Gameday Info	September 24, 2016|Chestnut Hill, MA|1:00 PMI Alumni Stadium (44,500)
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Chestnut Hill, MA - The Wagner Seahawks (2-0), who compete in the Football Championship Division (FCS). will face its sixth Bowl Championship Subdivision (FBS) opponent in program history on Saturday, September 24 when the Seahawks meet the Boston College Eagles of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in a contest that will be streamed live on ESPN 3.

First 2-0 Start Since 2006
In opening the 2016 campaign with victories over Saint Anselm (38-16) and Concordia (38-0), Wagner is off to its first 2-0 season start since 2006.

Sixth FBS Foe for Wagner

Boston College will be the sixth Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent that Wagner has ever played, with each of the previous five matchups taking place since 2012. This is the second consecutive year that the Seahawks will face two FBS foes in the same season as the Green & White travel to UMass to meet the Minutemen on October 29 after playing Rice and BYU in 2015.

Seahawks Nearly Won First-Ever Clash with FBS Opponent

Wagner met an FBS foe on the gridiron for the first time on August 31, 2012 at Florida Atlantic and the Seahawks nearly pulled off the win as the Owls picked off a pass in the end zone en route to a 7-6 victory in the season opener for both teams. The Green & White got out to a 0-3 start that season before reeling off nine straight wins on their way to claiming the Northeast Conference (NEC) championship.

The Coaches

Jason Houghtaling (say it Ho-tal-ling) is in his second season as the head coach of the Seahawks and, at age 35, is the third-youngest head coach in the FCS. He took over for Walt Hameline, who announced at the end of the 2014 season that he would be stepping down as head coach while remaining as Seahawk athletic director. Houghtaling (3-10) was the Seahawks' associate head coach and offensive coordinator when the the Green & White claimed a share of the 2014 NEC title (with Sacred Heart), and overall,  has spent seven years as a Wagner assistant. In his final three seasons as offensive coordinator (2011, 2012, 2014), the Seahawks amassed a 16-6 NEC record with league titles in two of those three years. In 2014, the Seahawks' offense ranked No. 4 nationally in time of possession and did not commit a turnover in the final three games of the season. Houghtaling served as offensive coordinator at Cornell in 2013 before returning to Grymes Hill as associate head coach/offensive coordinator. 

Boston College

Steve Addazio was named Boston College's 35th head football coach in December of 2012 and wasted no time making his mark on the program.  Addazio took over an Eagles program that had suffered back-to-back losing seasons for the first time in 14 years (including a 2-10 mark in 2012) and engineered a remarkable turnaround.  In what were supposed to be rebuilding years, Addazio led the Eagles to back-to-back seven-win seasons and two consecutive bowl games. The former Temple head coach and Florida offensive coordinator is in his fourth season at the helm of the Eagles' program and is 18-23.

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