The 1996 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a first-year member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). It was Monmouth's first year as a member of a conference after their transition from being an NCAA Division I-AA independent program. The Hawks were led by fourth-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 share the conference championship with Robert Morris. They were not invited to participate in the Division I-AA postseason.
1996 Monmouth Hawks football | |
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NEC co-champion | |
Conference | Northeast Conference |
Record | 7–3 (3–1 NEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Terry Dow (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Andy Bobik (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Kessler Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris + | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth + | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 7 | Southern Connecticut* | L 0–27 | |
September 14 | Saint Francis (PA) |
| W 46–17 |
September 21 | Pace* |
| W 48–0 |
September 28 | at C.W. Post* | Brookville, NY | W 14–7 |
October 5 | at Mercyhurst |
| W 28–14 |
October 12 | at Wagner | W 23–10 | |
October 19 | Towson State* |
| L 6–15 |
October 26 | at Robert Morris |
| L 6–43 |
November 9 | Siena* |
| W 43–10 |
November 16 | Central Connecticut State |
| W 33–27 |
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References
edit- ^ "2019 Monmouth Team Almanac" (PDF). Monmouth University. 2019. p. 24.