2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team

2017 Kennesaw State Owls football
Big South champion
ConferenceBig South Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record12–2 (5–0 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (3rd season)
Offensive schemeFlexbone option
Defensive coordinatorBrian Newberry (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
2017 Big South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 $^   5 – 0     12 – 2  
Monmouth ^   4 – 1     9 – 3  
Charleston Southern   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Liberty *   2 – 3     6 – 5  
Presbyterian   1 – 4     4 – 7  
Gardner–Webb   0 – 5     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Liberty ineligible for postseason due to FBS transition
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia as third-year members of the Big South Conference.[1] They finished the season 12–2, 5–0 in Big South play to win the Big South conference championship.[2] The Owls received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, their first trip to the playoffs in school history.[3][4] 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.[5] In the second round, the Owls upset No. 3 seed Jacksonville State to advance to the quarterfinals.[6] In the quarterfinals, despite a furious second half comeback, they lost to Sam Houston State.[7]

On January 9, 2018, head coach Brian Bohannon was named the American Football Coaches Association's Coach of the Year.[8][9]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at No. 19 Samford*
ESPN3
WPCH		L 23–284,908
September 97:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech*
BSN
WPCH		W 27–148,418
September 168:00 p.m.at Alabama State*
ASAAW 20–1411,000
September 303:30 p.m.North Greenville*
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
WPCHW 38–346,161
October 77:00 p.m.Texas Southern*
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
WPCHW 48–36,743
October 146:00 p.m.at Liberty
ESPN3W 42–2817,726
October 217:00 p.m.Gardner–Webb
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN3W 17–36,954
October 282:00 p.m.at Presbyterian
WPCHW 28–02,804
November 42:00 p.m.at Montana State*No. 25
WPCHW 16–1416,337
November 113:30 p.m.Charleston SouthernNo. 23
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN3W 38–06,224
November 182:00 p.m.MonmouthNo. 22
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN3W 52–216,808
November 252:00 p.m.No. 14 Samford*No. 18
ESPN3W 28–175,516
December 22:00 p.m.at No. 2 Jacksonville State*No. 18
ESPN3W 17–717,412
December 98:30 p.m.at No. 5 Sam Houston State*No. 18
ESPN3L 27–345,725
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

@ Samford

See also: 2017 Samford Bulldogs football team
Kennesaw State @ Samford
Team 1 234Total
Owls 0 10013 23
• No. 19 Bulldogs 0 7147 28

Tennessee Tech

See also: 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
Tennessee Tech @ Kennesaw State
Team 1 234Total
Golden Eagles 0 0014 14
• Owls 10 1430 27
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:57
  • Game attendance: 8,418
  • Game weather: 74°F • ENE 8 • Sunny and clear
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (BSN/WCPH): Brian Katrek, Tutan Reyes, and Chris Mooneyham

@ Alabama State

See also: 2017 Alabama State Hornets football team
Kennesaw State @ Alabama State
Team 1 234Total
• Owls 0 1730 20
Hornets 0 770 14
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: The New ASU Stadium
    Montgomery, AL
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 11,000
  • Game weather: 78°F • E 4 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Ron Turner
  • TV announcers (ASAA): Jonathan Spells, Machion Sanders, Rob Taylor

North Greenville

See also: North Greenville Crusaders football
North Greenville @ Kennesaw State
Team 1 234Total
Crusaders 7 9711 34
• Owls 14 7710 38
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 6,161
  • Game weather: 78°F • WNW 5 • Sunny
  • Referee: Andy Faust
  • TV announcers (WCPH): Brian Katrek, Tutan Reyes, and Chris Mooneyham

Texas Southern

See also: 2017 Texas Southern Tigers football team
Texas Southern @ Kennesaw State
Team 1 234Total
Tigers 0 300 3
• Owls 10 2477 48
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:39
  • Game attendance: 6,743
  • Game weather: 78°F • SE 8 • Overcast
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (WCPH): Brian Giffin, Brandon Joseph, Nathan McCreary

