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22014014 WagnerWagner SeahawksSeahawks FootballFootball WWagneragner SSeahawkseahawks ((1-1,1-1, 00-0-0 NNEC)EC) ............................................. aatt MMonmouthonmouth HHawksawks ((1-0,1-0, 00-0-0 BBigig SSouth)outh) SSaturday,aturday, SSeptembereptember 113,3, 22014014 - 1:001:00 pmpm KKessleressler FFieldield ((4,000)4,000) Wagner Quick Facts Location: ............................................Staten Island, NY A Free Webstream will be offered on HawkVision and The Big South Network President: .....................................Dr. Richard Guarasci Athletics Director: ................................. Walt Hameline Seahawks At Former NEC Rival Monmouth Next Head Football Coach: ............................ Walt Hameline West Long Branch, NJ - The Green & White will navigate the 45-mile trip to the Jersey Shore on Record at Wagner: ........................... 216-135/34th year September 13 at 1:00 pm to face a familiar local foe as Wagner and Monmouth meet for the 21st time. Overall Record: .................................................... Same The schools have met every season since 1993 and from 1996-2012, the two locked horns as members of the NEC. In 2013, Monmouth began play a member of The Big South Conference as the teams met Media Relations: .......................................John Beisser in 2013 in a non-conference tussle on Grymes Hill. The Hawks won that November 9 battle by the count Beisser Offi ce Phone: ..........................(718) 390-3227 of 23-6. With two straight wins over Wagner, Monmouth has assumed an 11-9 lead in the all-time series. Beisser Email:[email protected]@g 20122012 HomeHo Loss To Monmouth Preceded Historic Turnaround HISTORY VS. MONMOUTH ThereThere was plenty of pomp and circumstance to go (11-10, Hawks Lead) 2014 Schedule aroundaround when Wagner hosted then NEC-rival Monmouth on SeptemberSe 15, 2012. Optimism and good cheer was 2013 Monmouth 23, Wagner 6 August 30 at Georgetown W 21-3 in thethe air, following an opening-season 7-3 loss at FBS 2012 Monmouth 38, Wagner 17 2011 Wagner 44, Monmouth 29 September 6 at FIU L 31-3 membermem FAU and despite a down-to-the-wire defeat at GeorgetownGeor the following week. 2010 Wagner 30 Monmouth 21 September 13 at Monmouth 1:00 pm 6:00 pm 2009 Wagner 27 Monmouth 24 September 27 atAlderson Lafayette Broaddus 6:00 pm PriorPrio to the 2012 Wagner-Monmouth tilt, the fi eld at 2008 Monmouth 31 Wagner 17 October 4 WagnerWa College Stadium was named “Hameline Field” 2007 Wagner 45 Monmouth 16 1:00 pm in honorh of the 200-plus winning Seahawk head coach 2006 Monmouth 28 Wagner 7 October 11 Saintat CentralFrancis Connecticut* U* 12:00 pm October 25 WaltWa Hameline. A host of family members, friends, 2005 Wagner 26 Monmouth 20 November 1 Sacred Heart 3:30 pm (ESPN 3) pastpa and present Wagner players along with former 2004 Monmouth 14 Wagner 7 at Robert Morris 12:00 pm (ESPN 3) coachesco and administrators were on hand to feat the 2003 Monmouth 24 Wagner 0 November 8 SeahawkS head coach who has just entered his 32nd 2002 Wagner 7 Monmouth 6 November 15 Duquesne* 12:00 pm seasons at the helm of the good ship Seahawk. Some 2001 Monmouth 23 Wagner 15 November 22 at Bryant* 1:00 pm threet hours later, Hameline addresses and thanked a 2000 Wagner 14 Monmouth 7 largel contingent of friendly faces during a reception 1999 Wagner 35 Monmouth 3 #-Homecoming in the Spiro Center’s VIP Room, which included a 1998 Monmouth 48 Wagner 20 cadre of members of the Seahawks’ 1987 NCAA Bold - Home Games / * - NEC Game 1997 Monmouth 51 Wagner 7 DivisionDivisio III National Championship Team, which was 1996 Monmouth 23 Wagner 10 honoredhonore at halftime that day on the 25th anniversary of 1995 Wagner 21 Monmouth 20 theirth i memorable season. 1994 Monmouth 22 Wagner 14 1993 Wagner 13 Monmouth 7 At that moment, with Wagner saddled with an 0-3 record following a 38-17 thrashing at the hands of Monmouth, bold = home game and Hameline’s close friend, and former assistant Kevin italics = road game Callahan, there was little glimpse of what good fortune lay ahead for the Seahawks. WAGNER COLLEGE “We had a veteran team in 2012 and we thought we had a chance to be pretty good, but at 0-3, we were Location: Staten Island, NY obviously not feeling too good about ourselves.” Nickname: Seahawks The spark Wagner was seeking came the following week at Central Connecticut. In a game televised on First Football Season: 1927 the night of September 22 as the NEC Game of the Week, the season appeared to take a turn thanks to Enrollment: 2,100 the mighty right leg of kicker David Lopez. With the Seahawks holding a scant 7-6 lead, Lopez sailed a 51-yard fi eld goal through the uprights as the fi rst-half gun sounded, extending Wagner’s lead