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1997 Monmouth Hawks football team

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1997 Monmouth Hawks football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record5–4 (3–1 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRich Skrosky (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorAndy Bobik (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKessler 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 State   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

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

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References

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  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.