2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team

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2016 Kennesaw State Owls football
Kennesaw State Owls logo.svg
Conference Big South Conference
Record8–3 (3–2 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Brian Newberry (2nd season)
Home stadium Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Charleston Southern +^  4 1   7 4  
Liberty +  4 1   6 5  
Kennesaw State  3 2   8 3  
Gardner–Webb  3 2   5 6  
Presbyterian  1 4   2 9  
Monmouth  0 5   4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. They were second-year members of the Big South Conference. This season was the Owls second season of intercollegiate football. They finished the season 8–3, 3–2 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pm East Tennessee State * WPCH L 17–20 2OT8,574
September 107:00 pm Point *
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
WPCHW 49–38,354
September 241:00 pmat Duquesne * ESPN3 W 36–282,658
October 13:00 pmat Furman *ESPN3W 52–426,970
October 81:00 pm Missouri S&T *
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
WPCHW 49–166,775
October 157:00 pm Liberty Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN3L 21–368,803
October 2212:00 pmat Gardner–Webb ASN W 47–392,450
October 291:00 pmat Monmouth ESPN3W 49–173,869
November 51:00 pm Clark Atlanta *
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
WPCHW 56–06,916
November 1212:00 pm Presbyterian
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ASNW 45–107,186
November 1911:45 amat No. 14 Charleston Southern ESPN3L 7–282,446

Game summaries

East Tennessee State

East Tennessee State @ Kennesaw State
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Buccaneers03701020
Owls0703717

Point

Point @ Kennesaw State
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Skyhawks03003
Owls141414749
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:02
  • Game attendance: 8,354
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind SW 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Matt Young
  • TV announcers (WPCH): Brian Katrek, D.J. Shockley, and Nathan McCreary

@ Duquesne

Kennesaw State @ Duquesne
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Owls61061436
Dukes7103828
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:01
  • Game attendance: 2,658
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind NNE 7 mph (11 km/h) • Cloudy
  • Referee: Carl Vaccaro
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Todd McCall, Tim Benz

@ Furman

Kennesaw State @ Furman
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Owls21280352
Paladins01421742
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Paladin Stadium
    Greenville, SC
  • Game start: 3:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:34
  • Game attendance: 6,970
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Sunny
  • Referee: Thomas Graham
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Bob Mihalic, Don Clardy

Missouri S&T

Missouri S&T @ Kennesaw State
1234Total
Miners790016
Owls14772149
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:01
  • Game attendance: 6,775
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind WNW 15 mph (24 km/h) • Sunny
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (WPCH): Brian Katrek, D.J. Shockley, and Nathan McCreary

Liberty

Liberty @ Kennesaw State
1234Total
Flames71361036
Owls770721
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 8,803
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind SE 12 mph (19 km/h) • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Duane Heydt
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Evan Lepler, Renaldo Wyan

@ Gardner–Webb

Kennesaw State @ Gardner–Webb
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Owls20207047
Runnin' Bulldogs71410839
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
    Boiling Springs, NC
  • Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:01
  • Game attendance: 2,450
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind NNW 11 mph (18 km/h) • Clear, Sunny, Cool
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (ASN): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn

@ Monmouth

Kennesaw State @ Monmouth
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Owls72114749
Hawks3140017
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Kessler Field
    West Long Branch, NJ
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:57
  • Game attendance: 3,869
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind SW 11 mph (18 km/h) • Sunny
  • Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Harmon, Todderick Hunt

Clark Atlanta

Clark Atlanta @ Kennesaw State
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Panthers00000
Owls1414141456
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 6,916
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind E 1 mph (1.6 km/h) • Sunny
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (WPCH): Brian Katrek, D.J. Shockley, and Nathan McCreary

Presbyterian

Presbyterian @ Kennesaw State
1234Total
Blue Hose307010
Owls141071445
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 12:00 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 7,186
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind W 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Partly sunny
  • Referee: Ron Cherry
  • TV announcers (ASN): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn

@ Charleston Southern

Kennesaw State @ Charleston Southern
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Owls07007
#14 Buccaneers1470728
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Buccaneer Field
    Charleston, SC
  • Game start: 11:45 AM EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 2,446
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn

Ranking movements

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