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2019 Kennesaw State Owls football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 8
Record11–3 (5–1 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (5th season)
Offensive schemeFlexbone option
Defensive coordinatorBlake Harrell (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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Big South poll

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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 n/a

Preseason All–Big South team

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The Owls had six players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
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

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Point

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1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 0 0 0 0
No. 10 Owls 28 14 14 3 59
See also: Point Skyhawks football

At Kent State

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1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 9 Owls 3 13 0 70 23
Golden Flashes 3 7 7 63 26
See also: 2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

At Alabama State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Owls 21 7 14 0 42
Hornets 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2019 Alabama State Hornets football team

At Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Owls 0 7 21 7 35
Bears 6 10 0 8 24
See also: 2019 Missouri State Bears football team

Reinhardt

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
No. 6 Owls 14 17 0 0 31
See also: Reinhardt Eagles football

Charleston Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 6 7 10 23
No. 7 Owls 14 14 3 14 45
See also: 2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

At Presbyterian

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Owls 14 14 27 0 55
Blue Hose 7 3 0 0 10
See also: 2019 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

North Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 7 10 0 0 17
No. 6 Owls 6 21 7 7 41
See also: 2019 North Alabama Lions football team

Monmouth

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 3 28 14 0 45
No. 5 Owls 7 0 7 7 21
See also: 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team

At Campbell

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Owls 0 17 14 7 38
Fighting Camels 7 14 0 14 35
See also: 2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

At Hampton

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Owls 21 10 12 7 50
Pirates 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2019 Hampton Pirates football team

Gardner–Webb

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1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 7 0 0 7 14
No. 16 Owls 7 7 14 14 42
See also: 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

FCS Playoffs

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The Owls were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Wofford.[5]

At Wofford–First Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Owls 0 7 7 14 28
No. 11 Terriers 7 0 7 7 21
See also: 2019 Wofford Terriers football team

At Weber State–Second Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Owls 3 14 0 3 20
No. 4 Wildcats 3 9 14 0 26
See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS109976776651516161513
Coaches107764444441111998

References

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  1. ^ "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Kennesaw State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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