2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team

2016 Kennesaw State Owls football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record8–3 (3–2 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (2nd season)
Offensive schemeFlexbone option
Defensive coordinatorBrian Newberry (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmEast Tennessee State*
WPCHL 17–20 2OT8,574
September 107:00 pmPoint*
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
WPCHW 49–38,354
September 241:00 pmat Duquesne*
ESPN3W 36–282,658
October 13:00 pmat Furman*
ESPN3W 52–426,970
October 81:00 pmMissouri S&T*
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
WPCHW 49–166,775
October 157:00 pmLibertydagger
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN3L 21–368,803
October 2212:00 pmat Gardner–Webb
ASNW 47–392,450
October 291:00 pmat Monmouth
ESPN3W 49–173,869
November 51:00 pmClark Atlanta*
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
WPCHW 56–06,916
November 1212:00 pmPresbyterian
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ASNW 45–107,186
November 1911:45 amat No. 14 Charleston Southern
ESPN3L 7–282,446

Game summaries

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East Tennessee State

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East Tennessee State @ Kennesaw State
1 234OTTotal
• Buccaneers 0 37010 20
Owls 0 7037 17
See also: 2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Point

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Point @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Skyhawks 0 300 3
• Owls 14 14147 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
See also: Point Skyhawks

@ Duquesne

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Kennesaw State @ Duquesne
1 234Total
• Owls 6 10614 36
Dukes 7 1038 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
See also: 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

@ Furman

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Kennesaw State @ Furman
1 234Total
• Owls 21 2803 52
Paladins 0 14217 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
See also: 2016 Furman Paladins football team

Missouri S&T

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Missouri S&T @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Miners 7 900 16
• Owls 14 7721 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
See also: Missouri S&T Miners

Liberty

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Liberty @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
• Flames 7 13610 36
Owls 7 707 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
See also: 2016 Liberty Flames football team

@ Gardner–Webb

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Kennesaw State @ Gardner–Webb
1 234Total
• Owls 20 2070 47
Runnin' Bulldogs 7 14108 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
See also: 2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

@ Monmouth

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Kennesaw State @ Monmouth
1 234Total
• Owls 7 21147 49
Hawks 3 1400 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
See also: 2016 Monmouth Hawks football team

Clark Atlanta

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Clark Atlanta @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Panthers 0 000 0
• Owls 14 141414 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
See also: Clark Atlanta Panthers

Presbyterian

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Presbyterian @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Blue Hose 3 070 10
• Owls 14 10714 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
See also: 2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

@ Charleston Southern

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Kennesaw State @ Charleston Southern
1 234Total
Owls 0 700 7
• #14 Buccaneers 14 707 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
See also: 2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV———RVRVRV—RVRVRVRVRV
Coaches——————RV———RV22RV

References

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