Monmouth Hawks football

The Monmouth Hawks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Monmouth University located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the upcoming 2022 season, the Hawks compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).[2] The school's first football team was fielded in 1993. The team plays its home games at the 4,200 seat Kessler Field. They are coached by Kevin Callahan.

Monmouth Hawks football
2021 Monmouth Hawks football team
First season1993
Head coachKevin Callahan
27th season, 166–125 (.570)
StadiumKessler Field
(capacity: 4,200)
Field surfaceFieldturf
LocationWest Long Branch, New Jersey
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceCAA
All-time record166125 (.570)
Bowl record11 (.500)
Playoff appearances3
Playoff record1–3
Conference titles7 (1996, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2019, 2020)
ColorsMidnight blue and white[1]
   
Websitemonmouthhawks.com

Championships

Conference

Season Coach Conference Overall record Conference record
1996Kevin CallahanNortheast Conference7–33–1
19985–54–1
200310–26–1
200410–16–1
200610–26–1
2019Big South Conference9–25–0
20203–13–0

† Co-champions

Division I-AA/FCS playoffs

The Hawks have made three appearances in the FCS playoffs. Their record is 1–3.

Year Round Opponent Result
2017First RoundNorthern IowaL 7–46
2019First Round
Second Round
Holy Cross
James Madison
W 44–27
L 21–66
2020First RoundSam Houston StateL 15–21

Notable former players

To date, six Monmouth Hawks alumni have played in the National Football League (NFL). In addition to the NFL, Monmouth alumni have played professionally for the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Arena Football League (AFL).

Former wide receiver Miles Austin was the first player from Monmouth to appear in the NFL and played in the league for ten seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys.

NFL players

CFL players

AFL players

References

  1. "Monmouth University Athletics Quick Facts". December 28, 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  2. "Monmouth Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
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