, PA / Northampton Area 42 Keyon Means-Bowman So. LB 6-1 220 Irvington, NJ / Irvington - Robert Smithwick Fr. QB 6-3 205 Jupiter, FL / Jupiter Christian 43 Josh Clark Sr. LB 6-3 215 Camden, NJ / Camden - Cameron Weng Fr. WR 5-11 180 Baltimore, MD / Concordia 44 Tre Hubbard Jr. LB 6-0 230 Virginia Beach, VA/Virginia Tech / Iowa Western - DJ Williams Fr. DB 5-10 175 West Orange, NJ / Milford Academy 45 BJ Buckle Sr. DL 5-11 270 New Canaan, CT / St. Luke’s 46 Kevin DiCapua Jr. K 6-2 230 West Islip, NY / West Islip 47 Edward Nunez Sr. LB 6-2 230 Bronx, NY / Dewitt Clinton 48 Jordan Haven Jr. LB 6-0 220 Windsor, NY / Windsor Central 49 Shane Quast Fr. LB 6-2 225 Mullica Hill, NJ / St. Augustine Prep Coaching Staff 50 Gunner Daniel Jr. LS 5-10 190 Marysville, OH / Marysville / Ball State Head Coach/Offensive Line Jason Houghtaling (Binghamton, ‘04) 5th Year 51 George Snowden Sr. OL 6-3 290 Gaithersburg, MD / Milford Academy (NY) 52 Myles Lopes Jr. LB 5-9 245 Staten Island, NY / Susan Wagner 54 Rourke Colligan So. LB 6-1 225 Washington Township, NJ / West Morris Central Assistant Coaches 55 Dillon Donaldson Sr. OL 6-3 290 Monmouth Junction, NJ / South Brunswick Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Del Smith (West Virginia Wesleyan, ‘05) 56 Macai Bruce Jr. DL 6-2 270 Jonesboro, GA / Jonesboro Assistant Head Coach/Secondary/Special Teams Darrell Wilson (UConn, ‘81) 57 Malik Johnson So. LB 6-2 230 Sugar Hill, GA / Lanier Offensive Coordinator/WRs Lee Hull (Holy Cross, ‘88) 59 William Soto So. LB 5-11 230 Marlborough, MA/Assabet Valley Regional Tech Defensive Line/Co-Recruiting Coordinator Terrance Knighton (Temple, ‘09) 62 Zack Donovan So. OL 6-3 270 Linwood, NJ / Mainland Regional 67 Tyler Piekarz R-Jr. OL 6-6 300 Flanders, NJ / Mt. Olive Tight Ends/Co-Recruiting Coordinator Walter Kusmirek (Fitchburg State, ‘13) 70 Jonathan Irizarry Sr. OL 6-4 320 Katy, TX / Morton Ranch / Cisco College (TX) Defensive Assistant Jim Munson (Kean, ‘89) 71 Jake Griffin Jr. OL 6-4 315 Kingston, NY/Palm Beach Gardens/Bridgeton Inside Linebackers Daniel White (UAB, ‘13), 72 Chris Gangarossa Sr. OL 6-6 295 Fort Erie, Canada / Milford Academy Assistant Offensive Line Jeri Petite, Jr. (West Virginia Wesleyan, 17) 73 Branden Barnes Fr. OL 6-3 300 Edison, NJ / Edison / Milford Academy Quarterbacks Chase Cartwright (Northern Arizona, ‘15) 74 Zef Djurasevic So. OL 6-5 290 Harrison, NY / Harrison 75 Jeremiah Bolling-Farrar Jr. OL 6-7 285 Hopewell, VA/Hopewell/Louisburg College (MD) Running Backs Randall Jette (UMass, ‘16) 76 Sowande McWhite So. OL 6-8 305 Bronx, NY / Harry S. Truman Assistant Athletic Director For Sports Performance Ian Jones (University College Cork, IRE, ‘11 ) 77 Xavier Santiago Sr. OL 6-5 290 South Fort Myers, FL/Fort Myers S./ASA College Director of Operations Derek Raux (St. John Fisher, ‘18) 78 Thomas Kutchma Fr. OL 6-4 295 Stony Brook, NY/Ward-Melville/St. Thomas More Nicho las Tucci Video Coordinator (FDU, ‘19) 79 Xavier Bryson So. OL 6-3 275 Mechanicsville, VA/ Hanover / Fork Union Josh Michels St. John Fisher (‘19) 80 Peter Savrides Jr. WR 6-1 195 Holmdel, NJ / IMG Academy / Shasta College 81 Nicholas Cartwright-Atkins Fr. WR 6-1 195 Moorestown, NJ / Moorestown 82 Adam Giordano Sr. TE 6-5 255 Cherry Hill, NJ / Milford Academy (NY) 83 Ivan McDaniel Jr. WR 6-4 205 Montclair, NJ / Montclair 85 Jeremiah Dezard Fr. TE 6-6 225 Palm Beach, FL / William T. Dwyer 86 Eric Castorina So. WR 6-0 170 Sparta, NJ / Sparta 87 Nolan Quinlan So. TE 6-5 225 Westhampton Beach, NY / Westhampton Beach 88 Lincoln McGarrity Jr. TE 6-5 230 Syracuse, NY / CBA / Kent School (CT) 90 Nick Davis So. DL 6-2 220 Delmar, DE / Delmar Wagner College Seahawks Roster (Alphabetical)

