2025 Monmouth Hawks football team

2025 Monmouth Hawks football
2025 Monmouth Hawks football
Conference	CAA Football
Ranking
STATS	No. 16
FCS Coaches	No. 14
Record	3–1 (1–0 CAA)
Head coach	Kevin Callahan (33rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Gallo (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Lewis Walker (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Kessler Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated September 29, 2025

2025 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Rhode Island	2	–	0	4	–	1
No. 16 Monmouth	1	–	0	3	–	1
Elon	1	–	0	3	–	2
New Hampshire	1	–	0	3	–	2
Towson	1	–	0	3	–	2
No. 20 Villanova	1	–	1	2	–	2
William & Mary	1	–	1	2	–	3
Campbell	1	–	1	1	–	4
Maine	1	–	1	1	–	4
North Carolina A&T	1	–	1	1	–	4
Stony Brook	0	–	1	2	–	3
Albany	0	–	1	1	–	4
Bryant	0	–	2	2	–	3
Hampton	0	–	2	1	–	4

As of September 28, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Monmouth Hawks football team represent Monmouth University in the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hawks are coached by 33rd-year head coach Kevin Callahan and play home games at Kessler Stadium in West Long Branch, New Jersey.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at Colgate *	No. 22	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	ESPN+	W 42–39	3,032
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at Fordham *	No. 21	Coffey Field The Bronx, NY	ESPN+	W 49–28	N/A
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at Charlotte *	No. 20	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN+	L 35–42	15,681
September 20	1:00 p.m.	No. 11 Villanova	No. 21	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	FloFootball	W 51–33	4,200
October 4	1:00 p.m.	Delaware State *	No. 16	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	FloFootball
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at Towson		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloFootball
October 18	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook		Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	FloFootball
October 25	2:00 p.m.	at Hampton		Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	FloFootball
November 1	1:00 p.m.	at Bryant		Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloFootball
November 8	12:00 p.m.	New Hampshire		Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	FloFootball
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T		Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	FloFootball
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Albany		Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	FloFootball
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Colgate

No. 22 Monmouth Hawks (0-0) at Colgate Raiders (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Hawks	0	7	14	21	42
Raiders	14	10	7	8	39

at Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY

Date: August 29
Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 3,032
Referee: Antonio Marcella
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

COLG – Marco Maldonado 4-yard run (Luke Vogeler kick), 10:17. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:35.
COLG – Treyvhon Saunders 13-yard pass from Zach Osborne (Lukle Vogeler kick), 2:39. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:16.

Second quarter

MONM – Tra Neal 13-yard pass from Derek Robertson (Hudson Fiene kick), 13:37. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:56.
COLG – Luke Vogeler 42-yard field goal, 9:20. Raiders 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:09.
COLG – Treyvhon Saunders 22-yard pass from Zach Osborne (Luke Vogeler kick), 2:57. Raiders 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:10.

Third quarter

COLG – Brendan Cassamajor 2-yard pass from Jake Stearney (Luke Vogeler kick), 8:23. Raiders 31–7. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 6:37.
MONM – Gavin Nelson 70-yard pass from Derek Robertson (Derek Robertson–Josh Derry pass), 7:15. Raiders 31–14. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:45.
MONM – Rodney Nelson 1-yard run (pass failed), 3:27. Raiders 31–21. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:02.

Fourth quarter

MONM – Gavin Nelson 24-yard pass from Derek Robertson (Hudson Fiene kick), 14:47. Raiders 31–28. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:35.
MONM – Gavin Nelson 51-yard pass from Derek Robertson (Hudson Fiene kick), 12:24. Hawks 35–31. Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:08.
MONM – Rodney Nelson 75-yard run (Hudson Fiene kick), 9:32. Hawks 42–31. Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 0:39.
COLG – Danny Shaban 2-yard run (Jake Stearney–Brady Hutchison pass), 4:48. Hawks 42–39. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 4:40.

