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
Conference	Big South Conference
2018 record	8–3 (4–1 Big South)
Head coach	Kevin Callahan (26th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Morris (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Bobik (25th season)
Home stadium	Kessler Field (Capacity: 3,200)

2018 Big South Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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)
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]

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
August 31	6:30 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	L 17–51	14,357
September 8	3:00 p.m.	Hampton*	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	W 56–28	3,092
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at Lafayette*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium	W 24–20	4,325
September 22	4:30 p.m.	at Princeton*	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	L 9–51	11,068
September 29	1:00 p.m.	Wagner*	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	W 54–47	3,971
October 13	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell*	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	W 36–19	2,452
October 20	1:00 p.m.	Campbell	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	W 38–21	3,124
October 27	2:30 p.m.	at Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN+	W 24–14	2,638
November 3	1:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	W 37–3	4,492
November 10	12:00 p.m.	No. 2 Kennesaw State	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	L 14–51	2,332
November 17	1:30 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	W 56–42	2,350
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Game summaries

at Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	3	7	7	17
Eagles	13	17	14	7	51

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	0	7	7	28
Hawks	7	21	21	7	56

at Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	6	9	6	3	24
Leopards	13	7	0	0	20

at Princeton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	9	0	0	0	9
Tigers	14	16	14	0	44

Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	21	12	7	7	47
Hawks	8	21	3	22	54

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	6	7	6	19
Hawks	0	9	7	20	36

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	7	7	7	0	21
Hawks	10	7	14	7	38

at Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	3	0	7	14	24
Blue Hose	0	0	7	7	14

Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	3	0	3
Hawks	7	17	3	10	37

Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Owls	7	10	14	20	51
Hawks	7	7	0	0	14

at Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	21	7	21	7	56
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	14	7	14	42

References

1. "Kennesaw State Voted 2018 Preseason Football Favorite". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
2. "Burks, Armstrong Headline 2018 Preseason All-Conference Team". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
3. "2018 Football Schedule". monmouthhawks.com. Monmouth University. Retrieved April 16, 2018.