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School 1 Christian Alexander-Stevens Gr. QB 6-3 225 Lakeland, FL / Lakeland Christian School / FIU 88 Lincoln McGarrity Jr. TE 6-5 230 Syracuse, NY / CBA / Kent School (CT) - Jose Andujar Fr. LB 5-10 190 Middlesex, NJ / Middlesex 30 Dymitri McKenzie So. RB 6-0 215 Pompano Beach, FL / North Broward Prep 40 Matt Ansell So. DB 6-1 220 Red Bank, NJ / Red Bank Catholic - Keith McLaurin Fr. DB 5-11 180 Indian Trail, NC / North Branford / Jireh Prep 73 Branden Barnes Fr. OL 6-3 300 Edison, NJ / Edison / Milford Academy - Scott McMillon Fr. DB 6-0 175 Bryans Road, MD / Henry E. Lackey 31 Marcus Barnes Sr. DB 6-0 165 Scotchtown, NY / Pine Bush / East Coast Prep 76 Sowande McWhite So. OL 6-8 305 Bronx, NY / Harry S. Truman 33 Naseem Barnett So. DB 5-10 190 Staten Island, NY / Tottenville 42 Keyon Means-Bowman So. LB 6-1 220 Irvington, NJ / Irvington - Korey Besse Fr. QB 6-2 175 Fort Myers, FL / Bishop Verot 4 Myron Morris Sr. DB 6-0 180 Miami, FL / Booker T. Washington 37 Ali Brightwell So. LB 6-4 215 Paramus, NJ / Paramus Catholic - Jadon Munroe Fr. RB 5-8 180 Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free/Milford 22 Alex Brink Jr. RB 6-0 220 Logansport, IN / Kokomo / ASA College - Iain Murphy Fr. DB 5-11 180 Marshfield, MA / Marshfield - Ian Britt So. RB 5-8 190 Springfield, MA / Kingswood Oxford (CT) - Tanner Nairn Fr. PK 5-10 170 Wellington, FL / Palm Beach Central 75 Jeremiah Bolling-Farrar Jr. OL 6-7 285 Hopewell, VA/Hopewell/Louisburg College (MD) 47 Edward Nunez Sr. LB 6-2 230 Bronx, NY / Dewitt Clinton 34 Nashawn Brooks Fr. LB 6-0 220 Irvington, NJ / Irvington 2 Ikechukwu Ogwuegbu Sr. RB 5-9 205 Hyattsville, MD / Northwestern HS / Maryland 56 Macai Bruce Jr. DL 6-2 270 Jonesboro, GA / Jonesboro - Isaiah Pae Fr. TE 6-4 205 Burlington Township, NJ / Burlington 17 Gabriel Bryan Fr. WR 6-0 180 Windsor, CT / Windsor HS 67 Tyler Piekarz R-Jr. OL 6-6 300 Flanders, NJ / Mt. Olive 79 Xavier Bryson So. OL 6-3 275 Mechanicsville, VA/ Hanover / Fork Union 27 Jordan Porter Jr. DB 6-0 210 Colleyville, TX / Texas Heritage / Eastern Michigan 45 BJ Buckle Sr. DL 5-11 270 New Canaan, CT / St. Luke’s - Malik Prioleau Fr. DB 5-10 170 Richmond Heights, FL / Edgewater 36 Khaliq Byard Sr. DB 6-2 220 Lithonia, GA / Martin Luther King 49 Shane Quast Fr. LB 6-2 225 Mullica Hill, NJ / St. Augustine Prep - Coby Calvin Fr. WR 6-1 190 Indianapolis, IN / Mount Vernon 87 Nolan Quinlan So. TE 6-5 225 Westhampton Beach, NY / Westhampton Beach 81 Nicholas Cartwright-Atkins Fr. WR 6-1 195 Moorestown, NJ / Moorestown - Quinton Quirrenbach Fr. WR 5-11 170 McKinney, TX / Deerfield Academy 86 Eric Castorina So. WR 6-0 170 Sparta, NJ / Sparta - Rajiv Redd Fr. WR 5-10 165 St. Paul, MN / Cretin-Derham Hall 19 Chris Ciccone Jr. QB 6-2 190 Hillsborough, NJ / Hillsborough - Morgan Rippey Fr. DB 5-10 195 Glendale, AZ / Mountain Ridge - William Cisko Fr. WR 6-2 195 Sparta, NJ / Sparta - Cade Rutkowski Fr. WR 6-2 170 Weston, MA / Weston 43 Josh Clark Sr. LB 6-3 215 Camden, NJ / Camden 95 Damian Rybaltowski Fr. DL 6-0 225 Eatontown, NJ / Freehold Twp / Kirkland - Will Clayton So. LB 6-1 220 Liverpool, NY / Liverpool / Milford Academy 98 Jabreil Salaam Jr. DL 6-1 270 Irvington, NJ / The Peddie School - Ricky Cole III So. DL 6-2 300 Baltimore, MD / Dallastown 77 Xavier Santiago Sr. OL 6-5 290 South Fort Myers, FL/Fort Myers S./ASA College 54 Rourke Colligan So. LB 6-1 225 Washington Township, NJ / West Morris Central 80 Peter Savrides Jr. WR 6-1 195 Holmdel, NJ / IMG Academy / Shasta College - Jacque Cook Fr. LB 5-11 185 Union, NJ / Union - Patrick Shanley So. QB 6-4 210 East Rochester, NY / East Rochester / Gananda - Joe Curry Fr. LB 5-11 220 Galloway Township, NJ / Cedar Creek - Sean Shivers Fr. LB 6-0 195 Staten Island, NY / Monsignor Farrell 38 Drew Daniel Gr. DB 5-9 180 Wharton, NJ / Pope John XXIII / Marist College 35 Ben Sieczkowski 5th FB 6-2 240 Englishtown, NJ / Manalapan 50 Gunner Daniel Jr. LS 5-10 190 Marysville, OH / Marysville / Ball State 25 Eric Silvester Jr. K/P 5-11 185 Lincolndale, NY / Somers 33 Donovan Davis Sr. RB 5-8 195 Carson, CA / Culver City / El Camino College 29 Blake Smaw Jr. DB 6-0 190 Brooklyn, NY / Fort Hamilton / Fork Union (VA) 90 Nick Davis So. DL 6-2 220 Delmar, DE / Delmar - Josh Smith So. QB 6-3 200 Northampton, PA / Northampton Area 3 Joshua DeCambre Jr. WR 6-4 200 Staten Island, NY / Curtis - Robert Smithwick Fr. QB 6-3 205 Jupiter, FL / Jupiter Christian - Armando Delgado Fr. FB 6-1 225 Phoenix, AZ / Desert Vista 51 George Snowden Sr. OL 6-3 290 Gaithersburg, MD / Milford Academy (NY) 93 Eric DeMayo So. FB 6-0 245 Peabody, MA / Peabody Veterans Memorial 59 William Soto So. LB 5-11 230 Marlborough, MA/Assabet Valley Regional Tech - Jason Deschon Fr. PK 6-2 205 Richmond, VA / Milford Academy 94 Matthew Stetz Fr. DL 5-10 245 Melville, NY / St. Anthony 85 Jeremiah Dezard Fr. TE 6-6 225 Palm Beach, FL / William T. Dwyer 18 Justice Stewart 5th WR 6-1 180 Union, NJ / Union / Rutgers 46 Kevin DiCapua Jr. K 6-2 230 West Islip, NY / West Islip 96 Tajhir Tate Fr. DL 5-11 270 Elizabeth, NJ / Elizabeth 74 Zef Djurasevic So. OL 6-5 290 Harrison, NY / Harrison 12 DQ Vinson Fr. QB 6-4 205 Charleston, SC / James Island 55 Dillon Donaldson Sr. OL 6-3 290 Monmouth Junction, NJ / South Brunswick - Cameron Weng Fr. WR 5-11 180 Baltimore, MD / Concordia 62 Zack Donovan So. OL 6-3 270 Linwood, NJ / Mainland Regional 1 Chris Williams Sr. DL 6-2 300 Brooklyn, NY / Lafayette 9 Noah Ellison Jr. WR 6-2 200 Sicklerville, NJ / Timber Creek / Old Dominion - DJ Williams Fr. DB 5-10 175 West Orange, NJ / Milford Academy 19 Javeon Ensley Jr. DB 6-2 185 Plainfield, NJ/Hudson Catholic/New Haven/ASA 16 Ryan Yost Fr. QB 6-4 190 Medford, NJ / Holy Spirit - Nathaneal Faison So. FB 5-9 220 Bayside, NY / The Hotchkiss School (CT) 97 Xavier Young Jr. DL 6-3 270 Roselle, NJ / Abraham Clark - Elijah Filbert So. WR 6-1 220 Winchester, VA / James Wood 14 Roland Foiyoe Jr. WR 6-1 195 Staten Island, NY / New Dorp / ASA CC - Jordan Francois Fr. DB 5-10 205 Queens, NY / Pope John XXIII 72 Chris Gangarossa Sr. OL 6-6 295 Fort Erie, Ontario Canada / Milford Academy - Dorian Gashi Fr. WR 6-0 185 North Caldwell, NJ / West Essex HS 11 Cam Gill Sr. LB 6-3 240 Douglasville, GA / Chapel Hill - John Gioia Fr. LB 6-1 185 LaGrangeville, NY / Arlington 82 Adam Giordano Sr. TE 6-5 255 Cherry Hill, NJ / Milford Academy (NY) - Mike Giuliano Jr. LB 6-3 230 Toms River, NJ / Donovan Catholic 32 Santoni Graham R-Sr. LB 6-1 225 Arlington, VA / Bishop O’Connell / Fork Union 7 Tevaughn Grant R-Sr. LB 6-2 250 Paterson, NJ / Eastside 71 Jake Griffin Jr. OL 6-4 315 Kingston, NY/Palm Beach Gardens/Bridgeton - Issac Hadac Fr. LB 6-1 225 Greene, NY / Greene 26 Prince Hall Fr. RB 6-1 200 Riviera Beach, FL Jupiter Christian/Wyoming Seminary -- Zach Hartman Fr. OL 6-2 295 Paramus, NJ / Paramus 48 Jordan Haven Jr. LB 6-0 220 Windsor, NY / Windsor Central - James Hook Fr. P 6-3 220 State College, PA / State College 44 Tre Hubbard Jr. LB 6-0 230 Virginia Beach, VA/Virginia Tech / Iowa Western 70 Jonathan Irizarry Sr. OL 6-4 320 Katy, TX / Morton Ranch / Cisco College (TX) 57 Malik Johnson So. LB 6-2 230 Sugar Hill, GA / Lanier 34 Khari Jones Fr. DB 5-10 175 Baltimore, MD / Gilman 24 Dee’Shari Keith Fr. DB 6-0 185 Port Orange, FL / Spruce Creek 78 Thomas Kutchma Fr. OL 6-4 295 Stony Brook, NY/Ward-Melville/St. Thomas More 15 Titus Leo So. LB 6-4 230 Sheepshead Bay, NY / Sheepshead Bay 13 Jayvin Little Fr. WR 5-10 180 Sicklerville, NJ / Timber Creek Regional 52 Myles Lopes Jr. LB 5-9 245 Staten Island, NY / Susan Wagner 10 Jeremiah Lorick Jr. WR 5-10 180 Hesperia, CA/Oak Hills/Los Angeles Valley - Ahmir Lyles Fr. DL 5-10 245 Pottstown, PA / The Hill School 6 Ahmad Lyons Jr. DB 5-10 190 Tarboro, NC / North Edgecombe / ASA Miami 20 Darrell Malone Jr. DB 6-0 175 Weston, FL / Cypress Bay /ASA Miami 39 Devon Mann So. DB 6-1 185 Sharon, MA / Thayer Academy 5 Julian McCleod R-Sr. DL 6-3 285 Miramar, FL / St. Thomas Aquinas 83 Ivan McDaniel Jr. WR 6-4 205 Montclair, NJ / Montclair 2018 NEC FOOTBALL

