2015 Kennesaw State Owls football team

2015 Kennesaw State Owls football
Conference Big South Conference
2015 record 6–5 (2–4 Big South)
Head coach Brian Bohannon (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Grant Chesnut (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Brian Newberry (1st year)
Home stadium Fifth Third Bank Stadium
(Capacity: 8,318)
2015 Big South football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 Charleston Southern $^   6 0         10 3  
#16 Coastal Carolina ^   4 2         9 3  
Liberty   3 3         6 5  
Monmouth   3 3         5 6  
Kennesaw State   2 4         6 5  
Gardner–Webb*   2 4         4 7  
Presbyterian   1 5         2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • *Gardner-Webb ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. They were first year members of the Big South Conference. This were the Owls inaugural season of intercollegiate football. They finished the season 6–5, 2–4 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:30 PM at East Tennessee State* Kermit Tipton StadiumJohnston City, TN W 56–16   8,217
September 12 4:00 PM Edward Waters* Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA WUPA W 58–7   9,506
September 19 1:00 PM Shorter* Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA BSN W 18–10   8,664
September 26 6:00 PM at Dayton* Welcome StadiumDayton, OH L 27–31   2,512
October 10 1:00 PM Point*dagger Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA BSN W 56–17   8,300
October 17 1:00 PM Gardner–Webb Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN3 W 12–7   8,300
October 24 7:00 PM at Liberty Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA WUPA L 35–45   20,393
October 31 1:00 PM Monmouth Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN3 W 23–13   8,668
November 7 1:00 PM #15 Charleston Southern Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA BSN L 14–28   8,670
November 14 2:00 PM at #4 Coastal Carolina Brooks StadiumConway, SC BSN L 13–45   8,802
November 21 2:00 PM at Presbyterian Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC BSN L 6–14   3,577
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

@ East Tennessee State

Kennesaw State @ East Tennessee State
1 234Total
Owls 7 142114 56
Buccaneers 3 1003 16
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Kermit-Tipton Stadium
    Johnston City, TN
  • Game start: 7:30 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:56
  • Game attendance: 8,217
  • Game weather: 81°F • SW 2 • Fair
  • Referee: Bob Johnson

Edward Waters

Edward Waters @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Tigers 0 007 7
Owls 35 1760 58

Shorter

Shorter @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Hawks 0 1000 10
Owls 6 039 18

@ Dayton

Kennesaw State @ Dayton
1 234Total
Owls 13 1400 27
Flyers 7 1473 31
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Welcome Stadium
    Dayton, OH
  • Game start: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:45
  • Game attendance: 2,512
  • Game weather: 71°F • ESE 12 • Cloudy
  • Referee: Warren Gillis

Point

Point @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Skyhawks 0 1007 17
Owls 7 28147 56
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 8,300
  • Game weather: 70°F • Breezy • Partly Cloudy/Rainy
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
See also: Point Skyhawks

Gardner–Webb

Gardner–Webb @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 007 7
Owls 3 306 12

@ Liberty

Kennesaw State @ Liberty
1 234Total
Owls 7 0721 35
Flames 7 17714 45
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 20,393
  • Game weather: 59°F • S 3 • Pleasant/Seasonal
  • Referee: Riley Johnson

Monmouth

Monmouth @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Hawks 7 006 13
Owls 0 1670 23

Charleston Southern

Charleston Southern @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
#15 Buccaneers 7 1470 28
Owls 6 008 14

@ Coastal Carolina

Kennesaw State @ Coastal Carolina
1 234Total
Owls 6 070 13
#4 Chanticleers 13 1877 45
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, SC
  • Game start: 2:00 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:56
  • Game attendance: 8,802
  • Game weather: 62°F • NNW 7–10 • Sunny/Clear
  • Referee: Tracey Lynch

@ Presbyterian

Kennesaw State @ Presbyterian
1 234Total
Owls 0 303 6
Blue Hose 0 707 14
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Bailey Memorial Stadium
    Clinton, SC
  • Game start: 2:00 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:47
  • Game attendance: 3,577
  • Game weather: 56°F • E 5 • Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Gary Patterson

References

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