2018 Monmouth Hawks football team

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.

2018 Monmouth Hawks football
ConferenceBig South Conference
2018 record8–3 (4–1 Big South)
Head coachKevin Callahan (26th season)
Offensive coordinatorKevin Morris (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorAndy Bobik (25th season)
Home stadiumKessler Field
(Capacity: 3,200)
2018 Big South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2017 season 9–3, 4–1 in Big South play to finish in second place. They were invited to the FCS Playoffs, where they were defeated in the first round.

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 finish Team Votes (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
  • 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
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Game summaries

at Eastern Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 3 7 7 17
Eagles 13 17 14 7 51
See also: 2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Hampton
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 14 0 7 7 28
Hawks 7 21 21 7 56
See also: 2018 Hampton Pirates football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 MON, 30–23

at Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 6 9 6 3 24
Leopards 13 7 0 0 20
See also: 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2017 MON, 31–12

at Princeton
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 9 0 0 0 9
Tigers 14 16 14 0 44
See also: 2018 Princeton Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Wagner
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 21 12 7 7 47
Hawks 8 21 3 22 54
See also: 2018 Wagner Seahawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–10 2015 MON, 31–16

Bucknell
1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 6 7 6 19
Hawks 0 9 7 20 36
See also: 2018 Bucknell Bison football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 MON, 35–13

Campbell
1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels 7 7 7 0 21
Hawks 10 7 14 7 38
See also: 2018 Campbell Fighting Camels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Presbyterian
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 3 0 7 14 24
Blue Hose 0 0 7 7 14
See also: 2018 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 MON, 42–21

Charleston Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 0 3 0 3
Hawks 7 17 3 10 37
See also: 2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2017 MON, 23–20

Kennesaw State
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Owls 7 10 14 20 51
Hawks 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2017 KSU, 52–21

at Gardner–Webb
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 21 7 21 7 56
Runnin' Bulldogs 7 14 7 14 42
See also: 2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2017 MON, 41–14
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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.
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