2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team

American college football season

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
Record	11–3 (5–1 Big South)
Head coach	Brian Bohannon (5th season)
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
Seasons← 2018 2020 →

2019 Big South Conference football standings
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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

$ – 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.

Preseason

Big South poll

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Owls were predicted to finish in first place.

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.

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
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	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

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.

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
	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

References

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

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