2017 Monmouth Hawks football team
The 2017 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big South Conference. They were led by 25th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Monmouth finished the season 9–3 overall a nd 4–1 in Big South play to place in second. The Hawks received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs marking the school's first playoff berth.[1][2] There they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round.[3][4]
| 2017 Monmouth Hawks football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 7–46 vs. Northern Iowa | |
| 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 (24th season) |
| Home stadium | Kessler Field (Capacity: 3,200) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 2 | 3:00 p.m. | Lafayette* |
| ESPN3 | W 31–12 | 3,898 |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 19 Lehigh* |
| ESPN3 | W 46–27 | 2,839 |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany* | ESPN3 | L 14–28 | 6,384 | |
| September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Hampton* | PTV | W 30–23 OT | 5,123 | |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Bucknell* | STADIUM | W 35–13 | 1,942 | |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross* | STADIUM | W 48–36 | 4,484 | |
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Liberty |
| ESPN3 | W 56–39 | 4,235 |
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern | ESPN3 | W 23–20 | 1,825 | |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Presbyterian |
| ESPN3 | W 42–21 | 3,159 |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb |
| STADIUM | W 41–14 | 2,278 |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | L 21–52 | 6,808 | |
| November 25 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Northern Iowa* | ESPN3 | L 7–46 | 4,095 | |
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Game summaries
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| Pirates | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Hawks | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 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 |
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| 1–2 | 2016 | PRES, 17–13 |
Gardner–Webb
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Hawks | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| First meeting | ||
Ranking movements
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| 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
- "Monmouth Football: Hawks receive first-ever bid to FCS playoffs". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- "Monmouth Football receives at-large bid to FCS Playoffs • Double G Sports". doublegsports.com. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- "Monmouth vs. Northern Iowa - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- Nelson, Jim. "College football: No. 20 UNI steams past Monmouth in FCS opener, 46-7". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- "2017 Football Schedule". Retrieved August 25, 2017.
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