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The 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team represents Kennesaw State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They are led by fourth-year head coach Brian Bohannon and play their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia as fourth-year members of the Big South Conference .
Previous season
The Owls finished the 2017 season 12–2, 5–0 in Big South play to win the Big South conference championship.[ 1] The Owls received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs , their first trip to the playoffs in school history.[ 2] [ 3] In the first round of the playoffs, the Owls defeated Samford in a rematch of their only regular season loss and marked the school's first ever playoff win.[ 4] In the second round, the Owls upset No. 3 seed Jacksonville State to advance to the quarterfinals.[ 5] In the quarterfinals, despite a furious second half comeback, they lost to Sam Houston State .[ 6]
On January 9, 2018, head coach Brian Bohannon was named the American Football Coaches Association 's Coach of the Year.[ 7] [ 8]
Preseason
Big South poll
In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Owls were predicted to finish as Big South champions.[ 9]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Kennesaw State
107 (17)
2
Monmouth
82 (1)
3
Charleston Southern
75
4
Gardner–Webb
52
5
Campbell
36
6
Presbyterian
26
Preseason All-Big South team
The Big South released their preseason all-Big South team on July 23, 2018, with the Owls having fourteen players selected along with two more at three positions on the honorable mention list.[ 10] Quarterback Chandler Burks was named preseason offensive player of the year and linebacker Bryson Armstrong was named the preseason defensive player of the year.
Offense
Chandler Burks – QB
Darnell Holland – RB
Justin Sumpter – WR
C.J. Collins – OL
Joseph Alexander – OL
Ryan Warrior – OL
Defense
Desmond Johnson – DL
McKenzie Billingslea – DL
Bryson Armstrong – LB
Anthony Gore, Jr. – LB
Jace White – DB
Dorian Walker – DB
Special teams
Justin Thompson – K
Drew McCracken – LS
Honorable mention
Shaquil Terry – RB/KR
Nicholas Jones – P
Award watch lists
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. at Georgia State * No. 5 ESPN+ L 20–2423,088
7:00 p.m. at Tennessee Tech * No. 7 ESPNU W 49–104,118
September 15 6:45 p.m. Alabama State * No. 7 ESPN+ W 62–138,799
September 22 6:00 p.m. Clark Atlanta * No. 5 Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA ESPN+ W 70–136,009
September 29 6:00 p.m. Samford * No. 4 Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA ESPN3 W 24–106,304
October 6 2:00 p.m. Presbyterian No. 4 Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA ESPN3 W 56–06,414
October 13 1:30 p.m. at Gardner–Webb No. 3 ESPN3
October 27 6:00 p.m. at Charleston Southern ESPN+
November 3 2:00 p.m. Campbell Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA ESPN+
November 10 12:00 p.m. at Monmouth ESPN3
November 17 3:00 p.m. vs. Jacksonville State *
Game summaries
at Georgia State
Kennesaw State at Georgia State
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Owls
7
7 6 0
20
• Panthers
0
14 0 10
24
Date: Location: Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:16Game attendance: 23,088Game weather: 83°F • S 6 • Mostly sunnyReferee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Matt Stewart, Wayne Gandy, Jael Rucker
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
at Tennessee Tech
Kennesaw State at Tennessee Tech
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 7 Owls
7
14 21 7
49
Golden Eagles
3
0 0 7
10
Date: Location: Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:02Game attendance: 4,118Game weather: 74°F • 10 mph • Early rainReferee: D. WhiteheadTV announcers (ESPNU ): Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
2017
KSU, 27–14
Alabama State
Alabama State at Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
Hornets
3
3 7 0
13
• No. 7 Owls
14
28 20 0
62
Date: September 15Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 6:45 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:06Game attendance: 8,799Game weather: 78°F • 6 mph • Light rainReferee: Jeff PageTV announcers (ESPN+): Brian Katrek, Tutan Reyes, Chris Mooneyham
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
2017
KSU, 20–14
Clark Atlanta
Clark Atlanta at Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
Panthers
13
0 0 0
13
• No. 5 Owls
14
21 21 14
70
Date: September 22Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 6:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:03Game attendance: 6,009Game weather: 88°F • 6 mph • A few cloudsReferee: Douglas MercerTV announcers (ESPN+): Brian Katrek, Tutan Reyes, Chris Mooneyham, Lauren Hoffman
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
2016
KSU, 56–0
Samford
Samford at Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs
3
0 0 7
10
• No. 4 Owls
7
7 7 3
24
Date: September 29Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 6:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:41Game attendance: 6,304Game weather: 83°F • 6 mph • Partly CloudyReferee: Stephen HazleTV announcers (ESPN3): Brian Giffin, Brandon Joseph, Nathan McCreary
Presbyterian
Presbyterian at Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose
0
0 0 0
0
• No. 4 Owls
14
14 21 7
56
Date: October 6Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:51Game attendance: 6,414Referee: Marcus WoodsTV announcers (ESPN3): Brian Katrek, Tutan Reyes, Chris Mooneyham, Lauren Hoffman
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–1
2017
KSU, 28–0
at Gardner–Webb
Kennesaw State at Gardner–Webb
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Owls
-
- - -
0
Runnin' Bulldogs
-
- - -
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–0
2017
KSU, 17–3
at Charleston Southern
Kennesaw State at Charleston Southern
1
2 3 4 Total
Owls
-
- - -
0
Buccaneers
-
- - -
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–2
2017
KSU, 38–0
Campbell
Campbell at Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels
-
- - -
0
Owls
-
- - -
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
at Monmouth
Kennesaw State at Monmouth
1
2 3 4 Total
Owls
-
- - -
0
Hawks
-
- - -
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–0
2017
KSU, 52–21
vs. Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State vs Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks
-
- - -
0
Owls
-
- - -
0
Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS 5 7 7 5 4 4 3 Coaches 5 8 8 5 4 3 2
References
^ Bednarowski, John. "Kennesaw State romps Monmouth for Big South title" . MDJOnline.com . Retrieved 2018-01-17 .
^ "Big South Conference - Kennesaw State Draws Samford in FCS Playoffs" . bigsouthsports.com . Retrieved 2018-01-17 .
^ Bednarowski, John. "Kennesaw State making playoff debut with chance at revenge" . MDJOnline.com . Retrieved 2018-01-17 .
^ "Samford vs. Kennesaw State - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2018-01-17 .
^ "Kennesaw State stuns No. 3 seed Jacksonville State in FCS second round" . FOX Sports . 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2018-01-17 .
^ "Kennesaw State vs. Sam Houston State - Game Recap - December 9, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2018-01-17 .
^ Bednarowski, John. "Kennesaw State's Brian Bohannon voted FCS Coach of the Year by AFCA" . MDJOnline.com . Retrieved 2018-01-17 .
^ "FB: Bohannon Named 2017 AFCA FCS Coach of the Year - Kennesaw State University" . Kennesaw State University . Retrieved 2018-01-17 .
^ "Kennesaw State Voted 2018 Preseason Football Favorite" . bigsouthsports.com . Big South Conference .
^ "Burks, Armstrong Headline 2018 Preseason All-Conference Team" . bigsouthsports.com . Big South Conference .
^ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list" . August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018 .
^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced" . August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018 .
^ "2018 Football Schedule" . ksuowls.com . Kennesaw State University. Retrieved April 16, 2018 .
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