1996 Monmouth Hawks football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1996 Monmouth Hawks football Northeast Conference NEC 7–3 3–1 Kevin Callahan 4th Terry Dow 4th Multiple Andy Bobik 3rd 4–3 Kessler Field NEC co-champion 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. Schedule Eastern September 7 l y 1996 Southern Connecticut Fighting Owls Southern Connecticut Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ 0–27 September 14 w 1996 Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ 46–17 September 21 w y 1996 Pace Setters Pace Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ 48–0 September 28 w y y 1996 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post Brookville, NY 14–7 October 5 w y y 1996 Mercyhurst Lakers Mercyhurst Saxon Stadium Erie, PA 28–14 October 12 w y Wagner Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY 23–10 October 19 l y 1996 Towson State Tigers Towson State Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ 6–15 October 26 l y Robert Morris Moon Stadium Moon Township, PA 6–43 2,681 November 9 w y 1996 Siena Saints Siena Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ 43–10 November 16 w 1996 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Central Connecticut State Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ 33–27 2019 Monmouth Team Almanac Monmouth University 2019 24 https://monmouthhawks.com/documents/2019/7/11/19_Almanac.pdf References Monmouth Category:Monmouth Hawks football seasons Category:Northeast Conference football champion seasons Monmouth Hawks football