Brian Bohannon

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Brian Bohannon
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)
2013–2024 Kennesaw State
Head coaching record
Overall72–38
Bowls5–4 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Big South (2017–2018, 2021)
Awards
2× 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 Lloyd Bohannon (born December 17, 1970) [5] [6] is an American college football coach. He most recently served as the head football coach for Kennesaw State University, a position he held since the inception of the program in 2013 until 2024. The Kennesaw State Owls began play in 2015.

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Early life

Born in Macon, Georgia, Bohannon later lived in places where his father worked as a high school football coach, in Athens from ages two to eight then in Griffin. [7] Bohannon graduated from Griffin High School in 1989; he played football at Griffin under his father who was head coach. [8] [9]

Bohannon attended the University of Georgia, where he played at wide receiver for Georgia Bulldogs football from 1990 to 1993. [6] Bohannon completed his bachelor's degree in general business from the Georgia Terry College of Business in 1993. [5] In 1996, Bohannon completed a master's degree in business education at the University of West Georgia. [5]

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. [10] [11] Prior to his time at Kennesaw State, Bohannon served as an assistant coach under Paul Johnson at Georgia Southern, Navy and Georgia Tech. [11]

On November 10, 2024, Kennesaw State announced that Bohannon stepped down as the Owls head coach after a 1–8 start to the season and a 72–38 overall record. Chandler Burks succeeded him as interim head coach. [12] [13] Following the announcement of his departure, Bohannon announced on X (formerly Twitter) that he did not step down from his position but rather that he was informed by Kennesaw State athletic director, Milton Overton, that the Owls would be making a change in leadership earlier that morning. [14]

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
2020–21 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 1–81–4
Kennesaw State:72–3830–16
Total:72–38
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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  11. 1 2 "Kennesaw State names Brian Bohannon first head football coach". KSUOwls.com. March 24, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Kennesaw State Head Football Coach Brian Bohannon Steps Down After 10 Seasons". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  13. ↑ https://x.com/BohannonBrian/status/1855789479585259734
  14. ↑ Stroh-Page, Caitlyn. "Brian Bohannon: 'I want to be clear that I did not step down' from KSU football coach job". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN   1539-7459 . Retrieved November 11, 2024.
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