Moon Township, PA – Following a rousing 52-36 win at Bryant, and led by the nation's second-leading rusher in senior All-American running back
Ryan Fulse (1,481 yards), Wagner will conclude the 2018 season by journeying 400 miles west to meet the Robert Morris University Colonials in a noon kickoff at Joe Walton Stadium.
LAST TIME OUT
Ryan Fulse ran for 218 yards on 38 carries and three touchdowns, and added a fourth receiving, while fifth-year senior quarterback
T.J. Linta passed for 167 yards and three scores in leading the Wagner football team to a 52-36 victory at Bryant last Saturday. In snapping a three-game losing streak to Bryant, the Seahawks improved to 3-7 on the season, 2-3 in the Northeast Conference (NEC). Defensively, the Seahawks held the Bulldogs to just 52 yards rushing, which is the lowest rushing total in a NEC game this season.
The 52 points scored by Wagner vs. Bryant are…
…the most in the four-year Jason Houghtaghling era, surpassing the 47 points scored at Monmouth earlier this season (9/29/18).
… the most Wagner has scored in a game since September 26, 2009 when the Seahawks defeated Saint Francis U 56-48 in a three-overtime game.
...the most Wagner has scored in a regulation length game since September 15, 2005 when the Seahawks defeated Saint Peter's 52-25.
WAGNER VS. RMU: THE SERIES
The Seahawks and Colonials have met 24 times with RMU holding a 14-10 lead in the series though Wagner has won the last two meetings, and two of the last three. In the last meeting between these teams on November 4, 2017, Fulse ran for 152 yards on 22 carries with one touchdown and Wagner's defense limited Robert Morris to 210 total yards, while recording eight sacks, as the Seahawks earned a 27-7 Senior Day win at Hameline Field.
RYAN FULSE ON WALTER PAYTON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST
Back on October 18,
Ryan Fulse was added to the STATS FCS Walter Payton Watch List. The Walter Payton Award, which is regarded as the Heisman Trophy of FCS football, is presently annually to the most outstanding FCS offensive as chosen by a nationwide panel of media and college sports information directors.
CAM GILL MEMBER OF BUCK BUCHANAN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST
Junior 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 Buck Buchanan Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding FCS defensive player and was first given in 1995 after the Walter Payton Award was designated solely for offensive players.
MORRIS WITH TWO PICKS vs. BRYANT
Junior cornerback
Myron Morris had a huge day in Wagner's win at Bryant, coming up with two big interceptions, including one on the goal line that squelched a fourth-quarter scoring chance for the Bulldogs. With Wagner leading 45-28 midway through the fourth quarter with Bryant facing a 4th-and-goal at the Seahawk, Morris came up with the pick and returned it 70 yards to the Bulldogs' 29, setting up quarterback
T.J. Linta's one-yard TD toss to running back Fulse. Earlier in the game, with Wagner on top 31-21, Morris came up with a third-quarter pick at the Bulldogs' 25, that set up a one-yard Fulse TD plunge, which extended the Seahawk lead to 38-21. For the afternoon, Morris was also credited with three tackles, including two solo stops.
