Monmouth Hawks football

{{short description|Football program representing Monmouth University}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}{{Infobox college football team

| CurrentSeason = 2024 Monmouth Hawks football team

| TeamName = Monmouth Hawks football

| Image = Monmouth Athletics M.png

| ImageSize = 175

| HeadCoach = Kevin Callahan

| HeadCoachYear = 32nd

| HCWins = 188

| HCLosses = 148

| Stadium = Kessler Field

| StadCapacity = 4,200

| StadSurface = Fieldturf

| Location = West Long Branch, New Jersey

| NCAAdivision = I FCS

| Conference = CAA Football

| FirstYear = 1993; {{Years or months ago|1993}}

| ATWins = 188

| ATLosses = 148

| ATTies =

| BowlWins = 1

| BowlLosses = 1

| PlayoffApps = 3

| Playoffs = 1–3

| NatlTitles =

| ConfTitles = 7 (1996, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2019, 2020)

| DivTitles =

| AllAmericans =

| uniform =

| WebsiteName = monmouthhawks.com

| WebsiteURL = https://monmouthhawks.com/sports/football

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The Monmouth Hawks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Monmouth University located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the upcoming 2025 season, the Hawks compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).{{cite web| title=Monmouth Historical Data| publisher=College Football Data Warehouse| url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/independents/monmouth/index.php| accessdate=February 13, 2014| archive-date=February 22, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222052338/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/independents/monmouth/index.php| url-status=dead}} The school's first football team was fielded in 1993. The team plays its home games at the 4,200 seat Kessler Field. They are coached by Kevin Callahan.

Championships

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Monmouth Hawks\|Season\|Coach\|Conference\|Overall record\|Conference record}}
align="center" \| 1996†	rowspan="7"\|Kevin Callahan	rowspan="5"\|Northeast Conference	7–3	3–1
align="center" \| 1998†	5–5	4–1
align="center" \| 2003†	10–2	6–1
align="center" \| 2004†	10–1	6–1
align="center" \| 2006	10–2	6–1
align="center" \| 2019	rowspan="2"\|Big South Conference	9–2	5–0
align="center" \| 2020	3–1	3–0

† Co-champions

Division I-AA/FCS playoffs

The Hawks have made three appearances in the FCS playoffs. Their record is 1–3.

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Monmouth Hawks\|Year\|Round\|Opponent\|Result}}
align="center" \| 2017	First Round	Northern Iowa	L 7–46
align="center" \| 2019	First Round Second Round	Holy Cross James Madison	W 44–27 L 21–66
align="center" \| 2020	First Round	Sam Houston State	L 15–21

Notable former players

To date, six Monmouth Hawks alumni have played in the National Football League (NFL). In addition to the NFL, Monmouth alumni have played professionally for the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Arena Football League (AFL).

Former wide receiver Miles Austin was the first player from Monmouth to appear in the NFL and played in the league for 10 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys.

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Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of February 18, 2025.{{cite web |title=Monmouth Hawks Football Future Schedules |publisher=FBSchedules.com |url=https://fbschedules.com/ncaa/monmouth/ |access-date=February 18, 2025}}

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Monmouth Hawks|2025|2026|2027|2028|2029}}

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