1996 Wagner Seahawks football team

1996 Wagner Seahawks football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	5–5 (2–2 NEC)
Head coach	Walt Hameline (16th season)
Home stadium	Wagner College Stadium

1996 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Robert Morris +		3	–	1					9	–	2
Monmouth +		3	–	1					7	–	3
Central Connecticut		2	–	2					3	–	7
Wagner		2	–	2					5	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)		0	–	4					3	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1996 Wagner Seahawks football team represented Wagner College in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). This year was the team's first season as a member of the Northeast Conference after their transition from being an NCAA Division I-AA independent program. The Seahawks were led by 16th-year head coach Walt Hameline and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. Wagner finished the season 5–5 overall and 2–2 in NEC play to tie for second place.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 14	at Iona*	Mazzella Field New Rochelle, NY	W 27–0
September 21	C.W. Post*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	W 6-24
September 28	Marist*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	L 27–28
October 5	at Saint Francis (PA)	Pine Bowl Loretto, PA	W 24–6
October 12	Monmouth	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	L 10–23
October 19	Saint Peter's*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	W 41–12
October 26	at Central Connecticut State	Arute Field New Britain, CT	L 41–49
November 2	Robert Morris	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	W 38–35
November 9	at Stony Brook*	Seawolves Field Stony Brook, NY	W 27–20
November 16	at Towson State*	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, Maryland	L 11–35
*Non-conference game