#NECFB CONTACT: RALPH VENTRE • [email protected] • 200 COTTONTAIL LANE • SOMERSET, NJ 08873 • PH: (732) 469-0440, Ext. 207 • FAX: (732) 469-0744 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2018 NEC FOOTBALL STANDINGS WEEK 9 THRU NOVEMBER 24, 2018 Saturday, October 27 SCHOOL NEC PCT. OVERALL PCT. STREAK HOME AWAY NEU. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 49, WAGNER 24 1. Duquesne 5-1 0.833 9-3 0.750 W6 5-1 4-2 0-0 SAINT FRANCIS 20, ROBERT MORRIS 7 Sacred Heart 5-1 0.833 7-4 0.636 W1 4-1 3-3 0-0 SACRED HEART 49, BRYANT 26 OPEN DATE: Duquesne 3. Central Connecticut 4-2 0.667 6-5 0.545 L1 2-3 4-2 0-0 4. Wagner 3-3 0.500 4-7 0.364 W2 2-3 2-4 0-0 5. Bryant 2-4 0.333 6-5 0.545 W1 3-2 3-3 0-0 WEEK 10 Saint Francis U 2-4 0.333 4-7 0.364 L2 3-3 1-4 0-0 Saturday, November 3 SACRED HEART 38, ROBERT MORRIS 7 7. Robert Morris 0-6 0.000 2-9 0.182 L4 2-3 0-6 0-0 SAINT FRANCIS 27, BRYANT 14 DUQUESNE 47, WAGNER 30 NEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR OPEN DATE: CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AJ HINES, DUQUESNE RB, Jr., 5-11, 230 lbs, Wilson, NC/Fike Hines hit his stride during the Northeast Conference portion of the schedule, rushing for at least one touchdown WEEK 11 in every league game and victimizing four of six NEC foes to the tune of 200+ yards from scrimmage. Despite Saturday, November 10 missing 1.5 games due to injury, the junior ball carrier easily exceeded the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the third DUQUESNE 28, SACRED HEART 24 consecutive season. Hines, who totaled a league-high 15 touchdowns (14 rush, 1 pass) and 1,489 scrimmage CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 30, SAINT FRANCIS 14 yards in 10 appearances, averaged 189.3 yards per conference contest. The 2016 Jerry Rice Award winner, who WAGNER 52, BRYANT 36 is now a three-time all-NEC first team honoree, enters the FCS Playoffs as the 12th-leading rusher (3,653 yards) Eastern Kentucky 40, ROBERT MORRIS 39 (OT) in NEC history and stands fewer than 100 yards away from cracking the All-time Top 10. NEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WEEK 12 CAM GILL, WAGNER Saturday, November 17 LB, Jr., 6-3, 230 lbs., Douglasville, GA/Chapel Hill WAGNER 41, ROBERT MORRIS 7 Gill flashed plenty of ability as a sophomore when he logged 9.5 sacks and the Peach State product’s development DUQUESNE 38, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 31 made the 6-foot-3 linebacker a dominant force in 2018. Playing on an injury-depleted defense, Gill managed to lead SACRED HEART 13, SAINT FRANCIS 7 the circuit in both sacks (13.5) and tackles-for-loss (24.0). The latter number is good for second place overall on BRYANT 56, Howard 55 the Division I FCS leader board while the former ranks fourth. A nightmare for opposing passers, Gill logged 10 quarterback hurries this season and forced in three conference contests. The dynamic rusher totaled at least three tackles in all 11 games this season and he logged at least 2.0 TFL against seven different Division I opponents, including ACC member Syracuse and Big Sky member Montana State. FCS PLAYOFFS (FIRST ROUND) NEC OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Saturday, November 24 JULIUS CHESTNUT, SACRED HEART DUQUESNE 31, #16 Towson 10 RB, Fr., 6-1, 215 lbs, Bowie, MD/Archbishop Spaulding Chestnut averaged 6.1 yards per carry and tallied seven touchdowns as a complement to SHU senior Jordan Meachum on the NEC’s No. 1 rushing offense. Chestnut scored two touchdowns in the season-opening win over Lafayette FCS PLAYOFFS (SECOND ROUND) before showing his full potential during the back end of his rookie campaign. The first-year Pioneer erupted in a Week Saturday, December 1 9 win over Bryant, helping SHU set the NEC single-game team rushing record by carrying 13 times for 164 yards DUQUESNE at #5 South Dakota St (ESPN3) 3:00 pm and three scores. The following week, he rushed 14 times for a game-high 152 yards and one TD against Robert Morris. Chestnut, who piled up 131 yards on only 10 carries at NEC co-champion Duquesne, totaled 760 yards from scrimmage over 11 appearances and recorded touchdown runs of 70-plus yards against three different NEC foes. NEC DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR JALEN BROWN, SAINT FRANCIS DT, Fr., 5-10, 280 lbs., Hyattsville, MD/DeMatha Catholic Brown made his collegiate debut in Week 2, making three tackles in a 45-14 win over MEAC member Delaware State and he developed into a key piece on SFU’s defensive front as the season transpired. The 280-pound freshman totaled #NECFB 19 stops in 10 games for the league’s top-ranked unit against the run. With his help, the Flash limited opponents to a league-low 3.3 yards per carry. Clogging the middle and absorbing blockers, Brown was credited with multiple tackles during seven consecutive contests. He made three stops, all on run plays, against Keystone State rival Duquesne. Brown recorded his first career half-sack in the fourth quarter of a 20-7 road win over Robert Morris. ** Stats listed above are through the conclusion of regular season only** @NECsports • #NECFB • @NECfootball UConn Huskies Roster No. Name Ht. Wt Pos. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last School No. Name Ht. Wt Pos. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last School 1 Art Thompkins 5-8 185 RB Gr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Woodland Hills HS 70 Cam DeGeorge 6-4 290 OL R-Jr. Lynnfield, Mass. Lynnfield 2 Myles Bell 6-0 172 DB Fr. Plantation, Fla. St. Thomas Aquinas 72 Rayonte Brown 6-6 255 OL Fr. Dundalk, Md. Dundalk HS 3 Garrison Burnett 5-10 193 WR R-So. Washington, D.C. Maret School 74 Ryan Van Demark 6-6 293 OL Jr. Princeton, N.J. The Hun School 3 Diamond Harrell 6-1 192 DB Jr. Canoga Park, Calif Chaminade College Prep 75 Chase Lundt 6-7 285 OL Fr. Arlington, Texas Martin HS 4 Steven Krajewski 6-4 207 QB R-Fr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 78 Andrew Torres-Silva 6-4 277 OL Jr. Castroville, Calif. North Monterey County 5 Terrence Ganyi 6-2 211 LB R-Fr. Montreal, Quebec Dalbe Viau 79 Noel Brouse 6-4 279 OL R-Jr. Slatington, Pa. Parkland 6 Eddie Hahn 6-3 223 LB R-Jr. Port Monmouth, N.J. Red Bank Catholic 80 Heron Maurisseau 5-10 179 WR R-Fr. Bellport, N.Y. St. Anthony’s 7 Micah Leon 6-5 215 QB R-So. Boynton Beach, Fla. Boca Raton 81 Jacob Flynn 5-11 174 WR Fr. Southington, CT Southington High School 8 Jalon Ferrell 6-2 202 DB R-Fr. Miami, Fla. Miami Killian Senior 81 Brett Graham 6-3 200 P R-Jr. State College, Pa. State College Area 9 Cameron Ross 5-9 170 WR Fr. Newark, Del. St. John’s College HS 82 Mason Donaldson 6-2 207 WR R-Jr. Allentown, Pa. Salisbury Township 10 Zavier Scott 6-1 207 WR R-So. Fort Hood, Texas Vilseck HS (Germany) 83 Ardell Brown 5-10 180 WR Gr. Rochester, NY Bishop Kearney 11 Jack Zergiotis 6-1 222 QB Fr. Montreal, Quebec John Abbott College 84 Elijah Jeffreys 6-4 207 WR R-Fr. Somerville, Mass. Somerville 12 Mike Beaudry 6-5 250 QB Gr. Orlando, Fla. Hagerty HS 85 Russell Dixon 6-2 206 TE Fr. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 13 Miles Foerster 6-2 207 QB Fr. Amherst, Mass. St. Thomas More 86 Kevens Clercius 6-3 195 WR Fr. Montreal, Quebec Henri-Bourassa 13 Messiah Turner 6-1 197 DB So. Tampa, Fla. Tampa Catholic 87 Cameron Hairston 6-2 190 WR R-So. Lee’s Summit, . Lee’s Summit North 14 Tahj Herring-Wilson 6-1 190 DB R-Jr. Hartford, Conn. Suffield Academy 88 Matt Drayton 6-1 198 WR Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. Raines HS 15 Donovan Williams 6-4 240 TE Sr. Dumfries, Va. C.D. Hylton * 89 JJahkai Gill 5-9 175 WR Fr. Hartford, Conn. Capital Prep Magnet School 16 Malik Banks 6-1 203 DB R-Fr. Hockessin, Del. Howard HS of Technology 90 Tim O’Shea 6-4 230 TE R-Fr. Southington, CT Southington 17 Oneil Robinson 6-2 182 DB So. Hartford, Conn. Capital Prep Magnet School 91 Jay Rose 6-3 248 TE Jr. Southington, Conn. Southington 18 Abiola Olaniyan 6-1 186 DB R-So. Woodberry Forest, Va. Woodberry Forest 92 Noah Iden 6-2 205 K R-Fr. North Kingstown, R.I. North Kingstown 19 Quayvon Skanes 5-11 180 WR R-Jr. Chicago, Ill. Wendall Phillips Academy 93 Pierce DeVaughn 6-4 251 DL R-Fr. Plano, Texas Prestonwood Christian 20 Robert P. King III 6-0 182 DB R-So. Philadelphia, Pa. Father Judge 94 Sean Young 6-1 182 K Gr. St. Pete Beach, Fla Admiral Farragut Academy 21 Jeremy Lucien 6-2 185 DB So. Moore Township, Pa. Choate Rosemary Hall 95 Eric Watts 6-5 244 DL Fr. Sumter, S.C. Sumter HS 22 Eli Thomas 6-1 220 LB R-Sr. Elmira, N.Y. Elmira * 96 Dalmont Gourdine 6-3 272 DL Fr. Charleston, S.C. Garrett Academy 23 Juan Rosario 5-11 167 DB Fr. Stamford, Conn. Saint Luke’s School 97 Jonathan Pace 6-5 277 DL So. Boston, Mass. St. Sebastian’s School 24 Keyshawn Paul 6-0 191 DB So. Miami, Fla. Miami Jackson 98 Lwal Uguak 6-5 270 DL So. Edmonton, Alberta Harry Ainlay 25 Tyler Coyle 6-1 205 DB R-Jr. Windsor, Conn. Windsor 99 Luke Magliozzi 6-3 197 P R-So. Westmeadows, Australia Essendon Keilor 26 Stanley Little 5-9 190 RB R-Sr. Waterbury, Conn. Kennedy High School 27 Omar Fortt 6-0 196 LB Jr. Stamford, Conn. St. Luke’s High School 28 Dante Black 5-10 191 RB R-Fr. Lilburn, Ga. Brookwood Coaching Staff 29 Jordan Morrison 6-1 204 LB R-Fr. Hamilton, N.J. Steinert-Hamilton East Randy Edsall Head Coach 30 Donevin O’Reilly 5-9 190 RB R-Sr. Glastonbury, Conn. Glastonbury HS Eddie Allen Special Teams Coordinator 31 Malik Dixon 6-0 189 DB Fr. Orlando, Fla. Wekiva HS Frank Giufre Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line 32 Shamel Lazarus 6-2 184 DB R-Fr. Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. Erasmus Hall Spanos, Lou Lou Spanos Defensive Coordinator 33 Hunter Webb 6-2 223 LB R-Fr. Montoursville, Pa. Loyalsock Township Dennis Dottin-Carte Defensive Line 34 Kevin Mensah 5-9 198 RB Jr. Worcester, Mass. Shepherd Hill Regional High School Corey Edsal Tight Ends 35 Dominico Moncion 5-9 196 RB R-So. Storrs, Conn. Liberty Christian Academy arren Horton Star, Nickel, Dime 36 Khyon Gillespie 5-11 175 RB R-Fr. Hartford, Conn. Capital Prep Magnet School 36 Jaylen Jones 6-1 193 DB Fr. Houston, Texas Hastings Mike Moyseenko Quarterbacks 37 Kyle Williams 5-7 174 DB R-Sr. Hamden, Conn. Hamden Hall Darrell Perkins Defensive Backs 38 Lavarey Banton 5-10 215 RB R-Fr. Hartford, Conn. Hartford Public Aaron Smith Wide Receivers 38 Winston Jules 5-11 166 DB Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. Salisbury School Kyle Weiss Running Backs 39 Ryan Carroll 6-1 180 DB So. Temple Hills, Md. Potomac Steinberg, Ryan Director of Football Operations 39 Hayden Jordan 5-7 173 WR Fr. Hartford, Conn. Sport and Medical Sciences Acad. Zyskowski, Michael Director of Player Personnel 40 Jayce Medlock 6-2 225 TE Fr. DeSoto, Texas DeSoto HS Baylock Director of UConn Football Alumni/Community Affairs 41 D.J. Morgan 6-2 224 LB Gr. Norwalk, Calif. Saint John Bosco Dunstan, Rebcecca Director of Football Office Administration 42 T.J. Gardner 6-2 244 DL R-So. Windsor, Conn. Windsor King, Matt Director of Football Strength and Conditioning 43 Jackson Mitchell 6-2 210 LB Fr. Ridgefield, Conn. Ridgefield HS Marcus Wasilewski Assistant Football Strength and Conditioning 44 Ian Swenson 6-1 206 LB R-So. Wilmette, Ill. Loyola Academy Applegate, Johnny Defensive Graduate Assistant 45 Ryan Gilmartin 5-11 227 LB R-Jr. Weddington, N.C. Charlotte Christian Academy Jake Bahr Defensive Quality Control 46 AJ Garson 6-4 234 DL R-Jr. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Oxbridge Academy Luke Carrezola (15 Luke Carrezola Defensive Graduate Assistant 47 Justin Bryant 5-11 227 LB R-Fr. Bridgewater, N.J. Bridgewater-Raritan 47 Ventine Richardson 6-1 222 TE So. Bloomfield, Conn. Bloomfield 48 Kevon Jones 6-2 252 DL So. East Hartford, Conn. East Hartford 49 Clayton Harris 6-0 170 K R-Fr. Havre de Grace, Md. Havre de Grace 50 Dylan Niedrowski 6-4 303 OL R-Fr. Reading, Pa. Exeter Township 51 Peter Rooney Jr. 6-5 285 OL R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. The Westminister School 52 Caleb Thomas 6-0 287 DL R-So. Mansfield, Texas Mansfield 53 Brian Keating 6-0 230 LS Jr. Darien, Conn. Darien 54 Robert Holmes 6-3 310 OL R-So. West Palm Beach, Fla. Oxbridge Academy 55 Stanley Hubbard III 6-3 293 OL R-So. Capitol Heights, Md. St. John’s College 56 Nino Leone 6-4 312 OL R-Jr. Middleton, Mass. Pingree School 57 Travis Jones 6-4 336 DL So. New Haven, Conn. Wilbur Cross 58 Dillon Harris 6-0 225 LB Jr. Bloomfield, Conn. Cheshire Academy 59 Andrew Migliaccio 6-3 280 DL R-Jr. Granby, Conn. Granby Memorial 60 Ben Bonvicini 6-1 314 OL R-Sr. Torrington, Conn. Torrington 61 Douglas Wardlaw 6-3 295 OL So. New Haven, Conn. Hopkins School 62 Noel Ofori-Nyadu 6-2 280 OL R-Fr. Arlington, Texas Timberview 63 Kevin Cahill 6-3 230 LS Fr. Summit, N.J. Summit 64 Christian Haynes 6-4 304 OL R-Fr. Bowie, Md Bowie 65 Matt Peart 6-5 300 OL R-Sr. Kingston, Jamaica Governor’s Academy (Mass.) 66 Jeffrey Sidebotham 6-2 215 LS R-Jr. Brookfield, Conn. Brookfield 68 Justin Moore 6-4 273 DL Fr. Carrollton, Texas Trinity Christian Head Coach Jason Houghtaling

