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.

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.

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.
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

Game summaries

at Eastern Michigan

Hampton

at Lafayette

at Princeton

Wagner

Bucknell

Campbell

at Presbyterian

Charleston Southern

Kennesaw State

at Gardner–Webb