Statistics	MONM	COLG
First downs	32	27
Total yards	678	541
Rushes–yards	28–187	40–176
Passing yards	491	365
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	34–45–4	21–37–0
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	27:03	32:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Monmouth	Passing	Derek Robertson	34/45, 491 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Rodney Nelson	22 carries, 169 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Gavin Nelson	5 receptions, 176 yards, 3 TD
Colgate	Passing	Zach Osborne	11/14, 227 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Zach Osborne	10 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Treyvhon Saunders	13 receptions, 223 yards, 2 TD

at Fordham

No. 21 Monmouth Hawks (1-0) at Fordham Rams (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Hawks	21	13	0	15	49
Rams	14	7	7	0	28

at Coffey Field • New York City, NY

Date: September 6
Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Rain, Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C), Wind: at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) SW
Game attendance: 0
Referee: Todd Bowman
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

FOR – Gunnar Smith 4-yard run (Bennett Henderson kick), 9:50. Rams 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 1:14.
MONM – Josh Derry 29-yard pass from Derek Robertson (Hudson Fiene kick), Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards (TOP/Score Time unavailable).
FOR – Jabril Carter 12-yard pass from Gunnar Smith (Bennett Henderson kick), 4:09. Rams 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards (TOP unavailable).
MONM – Josh Derry 67-yard pass from Derek Robertson (Hudson Fiene kick), 3:51. Tied 14–14. Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:11.
MONM – TJ Speight 22-yard pass from Derek Robertson (Hudson Fiene kick), 0:00. Hawks 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:26.

Second quarter

FOR – Jack Betten 70-yard pass from Gunnar Smith (Bennett Henderson kick), 13:19. Tied 21–21. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:36.
MONM – TJ Speight 2-yard pass from Derek Robertson (Hudson Fiene kick), 9:41. Hawks 28–21. Drive: 8 plays, 17 yards, 3:19.
MONM – Josh Derry 7-yard pass from Derek Robertson (Hudson Fiene kick BLOCKED), 1:15. Hawks 34–21. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:13.

Third quarter

FOR – Troy Worrell 6-yard pass from Gunnar Smith (Bennett Henderson kick), 11:50. Hawks 34–28. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:10.

Fourth quarter

MONM – Derek Robertson 1-yard run (Josh Derry–Derek Henderson pass), 14:52. Hawks 42–28. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 4:48.
MONM – Josh Derry 3-yard pass from Derek Robertson (Hudson Fiene kick), 1:56. Hawks 49–28. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:53.

Statistics	MONM	FOR
First downs	25	23
Total yards	469	421
Rushes–yards	37–127	25–39
Passing yards	342	382
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–43–1	27–49–1
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	28:47	31:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Monmouth	Passing	Derek Robertson	29/43, 342 yards, 6 TD, INT
	Rushing	Rodney Nelson	25 carries, 112 yards
	Receiving	Josh Derry	10 receptions, 144 yards, 4 TD
Fordham	Passing	Gunnar Smith	27/49, 382 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jamell James	9 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Jack Freeburg	3 receptions, 89 yards

at Charlotte (FBS)

Pregame line	Over/under
CLT –3.5	65.5

No. 20 Monmouth Hawks (2-0) vs. Charlotte 49ers (FBS) (0-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Hawks	7	7	7	14	35
49ers (FBS)	0	7	21	14	42

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC

Date: September 13
Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 15,681
Referee: Steven Anderson
TV announcers (ESPN+): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play) and Reggie Walker (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(3:17) MONM – Elijah Jennings 1-yard run, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:03; Monmouth 7–0)

Second quarter

(1:52) CLT – E. Jai Mason 7-yard pass from Conner Harrell, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:01; Tied 7–7)
(0:51) MONM – Maxwell James 15-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:01; Monmouth 14–7)

Third quarter

(12:18) CLT – Conner Harrell 8-yard run, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:36; Tied 14–14)
(10:02) MONM – Josh Derry 29-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:16; Monmouth 21–14)
(7:59) CLT – Rod Gainey Jr. 1-yard run, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:03; Tied 21–21)
(1:15) CLT – Joey Bearns III 4-yard pass from Conner Harrell, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:34; Charlotte 28–21)

Fourth quarter

(14:55) MONM – Rodney Nelson 8-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:20; Tied 28–28)
(8:37) CLT – E. Jai Mason 24-yard pass from Conner Harrell, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 6:07; Charlotte 35–28)
(3:19) MONM – Josh Derry 4-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:18; Tied 35–35)
(1:30) CLT – Conner Harrell 2-yard run, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:49; Charlotte 42–35)

Statistics	MONM	CLT
First downs	28	29
Total yards	458	563
Rushing yards	48	181
Passing yards	410	382
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	36–49–0	26–30–1
Time of possession	26:52	33:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Monmouth	Passing	Derek Robertson	36/49, 410 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Rodney Nelson	11 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Josh Derry	7 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD
Charlotte	Passing	Conner Harrell	26/30, 382 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Rod Gainey Jr.	15 carries, 74 yards, TD
	Receiving	E. Jai Mason	10 receptions, 228 yards, 2 TD

