2020 Monmouth Hawks football team

The 2020 Monmouth Hawks football team will represent Monmouth University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big South Conference. They will be led by 28th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and play their home games at Kessler Field in West Long Branch, New Jersey.

2020 Monmouth Hawks football
ConferenceBig South Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Gallo (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAndy Bobik (27th season)
Home stadiumKessler Stadium
(Capacity: 3,200)
2020 Big South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Charleston Southern   –      –  
Gardner–Webb   –      –  
Kennesaw State   –      –  
Monmouth   –      –  
Robert Morris   –      –  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big South suspended the 2020 football season.
    * – Hampton not playing 2020-21 FCS schedule
As of January 30, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 27, it was announced that Monmouth would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Playing fall sports, including football, in the fall has not been ruled out.[1]

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team

The Hawks finished the 2019 season 11–3, 6–0 in Big South play to win the Big South conference championship. 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.

Preseason

Polls

In June 2020, the Hawks were predicted to finish second in the Big South by a panel of media and head coaches.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Kennesaw State 68 (8)
2 Monmouth 57 (3)
3 Charleston Southern 43 (1)
4 Campbell 42
5 Hampton 23
6 Gardner–Webb 19
— North Alabama[lower-roman 1] N/A
  1. North Alabama was not eligible for the preseason poll due to their transition to Division I.

Schedule

Monmouth had games scheduled against Rutgers (September 5), Albany (September 12), Maine (September 19), Fordham (September 26), and Hampton (November 7), which were all later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[3][4][5][6]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
March 13 12:00 p.m. at Robert Morris
March 20 1:00 p.m. at Gardner–Webb
March 27 1:00 p.m. Charleston Southern
April 10 1:00 p.m. Kennesaw State
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ

[7]

    References
    1. Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Monmouth cancels 2020 football season due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
    2. "Kennesaw State Voted 2020 Preseason Football Favorite". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
    3. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
    4. "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
    5. Hebert, Michael. "BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL: Hampton suspends sports for the fall". TimesDaily. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
    6. Singelais, Mark (16 July 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
    7. "2020 Monmouth Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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