2019 Monmouth Hawks football team


The 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big South Conference. They were led by 27th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Monmouth finished the season 11–3 overall and 6–0 in Big South play to win the conference title. The Hawks received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. They defeated Holy Cross in the first round before losing to James Madison in the second round.

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2018 season 8–3, 4–1 in Big South play to finish in second place in the Big South.

Preseason

Big South poll

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Hawks were predicted to finish in second place.

Preseason All–Big South team

The Hawks had five players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.
Offense
Kenji Bahar – QB
Juwon Farri – RB
Pete Guerriero – RB
Defense
Tymere Berry – DB
Special Teams
Matt Mosquera – K

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Western Michigan

Lafayette

Albany

at Montana

at Wagner

Presbyterian

Gardner–Webb

at Charleston Southern

at Kennesaw State

North Alabama

at Campbell

Hampton

FCS Playoffs

The Hawks received an automatic bid for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Holy Cross.

Holy Cross–First Round

at James Madison–Second Round

Ranking movements