Former Wagner associate head coach/offensive coordinator Jason Houghtaling (hO - Tail- Ling), was elevated to head football coach on November 25, 2014 and enters his fifth season at the helm of the Seahawk program in 2019.

In his previous four seasons as head coach, Houghtaling has developed 22 All-Northeast Conference (NEC) selections, including 11 First-Team choices, headlined by 2018 NEC Defensive and ECAC Player of the Year, LB Cam Gill, as well as RB Ryan Fulse, who finished second nationally with 1,784 rushing yards.

In his four seasons on Grymes Hill, Houghtaling is 15-29 (11-14 NEC), highlighted by a 6-5 season in 2016, which included a 4-2 mark in the Northeast Conference (NEC). That season, the Seahawks had the distinction of being the only NEC team to defeat eventual NEC Champion Saint Francis U.

Under Houghtaling's tutelage, offensive lineman Greg Senat developed into a sixth-round pick of the 2018 NFL Draft when he went in the sixth round to the Baltimore Ravens, becoming just the third Seahawk in program history to be drafted by the NFL.

Houghtaling took over for Walt Hameline, who served in the dual role as Seahawk athletic director and head football coach for 34 years, before announcing that he is stepping down from his role as head coach. Hameline will remain as Wagner’s athletic director.

Prior to his appointment as head coach, Houghtaling spent seven seasons on the Wagner sidelines, serving as offensive coordinator during Wagner’s 2012 and 2014 Northeast Conference (NEC) title runs, while in-between, spending the 2013 season as offensive coordinator at Cornell

In his last three seasons as Wagner’s offensive coordinator, the Seahawks have amassed a 16-6 NEC record with league titles in two of the last three seasons. The Green & White staged a dramatic 23-20 come-from-behind victory at Bryant, marching 65 yards in the waning minutes for the game-winning touchdown that gave the Seahawks a 7-4 record, a 5-1 NEC mark, and a share of the 2014 NEC title.

The 2014 Seahawk offense followed a similar formula to the 2012 Seahawks, finishing the regular season ranked No. 4 nationally in time of possession (33:02), while not committing a single turnover in the last three games of the season.

When he returned to Grymes Hill in the capacity of associate head coach/ offensive coordinator in January, 2014, this marked Houghtaling’s third stint at Wagner. Known as ‘Hoss’ to his players and fellow coaches, Houghtaling was a Seahawk assistant coach from 2006-2009, before becoming head coach at Hudson Valley Community College in 2010. Following one season as head coach of the Vikings, he returned to Wagner as offensive coordinator in 2011, where he spent two seasons, including the 2012 NEC Championship campaign.

During Wagner’s 9-4 NEC Championship season of 2012, that saw the Seahawks become the first team in NEC history to win an NCAA FCS Playoff game and rank in the Top 25 of both final national The “Hoss” File

Hometown: Windsor, NY High School: Windsor Central High School Age: 37 Alma Mater: Binghamton, 2004 Master’s Degree: Wagner, 2009 Wife: Mary Children: Abbie and Emma

COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE Year Title School 2015-Present Head Coach Wagner 2014 Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/RBs Wagner 2013 Offensive Coordinator Cornell 2011-12 Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Wagner 2010 Head Coach Hudson Valley CC 2007-09 Offensive Line Wagner 2006 Running Backs Wagner 2004-05 Defensive Coordinator/DL/Strength & Conditioning Milford Academy

Head Coach Jason Houghtaling

polls, Houghtaling tutored the Seahawks’ record-setting quarterback, Nick Doscher, as he evolved into one of the all-time great quarterbacks to ever compete at Wagner and in the NEC.

Doscher operated Houghtaling’s offensive system with precision, finishing his career ranked No. 1 in Seahawk history, and No. 2 in NEC history, with 8,404 yards of total offense. His 6,100 passing yards are also No. 1 on the Wagner all-time list and No. 9 on the all-time NEC list. As a senior in 2012, Doscher fashioned a passer rating of 133.9, with 13 touchdown passes and just one interception, ending his career with a remarkable 221 consecutive pass attempts without an interception.

Led by Doscher, and star running back Dominique Williams, who is now a member of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings’ practice squad, the 2012 Seahawks were one of the nation’s most balanced units, ranking No. 1 nationally with the fewest turnovers (6) in all of FCS football.

During the 2013 season as offensive coordinator at Cornell, Houghtaling coached quarterback Jeff Mathews, who led the Ivy League in attempts, completions and passing yards, before signing a free agent contract with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. Following the 2013 season, Mathews, who is currently a member of the practice squad of the , was named to the College Sports Journal FCS All-America Team and received the additional honor of participating in the East–West Shrine Game, serving as captain of the East squad.

During his first season as a collegiate offensive coordinator (2011), Houghtaling directed the talented Williams to impressive numbers. Williams ranked among the national leaders by rushing for 121.6 yards per game and 14 total touchdowns, while posting eight 100-yard games in 11 contests. The following season, Williams was a 2012 College Sports Journal All-American, in addition to earning First-Team All-NEC honors.

