2017 Monmouth Hawks football team

2017 Monmouth Hawks football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record9–3 (4–1 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Morris (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorAndy Bobik (24th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKessler Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Kennesaw State $^   5 0     12 2  
Monmouth ^   4 1     9 3  
Charleston Southern   3 2     6 5  
Liberty *   2 3     6 5  
Presbyterian   1 4     4 7  
Gardner–Webb   0 5     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Liberty ineligible for postseason due to FBS transition
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big South Conference. They were led by 25th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Monmouth finished the season 9–3 overall a nd 4–1 in Big South play to place in second. The Hawks received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs marking the school's first playoff berth.[1][2] There they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Monmouth Football: Hawks receive first-ever bid to FCS playoffs". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Monmouth Football receives at-large bid to FCS Playoffs • Double G Sports". doublegsports.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Monmouth vs. Northern Iowa - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Nelson, Jim. "College football: No. 20 UNI steams past Monmouth in FCS opener, 46-7". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved January 17, 2018.