They were led by 27th-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field in West Long Branch, New Jersey.

Monmouth finished the season 11–3 overall and 6–0 in Big South play to win the conference title.

The Hawks received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs.

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Hawks were predicted to finish in second place.

[3][4] The Hawks received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Holy Cross.