2018 Wagner Seahawks Football Wagner at Syracuse Saturday, September 8, 2018 3:30 PM / Carrier Dome/Syracuse, NY TV: ACC Network Extra After opening its 88th season of intercollegiate football with a 40-23 wire-to-wire win over Division II power Bowie State last Thursday, Wagner College steps up in class this Wagner At a Glance week by taking on FBS and ACC member Syracuse at the Carrier Dome on Saturday in Location: ............................................Staten Island, NY a 3:30 p.m. start. President: ..................................... Dr. Richard Guarasci WAGNER-SYRACUSE: THE SERIES Play-by-Play: Doug Sherman Athletics Director: ................................. Walt Hameline This will mark the second meeting between these two New York-based institutions Head Football Coach: ......................Jason Houghtaling separated by 257 miles. The Seahawks and the Oraange met back on September 14, Color Analyst: Al Groh Record at Wagner: ................................. 12-22/4th year 2013 at the Carrier Dome with Syracuse coming away with a 54-0 win. Overall Record: .................................................... Same ABOUT WAGNER Media Relations: .......................................John Beisser Wagner is an FCS program that entered the season having won two Northeast Conference (NEC) championships in the last six years Beisser Office Phone: ..........................(718) 390-3227 (2012 and regular season title in 2014), scored points in all three phases of the game in the win over Bowie State in the 2018 lid- Beisser Email:[email protected] lifter. The Seahawks, who jumped out to a 17-0 lead, recorded a safety, blocked a punt for a touchdown and received three rushing touchdowns from Ryan Fulse who rushed for an FCS-best 271 yards on 20 carries. The Seahawks return 17 of 22 overall starters, including 10 of 11 returnees on the defensive side of the ball and seven of Wagner-Syracuse 11 on offense. All told, Wagner returns Second All-Time Meeting, Ninth All-Time FBS Opponent 62 letterwinners from last season’s 4-7 2018 ScheduleW, 40-23 team, and welcomes 58 Bowie State 3:30 p.m. newcomers. At quarterback, August 30 Wagner History vs. FBS Opponents at Syracuse 3:00 p.m. senior Luke Massei, who September 8 Date Result Location Attendance at Montana State 6:00 p.m. (Homecoming) completed 58.4 percent of September 15 Sept, 23,, 2017 Western Michigan 49, Wagner 14 Kalamazoo, MI 13,438 Sacred Heart* 1:00 p.m. his passes for 1,371 yards September 22 at Monmouth 2:00 p.m. seven touchdowns while Oct., 29, 2016 UMass 34, Wagner 10 Amherst, MA 8,468 September 29 at Campbell starting eight of the final Sept. 24, 2016 BC 42, Wagner 10 Chestnut Hill, MA 22,728 October 6 12:00 p.m. nine games of the 2017 Saint Francis U* 12:00 p.m. Oct. 24, 2015 BYU 70, Wagner 6 Provo, UT 56,015 October 13 at Central Connecticut* season, won the starting October 27 12:00 p.m. job in preseason camp and Sept. 5, 2015 Rice 56, Wagner 16 Houston, TX 18,296 Duquesne* 1:00 p.m. November 3 completed 8-of-16 passes Sept. 6, 2014 FIU 34, Wagner 3 Miami, FL 9,981 at Bryant* 12:00 pm November 10 at Robert Morris* for 134 yards in the season- Sept. 14, 2013 Syracuse 54, Wagner 0 Syracuse, NY 33,299 November 17 opening win over Bowie Aug. 31, 2012 FAU 7, Wagner 3 Boca Raton, FL 14,510 State. Bold - Home Games / * - NEC Game All Times EST. SEAHAWKS NAME FIVE CAPTAINS The five Seahawk captains this season will include running back Ryan Fulse, offensive lineman Brady Hudik, defensive lineman Charbel Dabire, linebacker Santoni Graham, and defensive back Sterling Lowry. “These five young men are proven leaders and productive performers, each of whom have earned the respect of their teammates and coaches alike,” said Wagner fourth-year head coach Jason Houghtaling. All five captains are members of the senior class, though Graham, who has one season of eligibility remaining following the 2018 season, is listed as a redshirt-junior. For Graham and Lowry, this marks the second straight season that they will serve as team captains. WAGNER HEAD COACH JASON HOUGHTALING Former Wagner associate head coach/offensive coordinator Jason Houghtaling (hO - Tail- Ling), grew up in Windsor, NY, about an hour and a half drive south from Syracuse on Route 81, was elevated to head football coach on November 25, 2014 and enter his fourth WAGNER COLLEGE season at the helm of the Seahawk program in 2018. In his three seasons on Grymes Hill, Houghtaling is 11-23, highlighted by a 6-5 Location: Staten Island, NY season in 2016, which included a 4-2 mark in the Northeast Conference (NEC). That season, the Seahawks had