American college football season
The 2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by fifth-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia as fifth-year members of the Big South Conference . They finished the season 11–3, 5–1 in Big South play to finish in second place. The Owls received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs . They defeated Wofford in the first round before losing to Weber State in the second round.
Previous season [ ]
The Owls finished the 2018 season 11–2, 5–0 in Big South play to win the Big South conference championship for the second consecutive year. The Owls received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. The Owls earned a No. 4 seed and a first round bye. They defeated Wofford in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to No. 5 South Dakota State .
Preseason [ ]
Big South poll [ ]
In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Owls were predicted to finish in first place.[1]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Kennesaw State
134 (14)
2
Monmouth
122 (5)
3
Charleston Southern
79 (1)
4
Campbell
73
5
Gardner–Webb
67
6
Hampton
64
7
Presbyterian
21
—
North Alabama
Preseason All–Big South team [ ]
The Owls had six players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.[2]
Defense
Desmond Johnson – DL
Andrew Butcher – DL
Bryson Armstrong – LB
Dorian Walker – DB
Cincere Mason – DB
Special Teams
Isaac Foster – KR/PR
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:00 p.m. Point * No. 10 ESPN+ W 59–0 8,300
September 7 12:00 p.m. at Kent State * No. 9 ESPN3 L 23–26 OT 18,679
September 14 6:00 p.m. at Alabama State * No. 9 ASU All Access W 42–7 15,887
September 21 3:00 p.m. at Missouri State * No. 7 ESPN+ W 35–24 11,421
September 28 6:00 p.m. Reinhardt * No. 6 Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA ESPN+ W 31–7 6,978
October 12 3:00 p.m. Charleston Southern No. 7 Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA ESPN3 W 45–23 8,258
October 19 2:30 p.m. at Presbyterian No. 6 ESPN+ W 55–10 1,635
October 26 3:00 p.m. North Alabama No. 6 Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA ESPN3 W 41–17 4,546
November 2 2:00 p.m. Monmouth No. 5 Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA ESPN3 L 21–45 4,464
November 9 1:00 p.m. at Campbell No. 15 ESPN+ W 38–35 5,039
November 16 1:00 p.m. at Hampton No. 16 ESPN+ W 50–7 3,612
November 23 2:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb No. 16 Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA ESPN3/ESPN+ W 42–14 4,383
November 30 3:00 p.m at No. 11 Wofford * No. 15 ESPN3 W 28–21 1,992
December 7 3:00 p.m. at No. 4 Weber State * No. 15 ESPN3 L 20–26 5,422
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
[3] [4]
Game summaries [ ]
Point [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Skyhawks
0
0
0
0
0
No. 10 Owls
28
14
14
3
59
at Kent State [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
No. 9 Owls
3
13
0
7 0
23
Golden Flashes
3
7
7
6 3
26
at Alabama State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 9 Owls
21
7
14
0
42
Hornets
0
0
7
0
7
at Missouri State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Owls
0
7
21
7
35
Bears
6
10
0
8
24
Reinhardt [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
7
0
0
7
No. 6 Owls
14
17
0
0
31
See also: Reinhardt Eagles football
Charleston Southern [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
6
7
10
23
No. 7 Owls
14
14
3
14
45
at Presbyterian [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Owls
14
14
27
0
55
Blue Hose
7
3
0
0
10
North Alabama [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Lions
7
10
0
0
17
No. 6 Owls
6
21
7
7
41
Monmouth [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawks
3
28
14
0
45
No. 5 Owls
7
0
7
7
21
at Campbell [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 15 Owls
0
17
14
7
38
Fighting Camels
7
14
0
14
35
at Hampton [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Owls
21
10
12
7
50
Pirates
0
0
7
0
7
Gardner–Webb [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
7
0
0
7
14
No. 16 Owls
7
7
14
14
42
FCS Playoffs [ ]
The Owls were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Wofford .[5]
at Wofford–First Round [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 15 Owls
0
7
7
14
28
No. 11 Terriers
7
0
7
7
21
at Weber State–Second Round [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 15 Owls
3
14
0
3
20
No. 4 Wildcats
3
9
14
0
26
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
STATS FCS
10
9
9
7
6
7
7
6
6
5
15
16
16
15
13
Coaches
10
7
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
11
11
9
9
8
References [ ]
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