“Wagner is a special place for both my family and I, so it’s truly an honor to be selected to continue to build this program,” said Houghtaling. “I thank Coach Hameline and Wagner College President Dr. Guarasci for entrusting me with this position and can’t wait to lead this program, coach our current players, and attract even more elite student-athletes in the coming years.”

When he first arrived at Wagner in 2006, Houghtaling served as running backs coach, before heading the Seahawk offensive lines from 2007- 2009.

With an emphasis on New York State and Florida, Houghtaling has been the lead recruiter for a host of student-athletes who have gone on to enjoy outstanding careers on Grymes Hill. The list of top Wagner student-athletes that Houghtaling has recruited include New Jerseyan Dominique Williams, New York State natives Quintin Anderson, Tyrone Collins, Chazz Legette, Stefan Gage, Patrick Gibbons, and Sidiq Soulemana, as well as Floridians Keith Hernandez, Frantz Placide and Otis Wright. In 2010, his one season as head coach at Troy, NY-based Hudson Valley, he tutored two All-Conference performers.

Houghtaling began his collegiate coaching career at prep powerhouse Milford Academy in Berlin, NY, where he helped lead the Falcons to a 20-3 mark as defensive coordinator, while also serving as defensive line and strength and conditioning coach. A 2004 graduate of the University of Binghamton with a degree in History, Houghtaling earned a Masters in Education from Wagner in 2009. He originally attended Lafayette, where he was a defensive lineman for the Leopards, before injuries cut short his playing career and he transferred to Binghamton.

A native of Windsor, NY, Houghtaling got his start in coaching at his high school alma mater, Windsor Central High School, where he spent two seasons working with the Black Knights’ offensive line and linebackers under the head coach he played for, Dan Hodack.

Houghtaling and his wife Mary are the proud parents of two daughters, Abbie and Emma. ASSISTANT COACHES

The Smith File el Years School Title D 2019-Present Wagner College Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator 2016-18: West Virginia Wesleyan Head Coach 2014-15: Bridgewater College Defensive Coordinator Smith 2012-14: Bishop O’Connell HS Head Coach 2010: Bridgewater College LBs/Special Teams Defensive Coordinator 2008-10: Blue Ridge HS Head Coach 2006-07: Wagner LBs/Special Teams First Year 2005: West Virginia Wesleyan LBs

Education: West Virginia Wesleyan (2005)

The Wilson File

Years School Title 2018-Present: Wagner College Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams/DBs Darrell 2013-16: Rutgers University Defensive Backs 2012: University of Iowa Defensive Back/Special Teams 2008-2011: University of Iowa Linebackers/Special Teams Wilson 2002-2007: University of Iowa Outside Linebackers.Special Teams Asst. Head Coach/Def. Pass Game 2000-2001: University of Wisconsin Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator/Special Teams 1996-98: University of Rhode Island Defensive Backs/Wide Receivers 1988-95: Woodrow Wilson HS Head Coach Second Year Education: University of Connecticut (1981)

The Hull File

Lee Years School Title 2019-Present Wagner College Offensive Coordinator/WRs Hull 2014-15: Morgan State Head Coach 2008-13: University of Maryland Wide Receivers 2005-07: University of Oregon Wide Receivers Offensive Coordinator /WRs 2003-04: University of Oregon Running Backs First Year 2000-02: Holy Cross College WRs/Pass Game Coordinator/Kickoff Coverage 1999: Holy Cross College WRs/Kickoff Coverage 1998: Holy Cross College Linebackers 1996-97: South High School Head Coach 1993-95: South High School Offensive Coordinator 1994: Auburn HS Assistant Coach

Education: Holy Cross (1988)

The Knighton File Terrance Years School Title 2017-Present: Wagner College Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator Knighton Playing Career Organization Position Defensive Line/Co-Recruiting 2016: (pratice squad) Defensive Line 2015: Washington Redskins Defensive Line Coordinator 2013-14: Defensive Line Second Year 2009-12: Defensive Line Career Highlights and Awards 2009: Sporting News NFL All-Rookie Team 2009: NFL All-Rookie Team as selected by Pro Football Weekly and the Pro Football Writers of America 2008: First-Team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) Education: Temple University (2009) ASSISTANT COACHES

Walter The Kusmirek File Kusmirek Years School Title 2018: Wagner College Tight Ends/Co-Recruiting Coordinator 2017: Wagner College Tight Ends/Fullbacks Tight Ends/ 2016: Wagner College Tight Ends Co-Recruiting 2015 Morrisville State RBs/Strength& Conditioning/Co-Special Teams 2014: Morrisville State Running Backs Coordinator 2013: Maine Maritime Academy Strong Safeties/Outside Linebackers Fourth Year Education: Fitchburg State (2013) MBA - Wagner College (2018)

Jim The Munson File Years School Title Munson 2017-Present: Wagner College Defensive Assistant 1991-2015: Tottenville High School Head Foootball Coach Defensive Assistant 178-88-3 Record (.667) 2012, 2013 PSAL Championship Game Appearances at Yankee Stadium Third Year Notable Players Coached: Joe Andruzzi (Packers, Browns and Patriots), Adewale Ogunleye (Dolphins, Bears, Texans) Education: Kean College (1989) MBA - Brooklyn College (1999)

The White File Years School/Organization Title Daniel 2018 to Present Wagner College Inside Linebackers 2017: West Oranage HS Linebackers White Playing Career Years School Title Inside Linebackers 2009-13: University of Alabama-Birmingham Linebacker/Defensive End Second Year Career Highlights and Awards 2009 Conference USA All-Freshman Team member Ranked the nation's No. 43 prep school prospect in 2008 All-State performer at Apopka HS (FL) in 2007 and 2008 Education: University of Alabama-Birmingham (2013)

The Petite, Jr. File Years School Title Jeri 2019-Present: Wagner College Assistant Offensive Line 2018: Florida Tech Tight Ends Petite, Jr. 2017: Greensboro College Offensive Line Playing Career Years School Title 2012-15: West Virginia Wesleyan Offensive Line Asst. Offensive Line Career Highlights and Awards Team Captain: 2015 First Year Offensive Line Captain:2012-14 Education: West Virginia Wesleyan (2017) ASSISTANT COACHES/ SUPPORT STAFF The Cartwright File Chase Years School Title 2019-Present: Wagner College Quarterbacks Cartwright 2018: Southesat Missouri State Graduate Assistant - Academic Services Playing Career Years Organization Position Quarterbacks 2017: Arizona Rattlers (Indoor Football League) Quarterback First Year 2017: Baltimore Brigade (Arena Football League) 2016: Orlando Predators (Arena Football League)

Years School Position 2010-14: Northern Arizona Quarterback Career Highlights and Awards Three-year Starter: Passed for 2,824 Yards 57.2% Completion Rate with 23 Touchdowns and just seven interceptions Education: Northern Arizona (2015)

The Jette File Randall Years School Title 2019-Present: Wagner College Running Backs Jette Playing Career Years School Position Running Backs 2011-15: UMass Defensive Back First Year Career Highlights and Awards In 44 career starts, amassed 210 tackles, nine interceptions and 36 pass breakups 2014 Second-Team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2015 member of Jim Thorpe Watch List Education: Northern Arizona (2015) The Raux File Derek Years School/Organization Title 2019 to Present Wagner College Director of Operations Raux 2019: Atlantic City Blackjacks (Arena Football League) Player Personnel/Operations Intern Playing Career Director of Operations Years School Position 2016: St. John Fisher College Quarterback First Year Education: St. John Fisher College (2018)

Nicholas Josh Tucci Michels

Video Coordinator Equipment Manager First Year First Year Fairleigh Dickinson University (‘19) St. John Fisher College (‘19) Greg Senat Drafted By The Baltimore Ravens In The 6th Round Of The 2018 NFL Draft Seahawks In The Pros

Julian Stanford ‘12 LB Buffallo Bils

Lou Anumaro ‘90 Defensive Coordinator Keith Carter M.S. ‘07 Offensive Line Coach Tennessee Titans

