2017 Monmouth Hawks football team

2017 Monmouth Hawks football
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)
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Big South Conference football standings
v t	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 Poll

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]

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 at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium 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.	Liberty	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
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries[]

Lafayette[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	0	6	6	12
Hawks	0	7	14	10	31

Lehigh[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Mountain Hawks	14	7	6	0	27
Hawks	14	6	13	13	46

at Albany[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	7	7	0	14
Great Danes	13	9	0	6	28

at Hampton[]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hawks	0	14	9	0	7	30
Pirates	13	3	0	7	0	23

at Bucknell[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	14	14	0	35
Bison	0	6	0	7	13

at Holy Cross[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	21	20	7	48
Crusaders	3	14	0	19	36

Liberty[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	12	20	0	39
Hawks	21	14	14	7	56

at Charleston Southern[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	16	7	0	23
Buccaneers	0	0	7	13	20

Presbyterian[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	7	7	7	0	21
Hawks	7	7	21	7	42

Gardner–Webb[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	14
Hawks	20	7	7	7	41

at Kennesaw State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	14	0	0	21
No. 21 Owls	14	21	10	7	52

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

Ranking movements[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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

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