2019 Monmouth Hawks football team
The 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big South Conference. They were led by 27th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Monmouth finished the season 11–3 overall and 6–0 in Big South play to win the conference title. The Hawks received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. They defeated Holy Cross in the first round before losing to James Madison in the second round.
| 2019 Monmouth Hawks football | |
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Big South champion | |
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 21–66 vs. James Madison | |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 12 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 13 |
| 2019 record | 11–3 (6–0 Big South) |
| Head coach | Kevin Callahan (27th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Jeff Gallo (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Andy Bobik (26th season) |
| Home stadium | Kessler Stadium (Capacity: 3,200) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Monmouth $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Kennesaw State ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama * | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Hawks finished the 2018 season 8–3, 4–1 in Big South play to finish in second place in the Big South.
Preseason
Big South poll
In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Hawks were predicted to finish in second place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 134 (14) |
| 2 | Monmouth | 122 (5) |
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 79 (1) |
| 4 | Campbell | 73 |
| 5 | Gardner–Webb | 67 |
| 6 | Hampton | 64 |
| 7 | Presbyterian | 21 |
| — | North Alabama | n/a |
Preseason All–Big South team
The Hawks had five players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.[2]
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Offense Kenji Bahar – QB Juwon Farri – RB Pete Guerriero – RB |
Defense Tymere Berry – DB |
Special Teams Matt Mosquera – K |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan* | ESPN3 | L 13–48 | 15,021 | ||||
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Lafayette* | ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 2,955 | ||||
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Albany* |
| ESPN+ | W 38–35 OT | 2,329 | |||
| September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Montana* | Pluto TV | L 27–47 | 23,119 | ||||
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Wagner* | NEC Front Row | W 16–14 | 2,843 | ||||
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Presbyterian |
| ESPN+ | W 45–0 | 2,433 | |||
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb |
| ESPN3 | W 49–28 | 3,466 | |||
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern | ESPN+ | W 35–13 | 3,358 | ||||
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | W 45–21 | 4,464 | ||||
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | North Alabama | No. 19 |
| ESPN+ | W 49–38 | 3,132 | ||
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Campbell | No. 17 | ESPN3 | W 47–10 | 3,468 | |||
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Hampton | No. 15 |
| ESPN+ | W 48–13 | 2,331 | ||
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Holy Cross* | No. 14 |
| ESPN3 | W 44–27 | 2,817 | ||
| December 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison* | No. 14 | ESPN3 | L 21–66 | 10,881 | |||
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Game summaries
at Western Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Broncos | 21 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 48 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopards | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Hawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–1 | 2018 | W, 24–20 |
Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Danes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Hawks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–11 | 2017 | L, 14–28 |
at Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| No. 19 Grizzlies | 0 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 47 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Wagner
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10–14 | 2018 | W, 54–47 |
Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawks | 21 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 45 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–2 | 2018 | W, 24–14 |
Gardner–Webb
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Hawks | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–1 | 2018 | W, 56–42 |
at Charleston Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–3 | 2018 | W, 37–3 |
at Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 3 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| No. 5 Owls | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 2018 | L, 14–51 |
North Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
| No. 19 Hawks | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Campbell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 17 Hawks | 0 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 47 |
| Fighting Camels | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–0 | 2018 | W, 38–21 |
Hampton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 15 Hawks | 14 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 48 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–0 | 2018 | W, 56–28 |
FCS Playoffs
The Hawks received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Holy Cross.[5]
Holy Cross–First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| No. 14 Hawks | 7 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 44 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–1 | 2017 | W, 48–36 |
at James Madison–Second Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 14 Hawks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 2 Dukes | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 66 |
| 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 | 13 | Final | ||||||
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | ||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | 20 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | ||||||
References
- "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Monmouth University. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- "2019 Monmouth Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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