The 2020 Monmouth Hawks football team represented

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in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the

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. They will be led by 28th-year head coach

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and play their home games at

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. Playing fall sports, including football, in the fall has not been ruled out.

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2019 season 11–3, 6–0 in Big South play to win the Big South conference championship. The Hawks received the Big South's automatic bid to the

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. They defeated Holy Cross in the first round before losing to

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in the second round.

Preseason

Polls

In June 2020, the Hawks were predicted to finish second in the Big South by a panel of media and head coaches.

Schedule

Monmouth had games scheduled against

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(September 5), Albany (September 12),

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(September 19), Fordham (September 26), and

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(November 7), which were all later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.

References

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Monmouth Hawks football seasons Big South Conference football champion seasons

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