2018 Monmouth Hawks football team

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2018 Monmouth Hawks football
Monmouth Athletics M.png
Conference Big South Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kevin Morris (4th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinatorAndy Bobik (25th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Kessler Field
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Kennesaw State $^  5 0   11 2  
Monmouth  4 1   8 3  
Charleston Southern  3 2   5 6  
Gardner–Webb  2 3   3 8  
Campbell  1 4   6 5  
Presbyterian  0 5   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big South Conference. They were led by 26th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field in West Long Branch, New Jersey Monmouth finished the season 8–3 overall and 4–1 in Big South play to place second.

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Preseason

Big South poll

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Hawks were predicted to finish in second place. [1]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Kennesaw State107 (17)
2Monmouth82 (1)
3Charleston Southern75
4Gardner–Webb52
5Campbell36
6Presbyterian26

Preseason All-Big South team

The Big South released their preseason all-Big South team on July 23, 2018, with the Hawks having six players at seven positions selected along with two more on the honorable mention list. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 6:30 p.m. at Eastern Michigan * ESPN+ L 17–51 14,357
September 8 3:00 p.m. Hampton * ESPN+ W 56–28 3,092
September 15 6:00 p.m. at Lafayette * Stadium W 24–20 4,325
September 22 4:30 p.m. at Princeton * ESPN+ L 9–51 11,068
September 29 1:00 p.m. Wagner *
  • Kessler Stadium
  • West Long Branch, NJ
ESPN+ W 54–47 3,971
October 13 1:00 p.m. Bucknell *
  • Kessler Stadium
  • West Long Branch, NJ
ESPN+ W 36–19 2,452
October 20 1:00 p.m. Campbell Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kessler Stadium
  • West Long Branch, NJ
ESPN3 W 38–21 3,124
October 27 2:30 p.m. at Presbyterian ESPN+ W 24–14 2,638
November 3 1:00 p.m. Charleston Southern
  • Kessler Stadium
  • West Long Branch, NJ
ESPN3 W 37–3 4,492
November 10 12:00 p.m. No. 2 Kennesaw State
  • Kessler Stadium
  • West Long Branch, NJ
ESPN3 L 14–51 2,332
November 17 1:30 p.m. at Gardner–Webb ESPN+ W 56–42 2,350
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Game summaries

At Eastern Michigan

1234Total
Hawks037717
Eagles131714751

Hampton

1234Total
Pirates1407728
Hawks72121756

At Lafayette

1234Total
Hawks696324
Leopards1370020

At Princeton

1234Total
Hawks90009
Tigers141614044

Wagner

1234Total
Seahawks21127747
Hawks82132254

Bucknell

1234Total
Bison067619
Hawks0972036

Campbell

1234Total
Fighting Camels777021
Hawks10714738

At Presbyterian

1234Total
Hawks3071424
Blue Hose007714

Charleston Southern

1234Total
Buccaneers00303
Hawks71731037

Kennesaw State

1234Total
No. 2 Owls710142051
Hawks770014

At Gardner–Webb

1234Total
Hawks21721756
Runnin' Bulldogs71471442

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References

  1. "Kennesaw State Voted 2018 Preseason Football Favorite". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
  2. "Burks, Armstrong Headline 2018 Preseason All-Conference Team". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
  3. "2018 Football Schedule". monmouthhawks.com. Monmouth University. Retrieved April 16, 2018.