to 10-6. Wagner went on to outscore the Blue Devils 21-7 in the second half to fashion its fi rst win of the season by a 31-13 count. One win became two, then three….when the dust fi nally settled, the Seahawks’ accomplishments included a nine-game winning streak, its fi rst-ever NEC football title, the NEC’s fi rst-ever NCAA FCS victory, a 31-20 win over Patriot League champion, and a competitive 29-19 loss at No. 4 Eastern Washington. With heady QB Nick Doscher directing the offense, dynamic running Dominique Williams working his way MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY through the Wagner and NEC record book, to go with the NEC’s top defensive outfi t headed linebacker Location: West Long Branch, NJ C.O. Prime, a current member of the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the 2012 Seahawks made history. Nickname: Hawks In 2013, a young roster that saw Wagner employ four different quarterbacks, saw the Seahawks struggle First Football Season: 1849 to a 3-8 record and a 2-5 mark in the NEC. Off to a 1-1 start in 2014, following a 21-3 win at Georgetown Enrollment: 6,570 and a 34-3 loss at FBS member FIU, Wagner continue its search for a bounce-back season with hopes of delivering a bounce-back performance at Monmouth. WAGNER COLLEGE 2014 Quick Facts Team Information: General Information: 2013 Overall Record: .............................................. 3-8 Location: ............................................ Staten Island, NY 2013 NEC Record/Finish: ................................2-4/ T-6 Founded: ................................................................ 1883 Starters Returning/Lost: Enrollment: ........................................................... 2,000 Nickname: ...................................................... Seahawks Offense: ..................................................................... 7/4 Colors: ...............................Green (PMS 3308) & White Defense: ..................................................................... 7/4 Affi liation: .................................. NCAA Division I-AA Lettermen Returning: ...............................................62 Conference: ...................... Northeast Conference (NEC) Lettermen Lost: .........................................................20 Stadium: .....................Wagner College Stadium (3,300) Newcomers: ...............................................................47 Surface: ......................................................... Field Turf President: .......... Dr. Richard Guarasci (Fordham, 1967) Returning Offensive Starters (7) Athletic Director: Walt Hameline (Brockport St., 1975) Athletic Department Phone: ...................(718) 390-3433 OL - Nazir Barnett ....................................(Jr., 6-4, 275) Ticket Offi ce Phone: ............................. (718) 420-4039 OL - Brett Buzzard ................................(R-Jr., 6-7, 285) OL - David Fredrickson .....................(5th-Sr., 6-2, 290) Football History: OL - Kevin Messier ............................(5th-Sr., 6-5, 295) First Year of Football: ..............................................1927 WR - Anthony Carrington .........................(Sr., 6-2, 195) Overall all-time record: .....................391-337-19 (.543) TE - Bryant Watts .............................(5th-Sr., 6-5, 245) Undefeated Seasons: ............................1960, 1964, 1967 H-Back - Ralph Greene .............................(Sr., 5-7, 170) Div. III National Champions: ...................................1987 ................................................................ FCS since 1992 ......Member of Northeast Conference (NEC) since 1996 Returning Defensive Starters (7) All-time NEC record: ...................................59-64 (.480) DB - Jarrett Dieudonne .......................(5th-Sr., 6-1, 190) DL - Daevonte Barnett ...........................(Sr., ., 6-4, 280) Media Relations: DL - Fidel Okoye ..................................... (So., 6-2, 295) Asst. AD For Media Relations ....................John Beisser LB - Geg Hilliard ................................(5th-Sr., 6-3, 235) Offi ce Phone: ...........................................718-390-3227 LB - Trevor Loveland .........................(5th-Sr., 6-3, 235) Offi ce Fax: ...............................................718-420-4015 Cell Phone: ................................................732-921-6744 LB - Max Wassel ...............................(5th-Sr., 5-11, 235) E-mail: [email protected] CB - Deangelo James ..............................(Sr., 5-10, 170) Press Box Phone: .................................(718) 420-4050 Website: ................................. www.wagnerathletics.com Returning Specialists Starters (2) P - A.J. Firestone (5th-Sr., 6-1, 210) LS - Phil Faccone (Sr.,