Stadium Quick Facts
Name: Hameline Field
Opened: 1967
Capacity: 3,700
Surface: Turf
Sports: Football, Women’s Soccer, Men’s Lacrosse, Women’s Lacrosse
Originally opened in 1967 as Fischer Memorial Field, Wagner College Stadium—now known as Hameline Field—is the longtime home of Seahawk football, women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s lacrosse. The field was first inaugurated on September 23, 1967, when Wagner defeated Western Maryland, 25-8, in front of 4,700 fans. That season, the Seahawks went 5-0 at home and completed a perfect 9-0 campaign under head coach Bob Hicks.
The stadium was initially constructed on a practice field, expanded through a donation by Charlotta Fischer Palmer in memory of her son, John Palmer ’62, a former Wagner track athlete. Her support led to the inclusion of a surrounding track, fulfilling a condition that would benefit the college’s growing athletics programs.
In 1997, a fully reconstructed Wagner College Stadium debuted following a $2.5 million fundraising campaign. This upgrade was part of a larger $13 million investment that also brought the Spiro Sports Center to campus.
Further enhancements continued into the 2000s. Prior to the 2006 season, new bleachers were installed, bringing capacity to 3,300, including 400 chairback seats at midfield. In 2010, the stadium added a state-of-the-art score and video board, donated by former offensive lineman Mark Lebovitz ’91, that was most recently upgraded in the summer of 2024. Stadium lighting was introduced in 2013, allowing for night games and expanded practice flexibility.
The stadium also features a six-lane synthetic track used by Wagner’s cross country and track & field programs, as well as a fieldhouse beneath the grandstand with locker rooms, training areas, equipment facilities, and public amenities.
Hameline Field has hosted four NCAA playoff games (1982, 1987, 1988, 2012), including a historic 31-20 victory over Colgate in the 2012 FCS Playoffs—Wagner's first postseason win and the first for any NEC program. Over the decades, Wagner football has recorded seven undefeated home seasons, with back-to-back perfect years in 1980 and 1981.
Named in honor of legendary head coach and current Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Walt Hameline, the field recognizes his 34-year coaching career that included 223 wins, a 1987 NCAA Division III National Championship, two NEC titles, and five ECAC championships.
Wagner College Stadium remains a pillar of Seahawk athletics—rich in tradition, modernized for the future, and grounded in nearly six decades of memorable moments.