@ Liberty

See also: 2017 Liberty Flames football team
Kennesaw State @ Liberty
Team 1 234Total
• Owls 7 2177 42
Flames 7 0714 28
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 17,726
  • Game weather: 73°F • SSE 3 • Sunny
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Brian Giffin, Tutan Reyes, Nathan McCreary

Gardner–Webb

See also: 2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
Gardner–Webb @ Kennesaw State
Team 1 234Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 030 3
• Owls 0 1700 17
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 6,954
  • Game weather: 71°F • ESE 5 • Clear
  • Referee: Terrance Lamar
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn

@ Presbyterian

See also: 2017 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team
Kennesaw State @ Presbyterian
Team 1 234Total
• Owls 0 14140 28
Blue Hose 0 000 0
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Bailey Memorial Stadium
    Clinton, SC
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:41
  • Game attendance: 2,804
  • Game weather: 68°F • SSE 9 • Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (WPCH): Mark Bryant, John Orck

@ Montana State

See also: 2017 Montana State Bobcats football team
Kennesaw State @ Montana State
Team 1 234Total
• No. 25 Owls 7 333 16
Bobcats 7 070 14
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Bobcat Stadium
    Bozeman, MT
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 16,337
  • Game weather: 20°F • NNW 0–8 • Mild, 14" snow
  • Referee: Greg Wilson
  • TV announcers (WPCH): Chris Byers, Mike Callaghan, Kyle Sherman

Charleston Southern

See also: 2017 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
Charleston Southern @ Kennesaw State
Team 1 234Total
Buccaneers 0 000 0
• No. 23 Owls 7 14314 38
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:49
  • Game attendance: 6,224
  • Game weather: 55°F • Sunny
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood, Jay Sonnhalter

Monmouth

See also: 2017 Monmouth Hawks football team
Monmouth @ Kennesaw State
Team 1 234Total
Hawks 7 1400 21
• No. 22 Owls 14 21107 52
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 6,808
  • Game weather: 65°F • Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Jerry Magallane
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood, Jay Sonnhalter

This victory clinched the Owls' first ever postseason bid.

FCS Playoffs

Samford–First Round

Samford @ Kennesaw State
Team 1 234Total
No. 14 Bulldogs 3 707 17
• No. 18 Owls 0 2170 28
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 5,566
  • Game weather: 62°F • Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Steve Cadorette
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Dan Gutowsky, Marcus Ray

@ Jacksonville State–Second Round

See also: 2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
Kennesaw State @ Jacksonville State
Team 1 234Total
• No. 18 Owls 0 773 17
No. 2 Gamecocks 0 003 3
  • Date: December 2
  • Location: JSU Stadium
    Jacksonville, AL
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:44
  • Game attendance: 17,412
  • Game weather: 65°F • Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Warren Gillis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart, Forrest Conoly

@ Sam Houston State–Quarterfinals

See also: 2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
Kennesaw State @ Sam Houston State
Team 1 234Total
No. 18 Owls 7 3314 27
• No. 5 Bearkats 14 1037 34

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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References

  1. ^ "Owls Announce 2017 Football Schedule". Kennesaw State Athletics. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Bednarowski, John. "Kennesaw State romps Monmouth for Big South title". MDJOnline.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Big South Conference - Kennesaw State Draws Samford in FCS Playoffs". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Bednarowski, John. "Kennesaw State making playoff debut with chance at revenge". MDJOnline.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Samford vs. Kennesaw State - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "Kennesaw State stuns No. 3 seed Jacksonville State in FCS second round". FOX Sports. December 2, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  7. ^ "Kennesaw State vs. Sam Houston State - Game Recap - December 9, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  8. ^ Bednarowski, John. "Kennesaw State's Brian Bohannon voted FCS Coach of the Year by AFCA". MDJOnline.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "FB: Bohannon Named 2017 AFCA FCS Coach of the Year - Kennesaw State University". Kennesaw State University. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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