NEC Wagner

Record1-8through 9 games
Nextat MercyhurstSat Nov 7 · 12 pm ET · NEC Front Row

The rest of the season

Three real tests left: Stonehill 12%, Mercyhurst 28%, New Haven 41%

Win out 1% · expect 0.8 of 3 more wins

Wagner's chance to win each game left, from our model: Mercyhurst 28%, New Haven 41%, Stonehill 12%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

LeadersPassing Benjamin Newman 1,196 · Rushing Matt Morad 360 · Receiving Zion Fowler-El 242 All player stats

The model#122 among FCS teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Wagner · 2026 schedule and results1-8Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 51% · 0 opponents played so far are in the AP top 25 now.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Aug 29Robert MorrisL 7-28Wagner lost 7-28 vs Robert Morris. Chance to win started at 72%, low under 1%, high 75%.0-10-1Pass Stevens 63 · Rush Morad 32 · Rec Fowler-El 30
1Sep 5Southern Connecticut StateW 31-7Wagner won 31-7 vs Southern Connecticut State. Chance to win started at 55%, low 50%, high better than 99%.1-10-1Pass Newman 267 · Rush Morad 83 · Rec McDonald 70
2Sep 12@James MadisonL 3-87 129Wagner lost 3-87 at James Madison. Never had a real chance.1-20-1Pass Newman 101 · Rush Moats-Maynard 33 · Rec Fowler-El 45
3Sep 19@CaliforniaL 7-49 130Wagner lost 7-49 at California. Never had a real chance. Roaring1-30-1Pass Newman 86 · Rush James 36 · Rec Burrell 24
4Bye week
5Oct 3@Central ConnecticutL 14-45Wagner lost 14-45 at Central Connecticut. Chance to win started at 6%, low under 1%, high 7%.1-40-2Pass Wiley 135 · Rush James 26 · Rec Perkins Jr. 95
6Oct 10PrincetonL 13-28Wagner lost 13-28 vs Princeton. Chance to win started at 6%, low under 1%, high 7%.1-50-2Pass Newman 176 · Rush Morad 38 · Rec Burrell 60
7Oct 17Long Island UniversityL 9-14Wagner lost 9-14 vs Long Island University. Chance to win started at 36%, low 10%, high 57%.1-60-3Pass Newman 196 · Rush Kamau 24 · Rec Perkins Jr. 87
8Oct 24@DuquesneL 21-52Wagner lost 21-52 at Duquesne. Chance to win started at 13%, low under 1%, high 57%.1-70-4Pass Newman 237 · Rush Morad 68 · Rec Colclough 53
9Oct 31@MerrimackL 14-19Wagner lost 14-19 at Merrimack. Chance to win started at 10%, low under 1%, high 25%.1-80-4Pass Wiley 81 · Rush Morad 91 · Rec Bars 37
10Nov 7@Mercyhurst12 pm ET · NEC Front Row28% to win
11Nov 14New Haven12 pm ET41% to win
12Nov 21@Stonehill12 pm ET12% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Wagner, through 9 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

The small line beside each score is the team's win chance through the game, drawn on one scale for every game. The small number is total plays.

Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, big plays)▼
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Big plays (IsoPPP)Note
Oct 31@MerrimackL 14-19———−0.01830.5%1.60Most explosive
Oct 24@DuquesneL 21-52———+0.08440.8%1.07Blowout loss
Oct 17Long Island UniversityL 9-14———−0.02734.6%1.24One-score loss
Oct 10PrincetonL 13-28———+0.05039.7%1.18
Oct 3@Central ConnecticutL 14-45———−0.07239.7%1.12Blowout loss
Sep 19@CaliforniaL 7-49198128:08−0.15227.4%1.36Blowout loss
Sep 12@James MadisonL 3-87204237:24−0.52214.1%1.52Season-low EPA/play
Sep 5Southern Connecticut StateW 31-7———+0.09441.8%1.27Season-high EPA/play
Aug 29Robert MorrisL 7-28———−0.45913.8%1.16
Season average (9 games)2011.5−0.11331.4%1.28

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Mercyhurstat Mercyhurst · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Wagner has lost seven straight.

1-9 over the last 10, and lost the last seven.

Streak L7Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 1-9

Range of outcomes · Wagner · 2026

Wagner’s most common regular-season record in our model is 2-10. Most outcomes (99%) land from 1-11 to 3-9.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

1 wins 38%; 2 wins 46%; 3 wins 16%; 4 wins 1%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor1-11Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base1-11Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 9 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the FCS playoff.

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Worth watchingGames average 50 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 1-8

Game feel50even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 8 in the NEC
Heart rate0-2rarely closein one-score games (2 of 9)8th most one-score games of 8 in the NEC
Margin−23.3outgunnedavg scoring margin8th best margin of 8 in the NEC
Tempo63uptempooffensive plays / game1st fastest of 6 in the NEC
Big plays1.28some popexplosiveness (IsoPPP)4th most explosive of 8 in the NEC
Home crowd1,438avg attendance8th biggest crowds of 8 in the NEC

Measured from 9 games · ranks are among NEC teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Wagner is the Seahawks grinding away in the Northeast Conference — a program that shows up, competes, and earns respect through consistency and tough NEC football.

Standard GapA Northeast Conference program that wins just enough games to feel…
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The experience

Wagner is the Seahawks grinding away in the Northeast Conference — a program that shows up, competes, and earns respect through consistency and tough NEC football.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Seahawks.”
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