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11 Kenji Bahar

  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 190
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Position Quarterback
  • Hometown Baltimore, MD
  • Highschool Calvert Hall

Biography

Career Snapshots
  • Set all but one career passing record at Monmouth including, touchdowns, completions, yardage, 300-yard games, attempts, efficiency
  • Finished eighth in Walter Payton Award voting as a senior
  • Finished his career fourth in the Big South in total offense (9,975) and passing yards (9,642)
  • Set the Monmouth career total offense record by 1600+ yards
  • Most games played by a Monmouth quarterback
  • Second most games started by a Monmouth quarterback
  • Only Monmouth quarterback to win a playoff game
  • Ran for 11 career touchdowns, threw for 70 touchdowns (12 more than previous record holder)
  • Most 200+ yard passing games in school history (20)
  • Most 300 yard passing games (9) – had more 300 yard passing games in 2019 than previous record holder had in his career
  • First Monmouth Big South Offensive Player of the Year
  • Invited and played in the 2020 Hula Bowl

2019 (Senior)

  • Big South Offensive Player of the Year
  • Third Team All-American by Hero Sports
  • First Team All-Big South
  • First Team All-ECAC
  • 2020 Hula Bowl Participant
  • Threw for 3,684 yards and 30 touchdowns - both school records
  • Tossed five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes in a win over North Alabama (11/9)
  • Had five games of 300+ yards passing
  • Threw four touchdowns on 22-of-30 passing in a win over Hampton 11/23
  • Owns the longest touchdown pass in school history - a 92 yard strike to Zach Tredway against Kennesaw State (11/3)


2018 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Started in all 11 games in 2018
  • STATS FCS National Player of the Week Honorable Mention in Week Three in the win against Lafayette, throwing for 334 passing yards, completing 70 percent of his passes and running for 47 yards (9/15)
  • Named Second-Team All-Big South
  • Named Offensive Big South Player of the Week in Week Three
  • Finished first in the Big South in completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns, passing yards per game, and passing efficiency
  • Finished with a career-high in passing yards (2,626), touchdowns (20), completions (207), and passing efficiency (139.6)
  • Had a career-high 407 yards and five touchdowns in the win against Garder-Webb (11/17)

2017 (Junior)

  • Started all 12 games at quarterback for the Hawks
  • Threw for 2,368 yards with 16 touchdowns on 205 of 331 passing
  • His 197.3 yards per game was second among Big South passers
  • Finished with a 130.1 passing efficiency, which was second most in the conference
  • Completed 61.9 percent of his passes
  • Named Big South Offensive Player of the Week after passing for 324 yards and three touchdowns against Holy Cross (10/7)
  • Led the Hawks to their first playoff appearance and a 9-3 record, the most wins since the 2006 season
  • Had six games with 200+ passing yards
  • Threw for a career-high four touchdowns on 15 of 24 passing against Gardner-Webb (11/11)
  • Had 244 yards on 23 of 31 passing with a pair of touchdowns in a win over Liberty (10/21)
  • Ran for 61 yards (career-high 56 yard run) and threw for 204 yards against Lehigh (9/9)

2016 (Sophomore)

  • Appeared in all 11 games, including nine at quarterback
  • Started the final three games of the year, with first career start against Kennesaw State (10/29)
  • Threw for 964 yards and four touchdowns on 166 pass attempts
  • Completed 97 of 166 passes 
  • Threw for a career-high 241 yards on 27 completions with a touchdown against Gardner-Webb (11/19)
  • Also ran for 17 yards and a touchdown against the Runnin' Bulldogs
  • Recorded 200 yards passing and two touchdowns against Coastal Carolina (11/5)
  • Had 188 yards on 14 of 28 passing and a score against Kennesaw State (10/29)


2015 (Freshman)

  • Did not see time as a true freshman

High School

  • Two-year starter at quarterback under coach Donald Davis at Calvert Hall High School
  • Named MIAA-A All-Conference
  • Threw for 1,900 yards in 2014
  • Threw 18 touchdowns as a senior
  • Completed 68.2% of his passes
  • Named MVP of the Turkey Bowl

Personal

  • Son of Christine and Bilal Bahar
  • Major is business management

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2015Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'3" 175 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2016Redshirt

    Quarterback
    6'3" 175 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2017Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'3" 190 lbs
    16
  • 11

    2018Junior

    Quarterback
    6'3" 190 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2019Fifth Year

    Quarterback
    6'3" 190 lbs
    11