American college football season
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 .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic * ESPN+ L 20–4220,893
September 9 6:00 p.m. at Towson FloSports W 42–233,442
September 16 1:00 p.m. Campbell FloSports L 31–452,643
September 23 3:30 p.m. at Lafayette * ESPN+ L 20–281,497
September 30 1:00 p.m. Lehigh * Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ FloSports W 49–73,266
October 14 1:00 p.m. Hampton Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ FloSports W 61–101,827
October 21 2:00 p.m. at Elon FloSports L 26–285,891
October 28 1:00 p.m. at No. 22 William & Mary FloSports L 28–3111,340
November 4 1:00 p.m. Stony Brook Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ FloSports W 56–173,876
November 11 12:00 p.m. New Hampshire Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ FloSports L 24–312,596
November 18 1:00 p.m. at No. 12 Albany FloSports L 0–413,505
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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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 : 20,893Referee : Darryl DeBerryTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Ted Emrich (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst)
Game information
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 )
Statistics
Monmouth (FCS)
Florida Atlantic
First downs
19
22
Plays–yards
83–361
59–493
Rushes–yards
36–112
32–213
Passing yards
249
280
Passing: comp –att –int
26–47–1
22–27–1
Time of possession
34:21
25:39
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Monmouth (FCS)
Passing
Marquez McCray
26/46, 249 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jaden Shirden
24 carries, 66 yards
Receiving
Dymere Miller
10 receptions, 78 yards
Florida Atlantic
Passing
Casey Thompson
20/25, 280 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Larry McCammon
13 carries, 125 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Tony Johnson
5 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD
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