American college football season
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[edit]
Big South poll[edit]
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 | |
Preseason All–Big South team[edit]
The Owls had six players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.[2]
Defense Desmond Johnson – DL Andrew Butcher – DL Bryson Armstrong – LB Dorian Walker – DB Cincere Mason – DB | Special teams Isaac Foster – KR/PR |
Schedule[edit]
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 | - 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[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 10 Owls | 28 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 59 |
At Kent State[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 9 Owls | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
At Missouri State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 7 Owls | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
Bears | 6 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
Reinhardt[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 6 Owls | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Charleston Southern[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buccaneers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
No. 7 Owls | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
At Presbyterian[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 6 Owls | 14 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 55 |
Blue Hose | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
North Alabama[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lions | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
No. 6 Owls | 6 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Monmouth[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hawks | 3 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
No. 5 Owls | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
At Campbell[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 15 Owls | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Fighting Camels | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
At Hampton[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 16 Owls | 21 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 50 |
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Gardner–Webb[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 16 Owls | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
FCS Playoffs[edit]
The Owls were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Wofford.[5]
At Wofford–First Round[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 15 Owls | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
No. 4 Wildcats | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
Ranking movements[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
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Coaches | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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