The 2023 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hawks played their home games at the Kessler Stadium in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The team was coached by 31st-year head coach Kevin Callahan.
The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the Thirteen Colonies.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic* | | ESPN+ | L 20–42 | 20,893 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Towson | | FloSports | W 42–23 | 3,442 |
September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Campbell | | FloSports | L 31–45 | 2,643 |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Lafayette* | | ESPN+ | L 20–28 | 1,497 |
September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Lehigh* | - Kessler Field
- West Long Branch, NJ
| FloSports | W 49–7 | 3,266 |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Hampton | - Kessler Field
- West Long Branch, NJ
| FloSports | W 61–10 | 1,827 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Elon | | FloSports | L 26–28 | 5,891 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 22 William & Mary | | FloSports | L 28–31 | 11,340 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Stony Brook | - Kessler Field
- West Long Branch, NJ
| FloSports | W 56–17 | 3,876 |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | New Hampshire | - Kessler Field
- West Long Branch, NJ
| FloSports | L 24–31 | 2,596 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Albany | | FloSports | L 0–41 | 3,505 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
at Florida Atlantic (FBS)
Monmouth Hawks (0–0) vs Florida Atlantic Owls (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
- Date:
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NE at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 20,893
- Referee: Darryl DeBerry
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst)
Game information
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- First quarter
- (11:28) FAU – Larry McCammon 6 yard run, Logan Lupo kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:30; Florida Atlantic 7–0)
- (6:46) FAU – Tony Johnson 9 yard pass from Casey Thompson, Logan Lupo kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:40; Florida Atlantic 14–0)
- (1:53) MONM – Sone Ntoh 2 yard run, Michael Calton Jr. kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:53; Florida Atlantic 14–7)
- Second quarter
- (14:14) FAU – LaJohntay Wester 2 yard pass from Casey Thompson, Logan Lupo kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:39; Florida Atlantic 21–7)
- (6:48) FAU – Je’Quan Burton 8 yard pass from Casey Thompson, Logan Lupo kick (Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:29; Florida Atlantic 28–7)
- (0:25) MONM – Assanti Kearney 27 yard pass from Marquez McCray, Michael Calton Jr. kick (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 2:08; Florida Atlantic 28–14)
- Third quarter
- (6:59) FAU – Je’Quan Burton 35 yard pass from Casey Thompson, Logan Lupo kick (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:31; Florida Atlantic 35–14)
- (2:30) FAU – Tony Johnson 72 yard pass from Casey Thompson, Logan Lupo kick (Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:12; Florida Atlantic 42–14)
- Fourth quarter
- (7:19) MONM – Dre Tucker 16 yard pass from Marquez McCray, kick failed (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Florida Atlantic 42–20)
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Statistics
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Monmouth (FCS)
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Florida Atlantic
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First downs |
19 |
22
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Plays–yards |
83–361 |
59–493
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Rushes–yards |
36–112 |
32–213
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Passing yards |
249 |
280
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Passing: comp–att–int |
26–47–1 |
22–27–1
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Time of possession |
34:21 |
25:39
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Monmouth (FCS)
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Passing |
Marquez McCray |
26/46, 249 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Jaden Shirden |
24 carries, 66 yards
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Receiving |
Dymere Miller |
10 receptions, 78 yards
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Florida Atlantic
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Passing |
Casey Thompson |
20/25, 280 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Larry McCammon |
13 carries, 125 yards, 1 TD
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Receiving |
Tony Johnson |
5 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD
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