2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team
American college football season
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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 | |
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FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 20–26 vs. Weber State | |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 13 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 8 |
| Record | 11–3 (5–1 Big South) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Grant Chesnut (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Flexbone option |
| Defensive coordinator | Blake Harrell (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Fifth Third Bank Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Preseason All–Big South team
The Owls had six players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.[2]
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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 | ||
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| 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 |
| ESPN+ | W 31–7 | 6,978 | ||
| October 12 | 3:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern | No. 7 |
| 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 |
| ESPN3 | W 41–17 | 4,546 | ||
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Monmouth | No. 5 |
| 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 |
| 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
Point
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 10 Owls | 28 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 59 |
At Kent State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| 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 | |
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| No. 9 Owls | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
At Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 7 Owls | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
| Bears | 6 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
Reinhardt
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 6 Owls | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Charleston Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| No. 7 Owls | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
At Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 6 Owls | 14 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 55 |
| Blue Hose | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
North Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 6 Owls | 6 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 3 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| No. 5 Owls | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
At Campbell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Owls | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Fighting Camels | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
At Hampton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 16 Owls | 21 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 50 |
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Gardner–Webb
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| No. 15 Owls | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| No. 4 Wildcats | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 26 |