Mathieu Loiselle ‘18 LB Toronto Argonauts

Charbel Dabire‘ 19 DL Saskatchewan Roughriders

2 2018 OverallThe Automated Combined ScoreBook Statistics WAGNER Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2018) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral 08/30/18 BOWIE STATE W 40-23 2512 All games 4-7 2-2 2-5 0-0 09/08/18 at Syracuse L 10-62 29395 Conference 3-3 1-2 2-1 0-0 09/15/18 at Montana State L 24-47 18037 Non-Conference 1-4 1-0 0-4 0-0 * 09/22/18 SACRED HEART L 14-41 3178 09/29/18 at Monmouth L 47-54 3971 Team Statistics WAGNER OPP Oct 06, 201 at Campbell L 3-49 5465 FIRST DOWNS 185 209 * 10/13/18 SFU W 23-22 1438 R u s h in g 65 102 * Oct 27, 201 at Central Connecticut L 24-49 852 P a s s in g 97 92 * 11/03/18 DUQUESNE L 30-47 1942 P e n a lt y 23 15 * 11/10/2018 at BRYANT W 52-36 1652 RUSHING YARDAGE 1765 2296 * Nov 17, 201 at Robert Morris W 41-7 1222 Rushing Attempts 420 435 Average Per Rush 4.2 5.3 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Average Per Game 160.5 208.7 Ryan Fulse 11-11 316 1866 82 1784 5.6 12 79 162.2 TDs Rushing 15 30 Andrew Cordani 11-0 30 62 11 51 1.7 0 11 4.6 PASSING YARDAGE 2246 2301 Denzel Knight 11-10 12 34 3 31 2.6 0 7 2.8 C o m p - A t t - I n t 176-344-14 170-309-9 Dymitri McKenzie 6 - 0 7 15 0 15 2.1 0 6 2.5 Average Per Pass 6.5 7.4 Scotty Forbes 4 - 0 8 17 5 12 1.5 0 7 3.0 Average Per Catch 12.8 13.5 Ben Sieczkowski 9 - 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Average Per Game 204.2 209.2 Daniel Clifford 11-11 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 0 0.2 TDs Passing 19 24 Andrew Celis 11-4 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 TOTAL OFFENSE 4011 4597 Sterling Lowry 11-11 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 Average Per Play 5.2 6.2 Total 11 420 2039 274 1765 4.2 15 79 160.5 Average Per Game 364.6 417.9 Opponents 11 435 2580 284 2296 5.3 30 73 208.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 47-969 40-1034 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-136 16-249 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-117 14-158 T.J. Linta 9 - 8 124.56 111-217-4 51.2 1481 13 53 164.6 FUMBLES-LOST 23-9 18-12 Luke Massei 11-3 105.20 51-99-7 51.5 603 5 55 54.8 PENALTIES-Yards 86-666 72-679 Graham Lindman 3 - 0 70.42 10-22-2 45.5 113 0 29 37.7 PUNTS-AVG 67-38.8 54-36.7 D'Erren W ilson 11-9 437.20 2-2-0 100. 41 1 23 3.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/G 3 1 : 0 1 2 8 : 5 9 Scotty Forbes 4 - 0 133.60 2-2-0 100. 8 0 7 2.0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 48/165 47/137 Andrew Celis 11-4 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/26 10/23 Ryan Fulse 11-11 -200.0 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 11 116.09176-344-14 51.2 2246 19 55 204.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Opponents 11 137.37 170-309-9 55.0 2301 24 84 209.2 Myron Morris 3 72 24.0 0 70 Darryl Gamble 2 7 3.5 0 7 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Titus Leo 1 30 30.0 1 30 Denzel Knight 11-10 31 478 15.4 2 55 43.5 Santoni Graham 1 5 5.0 1 5 Ryan Fulse 11-11 26 241 9.3 2 51 21.9 Sterling Lowry 1 0 0.0 0 0 Chris Woodard 11-9 25 310 12.4 6 48 28.2 Tevaughn Grant 1 3 3.0 0 3 D'Erren W ilson 11-9 23 370 16.1 5 50 33.6 Joshua DeCambre 9 - 1 16 215 13.4 0 31 23.9 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i2050+ blk Adam Giordano 11-7 14 141 10.1 2 23 12.8 Eric Silvester 66 259 39.4 68 1 10 18 10 1 W illie Dale 11-3 12 180 15.0 1 48 16.4 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeffrey Bost 11-0 10 122 12.2 0 28 11.1 Andrew Celis 11-4 8 115 14.4 0 37 10.5 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Tim Jackson 10-0 3 36 12.0 0 23 3.6 Andrew Celis 11 50 4.5 0 15 Andrew Cordani 11-0 2 5 2.5 0 5 0.5 Ali Brightwell 1 2 2.0 0 0 Scotty Forbes 4 - 0 1 23 23.0 0 23 5.8 Charbel Dabire 1 36 36.0 1 36 Ben Sieczkowski 9 - 0 1 8 8.0 1 8 0.9 Cameron Gill 1 42 42.0 1 28 Dymitri McKenzie 6 - 0 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.3 Sterling Lowry 0 6 0.0 0 6 Luke Massei 11-3 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.4 Total 14 136 9.7 2 36 Total 11 176 2246 12.8 19 55 204.2 Opponents 16 249 15.6 1 49 Opponents 11 170 2301 13.5 24 84 209.2 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Denzel Knight 23 597 26.0 1 98 Eric Silvester 10-13 76.9 0-0 5-6 5-5 0-2 0-0 37 1 Andrew Celis 13 217 16.7 0 25 Myron Morris 6 105 17.5 0 22 PAT Ben Sieczkowski 2 18 9.0 0 9 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Jordan Haven 1 12 12.0 0 12 Ryan Fulse 14 ------84 Andrew Cordani 1 3 3.0 0 3 Eric Silvester - 10-13 36-38 - - - - - 66 Josh Clark 1 17 17.0 0 17 Chris Woodard 6 ------36 Total 47 969 20.6 1 98 D'Erren W ilson 5 ------30 Opponents 40 1034 25.9 1 97 T.J. Linta 3 ------18 Denzel Knight 3 ------18 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Adam Giordano 2 ------12 Ryan Fulse 11 1784 241 0 0 0 2025 184.1 Santoni Graham 1 ------6 Denzel Knight 11 31 478 0 597 0 1106 100.5 Cameron Gill 1 ------6 Andrew Celis 11 1 115 50 217 0 383 34.8 Jordan Haven 1 ------6 D'Erren W ilso 11 0 370 0 0 0 370 33.6 Titus Leo 1 ------6 Chris Woodar 11 0 310 0 0 0 310 28.2 Ben Sieczkowski 1 ------6 Joshua DeCa 9 -8 215 0 0 0 207 23.0 Charbel Dabire 1 ------6 W illie Dale 11 0 180 0 0 0 180 16.4 W illie Dale 1 ------6 Myron Morris 11 0 0 0 105 72 177 16.1 TEAM ------1 2 Adam Giorda 11 0 141 0 0 0 141 12.8 Total 40 10-13 36-38 - - 0-2 - 1 308 Jeffrey Bost 11 0 122 0 0 0 122 11.1 Opponents 59 8-9 51-55 1-1 2 2-3 - 1 437 Total 11 1765 2246 136 969 117 5233 475.7 Opponents 11 2296 2301 249 103 158 6038 548.9 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total WAGNER 102 119 47 40 0 308 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Opponents 102 141 81 113 0 437 Ryan Fulse 11 317 1784 0 1784 162.2 T.J. Linta 9 239 -53 1481 1428 158.7 Luke Massei 11 105 -14 603 589 53.5 Graham Lindman 3 23 -3 113 110 36.7 Andrew Cordani 11 30 51 0 51 4.6 D'Erren W ilson 11 2 0 41 41 3.7 Denzel Knight 11 12 31 0 31 2.8 Scotty Forbes 4 10 12 8 20 5.0 Dymitri McKenzie 6 7 15 0 15 2.5 Daniel Clifford 11 1 2 0 2 0.2 Total 11 764 1765 2246 4011 364.6 Opponents 11 744 2296 2301 4597 417.9

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 32 Santoni Graham 11-11 57 42 99 8.0-22 2.0-10 1-5 2 . 2-0 1 . . 11 Cameron Gill 11-10 37 24 61 24.0-101 13.5-76 . 1 10 1-0 3 1 . 23 Justin Osuji 11-8 16 30 46 1.5-6 1.0-6 . . 1 1-0 . . . 58 Tevaughn Grant 9-5 19 16 35 6.5-37 4.5-28 1-3 1 3 1-0 4 . . 10 Jesse Flaherty 7-7 21 14 35 0.5-1 . . 4 . 1-0 1 . . Total 11 415 301 716 72-249 26-146 9-117 25 18 12-42 14 6 1 Opponents 11 392 377 769 72-243 15-95 14-158 48 41 9-4 14 5 1 The Automated ScoreBook WAGNER2018 Overall Defensive Defensive Statistics Statistics (as of Aug 04, 2019) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 32 Santoni Graham 11-11 57 42 99 8.0-22 2.0-10 1-5 2 . 2-0 1 . . 11 Cameron Gill 11-10 37 24 61 24.0-101 13.5-76 . 1 10 1-0 3 1 . 23 Justin Osuji 11-8 16 30 46 1.5-6 1.0-6 . . 1 1-0 . . . 58 Tevaughn Grant 9-5 19 16 35 6.5-37 4.5-28 1-3 1 3 1-0 4 . . 10 Jesse Flaherty 7-7 21 14 35 0.5-1 . . 4 . 1-0 1 . . 20 Anthony Watkins 9-7 20 12 32 2.0-5 . . 2 . 1-0 . . . 95 Julian McCleod 11-11 13 19 32 3.5-13 0.5-6 ...... 8 Tyamonee Johnson 11-4 20 10 30 . . . . . 1-0 . 2 . 4 Myron Morris 11-5 24 5 29 1.0-2 . 3-72 1 . 1--4 1 . . 96 Charbel Dabire 11-10 16 10 26 1.0-4 0.5-3 . 1 . . 1 . . 36 Khaliq Byard 10-3 14 11 25 4.0-8 1.0-2 . 1 . . 1 . . 99 Chris Williams 11-11 11 14 25 6.5-14 1.0-1 . . 1 . . 2 . 1 Sterling Lowry 11-11 14 9 23 1.0-3 . 1-0 6 . . . . . 5 David Thomas 5-3 19 2 21 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 27 Tajai Owens 9-1 18 3 21 ...... 48 Jordan Haven 10-0 11 7 18 2.0-3 . . . . 1-46 . . . 7 Quintin Hampton 4-3 9 7 16 1.0-1 ...... 80 Titus Leo 3-1 7 8 15 1.0-8 1.0-8 1-30 . 1 . 1 . . 56 Macai Bruce 10-0 8 5 13 2.0-6 ...... 55 Dillon Donaldson 10-0 4 8 12 1.0-1 ...... 98 Jabreil Salaam 10-0 5 6 11 2.5-4 ...... 24 Darryl Gamble 11-6 5 4 9 0.5-1 . 2-7 3 . . . . . 91 Pete Mokwuah 10-0 2 6 8 0.5-2 ...... 42 Keyon Means-Bowma 5-0 3 5 8 ...... 97 Xavier Young 10-1 3 3 6 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . 1 . . . . 22 Jeffrey Bost 11-0 3 2 5 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 84 Alfred Adarkwah 9-0 2 2 4 ...... 25 Eric Silvester 11-0 4 . 4 ...... 57 Malik Johnson 5-0 1 3 4 0.5-1 ...... 30 Dymitri McKenzie 6-0 3 1 4 ...... 34 Allaah Sessions 3-2 2 2 4 ...... 39 Roldy Lucien 7-0 2 2 4 ...... 37 Ali Brightwell 8-0 1 2 3 0.5-0 ...... 1 . 6 Malik Warner 6-1 2 1 3 . . . 2 . . . . . 40 Matt Ansell 4-0 1 1 2 ...... 3 Ryan Fulse 11-11 2 . 2 ...... 43 Josh Clark 9-0 2 . 2 ...... 45 Harold Buckle 3-0 1 1 2 ...... 28 Denzel Knight 11-10 2 . 2 ...... 50 Gunner Daniel 11-0 . 2 2 ...... 38 Naseem Barnett 7-0 2 . 2 ...... 16 Willie Dale 11-3 2 . 2 ...... 52 Myles Lopes 1-0 1 1 2 ...... 47 Edward Nunez 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 18 Luke Massei 11-3 1 . 1 ...... 75 Brady Hudik 11-11 1 . 1 ...... 81 Joshua DeCambre 9-1 1 . 1 ...... 2 D'Erren Wilson 11-9 1 . 1 ...... 26 Andrew Cordani 11-0 . 1 1 ...... 13 Andrew Celis 11-4 1 . 1 ...... 90 Thomas Wardle 1-0 ...... 1 . . . . TM TEAM 8-0 ...... 1 Total 11 415 301 716 72-249 26-146 9-117 25 18 12-42 14 6 1 Opponents 11 392 377 769 72-243 15-95 14-158 48 41 9-4 14 5 1

