2021 Kennesaw State Owls football team

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2021 Kennesaw State Owls football
Kennesaw State Owls logo.svg
Big South champion
Conference Big South Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 11
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record11–2 (7–0 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (7th season)
Offensive scheme Flexbone option
Defensive coordinator Danny Verpaele (2nd season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Seasons
←  2020
2022  →
2021 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Kennesaw State $^  7 –0   11 –2  
Monmouth  6 –1   7 –4  
North Carolina A&T  3 –4   5 –6  
North Alabama  3 –4   3 –8  
Charleston Southern  3 –4   4 –6  
Hampton  3 –4   5 –6  
Robert Morris  3 –5   4 –6  
Campbell  2 –5   3 –8  
Gardner–Webb  2 –5   4 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented the Kennesaw State University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Brian Bohannon, the Owls played their home games at the Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.

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Schedule

Kennesaw State announced its 2021 football schedule on April 21, 2021. [1] The 2021 schedule consisted of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28:00 p.m. Reinhardt *No. 19
 ESPN+ W 35–256,348
September 1112:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech *No. 22
 ACCRSN L 17–4535,195
September 186:00 p.m.at Wofford *No. 24
ESPN+W 31–104,597
October 23:00 p.m. No. 17 Jacksonville State *No. 20
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN+W 31–67,476
October 92:00 p.m. Hampton No. 17
 ESPN3 W 34–153,983
October 165:00 p.m. North Carolina A&T No. 15
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN+W 14–09,556
October 234:00 p.m.at Campbell No. 12
ESPN+W 30–75,977
October 301:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb No. 12
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN+W 34–304,041
November 612:00 p.m.at Robert Morris No. 12
ESPN+W 45–212,144
November 133:00 p.m.at North Alabama No. 10
ESPN+W 28–247,023
November 201:00 p.m. Monmouth No. 9
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN+W 49–174,630
November 272:00 p.m. Davidson *No. 10
ESPN+W 48–212,764
December 42:00 p.m.at No. 9 East Tennessee State *No. 10
ESPN+L 31–328,453

[2]

Game summaries

At Georgia Tech

Kennesaw State (1–0) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0–1)
Quarter1234Total
Kennesaw State0301417
Georgia Tech141071445

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA

  • Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79°F
  • Game attendance: 35,195
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Brad Rathbun, Brian Jordan, Lyndsay Rowley
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
StatisticsKSUGT
First downs1320
Total yards260412
Rushes/yards43/14936/158
Passing yards111254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int8–20–217–23–0
Time of possession33:4126:16
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Kennesaw StatePassingXavier Shepherd8/20, 110 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingIaan Cousin3 carries, 52 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingAdeolu Adeleke1 reception, 39 yards, 1 TD
Georgia TechPassingJordan Yates17/23, 254 yards, 4 TD
RushingDontae Smith8 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kyric McGowan 6 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD

At No. 9 East Tennessee State (FCS Second Round)

No. 10 Kennesaw State Owls at No. 9 East Tennessee State Buccaneers (FCS Second Round) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 10 Owls07141031
No. 9 Buccaneers01071532

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium, Johnson City, Tennessee

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,453
  • Referee: Marcus Thornton
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • ETSU – Quay Holmes 34-yard pass from Tyler Riddell (Tyler Keltner kick), 7:25. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 2:08.
  • KSU – Iaan Cousin 50-yard pass from Jonathan Murphy (Nathan Robertson kick), 6:17. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:03.
  • ETSU – Tyler Keltner 47-yard field goal, 3:27. Buccaneers 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:43.

Third quarter

  • ETSU – Quay Holmes 31-yard run (Nathan Robertson kick), 11:45. Buccaneers 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:15.
  • KSU – Kyle Glover 22-yard pass from Jonathan Murphy (Nathan Robertson kick), 8:19. Buccaneers 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:21.
  • KSU – Jonathan Murphy 1-yard run (Nathan Robertson kick), 1:05. Owls 21–17. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 5:38.

Fourth quarter

  • KSU – Jonathan Murphy 9-yard run (Nathan Robertson kick), 12:21. Owls 28–17. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:25.
  • KSU – Nathan Robertson 45-yard field goal, 5:02. Owls 31–17. Drive: 14 plays, 49 yards, 6:48.
  • ETSU – Will Huzzie 12-yard pass from Tyler Riddell (Tyler Keltner kick), 1:28. Owls 31–24. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 3:31.
  • ETSU – Quay Holmes 4-yard pass from Tyler Riddell (Tyler Riddell pass to Nate Adkins), 0:35. Buccaneers 32–31. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 0:51.
StatisticsKSUETSU
First downs2319
Total yards457308
Rushing yards28770
Passing yards170238
Turnovers11
Time of possession35:0025:00
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Kennesaw StatePassingJonathan Murphy6/14, 125 yards, 2 TD
RushingJonathan Murphy28 rushes, 164 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingIaan Cousin3 receptions, 81 yards, TD
East Tennessee StatePassingTyler Riddell22/35, 238 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingQuay Holmes13 rushes, 87 yards, TD
ReceivingQuay Holmes7 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TD

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References

  1. ↑ "KSU's Fall Conference Schedule Released". Kennesaw State University Department of Athletics. April 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2021 Kennesaw State Owls Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved June 22, 2021.


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