2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team
American college football season
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The 2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team was an NCAA team that 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.
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record8–3 (3–2 Big South)
Headcoach
- Brian Bohannon (2nd season)
OffensivecoordinatorGrant Chesnut (2nd season)
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (3–2 Big South) |
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| 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 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 pm | East Tennessee State* | WPCH | L 17–20 2OT | 8,574 | |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | Point* |
| WPCH | W 49–3 | 8,354 |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | at Duquesne* | ESPN3 | W 36–28 | 2,658 | |
| October 1 | 3:00 pm | at Furman* | ESPN3 | W 52–42 | 6,970 | |
| October 8 | 1:00 pm | Missouri S&T* |
| WPCH | W 49–16 | 6,775 |
| October 15 | 7:00 pm | Liberty |
| ESPN3 | L 21–36 | 8,803 |
| October 22 | 12:00 pm | at Gardner–Webb | ASN | W 47–39 | 2,450 | |
| October 29 | 1:00 pm | at Monmouth | ESPN3 | W 49–17 | 3,869 | |
| November 5 | 1:00 pm | Clark Atlanta* |
| WPCH | W 56–0 | 6,916 |
| November 12 | 12:00 pm | Presbyterian |
| ASN | W 45–10 | 7,186 |
| November 19 | 11:45 am | at No. 14 Charleston Southern | ESPN3 | L 7–28 | 2,446 | |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
East Tennessee State
East Tennessee State @ Kennesaw State
| Team | 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
| Team | 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
| Team | 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
| Team | 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
| Team | 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
| Team | 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
| Team | 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
| Team | 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
| Team | 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
| Team | 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
| Team | 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