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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] [2] FCS Playoffs , their first trip to the playoffs in school history.[3] [4] Samford in a rematch of their only regular season loss and marked the school's first ever playoff win.[5] Jacksonville State to advance to the quarterfinals.[6] 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 [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 7:00 p.m. at No. 19 Samford * ESPN3 WPCH L 23–284,908 September 9 7:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech * BSN W 27–148,418 September 16 8:00 p.m. at Alabama State * ASAA W 20–1411,000 September 30 3:30 p.m. North Greenville * Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA WPCH W 38–346,161 October 7 7:00 p.m. Texas Southern * Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA WPCH W 48–36,743 October 14 6:00 p.m. at Liberty ESPN3 W 42–2817,726 October 21 7:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA ESPN3 W 17–36,954 October 28 2:00 p.m. at Presbyterian WPCH W 28–02,804 November 4 2:00 p.m. at Montana State * No. 25 WPCH W 16–1416,337 November 11 3:30 p.m. Charleston Southern No. 23 Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA ESPN3 W 38–06,224 November 18 2:00 p.m. Monmouth No. 22 Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA ESPN3 W 52–216,808 November 25 2:00 p.m. No. 14 Samford* No. 18 ESPN3 W 28–175,516 December 2 2:00 p.m. at No. 2 Jacksonville State * No. 18 ESPN3 W 17–717,412 December 9 8:30 p.m. at No. 5 Sam Houston State * No. 18 ESPN3 L 27–345,725 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries [ edit ] @ Samford [ edit ]
Kennesaw State @ Samford
1
2 3 4 Total
Owls
0
10 0 13
23
• No. 19 Bulldogs
0
7 14 7
28
Tennessee Tech [ edit ]
Tennessee Tech @ Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles
0
0 0 14
14
• Owls
10
14 3 0
27
Date: September 9Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:57Game attendance: 8,418Game weather: 74°F • ENE 8 • Sunny and clearReferee: Tra BlakeTV announcers (BSN/WCPH): Brian Katrek, Tutan Reyes, and Chris Mooneyham
@ Alabama State [ edit ]
Kennesaw State @ Alabama State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Owls
0
17 3 0
20
Hornets
0
7 7 0
14
Date: September 16Location: The New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:54Game attendance: 11,000Game weather: 78°F • E 4 • Partly cloudyReferee: Ron TurnerTV announcers (ASAA): Jonathan Spells, Machion Sanders, Rob Taylor
North Greenville [ edit ]
North Greenville @ Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
Crusaders
7
9 7 11
34
• Owls
14
7 7 10
38
Date: September 30Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:19Game attendance: 6,161Game weather: 78°F • WNW 5 • SunnyReferee: Andy FaustTV announcers (WCPH): Brian Katrek, Tutan Reyes, and Chris Mooneyham
Texas Southern [ edit ]
Texas Southern @ Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
Tigers
0
3 0 0
3
• Owls
10
24 7 7
48
Date: October 7Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:39Game attendance: 6,743Game weather: 78°F • SE 8 • OvercastReferee: Jeff FlanaganTV announcers (WCPH): Brian Giffin, Brandon Joseph, Nathan McCreary
@ Liberty [ edit ]
Kennesaw State @ Liberty
1
2 3 4 Total
• Owls
7
21 7 7
42
Flames
7
0 7 14
28
Date: October 14Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 6:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:54Game attendance: 17,726Game weather: 73°F • SSE 3 • SunnyReferee: Stuart MullinsTV announcers (ESPN3): Brian Giffin, Tutan Reyes, Nathan McCreary
Gardner–Webb [ edit ]
Gardner–Webb @ Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
0
0 3 0
3
• Owls
0
17 0 0
17
Date: October 21Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:52Game attendance: 6,954Game weather: 71°F • ESE 5 • ClearReferee: Terrance LamarTV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn
@ Presbyterian [ edit ]
Kennesaw State @ Presbyterian
1
2 3 4 Total
• Owls
0
14 14 0
28
Blue Hose
0
0 0 0
0
Date: October 28Location: Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC Game start: 2:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:41Game attendance: 2,804Game weather: 68°F • SSE 9 • Partly CloudyReferee: Jeff HeaserTV announcers (WPCH): Mark Bryant, John Orck
@ Montana State [ edit ]
Kennesaw State @ Montana State
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 25 Owls
7
3 3 3
16
Bobcats
7
0 7 0
14
Date: November 4Location: Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 16,337Game weather: 20°F • NNW 0–8 • Mild, 14" snowReferee: Greg WilsonTV announcers (WPCH): Chris Byers, Mike Callaghan, Kyle Sherman
Charleston Southern [ edit ]
Charleston Southern @ Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers
0
0 0 0
0
• No. 23 Owls
7
14 3 14
38
Date: November 11Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:49Game attendance: 6,224Game weather: 55°F • SunnyReferee: Riley JohnsonTV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood, Jay Sonnhalter
Monmouth [ edit ]
Monmouth @ Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawks
7
14 0 0
21
• No. 22 Owls
14
21 10 7
52
Date: November 18Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 6,808Game weather: 65°F • Partly CloudyReferee: Jerry MagallaneTV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood, Jay Sonnhalter
This victory clinched the Owls' first ever postseason bid.
FCS Playoffs [ edit ] Samford–First Round [ edit ]
Samford @ Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Bulldogs
3
7 0 7
17
• No. 18 Owls
0
21 7 0
28
Date: November 25Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:13Game attendance: 5,566Game weather: 62°F • Partly CloudyReferee: Steve CadoretteTV announcers (ESPN3): Dan Gutowsky, Marcus Ray
@ Jacksonville State–Second Round [ edit ]
Kennesaw State @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 18 Owls
0
7 7 3
17
No. 2 Gamecocks
0
0 0 3
3
Date: December 2Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:44Game attendance: 17,412Game weather: 65°F • Partly CloudyReferee: Warren GillisTV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart, Forrest Conoly
@ Sam Houston State–Quarterfinals [ edit ]
Kennesaw State @ Sam Houston State
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Owls
7
3 3 14
27
• No. 5 Bearkats
14
10 3 7
34
Ranking movements [ edit ] 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 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 23 22 18 8 Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 23 21 16 9
References [ edit ]
^ "Owls Announce 2017 Football Schedule" . Kennesaw State Athletics. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016 .^ Bednarowski, John. "Kennesaw State romps Monmouth for Big South title" . MDJOnline.com . Retrieved January 17, 2018 . ^ "Big South Conference - Kennesaw State Draws Samford in FCS Playoffs" . bigsouthsports.com . Retrieved January 17, 2018 .^ Bednarowski, John. "Kennesaw State making playoff debut with chance at revenge" . MDJOnline.com . Retrieved January 17, 2018 . ^ "Samford vs. Kennesaw State - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 17, 2018 .^ "Kennesaw State stuns No. 3 seed Jacksonville State in FCS second round" . FOX Sports . December 2, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018 .^ "Kennesaw State vs. Sam Houston State - Game Recap - December 9, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 17, 2018 .^ Bednarowski, John. "Kennesaw State's Brian Bohannon voted FCS Coach of the Year by AFCA" . MDJOnline.com . Retrieved January 17, 2018 . ^ "FB: Bohannon Named 2017 AFCA FCS Coach of the Year - Kennesaw State University" . Kennesaw State University . Retrieved January 17, 2018 .
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