2017 Monmouth Hawks football team

2017 Monmouth Hawks football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record9–3 (4–1 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Morris (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorAndy Bobik (24th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKessler Field
2017 Big South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Kennesaw State $^  5 0   12 2  
Monmouth ^  4 1   9 3  
Charleston Southern  3 2   6 5  
Liberty *  2 3   6 5  
Presbyterian  1 4   4 7  
Gardner–Webb  0 5   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * Liberty ineligible for postseason due to FBS transition
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big South Conference. They were led by 25th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Monmouth finished the season 9–3 overall a nd 4–1 in Big South play to place in second. The Hawks received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs marking the school's first playoff berth. There they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round.