2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team

The 2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. They were second-year members of the Big South Conference. This season was the Owls second season of intercollegiate football. They finished the season 8–3, 3–2 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place.

2016 Kennesaw State Owls football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	8–3 (3–2 Big South)
Head coach	Brian Bohannon (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Grant Chesnut (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Newberry (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fifth Third Bank Stadium

2016 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Charleston Southern +^		4	–	1					7	–	4
Liberty +		4	–	1					6	–	5
Kennesaw State		3	–	2					8	–	3
Gardner–Webb		3	–	2					5	–	6
Presbyterian		1	–	4					2	–	9
Monmouth		0	–	5					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	East Tennessee State*	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	WPCH	L 17–20 2OT	8,574
September 10	7:00 pm	Point*	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	WPCH	W 49–3	8,354
September 24	1:00 pm	at Duquesne*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	W 36–28	2,658
October 1	3:00 pm	at Furman*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	W 52–42	6,970
October 8	1:00 pm	Missouri S&T*	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	WPCH	W 49–16	6,775
October 15	7:00 pm	Liberty	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3	L 21–36	8,803
October 22	12:00 pm	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ASN	W 47–39	2,450
October 29	1:00 pm	at Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	W 49–17	3,869
November 5	1:00 pm	Clark Atlanta*	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	WPCH	W 56–0	6,916
November 12	12:00 pm	Presbyterian	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ASN	W 45–10	7,186
November 19	11:45 am	at No. 14 Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 7–28	2,446
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

East Tennessee State

East Tennessee State @ Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Buccaneers 0 3 7 0 10 20 Owls 0 7 0 3 7 17 Date: September 3 Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:38 Game attendance: 8,574 Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind SE 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Partly cloudy Referee: Drew Myers TV announcers (WPCH): Brian Katrek, D.J. Shockley, and Nathan McCreary

See also: 2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Point

Point @ Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total Skyhawks 0 3 0 0 3 • Owls 14 14 14 7 49 Date: September 10 Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:02 Game attendance: 8,354 Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind SW 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Partly cloudy Referee: Matt Young TV announcers (WPCH): Brian Katrek, D.J. Shockley, and Nathan McCreary

See also: Point Skyhawks

@ Duquesne

Kennesaw State @ Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total • Owls 6 10 6 14 36 Dukes 7 10 3 8 28 Date: September 24 Location: Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 1:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:01 Game attendance: 2,658 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind NNE 7 mph (11 km/h) • Cloudy Referee: Carl Vaccaro TV announcers (ESPN3): Todd McCall, Tim Benz

See also: 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

@ Furman

Kennesaw State @ Furman

1 2 3 4 Total • Owls 21 28 0 3 52 Paladins 0 14 21 7 42 Date: October 1 Location: Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC Game start: 3:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:34 Game attendance: 6,970 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Sunny Referee: Thomas Graham TV announcers (ESPN3): Bob Mihalic, Don Clardy

See also: 2016 Furman Paladins football team

Missouri S&T

Missouri S&T @ Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total Miners 7 9 0 0 16 • Owls 14 7 7 21 49 Date: October 8 Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 1:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:01 Game attendance: 6,775 Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind WNW 15 mph (24 km/h) • Sunny Referee: Jeff Flanagan TV announcers (WPCH): Brian Katrek, D.J. Shockley, and Nathan McCreary

See also: Missouri S&T Miners

Liberty

Liberty @ Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total • Flames 7 13 6 10 36 Owls 7 7 0 7 21 Date: October 15 Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 8,803 Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind SE 12 mph (19 km/h) • Partly cloudy Referee: Duane Heydt TV announcers (ESPN3): Evan Lepler, Renaldo Wyan

See also: 2016 Liberty Flames football team

@ Gardner–Webb

Kennesaw State @ Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total • Owls 20 20 7 0 47 Runnin' Bulldogs 7 14 10 8 39 Date: October 22 Location: Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC Game start: 12:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:01 Game attendance: 2,450 Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind NNW 11 mph (18 km/h) • Clear, Sunny, Cool Referee: Stuart Mullins TV announcers (ASN): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn

See also: 2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

@ Monmouth

Kennesaw State @ Monmouth

1 2 3 4 Total • Owls 7 21 14 7 49 Hawks 3 14 0 0 17 Date: October 29 Location: Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ Game start: 1:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 2:57 Game attendance: 3,869 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind SW 11 mph (18 km/h) • Sunny Referee: Jeff Maconaghy TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Harmon, Todderick Hunt

See also: 2016 Monmouth Hawks football team

Clark Atlanta

Clark Atlanta @ Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 • Owls 14 14 14 14 56 Date: November 5 Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 1:00 PM EST Elapsed time: 2:54 Game attendance: 6,916 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind E 1 mph (1.6 km/h) • Sunny Referee: Jeff Heaser TV announcers (WPCH): Brian Katrek, D.J. Shockley, and Nathan McCreary

See also: Clark Atlanta Panthers

Presbyterian

Presbyterian @ Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total Blue Hose 3 0 7 0 10 • Owls 14 10 7 14 45 Date: November 12 Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 12:00 PM EST Elapsed time: 2:50 Game attendance: 7,186 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind W 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Partly sunny Referee: Ron Cherry TV announcers (ASN): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn

See also: 2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

@ Charleston Southern

Kennesaw State @ Charleston Southern

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 7 0 0 7 • #14 Buccaneers 14 7 0 7 28 Date: November 19 Location: Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC Game start: 11:45 AM EST Elapsed time: 2:54 Game attendance: 2,446 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Partly cloudy Referee: Riley Johnson TV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn

See also: 2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	22	RV