2017 Monmouth Hawks football team

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2017 Monmouth Hawks football
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Conference Big South Conference
Record9–3 (4–1 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kevin Morris (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinatorAndy Bobik (24th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Kessler Field
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23:00 p.m. Lafayette * ESPN3 W 31–123,898
September 91:00 p.m.No. 19 Lehigh *
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ
ESPN3W 46–272,839
September 167:00 p.m.at Albany *ESPN3L 14–286,384
September 232:00 p.m.at Hampton *PTVW 30–23 OT5,123
September 306:00 p.m.at Bucknell * Stadium W 35–131,942
October 71:00 p.m.at Holy Cross *StadiumW 48–364,484
October 211:00 p.m. Liberty Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ
ESPN3W 56–394,235
October 286:00 p.m.at Charleston Southern ESPN3W 23–201,825
November 41:00 p.m. Presbyterian
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ
ESPN3W 42–213,159
November 1112:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ
StadiumW 41–142,278
November 182:00 p.m.at No. 22 Kennesaw State ESPN3L 21–526,808
November 255:00 p.m.at No. 20 Northern Iowa *ESPN3L 7–464,095
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Lafayette

1234Total
Leopards006612
Hawks07141031

Lehigh

1234Total
No. 19 Mountain Hawks1476027
Hawks146131346

At Albany

1234Total
Hawks077014
Great Danes1390628

At Hampton

1234OTTotal
Hawks01490730
Pirates13307023

At Bucknell

1234Total
Hawks71414035
Bison060713

At Holy Cross

1234Total
Hawks02120748
Crusaders31401936

Liberty

1234Total
Flames71220039
Hawks211414756

At Charleston Southern

1234Total
Hawks0167023
Buccaneers0071320

Presbyterian

1234Total
Blue Hose777021
Hawks7721742

Gardner–Webb

1234Total
Runnin' Bulldogs070714
Hawks2077741

At Kennesaw State

1234Total
Hawks7140021
No. 21 Owls142110752

FCS Playoffs

At Northern Iowa–First Round

1234Total
Hawks00077
No. 20 Panthers141913046

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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STATS FCS RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches RVRVRVRVRV24222223RV

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