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 | |
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| 2018 record | 8–3 (4–1 Big South) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Kevin Morris (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Andy Bobik (25th season) |
| Home stadium | Kessler Field (Capacity: 3,200) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
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| 1 | Kennesaw State | 107 (17) |
| 2 | Monmouth | 82 (1) |
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 75 |
| 4 | Gardner–Webb | 52 |
| 5 | Campbell | 36 |
| 6 | Presbyterian | 26 |
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]
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Offense Pete Guerriero – RB Reggie White Jr. – WR Jake Powell – TE Ryan Wetzel – OL Russ Clayton – OL |
Defense Tymere Berry – DB |
Special teams Pete Guerriero – KR |
Honorable mention Kenji Bahar – OB Diego Zubieta – LB |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| 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* |
| ESPN+ | W 54–47 | 3,971 | ||
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Bucknell* |
| ESPN+ | W 36–19 | 2,452 | ||
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Campbell |
| 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 |
| ESPN3 | W 37–3 | 4,492 | ||
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 2 Kennesaw State |
| ESPN3 | L 14–51 | 2,332 | ||
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb | ESPN+ | W 56–42 | 2,350 | |||
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Game summaries
at Eastern Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Eagles | 13 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 51 |
Hampton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pirates | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Hawks | 7 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
at Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| Leopards | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
at Princeton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tigers | 14 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 44 |
Wagner
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 21 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 47 |
| Hawks | 8 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 54 |
Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Hawks | 0 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 36 |
Campbell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Camels | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Hawks | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Charleston Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Hawks | 7 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 2 Owls | 7 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 51 |
| Hawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Gardner–Webb
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
References
- "Kennesaw State Voted 2018 Preseason Football Favorite". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
- "Burks, Armstrong Headline 2018 Preseason All-Conference Team". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
- "2018 Football Schedule". monmouthhawks.com. Monmouth University. Retrieved April 16, 2018.