2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team

2019 Kennesaw State Owls football
2019 Kennesaw State Owls football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 20–26 vs. Weber State
Conference	Big South Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 13
FCS Coaches	No. 8
Record	11–3 (5–1 Big South)
Head coach	Brian Bohannon (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Grant Chesnut (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Blake Harrell (1st season)
Base defense	4-2-5
Home stadium	Fifth Third Bank Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

Last updated December 14, 2023

2019 Big South Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Monmouth $^	6	–	0	11	–	3
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^	5	–	1	11	–	3
Charleston Southern	4	–	2	6	–	6
Campbell	3	–	3	6	–	5
Hampton	1	–	5	5	–	7
Gardner–Webb	1	–	5	3	–	9
Presbyterian	1	–	5	2	–	10
North Alabama *	0	–	0	4	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia as fifth-year members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 5–1 in Big South play to finish in second place. The Owls received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs. They defeated Wofford in the first round before losing to Weber State in the second round.

Preseason

Big South poll

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Owls were predicted to finish in first place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Kennesaw State	134 (14)
2	Monmouth	122 (5)
3	Charleston Southern	79 (1)
4	Campbell	73
5	Gardner–Webb	67
6	Hampton	64
7	Presbyterian	21
—	North Alabama	n/a

Preseason All–Big South team

The Owls had six players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.^[2]

Defense

Desmond Johnson – DL

Andrew Butcher – DL

Bryson Armstrong – LB

Dorian Walker – DB

Cincere Mason – DB

Special teams

Isaac Foster – KR/PR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Point *	No. 10	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	W 59–0	8,300
September 7	12:00 p.m.	at Kent State *	No. 9	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	L 23–26 ^OT	18,679
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Alabama State *	No. 9	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASU All Access	W 42–7	15,887
September 21	3:00 p.m.	at Missouri State *	No. 7	Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	W 35–24	11,421
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Reinhardt *	No. 6	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	W 31–7	6,978
October 12	3:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern	No. 7	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3	W 45–23	8,258
October 19	2:30 p.m.	at Presbyterian	No. 6	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN+	W 55–10	1,635
October 26	3:00 p.m.	North Alabama	No. 6	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3	W 41–17	4,546
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Monmouth	No. 5	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3	L 21–45	4,464
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Campbell	No. 15	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	W 38–35	5,039
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Hampton	No. 16	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	W 50–7	3,612
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	No. 16	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3/ESPN+	W 42–14	4,383
November 30	3:00 p.m	at No. 11 Wofford *	No. 15	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 28–21	1,992
December 7	3:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Weber State *	No. 15	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 20–26	5,422
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Point

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	0	0	0	0
No. 10 Owls	28	14	14	3	59

At Kent State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 9 Owls	3	13	0	7	0	23
Golden Flashes	3	7	7	6	3	26

At Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Owls	21	7	14	0	42
Hornets	0	0	7	0	7

At Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Owls	0	7	21	7	35
Bears	6	10	0	8	24

Reinhardt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
No. 6 Owls	14	17	0	0	31

Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	6	7	10	23
No. 7 Owls	14	14	3	14	45

At Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Owls	14	14	27	0	55
Blue Hose	7	3	0	0	10

North Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	10	0	0	17
No. 6 Owls	6	21	7	7	41

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	3	28	14	0	45
No. 5 Owls	7	0	7	7	21

At Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Owls	0	17	14	7	38
Fighting Camels	7	14	0	14	35

At Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Owls	21	10	12	7	50
Pirates	0	0	7	0	7

Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	0	0	7	14
No. 16 Owls	7	7	14	14	42

FCS Playoffs

The Owls were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Wofford.^[5]

At Wofford–First Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Owls	0	7	7	14	28
No. 11 Terriers	7	0	7	7	21

At Weber State–Second Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Owls	3	14	0	3	20
No. 4 Wildcats	3	9	14	0	26

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	10	9	9	7	6	7	7	6	6	5	15	16	16	15	13
Coaches	10	7	7	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	11	11	9	9	8

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The Kennesaw State Owls fields 16 varsity athletics teams, competing for Kennesaw State University. After spending ten years in Division II's Peach Belt Conference, the university fully transitioned to Division I status in the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the beginning of the 2009–10 season. All of Kennesaw State's sports teams compete in the ASUN Conference through the 2023–24 school year. In July 2023, KSU will start a transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision in advance of its move to Conference USA (C-USA) in July 2024. Of its 18 varsity sports, only women's lacrosse is not sponsored by C-USA. The school mascot is Scrappy the Owl.

The Kennesaw State Owls football represents Kennesaw State University in college football. The team began play in 2015 as a member of the Big South Conference at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level. In 2022, KSU's full-time home of the ASUN Conference launched an FCS football league, with KSU as one of its initial six members. After the 2022 season, KSU will start a transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision in advance of the school's 2024 move to Conference USA.

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The 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Jay Hill and played their games at Stewart Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11–4, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a two-way tie for the Big Sky championship with Sacramento State. They received the Big Sky's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Kennesaw State in the second round and Montana in the quarterfinals before losing to James Madison in the semifinals.

The 2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Mike Minter and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. They were second-year members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 3–3 in Big South play to finish in fourth place.

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The 2019 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Robert Prunty and played their home games at Armstrong Stadium. They were first-year members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 1–5 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

The 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Choate, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 11–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Sky. Montana State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first round bye, the Bobcats defeated Albany in the second round and Austin Peay in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State. The team played home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

The 2020 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia as sixth-year members of the Big South Conference.

References

↑ "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
↑ "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
↑ "2019 Kennesaw State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
↑ "2019 Football Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
↑ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

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[1] "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.

[2] "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

[3] "2019 Kennesaw State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

[4] "2019 Football Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

[5] "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

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