2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team

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2017 Kennesaw State Owls football
Kennesaw State Owls logo.svg
Big South champion
Conference Big South Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record12–2 (5–0 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pistol option
Defensive coordinator Brian Newberry (3rd season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Seasons
←  2016
2018  →
2017 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Kennesaw State $^  5 –0   12 –2  
Monmouth ^  4 –1   9 –3  
Charleston Southern  3 –2   6 –5  
Liberty *  2 –3   6 –5  
Presbyterian  1 –4   4 –7  
Gardner–Webb  0 –5   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Liberty ineligible for postseason due to FBS transition
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia as third-year members of the Big South Conference. [1] They finished the season 12–2, 5–0 in Big South play to win the Big South conference championship. [2] The Owls received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, their first trip to the playoffs in school history. [3] [4] In the first round of the playoffs, the Owls defeated Samford in a rematch of their only regular season loss and marked the school's first ever playoff win. [5] In the second round, the Owls upset No. 3 seed Jacksonville State to advance to the quarterfinals. [6] In the quarterfinals, despite a furious second half comeback, they lost to Sam Houston State. [7]

Contents

On January 9, 2018, head coach Brian Bohannon was named the American Football Coaches Association's Coach of the Year. [8] [9]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at No. 19 Samford *
 ESPN3
WPCH 		L 23–284,908
September 97:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech *
 BSN
WPCH		W 27–148,418
September 168:00 p.m.at Alabama State *
 ASAA W 20–1411,000
September 303:30 p.m. North Greenville *
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
WPCHW 38–346,161
October 77:00 p.m. Texas Southern *
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
WPCHW 48–36,743
October 146:00 p.m.at Liberty
ESPN3W 42–2817,726
October 217:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN3W 17–36,954
October 282:00 p.m.at Presbyterian
WPCHW 28–02,804
November 42:00 p.m.at Montana State *No. 25
WPCHW 16–1416,337
November 113:30 p.m. Charleston Southern No. 23
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN3W 38–06,224
November 182:00 p.m. Monmouth No. 22
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN3W 52–216,808
November 252:00 p.m.No. 14 Samford*No. 18
ESPN3W 28–175,516
December 22:00 p.m.at No. 2 Jacksonville State *No. 18
ESPN3W 17–717,412
December 98:30 p.m.at No. 5 Sam Houston State *No. 18
ESPN3L 27–345,725
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

@ Samford

Kennesaw State @ Samford
1234Total
Owls01001323
•No. 19 Bulldogs0714728

Tennessee Tech

Tennessee Tech @ Kennesaw State
1234Total
Golden Eagles0001414
•Owls10143027
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:57
  • Game attendance: 8,418
  • Game weather: 74°F • ENE 8 • Sunny and clear
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (BSN/WCPH): Brian Katrek, Tutan Reyes, and Chris Mooneyham

@ Alabama State

Kennesaw State @ Alabama State
1234Total
•Owls0173020
Hornets077014
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: The New ASU Stadium
    Montgomery, AL
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 11,000
  • Game weather: 78°F • E 4 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Ron Turner
  • TV announcers (ASAA): Jonathan Spells, Machion Sanders, Rob Taylor

North Greenville

North Greenville @ Kennesaw State
1234Total
Crusaders7971134
•Owls14771038
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 6,161
  • Game weather: 78°F • WNW 5 • Sunny
  • Referee: Andy Faust
  • TV announcers (WCPH): Brian Katrek, Tutan Reyes, and Chris Mooneyham

Texas Southern

Texas Southern @ Kennesaw State
1234Total
Tigers03003
•Owls10247748
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:39
  • Game attendance: 6,743
  • Game weather: 78°F • SE 8 • Overcast
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (WCPH): Brian Giffin, Brandon Joseph, Nathan McCreary

@ Liberty

Kennesaw State @ Liberty
1234Total
•Owls7217742
Flames7071428
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 17,726
  • Game weather: 73°F • SSE 3 • Sunny
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Brian Giffin, Tutan Reyes, Nathan McCreary

Gardner–Webb

Gardner–Webb @ Kennesaw State
1234Total
Runnin' Bulldogs00303
•Owls0170017
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 6,954
  • Game weather: 71°F • ESE 5 • Clear
  • Referee: Terrance Lamar
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn

@ Presbyterian

Kennesaw State @ Presbyterian
1234Total
•Owls01414028
Blue Hose00000
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Bailey Memorial Stadium
    Clinton, SC
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:41
  • Game attendance: 2,804
  • Game weather: 68°F • SSE 9 • Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (WPCH): Mark Bryant, John Orck

@ Montana State

Kennesaw State @ Montana State
1234Total
•No. 25 Owls733316
Bobcats707014
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Bobcat Stadium
    Bozeman, MT
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 16,337
  • Game weather: 20°F • NNW 0–8 • Mild, 14" snow
  • Referee: Greg Wilson
  • TV announcers (WPCH): Chris Byers, Mike Callaghan, Kyle Sherman

Charleston Southern

Charleston Southern @ Kennesaw State
1234Total
Buccaneers00000
•No. 23 Owls71431438
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:49
  • Game attendance: 6,224
  • Game weather: 55°F • Sunny
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood, Jay Sonnhalter

Monmouth

Monmouth @ Kennesaw State
1234Total
Hawks7140021
•No. 22 Owls142110752
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 6,808
  • Game weather: 65°F • Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Jerry Magallane
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood, Jay Sonnhalter

This victory clinched the Owls' first ever postseason bid.

FCS Playoffs

Samford–First Round

Samford @ Kennesaw State
1234Total
No. 14 Bulldogs370717
•No. 18 Owls0217028
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 5,566
  • Game weather: 62°F • Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Steve Cadorette
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Dan Gutowsky, Marcus Ray

@ Jacksonville State–Second Round

Kennesaw State @ Jacksonville State
1234Total
•No. 18 Owls077317
No. 2 Gamecocks00033
  • Date: December 2
  • Location: JSU Stadium
    Jacksonville, AL
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:44
  • Game attendance: 17,412
  • Game weather: 65°F • Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Warren Gillis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart, Forrest Conoly

@ Sam Houston State–Quarterfinals

Kennesaw State @ Sam Houston State
1234Total
No. 18 Owls7331427
•No. 5 Bearkats14103734

Ranking movements

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References

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  2. ↑ Bednarowski, John. "Kennesaw State romps Monmouth for Big South title". MDJOnline.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Big South Conference - Kennesaw State Draws Samford in FCS Playoffs". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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