Staten Island, NY – Led by senior All-American running back
Ryan Fulse, the FCS's leading rusher with 1,209 yards, the Wagner football plays host to the Duquesne University Dukes on Senior Day in a game that will be carried live on ESPN 3. The Seahawks are coming off a 49-24 loss at defending league champion Central Connecticut on Saturday in a game that Wagner led 14-0 at the outset. The Dukes are coming off a 27-20 win at Saint Francis U.
SENIOR DAY
Prior to kickoff of Saturday's game, the Seahawks will honor their seniors in a pre-game ceremony at midfield.
WAGNER VS. DUQUESNE: THE SERIES
The Seahawks and the Dukes, who are guided by veteran head coach Jerry Schmitt, will tangle for the 14th time with Duquesne holding an 8-5 edge in the all-time series. Duquesne has won the last three meetings between the schools. In the last matchup between the schools on Grymes Hill in 2016. Duquesne mounted a late 28-20 comeback win on November 5 at Hameline Field. The Seahawks jumped out to a 10-0 lead and led 17-14 at halftime, before the Dukes came back for the win. On November 17, 2012, these teams met in the regular season finale with everything on the line, with Wagner eking out a 23-17 win in claiming its first NEC Championship. These teams have met as NEC rivals in each of the last 10 seasons with Duquesne holding a 7-3 advantage. Prior to the Dukes joining the NEC as an associate member in football 2008, Wagner and Duquesne met three previous times in the mid-1990's with the Seahawks holding a 2-1 edge in these meetings. Duquesne got the upper hand in the most meaningful of these three contests, however, as Duquesne earned a 44-20 win on November 18, 1995 in the ECAC-IFC Division I-AA Bowl in Pittsburgh.
RYAN FULSE TOPS ALL OF FCS WITH 1,290 RUSHING YARDS
Senior preseason All-American running back
Ryan Fulse rumbled for 179 yards on a career-high 43 carries last Saturday afternoon at CCSU. A member of the Walter Payton Watch List, Fulse ran for 1,306 yards a season ago, which was the fourth-best mark in the FCS. He now ranks sixth on the Seahawk all-time rushing list with 2,513 career yards. The 5-11, 195-pound Fort Meade, FL native has now rushed for 100 yards or more six times in eight games this season, and 10 times in his last 12 games. In his 19-game Seahawk career, Fulse has topped the century mark 13 times, which includes a pair of 200-yard-plus efforts, highlighted by a career-best 271 yards in Wagner's 40-23 season-opening win over Bowie State back on August 30.
CAM GILL MEMBER OF BUCK BUCHANAN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST
Senior outside linebacker
Cam Gill, who has been a force all season for the Seahawks, is a member of the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List. The 6-3, 240-pound Douglasville, GA native, leads the Seahawks in both tackles for loss (15) and sacks (9), figures that rank third and second in the NEC, respectively. In addition, his 1.13 sacks per game average ranks No. 4 nationally.
SANTONI GRAHAM CONTINUES TO PILE UP TACKLES
Redshirt junior inside linebacker
Santoni Graham leads the Seahawks with 72 tackles, a 9.0 per game clip which ranks No. 2 in the NEC. For his career, the hard-hitting, 6-1, 225-pound Virginia native has totaled 203 tackles, including 133 solo stops, along with 20.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks.
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