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2017 Monmouth

9–⁠3 (4–⁠1 Big South).

Schedule and results

Monmouth in 2017, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 31–12; won vs. Lehigh 46–27; lost at UAlbany 14–28; won at Hampton 30–23; won at Bucknell 35–13; won at Holy Cross 48–36; won vs. Liberty 56–39; won at Charleston Southern 23–20; won vs. Presbyterian 42–21; won vs. Gardner-Webb 41–14; lost at Kennesaw State 21–52; lost at Northern Iowa 7–46+27−39Won 31–12 vs. Lafayette+19LafayetteWon 46–27 vs. Lehigh+19LehighLost 14–28 at UAlbany-14UAlbanyWon 30–23 at Hampton+7HamptonWon 35–13 at Bucknell+22BucknellWon 48–36 at Holy Cross+12Holy CrossWon 56–39 vs. Liberty+17LibertyWon 23–20 at Charleston Southern+3Charleston Sout…Won 42–21 vs. Presbyterian+21PresbyterianWon 41–14 vs. Gardner-Webb+27Gardner-WebbLost 21–52 at Kennesaw State-31Kennesaw StateLost 7–46 at Northern Iowa-39Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsLafayetteW 31–⁠1268%
Sep 9vsLehighW 46–⁠2743%
Sep 16atUAlbanyL 14–⁠2838%
Sep 23atHamptonW 30–⁠2344%
Sep 30atBucknellW 35–⁠1353%
Oct 7atHoly CrossW 48–⁠3648%
Oct 21vsLibertyW 56–⁠3965%
Oct 28atCharleston SouthernW 23–⁠2040%
Nov 4vsPresbyterianW 42–⁠2182%
Nov 11vsGardner-WebbW 41–⁠1484%
Nov 18atKennesaw StateL 21–⁠5236%
Nov 25atNorthern IowaL 7–⁠4635%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 46–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big South.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
394–⁠331
Coach
—
Elo
1379 +121 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.9 No. 44 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 168
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Morris
Defensive coordinator
Andy Bobik
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Justin Terry CB★★★No. 901
Justin Brown RB★★★No. 1886
Terrance Greene WR★★No. 2675
Marques DeShields RB★★No. 3176
Anthony Budd ATH★★No. 4262

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.50.788
Receivers12.00.780
Defensive backs13.00.850
Athletes and specialists12.00.710
Whole class52.40.783

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2017 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kennesaw State5–⁠012–⁠2
Monmouth4–⁠19–⁠3
Charleston Southern3–⁠26–⁠5
Liberty2–⁠36–⁠5
Presbyterian1–⁠44–⁠7
Gardner-Webb0–⁠51–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.