2019 Monmouth Hawks football team

2019 Monmouth Hawks football
2019 Monmouth Hawks football
Big South champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 21–66 vs. James Madison
Conference	Big South Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 12
FCS Coaches	No. 13
Record	11–3 (6–0 Big South)
Head coach	Kevin Callahan (27th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Gallo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Andy Bobik (26th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kessler Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Big South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Monmouth $^	6	–	0	11	–	3
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^	5	–	1	11	–	3
Charleston Southern	4	–	2	6	–	6
Campbell	3	–	3	6	–	5
Hampton	1	–	5	5	–	7
Gardner–Webb	1	–	5	3	–	9
Presbyterian	1	–	5	2	–	10
North Alabama *	0	–	0	4	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big South Conference. They were led by 27th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Monmouth finished the season 11–3 overall and 6–0 in Big South play to win the conference title. The Hawks received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. They defeated Holy Cross in the first round before losing to James Madison in the second round.

Preseason

Big South poll

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Hawks were predicted to finish in second place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Kennesaw State	134 (14)
2	Monmouth	122 (5)
3	Charleston Southern	79 (1)
4	Campbell	73
5	Gardner–Webb	67
6	Hampton	64
7	Presbyterian	21
—	North Alabama	n/a

Preseason All–Big South team

The Hawks had five players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.^[2]

Offense

Kenji Bahar – QB

Juwon Farri – RB

Pete Guerriero – RB

Defense

Tymere Berry – DB

Special teams

Matt Mosquera – K

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan*		Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 13–48	15,021
September 7	1:00 p.m.	Lafayette*		Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	W 24–21	2,955
September 14	1:00 p.m.	Albany*		Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	W 38–35 ^OT	2,329
September 21	3:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Montana*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	Pluto TV	L 27–47	23,119
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at Wagner*		Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NEC Front Row	W 16–14	2,843
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Presbyterian		Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	W 45–0	2,433
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb		Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	W 49–28	3,466
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern		Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 35–13	3,358
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Kennesaw State		Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3	W 45–21	4,464
November 9	12:00 p.m.	North Alabama	No. 19	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	W 49–38	3,132
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Campbell	No. 17	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN3	W 47–10	3,468
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Hampton	No. 15	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	W 48–13	2,331
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Holy Cross*	No. 14	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 44–27	2,817
December 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 2 James Madison*	No. 14	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 21–66	10,881
*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 Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	7	6	0	13
Broncos	21	10	14	3	48

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	7	7	7	21
Hawks	7	14	0	3	24

Albany

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Great Danes	0	14	7	14	0	35
Hawks	7	14	7	7	3	38

At Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	14	6	7	27
No. 19 Grizzlies	0	21	12	14	47

At Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	3	0	7	6	16
Seahawks	0	7	0	7	14

Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	0	0	0
Hawks	21	17	7	0	45

Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	0	14	7	28
Hawks	7	14	21	7	49

At Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	7	14	7	35
Buccaneers	3	3	0	7	13

At Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	3	28	14	0	45
No. 5 Owls	7	0	7	7	21

North Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	7	10	21	38
No. 19 Hawks	7	7	21	14	49

At Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Hawks	0	17	16	14	47
Fighting Camels	7	3	0	0	10

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	6	0	0	13
No. 15 Hawks	14	17	14	3	48

FCS Playoffs

The Hawks received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Holy Cross.^[5]

Holy Cross–First Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	7	6	14	27
No. 14 Hawks	7	19	11	7	44

At James Madison–Second Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Hawks	14	7	0	0	21
No. 2 Dukes	21	17	14	14	66

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	19	17	15	14	12
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	20	15	12	11	13

References

^ "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
^ "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ "2019 Football Schedule". Monmouth University. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
^ "2019 Monmouth Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[1] "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.

[2] "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

[3] "2019 Football Schedule". Monmouth University. Retrieved June 18, 2019.

[4] "2019 Monmouth Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

[5] "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

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