Career Records RUSHING YARDS RECEIVING YARDS 1. Rick Sarille (1995-99)...... 5290 1. Chris Turner (2003-06)...... 2863 2. Terry Underwood (1985-88)...... 5010 2. Jason Bain (1997-00)...... 2294 FIELD GOALS 3. Dominique Williams (2009-14) ...... 4435 3. Shaun Grover (2002-05)...... 2256 1. Piotr Czech (2004-07)...... 44 4. Alonzo Patterson (1979-82)...... 4177 5. Kito Lockwood (1992-95)...... 3156 4. Chuck Kinsley (1997-00)...... 2128 David Lopez (2009)...... 44 6. Ryan Fulse (2017-18)...... 3011 5. Rich Kotite (1963-65)...... 2065 3. Tom O’Riordan (1983-86)...... 35 7. Greg Harris (1988-91)...... 2433 6. Mike Walker (1987-90)...... 2010 4. Walter Lopez (1988-91)...... 32 8. Chris Davis (2000-03)...... 2342 7. Lon Woods (2006-09)...... 1906 5. Carl Franke (1994-97)...... 21 9. Jason Butler (2004-07)...... 2088 8. Sean Hurley (1993-96)...... 1876 6. Phil Marak (1979-82)...... 20 10. Nick Doscher (2009- 12)...... 2088 9. David Crawford (2008-12)...... 1723 7. James Cooper (2016-17)...... 16 PASSING YARDS 10. Al Ferrie (1957-60)...... 1703 8. Jerry O’Riordan (1987)...... 13 1. Nick Doscher (2009- 12)...... 6100 9. Eric Silvester (2017-18)...... 10 2. John Sciarra (2004-05)...... 5902 . Ken Danielson (1967-69)...... 9 3. Jason Cue (1993-94)...... 4590 Robert Pate (2002)...... 9 4. Don Cavalli (1958-61)...... 4393 5. Greg Kovar (1985-88)...... 4068 6. Matt Abbey (2005-08)...... 4021 EXTRA POINTS 7. Terry O’Hare (1991-92)...... 3870 1. Tom O’Riordan (1983-86)...... 132 8. Jesse Foote (1984-86)...... 3639 2. David Lopez (2009-14)...... 113 9. Dan Coughlin (1962-64)...... 3634 . Carl Franke (1994-97)...... 113 10. Aaron Smith (1999-01)...... 3625 4. Piotr Czech (2004-07)...... 111 Phil Marak (1979-82)...... 111 PASSING COMPLETIONS 1. John Sciarra (2004-05)...... 473 6. Walter Lopez (1988-91)...... 87 2. Nick Doscher (2009-12)...... 455 7. Steve Schaeffer (1971-73)...... 41 3. Matt Abbey (2005-08)...... 334 8. Ken Danielson (1967-69)...... 40 4. Terry O’Hare (1991-92)...... 313 9. Eric Silvester (2017-18)...... 38 5. Aaron Smith (1999-01)...... 283 10. Jerry O’Riordan (1987)...... 34 6. Jason Cue (1993-94)...... 282 7. Alex Thomson (2015-17)...... 274 Greg Kovar (1985-88)...... 274 INTERCEPTIONS 9. Dan Coughlin (1962-64)...... 258 1. Tony Parisi (1971-74)...... 24 10. Jason Miletic (1995-96)...... 256 QB John Sciarra (2004-05) completely 2. Jim Nix (1976-79)...... 18 Jesse Foote (1984-86)...... 256 rewrote the Wagner record book dur- 3. Al Phillips (2004-07)...... 17 ing his two years under center. 4. Mike Kelly (1963-65)...... 15 TOUCHDOWN PASSES (1950-present) TOTAL OFFENSE 5. Jarrett Dieudonne (2011-2014)...... 14 1. Don Cavalli (1958-61)...... 46 2. Nick Doscher (2009-12)...... 44 (PASSING + RUSHING) (1978-81) ...... ,14 3. John Sciarra (2004-05)...... 40 1. Nick Doscher (2009 - 12)...... 8404 7. John Toto (1969-72)...... 11 4. Aaron Smith (1999-01)...... 38 2 John Sciarra (2004-05)...... 5845 Terek Henderson (2001-04)...... 11 5. Jim Fagan (1969-1971)...... 28 3. Rick Sarille (1995-99)...... 5290 9 Ryan Castellani (1999-02)...... 10 6. Andy Uske (1972-1974)...... 28 4. Terry Underwood (1985-88)...... 5010 10. Andy Fellouris (1982-85)...... 9 7. Greg Kovar (1985-88)...... 27 5. Dominique Williams (2009-14) ...... 4435 ACTIVE LEADER: MYRON MORRIS...... 7 8. Dan Coughlin (1962-64)...... 26 9. Jason Cue (1993-94)...... 26 6. Don Cavalli (1958-61)...... 4393 10. Tim Kelley (1980-83)...... 25 7. Jesse Foote (1984-86)...... 4273 TOTAL TACKLES 8. Jason Cue (1993-94)...... 4232 1. Sal D’Alessio (1980-83)...... 457 RECEPTIONS 9. Alonzo Patterson (1979-82)...... 4177 2. Ryan Tobin (1990-93)...... 419 1. Chris Turner (2003-06)...... 213 3. Craig Romano (2002-05)...... 377 2. Shaun Grover (2002-05)...... 181 SCORING 4. Jeremy Balina (1999-02)...... 351 3. Jason Bain (1997-00)...... 142 4. Sean Hurley (1993-96)...... 131 1. Rick Sarille (1995-99)...... 334 5. Lon Woods (2006-09)...... 130 2. Terry Underwood (1985-88)...... 330 6. Chuck Kinsley (1997-00)...... 127 3. Dominiue Williams (2009-14)...... 276 7. Rich Kotite (1963-65)...... 119 4. David Lopez (2009-14)...... 245 8. David Crawford (2008-12)...... 109 5. Piotr Czech (2004-07)...... 243 9. Joe Kinard (2004-07)...... 108 6. Tom O’Riordan (1983-86)...... 237 10. Mike Walker (1987-90)...... 107 7. Frank Melos (1958-61)...... 232 PASSING EFFICIENCY 8. Alonzo Patterson (1979-82)...... 226 1. Terry O’Hare (1991-92)...... 130.3 9. Kito Lockwood (1992-95)...... 222 2. Alex Thomson (2015-pres.)...... 125.9 3. Tim Kelley (1980-83)...... 124.6 4. Greg Kovar (1985-88)...... 123.4 5. John Sciarra (2004-05)...... 120.2 6. Nick Doscher (2009-12)...... 119.7 7. Jason Cue (1993-94)...... 119.1 8. Don Cavalli (1958-61)...... 118.3 Single-Game Records

RUSHING YARDS PASSING EFFICIENCY 1. Terry Underwood (1988)...... 1809 1. Greg Kovar (1987)...... 158.1 2. Ryan Fulse (2018)...... 1705 2. Nick Doscher (2012)...... 133.9 3. Alonzo Patterson (1981)...... 1487 3. Alex Thomson (2016)...... 133.6 4. Rick Sarille (1996)...... 1479 4. Terry O’Hare (1992)...... 132.3 5. Jason Butler (2007)...... 1353 5. Aaron Smith (2000)...... 131.6 6. Alonzo Patterson (1982)...... 1351 6. Tim Kelley (1983)...... 129.9 7. Dominique Williams (2011)...... 1338 7. Greg Kovar (1988)...... 129.3 8. Rick Sarille (1999)...... 1337. 8. Lou Simone (1999)...... 128.3 9. Dominique Williams (2012)...... 1328 9. Jesse Foote (1986)...... 128.2 10. Ryan Fulse (2017)...... 1306 10. John Sciarra (2005)...... 128.1