the distinction of being Nickname: Seahawks the only NEC team to defeat eventual NEC Champion Saint Francis U. Under Houghtaling’s tutelage, offensive lineman Greg Senat Enrollment: 2,000 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 Founded: 1883 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 remains 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. Houghtaling on Playing Syracuse at the Carrier Dome “It’s going to be a thrill for our guys to play Syracuse in the dome, no question. I grew up going to SU games and played there in high school. I guess there’s no one on the roster from the last time we were there in 2013, so it will be a new experience for sure. Our team SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY is excited. Obviously it’s a huge challenge, playing an ACC school on the road. They’re big, fast and loaded with athletes. I’m looking for Location: Syracuse, NY our players to compete whistle to whistle, and am hopeful that this game will help prepare us for our Northeast Conference schedule. Nickname: Orange Here at Wagner, we are always striving for ways to enhance the college experience for our student-athletes, and playing games like Enrollment: 15,252 this is a part of that. I know our former players, which include a couple current guys in the NFL (five-year veteran LB Julian Stanford Founded: 1870 of the Bills and 2018 6th-round OL draft pick Greg Senat of the Ravens), have really enjoyed the challenge of playing FBS schools.” SYRACUSE HEAD COACH DINO BABERS A proven winner and respected mentor, Dino Babers was named the 30th head football coach at Syracuse University on Dec. 5, 2015. He entered the season with a 45-32 (.584) career head coaching record and boasts more than 30 years of experience in the profession. Known for his innovative, ultra-fast offense, Babers is in his third season on the Syracuse sideline. So far, his Orange tenure has featured record-setting offensive production and notable wins against some of the nation’s best teams. Syracuse posted two of the top three total offense figures in program history (2016 - 5,290 yards; 2017 - 5,476 yards) in Babers’ first two seasons. The Orange have also defeated two of ranked opponents on his watch, including reigning national champion Clemson in 2017. 2018 Wagner Football Quick Facts General Information Head Coach Location: Staten Island, NY Jason Houghtaling (Binghamton, 2004) 4th Year Founded: 1883 Enrollment: 2,000 Assistant Coaches Nickname: Seahawks Tony Brinson Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Colors: Green (PMS 3308) & White Darrell Wilson Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/DBs Affiliation: NCAA Division I (FCS) Rob Calabrese Offensive Coordinator Conference: Northeast Conference (NEC) Stefon Wheeler Offensive LineDL Co-Recruiting Coordinator Stadium: Hameline Field (3,300) Terrance Knighton Defensive Line/Co-Recruiting Coordinator Surface: Field Turf Jim Munson Defensive Assistant President: Dr. Richard Guarasci (Fordham, 1967) Walter Kusmirek Tight Ends./Co-Recruiting Coordinator Athletic Director: Walt Hameline (Brockport St., 1975) Junior Taylor Wide Receivers Athletic Dep. Phone: (718) 390-3433 David Fredrickson Running Backs Ticket Office Phone: (718) 420-4039 Louis DiRienzo Outside Linebackers Daniel White Inside Linebackers Football History Andrew Kolb Video Coordinator/Program Analyst First Year of Football: 1927 Joe Varga Assistant AD for Athlete Performance Overall all-time record: 402-347-19 (.535) Ryan Monaghan Director of Football Operations Undefeated Seasons: 1960, 1964, 1967 Tom Walsh Football Equipment Manager Div. III National Champions: 1987 Football Office Phone: 718-420-4511 Became FCS Program 1992 Became NEC Program 1996 All-time NEC Record: 71-76 (.483) Did You Know??? Team Information Former Syracuse All-American linebacker Dan Conley served as an assistant coach at Wagner from 20-05-2007. 2017 Overall Record: 4-7 2017 NEC Record/Finish: 2-4/T-5 2007: Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line Starters Returning/Lost: 17/5 2006: Special Teams Coordinator/Secondary 2005: Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Offense: 7/4 Defense: 10/11 Lettermen Returning: 62 Lettermen Lost: 26 Newcomers: 58 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE WAGNER-SYRACUSE NO. NAME Say It 84 Aldred Adarkwah Uh - Dark - wuh 22 Jeffrey Bost Bahst 56 Macai Bruce Muh-KY 36 Khaliq Byard Kah – Lick Bye - yerd 13 Andrew Celis Sell - iss 40 Andrew Cordani Cord – Dann - ee TALE OF THE TAPE 96 Charbel Dabire SHAR – Bell Duh – BEER – Ay WAGNER 41.0.......................POINTS.......