| 2017 Monmouth Hawks football | |
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NCAA Division I First Round, L 7–46 vs. Northern Iowa | |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 9–3 (4–1 Big South) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Kevin Morris (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Andy Bobik (24th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Kessler Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 3:00 p.m. | Lafayette * | ESPN3 | W 31–12 | 3,898 | |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 19 Lehigh * |
| ESPN3 | W 46–27 | 2,839 |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany * | ESPN3 | L 14–28 | 6,384 | |
| September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Hampton * | PTV | W 30–23 OT | 5,123 | |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Bucknell * | Stadium | W 35–13 | 1,942 | |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross * | Stadium | W 48–36 | 4,484 | |
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Liberty |
| ESPN3 | W 56–39 | 4,235 |
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern | ESPN3 | W 23–20 | 1,825 | |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Presbyterian |
| ESPN3 | W 42–21 | 3,159 |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb |
| Stadium | W 41–14 | 2,278 |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | L 21–52 | 6,808 | |
| November 25 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Northern Iowa * | ESPN3 | L 7–46 | 4,095 | |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Hawks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 19 Mountain Hawks | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| Hawks | 14 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 46 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Great Danes | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| Pirates | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Bison | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 0 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 48 |
| Crusaders | 3 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 36 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flames | 7 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 39 |
| Hawks | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Hose | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Hawks | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Hawks | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 21 Owls | 14 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 20 Panthers | 14 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 46 |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | RV |