1997 Wagner Seahawks football team

1997 Wagner Seahawks football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	6–4 (2–2 NEC)
Head coach	Walt Hameline (17th season)
Home stadium	Wagner College Stadium

1997 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Robert Morris $		4	–	0					8	–	3
Monmouth		3	–	1					5	–	4
Wagner		2	–	2					6	–	4
Central Connecticut		1	–	3					5	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)		0	–	4					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion

The 1997 Wagner Seahawks football team represented Wagner College in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Seahawks were led by 17th-year head coach Walt Hameline and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. Wagner finished the season 6–4 overall and 2–2 in NEC play to place third.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 13	Iona*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	W 33–0
September 20	C.W. Post*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	W 13-12
September 27	Saint Francis (PA)	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	W 42–6
October 4	at Robert Morris	Moon Stadium Moon Township, PA	L 9–21
October 11	at Saint Peter's*	Cochrane Stadium Jersey City, NJ	W 42–14
October 18	Central Connecticut State	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	W 34–23
October 25	at Marist*	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	L 0–21
November 1	Stony Brook*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	W 10–0
November 8	at Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	L 7–51
November 15	at San Diego*	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	L 29–52
*Non-conference game