Wagner College Athletics

Greg Kovar (1985-88) was the starting quarterback and a driving force in guiding the Seahawks to a 13-1 record and to the 1987 Division III National Championship.


The 6-5 Kovar passed for 4,068 career yards, which was second on  the all-time Wagner career list upon his graduation and currently ranks fourth. Kovar gained virtually all of those passing yards (3789) as the starting quarterback in his junior and senior seasons. The Hazlet, NJ native passed for 1,979 yards while completing 58.5 percent of his passes during the magical 1987 season. That year, he completed 121-of-207 passes with 17 touchdown passes during the 10-game regular season (the NCAA did not count post-season statistics until 2002). 


Kovar, a 1987 Third-Team Pizza Hut All-American selection, completed 16-of-25 passes for 273 yards and two touchdowns  in the 19-3 victory over Dayton in the 1987 Division III title game. As a senior in 1988, he completed 58.3 percent of his passes for 1,810 yards in guiding the Green & White to a 9-1 record and to the ECAC quarterfinals. His 274 career completions rank seventh on the all-time list while he is also seventh all-time in career touchdown passes with 27.


At the conclusion of his career, in 1988, he ranked first in both categories. Similarly, on the all-time single-season list, his 1,979 passing yards and 17 touchdown passes ranked No. 1 at the time and currently rank seventh and ninth, respectively. Kovar was also Wagner’s starting punter all four seasons, accumulating nearly 5,000 yards in punting yardage while averaging 35 yards per punt.    
 

Click HERE to view video the induction of Greg Kovar' who was presented by former Wagner assistant football coach Pete Przyborowski