2006 Monmouth Hawks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2006
| team = Monmouth Hawks
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Northeast Conference
| short_conf = NEC
| record = 10–2
| conf_record = 6–1
| head_coach = Kevin Callahan
| hc_year = 14th
| off_coach = Mark Fabish
| oc_year = 5th
| off_scheme = Pro-style
| def_coach = Andy Bobik
| dc_year = 13th
| def_scheme = 4–3
| captain =
| stadium = Kessler Field
| champion = NEC champion
| bowl = Gridiron Classic
| bowl_result = L 7–27 vs San Diego
}}
{{2006 Northeast Conference football standings}}
The 2006 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Hawks were led by 14th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field. They finished the season 10–2 overall and 6–1 in NEC play to win the conference championship. As the team with the best record in the NEC, they were invited to participate in the Gridiron Classic, which they lost 27–7 to San Diego.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2006
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Fordham
| site_stadium = Coffey Field
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 23–9
| attend = 1,721
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2006|team=Morgan State Bears|title=Morgan State}}
| site_stadium = Kessler Field
| site_cityst = West Long Branch, NJ
| score = 26–9
| attend = 3,215
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2006|team=Saint Peter's Peacocks|title=Saint Peter's}}
| site_stadium = Kessler Field
| site_cityst = West Long Branch, NJ
| score = 36–12
| attend = 2,079
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Andy Kerr Stadium
| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY
| score = 17–12
| attend = 3,512
| source = {{cite news |title=Monmouth Pulls Off Key Win for Program |first=Tony |last=Graham |date=September 24, 2006 |page=H1 |newspaper=Asbury Park Press |location=Asbury Park, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63072601/2006-colgate-monmouth/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Stony Brook
| site_stadium = Kessler Field
| site_cityst = West Long Branch, NJ
| score = 17–36
| attend = 2,531
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2006|team=Sacred Heart Pioneers|title=Sacred Heart}}
| site_stadium = Kessler Field
| site_cityst = West Long Branch, NJ
| score = 24–0
| attend = 2,137
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Wagner
| site_stadium = Wagner College Stadium
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| score = 28–7
| attend = 3,311
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Robert Morris
| site_stadium = Joe Walton Stadium
| site_cityst = Moon Township, PA
| score = 16–7
| attend = 2,143
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2006|team=Central Connecticut State Blue Devils|title=Central Connecticut State}}
| site_stadium = Kessler Field
| site_cityst = West Long Branch, NJ
| score = 19–13
| attend = 3,025
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Saint Francis (PA)
| site_stadium = Kessler Field
| site_cityst = West Long Branch, NJ
| score = 54–20
| attend = 3,817
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2006|team=Albany Great Danes|title=Albany}}
| site_stadium = University Field
| site_cityst = Albany, NY
| score = 19–0
| attend = 1,359
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = San Diego
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Kessler Field
| site_cityst = West Long Branch, NJ
| gamename = Gridiron Classic
| score = 7–27
| attend = 4,032
| source = {{cite news|title=Gridiron Classic: San Diego 27, Monmouth 7; Hawks have hands full with talented Toreros|newspaper=Asbury Park Press|date=December 3, 2006|pages=H1. H10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17438250/gridiron_classic_san_diego_27/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web|last=|first=|url=https://monmouthhawks.com/sports/football/schedule/2006|title=2006 Football Schedule|publisher=Monmouth University Athletic Department|date=|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}
References
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{{Monmouth Hawks football navbox}}
{{Northeast Conference football champions}}
Category:Monmouth Hawks football seasons