2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team

2016 Kennesaw State Owls football
2016 Kennesaw State Owls football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	8–3 (3–2 Big South)
Head coach	Brian Bohannon (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Grant Chesnut (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Flexbone option
Defensive coordinator	Brian Newberry (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Fifth Third Bank Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. They were second-year members of the Big South Conference. This season was the Owls second season of intercollegiate football. They finished the season 8–3, 3–2 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place.

2016 Big South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Charleston Southern +^	4	–	1	7	–	4
Liberty +	4	–	1	6	–	5
Kennesaw State	3	–	2	8	–	3
Gardner–Webb	3	–	2	5	–	6
Presbyterian	1	–	4	2	–	9
Monmouth	0	–	5	4	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	East Tennessee State*	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	WPCH	L 17–20 ^2OT	8,574
September 10	7:00 pm	Point*	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	WPCH	W 49–3	8,354
September 24	1:00 pm	at Duquesne*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	W 36–28	2,658
October 1	3:00 pm	at Furman*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	W 52–42	6,970
October 8	1:00 pm	Missouri S&T*	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	WPCH	W 49–16	6,775
October 15	7:00 pm	Liberty	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3	L 21–36	8,803
October 22	12:00 pm	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ASN	W 47–39	2,450
October 29	1:00 pm	at Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	W 49–17	3,869
November 5	1:00 pm	Clark Atlanta*	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	WPCH	W 56–0	6,916
November 12	12:00 pm	Presbyterian	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ASN	W 45–10	7,186
November 19	11:45 am	at No. 14 Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 7–28	2,446
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

East Tennessee State

East Tennessee State @ Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Buccaneers	0	3	7	0	10	20
Owls	0	7	0	3	7	17

Date: September 3
Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, GA
Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:38
Game attendance: 8,574
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind SE 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Partly cloudy
Referee: Drew Myers
TV announcers (WPCH): Brian Katrek, D.J. Shockley, and Nathan McCreary

Point

Point @ Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	3	0	0	3
• Owls	14	14	14	7	49

Date: September 10
Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, GA
Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:02
Game attendance: 8,354
Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind SW 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Partly cloudy
Referee: Matt Young
TV announcers (WPCH): Brian Katrek, D.J. Shockley, and Nathan McCreary

@ Duquesne

Kennesaw State @ Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Owls	6	10	6	14	36
Dukes	7	10	3	8	28

Date: September 24
Location: Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 2,658
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind NNE 7 mph (11 km/h) • Cloudy
Referee: Carl Vaccaro
TV announcers (ESPN3): Todd McCall, Tim Benz

@ Furman

Kennesaw State @ Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Owls	21	28	0	3	52
Paladins	0	14	21	7	42

Date: October 1
Location: Paladin Stadium
Greenville, SC
Game start: 3:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:34
Game attendance: 6,970
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Sunny
Referee: Thomas Graham
TV announcers (ESPN3): Bob Mihalic, Don Clardy

Missouri S&T

Missouri S&T @ Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	9	0	0	16
• Owls	14	7	7	21	49

Date: October 8
Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, GA
Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 6,775
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind WNW 15 mph (24 km/h) • Sunny
Referee: Jeff Flanagan
TV announcers (WPCH): Brian Katrek, D.J. Shockley, and Nathan McCreary

Liberty

Liberty @ Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Flames	7	13	6	10	36
Owls	7	7	0	7	21

Date: October 15
Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, GA
Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:11
Game attendance: 8,803
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind SE 12 mph (19 km/h) • Partly cloudy
Referee: Duane Heydt
TV announcers (ESPN3): Evan Lepler, Renaldo Wyan

@ Gardner–Webb

Kennesaw State @ Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Owls	20	20	7	0	47
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	14	10	8	39

Date: October 22
Location: Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
Boiling Springs, NC
Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 2,450
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind NNW 11 mph (18 km/h) • Clear, Sunny, Cool
Referee: Stuart Mullins
TV announcers (ASN): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn

@ Monmouth

Kennesaw State @ Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Owls	7	21	14	7	49
Hawks	3	14	0	0	17

Date: October 29
Location: Kessler Field
West Long Branch, NJ
Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 2:57
Game attendance: 3,869
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind SW 11 mph (18 km/h) • Sunny
Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Harmon, Todderick Hunt

Clark Atlanta

Clark Atlanta @ Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
• Owls	14	14	14	14	56

Date: November 5
Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, GA
Game start: 1:00 PM EST
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 6,916
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind E 1 mph (1.6 km/h) • Sunny
Referee: Jeff Heaser
TV announcers (WPCH): Brian Katrek, D.J. Shockley, and Nathan McCreary

Presbyterian

Presbyterian @ Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	3	0	7	0	10
• Owls	14	10	7	14	45

Date: November 12
Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, GA
Game start: 12:00 PM EST
Elapsed time: 2:50
Game attendance: 7,186
Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind W 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Partly sunny
Referee: Ron Cherry
TV announcers (ASN): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn

@ Charleston Southern

Kennesaw State @ Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	7	0	0	7
• #14 Buccaneers	14	7	0	7	28

Date: November 19
Location: Buccaneer Field
Charleston, SC
Game start: 11:45 AM EST
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 2,446
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Partly cloudy
Referee: Riley Johnson
TV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	22	RV