The Monmouth Hawks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Monmouth University located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The Hawks compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA). The school's first football team was fielded in 1993. The team plays its home games at the 4,200 seat Kessler Field. They are coached by Jeff Gallo, a Monmouth alumnus and former player who was named head coach in December 2025 following the retirement of the program's founding coach, Kevin Callahan.
Championships Conference 1996† Kevin Callahan Northeast Conference 7–3 3–1 1998† 5–5 4–1 2003† 10–2 6–1 2004† 10–1 6–1 2006 10–2 6–1 2019 Big South Conference 9–2 5–0 2020 3–1 3–0 † Co-champions
Division I-AA/FCS playoffs The Hawks have made three appearances in the Division I-AA/FCS playoffs, with an overall record of 1–3.
2017 First Round Northern Iowa L 7–46 2019 First RoundSecond Round Holy CrossJames Madison W 44–27L 21–66 2020 First Round Sam Houston State L 15–21
Notable former players
To date, six Monmouth Hawks alumni have played in the National Football League (NFL). In addition to the NFL, Monmouth alumni have played professionally for the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Arena Football League (AFL).
Former wide receiver Miles Austin was the first player from Monmouth to appear in the NFL and played in the league for 10 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys.
NFL players Miles Austin Jose Gumbs Chris Hogan John Nalbone Neal Sterling Hakeem Valles Owen Wright
CFL players Tevrin Brandon Reggie White Jr.
AFL players Brian Brikowski Will Holder
Future non-conference opponents Announced schedules as of December 16, 2025.
at Tennessee Tech at Central Michigan at Montana Princeton at Western Michigan at Princeton at Dartmouth Merrimack
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