2016 Kennesaw State Owls football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record8–3 (3–2 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Newberry (2nd season)
Home stadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
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

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmEast Tennessee State*
WPCHL 17–20 2OT8,574
September 107:00 pmPoint*
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
WPCHW 49–38,354
September 241:00 pmat Duquesne*
ESPN3W 36–282,658
October 13:00 pmat Furman*
ESPN3W 52–426,970
October 81:00 pmMissouri S&T*
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
WPCHW 49–166,775
October 157:00 pmLibertydagger
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN3L 21–368,803
October 2212:00 pmat Gardner–Webb
ASNW 47–392,450
October 291:00 pmat Monmouth
ESPN3W 49–173,869
November 51:00 pmClark Atlanta*
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
WPCHW 56–06,916
November 1212:00 pmPresbyterian
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ASNW 45–107,186
November 1911:45 amat No. 14 Charleston Southern
ESPN3L 7–282,446

Game summaries

East Tennessee State

East Tennessee State @ Kennesaw State
1 234OTTotal
• Buccaneers 0 37010 20
Owls 0 7037 17

See also: 2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Point

Point @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Skyhawks 0 300 3
• Owls 14 14147 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 234Total
• Owls 6 10614 36
Dukes 7 1038 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 234Total
• Owls 21 2803 52
Paladins 0 14217 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 234Total
Miners 7 900 16
• Owls 14 7721 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 234Total
• Flames 7 13610 36
Owls 7 707 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 234Total
• Owls 20 2070 47
Runnin' Bulldogs 7 14108 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 234Total
• Owls 7 21147 49
Hawks 3 1400 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 234Total
Panthers 0 000 0
• Owls 14 141414 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 234Total
Blue Hose 3 070 10
• Owls 14 10714 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 234Total
Owls 0 700 7
• #14 Buccaneers 14 707 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
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STATS FCSRV———RVRVRV—RVRVRVRVRV
Coaches——————RV———RV22RV

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