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2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team

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.

2019 Kennesaw State Owls football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 8
Record11–3 (5–1 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (5th season)
Offensive schemeFlexbone option
Defensive coordinatorBlake Harrell (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Big South Conference football standings
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

Preseason

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Big South poll

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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

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
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

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Game summaries

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Point

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1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 0 0 0 0
No. 10 Owls 28 14 14 3 59

At Kent State

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1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 9 Owls 3 13 0 70 23
Golden Flashes 3 7 7 63 26

At Alabama State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Owls 21 7 14 0 42
Hornets 0 0 7 0 7

At Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Owls 0 7 21 7 35
Bears 6 10 0 8 24

Reinhardt

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
No. 6 Owls 14 17 0 0 31

Charleston Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 6 7 10 23
No. 7 Owls 14 14 3 14 45

At Presbyterian

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Owls 14 14 27 0 55
Blue Hose 7 3 0 0 10

North Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 7 10 0 0 17
No. 6 Owls 6 21 7 7 41

Monmouth

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 3 28 14 0 45
No. 5 Owls 7 0 7 7 21

At Campbell

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Owls 0 17 14 7 38
Fighting Camels 7 14 0 14 35

At Hampton

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Owls 21 10 12 7 50
Pirates 0 0 7 0 7

Gardner–Webb

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1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 7 0 0 7 14
No. 16 Owls 7 7 14 14 42

FCS Playoffs

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The Owls were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Wofford.[5]

At Wofford–First Round

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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

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Owls 3 14 0 3 20
No. 4 Wildcats 3 9 14 0 26

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS109976776651516161513
Coaches107764444441111998

References

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  1. ^ "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Kennesaw State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.