Brian Bohannon

Last updated
Brian Bohannon
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Kennesaw State
Conference CUSA
Record71–30
Biographical details
Born (1970-12-17) December 17, 1970 (age 53)
Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
1990–1993 Georgia
Position(s) Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1995 West Georgia (AC)
1996 Gardner–Webb (WR)
1997–1999 Georgia Southern (WR)
2000–2001Georgia Southern (DB)
2002–2007 Navy (WR)
2008–2012 Georgia Tech (QB/B-backs)
2013–present Kennesaw State
Head coaching record
Overall71–30
Bowls5–4 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Big South (2017–2018, 2021)
Awards
Big South Coach of the Year (2017–2018) [1] [2]
AFCA FCS Reg. 2 Coach of the Year (2017) [3] AFCA FCS National Coach of the Year (2017) [4]

Brian Bohannon (born February 20, 1971) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, a position he has held since the inception of the program in 2013. The Kennesaw State Owls began play in 2015.

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Career

On March 24, 2013, Bohannon was introduced as the first head coach of the Owls football team that started play as a member of the Big South Conference in the 2015 season. [5] [6] Prior to his time at Kennesaw State, Bohannon served as an assistant coach under Paul Johnson at Georgia Southern, Navy and Georgia Tech. [6]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs STATS#FCS°
Kennesaw State Owls (Big South Conference)(2015–2021)
2015 Kennesaw State 6–52–4T–5th
2016 Kennesaw State 8–33–2T–3rd
2017 Kennesaw State 12–25–01stL NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 89
2018 Kennesaw State 11–25–01stL NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 55
2019 Kennesaw State 11–35–12ndL NCAA Division I Second Round 138
2020 Kennesaw State 4–12–12nd1715
2021 Kennesaw State 11–26–01stL NCAA Division I Second Round 1110
Kennesaw State Owls(ASUN Conference)(2022)
2022 Kennesaw State 5–61–45th
Kennesaw State Owls(NCAA Division I FCS independent)(2023)
2023 Kennesaw State 3–6
Kennesaw State Owls(Conference USA)(2024–present)
2024 Kennesaw State 0–00–0
Kennesaw State:71–3029–12
Total:71–30
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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