2003 Monmouth Hawks football team

The 2003 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Hawks were led by 11th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field. They finished the season 10–2 overall and 6–1 in NEC play to share the conference championship with Albany. Despite having just one regular season loss, the Hawks did not receive an invitation to participate in the NCAA Division I-AA postseason.

2003 Monmouth Hawks football
NEC co-champion
ECAC Bowl, L 10–12 vs. Duquesne
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	10–2 (6–1 NEC)
Head coach	Kevin Callahan (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Fabish (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Andy Bobik (10th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kessler Field
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Northeast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Monmouth +		6	–	1					10	–	2
Albany +		6	–	1					7	–	4
Robert Morris		4	–	3					6	–	4
Stony Brook		4	–	3					6	–	4
Sacred Heart		3	–	4					6	–	5
Wagner		3	–	4					6	–	5
Central Connecticut State		2	–	4					3	–	8
Saint Francis (PA)		0	–	7					1	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	1:00 p.m.	Saint Peter's*	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	W 24–0	2,917
September 13	1:00 p.m.	Robert Morris	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	W 17–10	2,106
September 20	1:00 p.m.	at Georgetown*	Harbin Field Washington, DC	W 12–10	1,146
September 27	6:00 p.m.	at Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	W 20–14	4,834
October 4	1:00 p.m.	Iona*	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	W 30–7	2,485
October 11	1:00 p.m.	Wagner	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	W 24–0	3,536
October 18	1:00 p.m.	Albany	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	W 10–7	4,883
October 25	1:00 p.m.	at La Salle*	McCarthy Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 50–0	2,241	[1]
November 1	1:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut State	Arute Field New Britain, CT	L 10–14	1,678
November 8	12:30 p.m.	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	W 12–7	1,829
November 15	1:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis (PA)	Pine Bowl Loretto, PA	W 28–21	764
November 22	1:00 p.m.	at Duquesne	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA (ECAC Bowl)	L 10–12	2,012
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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