2020 Monmouth Hawks football team
American college football season
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The 2020 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big South Conference. They will be led by 28th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and play their home games at Kessler Field in West Long Branch, New Jersey.
| 2020 Monmouth Hawks football | |
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Big South champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 15–21 vs. Sam Houston State | |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 10 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 10 |
| Record | 3–1 (3–0 Big South) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jeff Gallo (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Andy Bobik (27th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Kessler Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Monmouth $^ | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Kennesaw State | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On July 27, it was announced that Monmouth would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Playing fall sports, including football, in the fall has not been ruled out.[1]
Preseason
Polls
In June 2020, the Hawks were predicted to finish second in the Big South by a panel of media and head coaches.[2]
Schedule
Monmouth had games scheduled against Rutgers (September 5), Albany (September 12), Maine (September 19), Fordham (September 26), and Hampton (November 7), which were all later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[3][4][5][6]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern | W 35–17 | ||||||
| April 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb | W 48–19 | ||||||
| April 10 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 Kennesaw State | No. 20 |
| ESPN+ | W 42–17 | |||
| | | No. 12 | Canceled | ||||||
| April 24 | at No. 4 Sam Houston State | No. 10 | ESPN3 | L 15–21 | |||||
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