2015 Monmouth Hawks football team

2015 Monmouth Hawks football
Conference	Big South Conference
2015 record	5–6 (3–3 Big South)
Head coach	Kevin Callahan (23rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Morris
Defensive coordinator	Andy Bobik
Home stadium	Kessler Field (Capacity: 3,200)

2015 Big South football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#6 Charleston Southern $^		6	–	0					10	–	3
#16 Coastal Carolina ^		4	–	2					9	–	3
Liberty		3	–	3					6	–	5
Monmouth		3	–	3					5	–	6
Kennesaw State		2	–	4					6	–	5
Gardner–Webb*		2	–	4					4	–	7
Presbyterian		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant *Gardner-Webb ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 23rd year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field. They were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 3–3 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 PM	Holy Cross*	Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	L 19–27	3,081
September 12	3:00 PM	at Central Michigan*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 10–31	21,092
September 19	6:00 PM	at Wagner*	Wagner College Stadium • Staten Island, NY	MDN	W 31–16	2,812
September 26	1:00 PM	at #16 Fordham*	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	MDN	L 31–54	3,471
October 3	1:00 PM	Bryant*	Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	W 31–24	1,086
October 10	12:00 PM	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC	BSN	L 7–37	1,227
October 17	1:00 PM	#22 Liberty	Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	W 20–17 ^OT	1,734
October 24	1:00 PM	#2 Coastal Carolina	Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	L 20–23	4,591
October 31	1:00 PM	at Kennensaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3	L 13–23	8,668
November 14	12:00 PM	Presbyterian	Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	W 21–16	1,811
November 21	1:30 PM	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	W 23–9	3,742
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	14	7	0	6	27
Hawks	3	6	0	10	19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	Monmouth, 21–14

at Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	3	7	0	10
Chippewas	7	24	0	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	7	7	10	31
Seahawks	0	3	0	13	16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–10	2014	Monmouth, 21–16

at Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	3	14	7	7	31
#16 Rams	14	21	13	6	54

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2006	Monmouth, 23–9

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	2	8	24
Hawks	14	0	3	14	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	2013	Monmouth, 21–18

at Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	0	0	7	7
Buccaneers	7	9	14	7	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	Charleston Southern, 27–0

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#22 Flames	0	0	0	17	0	17
Hawks	0	7	0	10	3	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	Liberty, 34–24

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Chanticleers	3	14	3	3	23
Hawks	7	6	7	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2014	CCU, 52–21

at Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	0	0	6	13
Owls	0	16	7	0	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	3	7	0	6	16
Hawks	0	7	14	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	Presbyterian, 18–12

at Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	14	0	7	2	23
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	3	6	0	9

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	Monmouth, 31–15

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