1995 Monmouth Hawks football team

The 1995 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. This year was the team's final season as an NCAA Division I-AA independent program before transitioning to being a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Hawks were led by third-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field. They finished the season with a record of 7–3.

1995 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 3 Troy State ^		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Hofstra ^		–		10	–	1	–	0
Saint Mary's		–		8	–	2	–	0
Wagner		–		8	–	2	–	0
Hampton		–		8	–	3	–	0
Liberty		–		8	–	3	–	0
Monmouth		–		7	–	3	–	0
Samford		–		7	–	4	–	0
Robert Morris		–		6	–	4	–	0
Towson State		–		6	–	4	–	0
UCF		–		6	–	5	–	0
UAB		–		5	–	6	–	0
Wofford		–		4	–	7	–	0
Buffalo		–		3	–	8	–	0
Youngstown State		–		3	–	8	–	0
Central Connecticut State		–		2	–	8	–	0
Western Kentucky		–		2	–	8	–	0
Davidson		–		1	–	8	–	1
Charleston Southern		–		1	–	10	–	0
Saint Francis		–		0	–	10	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Marist	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	L 15–16	1,969	^[1]
September 9	Robert Morris	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	W 16–13	3,246	^[2]
September 16	at Saint Peter's	Cochrane Stadium Jersey City, NJ	W 34–10	1,051	^[3]
September 23	St. John's	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	W 47–0	3,089	^[4]
September 30	at Towson State	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	L 15–31		^[5]
October 7	Mercyhurst	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	W 35–14		^[6]
October 14	at Pace	Pace Stadium Pleasantville, NY	W 41–0		^[7]
October 28	at Saint Francis (PA)	Pine Bowl Loretto, PA	W 35–0		^[8]
November 4	Wagner	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	L 20–21	5,813	^[9]
November 11	Central Connecticut State	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	W 30–13	1,011	^[10]

^ "Marist tips Monmouth, loses Ford". Poughkeepsie Journal. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Monmouth rebounds to edge Robert Morris". Asbury Park Press. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hawks' talent, depth pay off in victory over Peacocks". Asbury Park Press. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Monmouth routs St. John's". Newsday. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Monmouth loses to Towson, 31–15". The Star-Ledger. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sabella ignites Monmouth". The Record. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Errors sink Setters". The Reporter Dispatch. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hawks roll to third straight win in rout of Red Flash". Asbury Park Press. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Monmouth jolted by Wagner, 21–20". The Star-Ledger. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hawks rally behind O'Neil, Sabella for seventh win". Asbury Park Press. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2019 Monmouth Team Almanac" (PDF). Monmouth University. 2019. p. 24.