2020 Monmouth Hawks football team

The 2020 Monmouth Hawks football team will represent Monmouth University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big South Conference. They will be led by 28th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and play their home games at Kessler Field in West Long Branch, New Jersey.

2020 Monmouth Hawks football
ConferenceBig South Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 Big South)
Head coachKevin Callahan (28th season)
Offensive coordinatorJeff Gallo (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAndy Bobik (27th season)
Home stadiumKessler Stadium
(Capacity: 3,200)
2020 Big South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Campbell   –      –  
Charleston Southern   –      –  
Gardner–Webb   –      –  
Hampton   –      –  
Kennesaw State   –      –  
Monmouth   –      –  
North Alabama*   –      –  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big South suspended the 2020 football season.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 27, it was announced that Monmouth would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Playing fall sports, including football, in the fall has not been ruled out.[1]

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team

The Hawks finished the 2019 season 11–3, 6–0 in Big South play to win the Big South conference championship. 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.

Schedule

Monmouth had games scheduled against Rutgers (September 5), Albany (September 12), Maine (September 19), Fordham (September 26), and Hampton (November 7), which were all later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[2][3][4][5]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
October 3 Wagner*
October 17 at North Alabama
October 24 Campbell
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ
October 31 Charleston Southern
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ
November 14 at Gardner–Webb
November 21 Kennesaw State
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ

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    References
    1. Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Monmouth cancels 2020 football season due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
    2. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
    3. "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
    4. Hebert, Michael. "BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL: Hampton suspends sports for the fall". TimesDaily. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
    5. Singelais, Mark (16 July 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
    6. "2020 Monmouth Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
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