Kevin Callahan (born February 18, 1955) is an American college football coach who is the head football coach at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Callahan was the first, and is still through 2023 the only, head coach in history of the Monmouth Hawks football program. He was hired by Monmouth in August 1992.[1] The team's first season was in 1993 and Callahan led them to a 2–5 record.[2]

Kevin Callahan
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMonmouth
ConferenceCAA Football
Record182–142
Biographical details
Born (1955-02-18) February 18, 1955 (age 69)
Elmira, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1973–1976Rochester
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977Albany (RB)
1978–1979Albany (OLB)
1980Syracuse (RB)
1981–1984Wagner (DC)
1984–1991Colgate (DC)
1991Colgate (AHC)
1992–presentMonmouth
Head coaching record
Overall182–142
Bowls0–2
Tournaments1–3 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5 NEC (1996, 1998, 2003–2004, 2006)
2 Big South (2019–2020)
Awards
Big South Coach of the Year (2019–2020)

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs STATS# Coaches°
Monmouth Hawks (Independent) (1993)
1993 Monmouth 2–5
Monmouth Hawks (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1994–1995)
1994 Monmouth 7–2
1995 Monmouth 7–3
Monmouth Hawks (Northeast Conference) (1996–2012)
1996 Monmouth 7–3 3–1 T–1st
1997 Monmouth 5–4 3–1 2nd
1998 Monmouth 5–5 4–1 T–1st
1999 Monmouth 2–8 2–5 6th
2000 Monmouth 5–6 4–4 5th
2001 Monmouth 7–3 5–2 T–3rd
2002 Monmouth 2–8 2–5 T–6th
2003 Monmouth 10–2 6–1 T–1st L ECAC Bowl
2004 Monmouth 10–1 6–1 T–1st
2005 Monmouth 6–4 4–3 T–3rd
2006 Monmouth 10–2 6–1 1st L Gridiron Classic
2007 Monmouth 4–6 3–3 T–3rd
2008 Monmouth 7–4 6–1 2nd
2009 Monmouth 5–6 4–4 T–5th
2010 Monmouth 3–8 3–5 T–6th
2011 Monmouth 5–6 4–4 T–4th
2012 Monmouth 5–5 4–3 3rd
Monmouth Hawks (NCAA Division I FCS independent) (2013)
2013 Monmouth 6–6
Monmouth Hawks (Big South Conference) (2014–2021)
2014 Monmouth 6–5 1–4 5th
2015 Monmouth 5–6 3–3 T–3rd
2016 Monmouth 4–7 0–5 6th
2017 Monmouth 9–3 4–1 2nd L NCAA Division I First Round
2018 Monmouth 8–3 4–1 2nd
2019 Monmouth 11–3 6–0 1st L NCAA Division I Second Round 12 13
2020 Monmouth 3–1 3–0 1st L NCAA Division I First Round 10 10
2021 Monmouth 7–4 6–1 2nd
Monmouth Hawks (Colonial Athletic Association) (2022)
2022 Monmouth 5–6 3–5 9th
Monmouth Hawks (Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference) (2023–present)
2023 Monmouth 4–7 3–5 T–11th
2024 Monmouth 0–0 0–0
Monmouth: 182–142 103–69
Total: 182–142
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ Zedalus, Joe (August 14, 1992). "Hawks' grid coach starts from scratch". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, New Jersey. p. 47. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Kevin Callahan Biography - GoMUHawks.com". Retrieved May 4, 2019.
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