PASSING YARDS RECEIVING YARDS 1. John Sciarra (2005)...... 3321 1. Shaun Grover (2005)...... 1031 2. John Sciarra (2004)...... 2581 2. Chris Turner (2005)...... 952 3. Alex Thomson (2016)...... 2436 3. Rich Kotite (1964)...... 943 4. Aaron Smith (2000)...... 2346 4. Sean Simmons (2003)...... 894 5. Jason Cue (1993)...... 2330 5. Jason Bain (2000)...... 877 6. Jason Cue (1994)...... 2260 6. Bob Grady (1976)...... 852 7. Jeff Skinner (1998)...... 2246 7. Chris Turner (2004)...... 845 8. Terry O’Hare (1992)...... 2161 8. Al Ferrie (1960)...... 738 9 Nick Doscher (2010)...... 2067 9. John Williams (2016)...... 701 Dominique Williams rushed 1,338 yards in 10. Greg Kovar (1987)...... 1979 10. Rich Kotite (1965)...... 684 2011, good for sixth place on the all-time Seahawk single-seas list. TOUCHDOWN PASSES TOTAL OFFENSE 1. John Sciarra (2005)...... 26 (PASSING + RUSHING) EXTRA POINTS 2. Aaron Smith (2000)...... 25 1. John Sciarra (2005)...... 3302 1. Tom O’Riordan (1983)...... 40 3. Greg Kovar (1987)...... 17 2. Nick Doscher (2010)...... 2739 2. Phil Marak (1981)...... 39 4. Don Cavalli (1960)...... 18 3. John Sciarra (2004)...... 2513 3. DAVID LOPEZ (2009)...... 38 5. Nick Doscher (2010)...... 16 4. Alex Thomson (2016)...... 2481 4. Tom O’Riordan (1986)...... 37 Tim Kelley (1983)...... 16 Aaron Smith (2000)...... 2467 5. Phil Marak (1981)...... 37 Alex Thomson (2016)...... 16 6. Jeff Skinner (1998)...... 2402 6. Eric Silvester (2018)...... 36 8. Ray Benvenuti (1989)...... 15 7. Nic Doscher (2012)...... 2367 7. Carl Franke (1994)...... 35 9. David Bateman (2003)...... 14 8. Jason Cue (1994)...... 2130 Steve Cross (2000)...... 35 Dan Coughlin (1964)...... 14 9. Terry O’Hare (1992)...... 2111 9. Piotr Czech (2005)...... 32 Jason Cue (1993)...... 14 10. Jason Cue (1993)...... 2102 Walter Lopez (1989)...... 32 Terry O’Hare (1992)...... 14 Tom O’Riordan (1985)...... 32 John Sciarra (2004)...... 14 SCORING David Lopez (2012)...... 32 1. Terry Underwood (1988)...... 126 PASSING COMPLETIONS 2. Rick Sarille (1999)...... 102 INTERCEPTIONS 1. John Sciarra (2004)...... 266 Terry Underwood (1985)...... 102 1. Jim Nix (1979)...... 10 2. John Sciarra (2004)...... 207 4. Frank Melos (1961)...... 96 2. John Toto (1972)...... 9 3. Alex Thomson (2016)...... 184 5. Rick Sarille (1997)...... 94 3. Tony Parisi (1974)...... 8 4. Aaron Smith (2000)...... 172 6. Greg Harris (1990)...... 90 4. Jarrett Dieudonne (2014)...... 7 5. Terry O’Hare (1992)...... 170 Dominique Williams (2012)...... 90 Mike Kelly (1965)...... 7 6. Jeff Skinner (1998)...... 162 8. Ryan Fulse (2018)...... 84 6. Al Phillips (2007))...... 6 7. Jason Cue (1993)...... 152 Alonzo Patterson (1981)...... 84 Tony Smith (2004)...... 6 8. Matt Abbey (2006)...... 150 Dominique Williams (2011)...... 84 Neil Leonard (1952)...... 6 9. Nick Doscher (2010)...... 148 Dick Schlenker (1960)...... 6 10. Jason Miletic (1996)...... 144 FIELD GOALS 10. Numerous with...... 5 1. James Cooper (2016)...... 16 RECEPTIONS Piotr Czech (2007)...... 16 TOTAL TACKLES 1. Shaun Grover (2005)...... 78 David Lopez (2012)...... 16 1. Ryan Tobin (1993)...... 150 2. Sean Simmons (2003)...... 74 4. Tom O’Riordan (1984)...... 13 2. Joe Asconi (1969)...... 139 3. Chris Turner (2005)...... 66 Jerry O’Riordan (1987)...... 13 3. Sal D’Alessio (1981)...... 133 4. Chris Turner (2004)...... 61 6. David Lopez(2010)...... 11 4. Sal D’Alessio (1982)...... 132 Bob Grady (1976)...... 61 Walter Lopez (1991)...... 11 5. Bob Mackisey (1982)...... 126 6. Rich Kotite (1964)...... 56 Piotr Czech (2005)...... 11 Craig Romano (2004)...... 126 7. Chris Turner (2006)...... 54 Eric Silvester (2018)...... 10 7. Craig Romano (2005)...... 124 8. Lou Simone (2001)...... 51 Tom O’Riordan (1985)...... 10 Jason Bain (2000)...... 51 10. Shawn Grover (2004)...... 50

SEAHAWKS POST-SEASON HISTORY 2012 NEC Champions, 2nd Round NCAA Playoffs The Seahawks' sprint to a historic 2012 NEC Title featured a nine-game winning streak and the first-ever FCS Playoff win by an NEC team, a 31-20 victory over Colgate (11/24). The superlatives for Wagner were many, including a final national Top-25 ranking in both major FCS Polls, and a pair of National Coach of the Year Honors 1987 for Head Coach Hameline. Running back Dominique Williams was named to the College Sports Journal (CSJ) All-America Team while defensive tackle Daevonte Barnet was tabbed a CSJ Freshman All-American. and was one of eight Seahawk All-NEC honorees. NATIONAL

1995 ECAC-IFC DIVISION I-AA BOWL PITTSBURGH, PA — Duquesne jumped on Wagner early, building a 30-7 lead with a monstrous CHAMPIONS air attack that accounted for 357 yards in a 44-20 win. Two Kito Lockwood scores brought Wagner within 30-20 early in the fourth quarter, but Duquesne scored twice on the ground to clinch the game. Seahawk quarterback Jason Miletic completed 22 passes for 251 yards in the loss.

The greatest day in the long and illustrious gridiron history of 1994 ECAC-IFC DIVISION I-AA BOWL Wagner College came on a sunny JAMAICA, NY — The Seahawks turned the ball over five times and managed just 271 yards of December 12, 1987 in Phenix, total offense in a 34-14 loss at St. John’s University, losing an ECAC Championship game for the Alabama, as the Seahawks captured first time ever. Ahead 14-7 and driving into Red Storm territory, the Seahawks fumbled. St. John’s the 1987 NCAA Division III National converted and never looked back. Pat Connolly caught five passes for 69 yards for Wagner. Championship with a 19-3 victory against the University of Dayton. The Seahawks, winners of seven 1993 ECAC-IFC DIVISION I-AA BOWL straight and 12 of 13 heading into the NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The Seahawks won a record fifth ECAC crown and avenged a regular- championship, rose to the challenge season loss by shutting out the Gaels on their home turf, 32-0. All-American linebacker Ryan Tobin, in the Stagg Bowl. Wagner jumped the game’s MVP, made 18 tackles, including 12 solos, three tackles for a loss, two sacks, and forced out to a 19-0 first-half lead and a fumble, while Chris Purdy ran for four Seahawk touchdowns. never looked back in cruising to the College’s first and only national championship in any sport. Quarterback Greg Kovar got 1992 ECAC SOUTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP Wagner on the board early, finding STATEN ISLAND, NY — Senior quarterback Terry O’Hare earned MVP honors as he passed for 332 yards and three touchdowns, while also running for a score in leading the Seahawks to a split end John Chaney in the end 48-6 victory over the St. Francis (PA) Red Flash, avenging a regular-season loss. The Seahawk zone from 22 yards out with just defense registered six sacks, including three by linebacker Bryan Devone. under two minutes left in the opening quarter. Fullback Tom Pugh put the Seahawks up 13-0, bulldozing in from one yard out. 1986 ECAC SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Wide receiver Keith Johnson capped LANCASTER, PA — Senior quarterback Jesse Foote ran for four touchdowns and passed for the Seahawk scoring 20 seconds another as Wagner posted a 40-28 victory over host Franklin & Marshall to capture the ECAC before intermission, hauling in a 22- South Championship at Williamson Field. Foote scored all four of his touchdowns in the final yard Kovar spiral for a 19-0 halftime thirty minutes, including a 46-yard jaunt with 52 seconds remaining to seal the victory. lead. With Kovar on the way to a 301- yard day, the defense took it the rest of the way, holding Dayton to 1985 ECAC SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP just 234 yards of total offense and KING’S POINT, NY — Sophomore Peter Andolpho’s end zone tackle of King’s Point running 2.9 yards per play. End George back Doug Jones with 7:47 remaining in the first half provided Wagner with the winning margin Gaspar led the way with 16 tackles as the Seahawks captured the ECAC South Championship with a 9-7 victory at Captain Tomb and a sack, while linebackers Artie Field. Freshman running back Terry Underwood scored Wagner’s only touchdown on a two-yard DiMella and Chris West made 13 run. stops each. The Seahawks made three other 1983 ECAC METRO CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA Playoff appearances in the 1980s, earning berths in 1980 and JAMAICA, NY — The Seahawks scored an ECAC Championship game record 48 points 1982 and returning to defend their to capture the ECAC Metro NY-NJ Championship over host St. John’s University, 48-7. The championship in 1988, but falling Seahawks took control early as tailback Ed Christensen scored three first-quarter touchdowns on runs of 77, 14 and 10 yards. Christensen ended the day with 177 yards on the ground. 34-31 in an overtime shoot-out to eventual national champion Ithaca.