1996 Monmouth Hawks football team

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1996 Monmouth Hawks football
NEC co-champion
Conference Northeast Conference
Record7–3 (3–1 NEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorAndy Bobik (3rd season)
Home stadium Kessler Field
(capacity: 4,600)
Seasons
  1995
1997  
1996 Northeast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Robert Morris +  3 1   9 2  
Monmouth +  3 1   7 3  
Central Connecticut  2 2   3 7  
Wagner  2 2   5 5  
Saint Francis (PA)  0 4   3 7  
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1996 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a first-year member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). It was Monmouth's first year as a member of a conference after their transition from being an NCAA Division I-AA independent program. The Hawks were led by fourth-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field. They finished the season 5–4 overall and 3–1 in NEC play to share the conference championship with Robert Morris. They were not invited to participate in the Division I-AA postseason.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 7 Southern Connecticut *L 0–27
September 14 Saint Francis (PA)
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ
W 46–17
September 21 Pace *
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ
W 48–0
September 28at C.W. Post * Brookville, NY W 14–7
October 5at Mercyhurst
W 28–14
October 12at Wagner W 23–10
October 19 Towson State *
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ
L 6–15
October 26at Robert Morris
L 6–43
November 9 Siena *
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ
W 43–10
November 16 Central Connecticut State
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ
W 33–27
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "2019 Monmouth Team Almanac" (PDF). Monmouth University. 2019. p. 24.