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1997 Monmouth Hawks football
Conference Northeast Conference
Record5–4 (3–1 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rich Skrosky (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAndy Bobik (4th season)
Home stadium Kessler Field
Seasons
←  1996
1998 →
1997 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Robert Morris $   4 0     8 3  
Monmouth   3 1     5 4  
Wagner   2 2     6 4  
Central Connecticut   1 3     5 5  
Saint Francis (PA)   0 4     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1997 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Hawks were led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field. They finished the season 5–4 overall and 3–1 in NEC play to place second.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 7at Towson*L 20–21
September 13at Dayton*L 16–51
September 21 La Salle*W 42–20 [1]
October 5 New Haven*
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ
L 3–49
October 18at Saint Francis (PA)W 27–7
October 25 Robert Morris
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ
L 20–41
November 3at Sacred Heart*W 43–0
November 8 Wagner
  • Kessler Field
  • West Long Branch, NJ
W 51–7
November 15at Central Connecticut StateW 31–17
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hawks finally home, and finally cooking". Asbury Park Press. September 21, 1997. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2019 Monmouth Team Almanac" (PDF). Monmouth University. 2019. p. 24.