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1987 Wagner Seahawks football
1987 Wagner Seahawks football
NCAA Division III champion
Stagg Bowl, W 19–3 vs. Dayton
Conference	Independent
Record	13–1
Head coach	Walt Hameline (7th season);
Home stadium	Wagner College Stadium
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 NCAA Division III independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Wagner ^		–		13	–	1	–	0
Rochester (NY) ^		–		9	–	2	–	0
Hofstra ^		–		8	–	2	–	0
UC Santa Barbara		–		8	–	2	–	0
Wabash		–		8	–	2	–	0
Dayton ^		–		11	–	3	–	0
Ferrum ^		–		8	–	2	–	1
Salisbury State		–		7	–	2	–	0
Georgetown		–		6	–	2	–	1
DePauw		–		7	–	3	–	0
Menlo ^		–		7	–	3	–	0
Millsaps		–		7	–	3	–	0
Canisius		–		6	–	3	–	1
San Diego		–		6	–	3	–	1
Mercyhurst		–		6	–	4	–	0
Cortland		–		5	–	4	–	0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham		–		5	–	4	–	0
Albany		–		5	–	5	–	0
Drake		–		5	–	5	–	0
Norwich		–		4	–	4	–	1
Union (NY)		–		5	–	5	–	0
Aurora		–		4	–	5	–	0
Stony Brook		–		4	–	5	–	0
Brockport		–		3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo		–		3	–	7	–	0
Catholic University		–		3	–	7	–	0
Saint Francis (PA)		–		2	–	6	–	0
Brooklyn		–		2	–	7	–	0
Colorado College		–		2	–	7	–	0
Duquesne		–		2	–	7	–	0
Frostburg State		–		2	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's		–		2	–	8	–	0
Marist		–		1	–	7	–	0
Quincy		–		1	–	7	–	0
Western Connecticut State		–		1	–	8	–	1
Buffalo State		–		1	–	9	–	0
Wesley		–		0	–	9	–	0

^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

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

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

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	William Paterson	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	W 14–0	2,500
September 12	at Montclair State	Upper Montclair, NJ	W 24–17	4,285
September 19	at St. John's	Jamaica, NY	W 30–14	1,459
September 26	Trenton State	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	W 41–13	2,700
October 3	at Buffalo	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 20–0	1,796
October 10	at Hofstra	Hempstead, NY	L 28–35	6,895
October 24	at Merchant Marine	Kings Point, NY	W 16–14	1,841
October 31	C. W. Post	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	W 46–29	5,000
November 7	at Western Connecticut State	Danbury, CT	W 27–3	1,200
November 14	Pace	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	W 59–7	3,500
November 21	Rochester (NY)	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY (NCAA Division III first round)	W 38–14		^[3]
November 28	at Fordham	Jack Coffey Field Bronx, NY (NCAA Division III Eastern Finals)	W 21–0		^[4]^[2]
December 5	at Emory and Henry	Abingdon, VA (NCAA Division III semifinal)	W 20–15		^[5]
December 12	vs. Dayton	Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL (Stagg Bowl)	W 19–3	4,000	^[6]