No. 11 Villanova

No. 11 Villanova Wildcats (1-1) at No. 21 Monmouth Hawks (2-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Wildcats	7	7	13	6	33
No. 21 Hawks	17	14	14	6	51

at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ

Date: September 20
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW at 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
Game attendance: 4,200
Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
TV announcers (FloFootball): Eddy Occhipinti (play-by-play), Emory Hunt (analyst) and Brandon London (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(14:14) MONM – Josh Derry 75-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:46; Monmouth 7–0)
(11:00) VILL – Brandon Binkowski 10-yard pass from Pat McQuaide, Jack Barnum kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:08; 7-7)
(8:14) MONM – Hudson Diene 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:46; Monmouth 10-7)
(3:00) MONM – Makhi Green 72-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 3 plays, 97 yards, 1:29; Monmouth 17-7)

Second Quarter

(14:28) MONM – Tra Neal 40-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:54; Monmouth 24-7)
(1:57) MONM – Elijah Jennings 2-yard run, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 2:52; Monmouth 31–7)
(0:49) VILL – David Avit 2-yard run, Jack Barnum kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:00; Monmouth 31-14)

Third Quarter

(13:04) VILL – David Avit 19-yard run, Jack Barnum kick (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:50; Monmouth 31-21)
(10:48) MONM – Rodney Nelson 10-yard run, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:10; Monmouth 38-21)
(7:31) MONM – Josh Derry 16-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:14; Monmouth 45-21)
(3:09) VILL – David Avit 2-yard run, Two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:22; Monmouth 45-27)

Fourth Quarter

(10:38) MONM – Rodney Nelson 4-yard run, Hudson Fiene PAT failed (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:31; Monmouth 51-27)
(2:15) VILL – Antonio Johnson 30-yard pass from Pat McQuaide, Two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 1:39; Monmouth 51-33)

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Statistics	VILL	MONM
First downs	27	34
Total yards	498	637
Rushing yards	165	240
Passing yards	333	397
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25-43-0	20-30-0
Time of possession	27:39	32:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Villanova	Passing	Pat McQuaide	25/43, 333 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	David Avit	18 carries, 135 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Luke Colella	9 receptions, 117 yards
Monmouth	Passing	Derek Robertson	20/30, 397 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Rodney Nelson	33 carries, 186 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Josh Derry	8 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TD

Delaware State

Delaware State Hornets (3-2) vs. Monmouth Hawks (3-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	-	-	-	-	0
Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ

Date: October 4
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	DSU	MONM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Towson

Monmouth Hawks (0-0) vs. Towson Tigers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	-	-	-	-	0
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0

at Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD

Date: October 11
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	MONM	TOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Stony Brook

Stony Brook Seawolves (0-0) vs. Monmouth Hawks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	-	-	-	-	0
Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ

Date: October 18
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	STBK	MONM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stony Brook	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Hampton

Monmouth Hawks (0-0) vs. Hampton Pirates (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	-	-	-	-	0
Pirates	-	-	-	-	0

at Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA

Date: October 25
Game time: 2:00 PM EDT

Statistics	MONM	HAMP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hampton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Bryant

Monmouth Hawks (0-0) vs. Bryant Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI

Date: November 1
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	MONM	BRY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Wildcats (0-0) vs. Monmouth Hawks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ

Date: November 8
Game time: 12:00 PM EST

Statistics	UNH	MONM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Carolina A&T

Monmouth Hawks (0-0) vs. North Carolina A&T Aggies (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	-	-	-	-	0
Aggies	-	-	-	-	0

at Truist Stadium • Greensboro, NC

Date: November 15
Game time: 12:00 PM EST

Statistics	MONM	NCAT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina A&T	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Albany

Albany Great Danes (0-0) vs. Monmouth Hawks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	-	-	-	-	0
Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ

Date: November 22
Game time: 12:00 PM EST

Statistics	ALB	MONM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	22	21	20	21	16
Coaches	21	18	18	18	14

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2025 Monmouth Hawks football team

Contents

Schedule

Game summaries

at Colgate

at Fordham

at Charlotte (FBS)

No. 11 Villanova

Delaware State

at Towson

Stony Brook

at Hampton

at Bryant

New Hampshire

at North Carolina A&T

Albany

Ranking movements

References