2019 Monmouth Hawks football team

2019 Monmouth Hawks football
2019 Monmouth Hawks football
Big South champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 21–66 vs. James Madison
Conference	Big South Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 12
FCS Coaches	No. 13
Record	11–3 (6–0 Big South)
Head coach	Kevin Callahan (27th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Gallo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Andy Bobik (26th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kessler Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

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.

STATSNo. 12

FCS CoachesNo. 13

Record11–3 (6–0 Big South)

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2019 Big South Conference football standings
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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

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan*		Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 13–48	15,021
September 7	1:00 p.m.	Lafayette*		Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	W 24–21	2,955
September 14	1:00 p.m.	Albany*		Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	W 38–35 ^OT	2,329
September 21	3:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Montana*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	Pluto TV	L 27–47	23,119
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at Wagner*		Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NEC Front Row	W 16–14	2,843
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Presbyterian		Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	W 45–0	2,433
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb		Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	W 49–28	3,466
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern		Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 35–13	3,358
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Kennesaw State		Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3	W 45–21	4,464
November 9	12:00 p.m.	North Alabama	No. 19	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	W 49–38	3,132
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Campbell	No. 17	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN3	W 47–10	3,468
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Hampton	No. 15	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	W 48–13	2,331
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Holy Cross*	No. 14	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 44–27	2,817
December 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 2 James Madison*	No. 14	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 21–66	10,881
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	7	7	7	21
Hawks	7	14	0	3	24

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Great Danes	0	14	7	14	0	35
Hawks	7	14	7	7	3	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	14	6	7	27
No. 19 Grizzlies	0	21	12	14	47

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	3	0	7	6	16
Seahawks	0	7	0	7	14

Preseason

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	0	0	0
Hawks	21	17	7	0	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	0	14	7	28
Hawks	7	14	21	7	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	7	10	21	38
No. 19 Hawks	7	7	21	14	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Hawks	0	17	16	14	47
Fighting Camels	7	3	0	0	10