2017 Monmouth Hawks football team

2017 Monmouth Hawks football
Conference Big South Conference
2017 record 9–3 (4–1 Big South)
Head coach Kevin Callahan (25th season)
Offensive coordinator Kevin Morris (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Andy Bobik (23rd season)
Home stadium Kessler Field
(Capacity: 3,200)
2017 Big South football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 8 Kennesaw State $^  5 –0     12 –2  
Monmouth ^  4 –1     9 –3  
Charleston Southern  3 –2     6 –5  
Liberty*  2 –3     6 –5  
Presbyterian  1 –4     4 –7  
Gardner–Webb  0 –5     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • *Liberty ineligible for postseason due to FBS transition
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 25th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field in West Long Branch, New Jersey as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 4–1 in Big South play to finish in second place. The Hawks received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs marking the school's first FCS Playoff birth.[1][2] There they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round.[3][4]

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2016 season 4–7, 0–5 in Big South play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 3:00 p.m. Lafayette* Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ ESPN3 W 31–12   3,898
September 9 1:00 p.m. No. 19 Lehigh* Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ ESPN3 W 46–27   2,839
September 16 7:00 p.m. at Albany* Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY ESPN3 L 14–28   6,384
September 23 2:00 p.m. at Hampton* Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA PTV W 30–23 OT  5,123
September 30 6:00 p.m. at Bucknell* Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA STADIUM W 35–13   1,942
October 7 1:00 p.m. at Holy Cross* Fitton Field • Worcester, MA STADIUM W 48–36   4,484
October 21 1:00 p.m. Libertydagger Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ ESPN3 W 56–39   4,235
October 28 6:00 p.m. at Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC ESPN3 W 23–20   1,825
November 4 1:00 p.m. Presbyterian Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ ESPN3 W 42–21   3,159
November 11 12:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ STADIUM W 41–14   2,278
November 18 2:00 p.m. at No. 22 Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN3 L 21–52   6,808
November 25 5:00 p.m. at No. 20 Northern Iowa* UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 L 7–46   4,095
daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 0 6 6 12
Hawks 0 7 14 10 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2002 LAF, 30–29

Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Mountain Hawks 14 7 6 0 27
Hawks 14 6 13 13 46
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–5 2016 MON, 23–21

at Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 7 7 0 14
Great Danes 13 9 0 6 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–11 2012 ALB, 55–24

at Hampton

1 2 3 4OT Total
Hawks 0 14 9 07 30
Pirates 13 3 0 70 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Bucknell

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 7 14 14 0 35
Bison 0 6 0 7 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Holy Cross

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 21 20 7 48
Crusaders 3 14 0 19 36
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2015 HC, 29–17

Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 12 20 0 39
Hawks 21 14 14 7 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2016 LU, 52–28

at Charleston Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 16 7 0 23
Buccaneers 0 0 7 13 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2016 CHSO, 35–7

Presbyterian

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 7 7 7 0 21
Hawks 7 7 21 7 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2016 PRES, 17–13

Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 14
Hawks 20 7 7 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2016 GWU, 34–33OT

at Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 7 14 0 0 21
No. 21 Owls 14 21 10 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2016 KSU, 49–17

FCS Playoffs

at Northern Iowa–First Round

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 0 0 7 7
No. 20 Panthers 14 19 13 0 46
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 24 22 22 23 RV

References

  1. ↑ "Monmouth Football: Hawks receive first-ever bid to FCS playoffs". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  2. ↑ "Monmouth Football receives at-large bid to FCS Playoffs • Double G Sports". doublegsports.com. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  3. ↑ "Monmouth vs. Northern Iowa - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  4. ↑ Nelson, Jim. "College football: No. 20 UNI steams past Monmouth in FCS opener, 46-7". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  5. ↑ "Football Schedule". Retrieved August 25, 2017.
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