2015 Monmouth Hawks football team

The 2015 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a members of Big South Conference. They were led by 23rd-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field. Monmouth finished the season 5–6 overall and 3–3 in Big South play to tie for third place.

2015 Monmouth Hawks football
Conference	Big South Conference
2015 record	5–6 (3–3 Big South)
Head coach	Kevin Callahan (23rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Morris (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Bobik (22nd season)
Home stadium	Kessler Field (Capacity: 3,200)

2015 Big South Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Charleston Southern $^		6	–	0					10	–	3
No. 16 Coastal Carolina ^		4	–	2					9	–	3
Liberty		3	–	3					6	–	5
Monmouth		3	–	3					5	–	6
Kennesaw State		2	–	4					6	–	5
Gardner–Webb *		2	–	4					4	–	7
Presbyterian		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Gardner–Webb ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 p.m.	Holy Cross*	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	L 19–27	3,081
September 12	3:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 10–31	21,092
September 19	6:00 p.m.	at Wagner*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	MDN	W 31–16	2,812
September 26	1:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	MDN	L 31–54	3,471
October 3	1:00 p.m.	Bryant*	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	W 31–24	1,086
October 10	12:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	BSN	L 7–37	1,227
October 17	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 Liberty	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	W 20–17 ^OT	1,734
October 24	1:00 p.m.	No. 2 Coastal Carolina	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	L 20–23	4,591
October 31	1:00 p.m.	at Kennensaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3	L 13–23	8,668
November 14	12:00 p.m.	Presbyterian	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	W 21–16	1,811
November 21	1:30 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	W 23–9	3,742
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	14	7	0	6	27
Hawks	3	6	0	10	19

See also: 2015 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	Monmouth, 21–14

at Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	3	7	0	10
Chippewas	7	24	0	0	31

See also: 2015 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	7	7	10	31
Seahawks	0	3	0	13	16

See also: 2015 Wagner Seahawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–10	2014	Monmouth, 21–16

at Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	3	14	7	7	31
#16 Rams	14	21	13	6	54

See also: 2015 Fordham Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2006	Monmouth, 23–9

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	2	8	24
Hawks	14	0	3	14	31

See also: 2015 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	2013	Monmouth, 21–18

at Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	0	0	7	7
Buccaneers	7	9	14	7	37

See also: 2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	Charleston Southern, 27–0

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#22 Flames	0	0	0	17	0	17
Hawks	0	7	0	10	3	20

See also: 2015 Liberty Flames football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	Liberty, 34–24

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Chanticleers	3	14	3	3	23
Hawks	7	6	7	0	20

See also: 2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2014	CCU, 52–21

at Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	0	0	6	13
Owls	0	16	7	0	23

See also: 2015 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	3	7	0	6	16
Hawks	0	7	14	0	21

See also: 2015 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	Presbyterian, 18–12

at Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	14	0	7	2	23
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	3	6	0	9

See also: 2015 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	Monmouth, 31–15

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