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 test 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 college football’s highest division in each of the last eight seasons.