2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team

2019 Kennesaw State Owls football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 20–26 vs. Weber State
Conference	Big South Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 13
FCS Coaches	No. 8
2019 record	11–3 (5–1 Big South)
Head coach	Brian Bohannon (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Grant Chesnut (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Blake Harrell (1st season)
Base defense	4-2-5
Home stadium	Fifth Third Bank Stadium (Capacity: 8,318)
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Big South Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Monmouth $^		6	–	0					11	–	3
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^		5	–	1					11	–	3
Charleston Southern		4	–	2					6	–	6
Campbell		3	–	3					6	–	5
Hampton		1	–	5					5	–	7
Gardner–Webb		1	–	5					3	–	9
Presbyterian		1	–	5					2	–	10
North Alabama *		0	–	0					4	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I Rankings from STATS Poll

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	n/a

Preseason All–Big South team[]

The Owls had six players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Point*	No. 10	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	W 59–0	8,300
September 7	12:00 p.m.	at Kent State*	No. 9	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	L 23–26 OT	18,679
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Alabama State*	No. 9	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ASU All Access	W 42–7	15,887
September 21	3:00 p.m.	at Missouri State*	No. 7	Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	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	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	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	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	W 38–35	5,039
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Hampton	No. 16	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	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	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 28–21	1,992
December 7	3:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Weber State*	No. 15	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 20–26	5,422
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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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

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 movements
Legend: ██ 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

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