Monmouth University (11-3) football’s historic season ended on Saturday, falling to second ranked James Madison (12-1) 66-21 in the second round of the FCS Playoffs.
The Hawks advance to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in their history while JMU is looking to start a run to their third national championship game in the last four years.
Monmouth University (11-2, 6-0 Big South) never trailed en route to a 44-27 win over Holy Cross (7-6, 5-1 Patriot League) on Saturday in the first round of the 2019 NCAA FCS Playoffs.
Dominating the final three quarters, the #15 Monmouth University football team defeated Campbell, 47-10, to earn the 2019 Big South Championship and the league’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs.
Monmouth quarterback Kenji Bahar (Baltimore, MD/Calvert Hall) threw five touchdown passes while the defense forced three turnovers in the Hawks’ (8-2) non-conference win over North Alabama (3-7) on Saturday.
This is the first all-time meeting between Monmouth and North Alabama, with the Hawks riding a five-game winning streak into the contest. The Lions are fresh off of a last second win over Campbell to earn their third victory of the season.
Monmouth University senior quarterback Kenji Bahar (Baltimore, MD/Calvert Hall) became the school’s all-time passing leader as the Hawks improved to 6-2 (3-0 Big South) with a 35-13 win over Charleston Southern (2-6, 0-2 Big South) on Saturday night.