1997 Monmouth Hawks football team

1997 Monmouth Hawks football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	5–4 (3–1 NEC)
Head coach	Kevin Callahan (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rich Skrosky (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Andy Bobik (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kessler Field

1997 Northeast Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 7	at Towson*	Towson Stadium Towson, MD	L 20–21
September 13	at Dayton*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	L 16–51
September 21	La Salle*	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	W 42–20	[1]
October 5	New Haven*	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	L 3–49
October 18	at Saint Francis (PA)	Pine Bowl Loretto, PA	W 27–7
October 25	Robert Morris	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	L 20–41
November 3	at Sacred Heart*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	W 43–0
November 8	Wagner	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	W 51–7
November 15	at Central Connecticut State	Arute Field New Britain, CT	W 31–17
*Non-conference game

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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.