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KSU Takes Field for First Time Under Mack
A new era of Kennesaw State football began on the field Monday as the team began its first spring practice under coach Jerry Mack. It’s impossible to know what sort of finished product the Kennesaw State football team will look like when the next season begins in August, but first-year coach Jerry Mack was impressed by the effort he saw when the program opened spring camp Monday. It was the first of 15 sessions that will conclude with the KSU spring game at 11 a.m. April 5 at Fifth Third Stadium.
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Mack Named Kennesaw State Football Head Coach
Jerry Mack, a veteran collegiate coach with 20 years of experience and five conference championships, has been named the second football head coach in Kennesaw State history, Director of Athletics Milton Overton announced Sunday. Mack comes to Kennesaw after a season as the running backs coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars and three seasons as the running backs coach at Tennessee. "There is no doubt in my mind that this university has great alignment," said Mack.
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Kennesaw State Closes Season with Loss at LA Tech
Six Owls finished with six or more tackles on the day, but Kennesaw State was shutout 33-0 at Louisiana Tech on Saturday at Joe Aillet Stadium. Despite having several key injured players, KSU's defense fought valiantly, recording three sacks, pushing the Bulldogs (5-7, 4-4 CUSA) back 38 yards total on the day. Overall, the Owl defense broke or tied seven career highs on Saturday. Unfortunately, the offense struggled to find its groove, only racking up 146 total yards and holding possession for under 23 minutes.
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HC Chandler Burks Weekly Presser Previewing Louisiana Tech
I can tell you that, coming into this week, we have an unbelievable challenge ahead of us with Louisiana Tech. Going on the road in an environment that's not going to be easy. This football team is one of the most physical teams that I have watched in all phases. They play extremely fast, have really good personnel. Coach Cumby is going to have those guys ready to play. If you look at their schedule, their margin of loss is just under six points. They're taking top teams in the conference to overtimes.
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Kennesaw State Outlasts FIU 27-26 In Final Home Game
Kennesaw State moves to 2-9 on the season. Kennesaw State moves to 2-5 in Conference USA games. The win is the second NCAA FBS victory in school history and the first under interim head coach Chandler Burks. After allowing 319 yards of offense in the first half, Kennesaw State outgained FIU 137-81 in the second half. With 185 passing yards on the day, r-So. QB Davis Bryson became Kennesaw State's single-season passing leader with 1,407 yards (prev. 1,341 by Xavier Shephard in 2021).
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Kennesaw State Goes Down In OT To Sam Houston 23-17
Dealing with the loss of the only head coach they had ever known to facing a 7-2 playoff bound opponent, the Owls showed some grit overcoming a lot of adversity to keep the game close with the game tied at 3, again at 10 and again at 17 before finally going into overtime. A missed field goal in OT made it easy for Sam Houston (8-2, 5-1 CUSA) who then needed any points to put the game away. They got that as quarterback Hunter Watson scampered into the end zone for the 23-17 victory.
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Kennesaw State Visits MTSU For Midweek C-USA Game
Kennesaw State (0-5, 0-1 CUSA) takes it’s quest for a first win of the season on the road to Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro for a strange Tuesday night game staying in the conference on October 15th. The weeknight game does give the Owls an 11 day break. They might have a shot in that one with the Blue Raiders (1-5, 0-2 CUSA) also struggling out of the gate and coming off a tough Thursday 48-21 conference road game loss at Louisiana Tech. Unlike the Owls, they’ll be playing on just five days rest.
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Football Returns Home to Face
Sam Houston
Kennesaw State football resumes action on Saturday when it returns home to host the first of its final two home games of the 2024 season on Nov. 16 against Sam Houston. Kennesaw State alumnus and football letterwinner Chandler Burks makes his debut as the Owls’ interim head coach on Saturday. Burks took the reins as the Owls’ interim head coach on Sunday and is in his fourth season coaching at KSU after an illustrious KSU Athletics Hall of Fame career. Kickoff is 3:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
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Statement from KSU Director of Athletics Milton Overton
"Over the last three years, the results on the football field failed to support our goal of building a competitive FBS program. Therefore, I determined it was time to make a leadership change to take the football program in a new direction. I advised Coach Bohannon of my decision, and, as is customary, offered him the opportunity to announce that he had stepped down. At the conclusion of our meeting, it was my understanding that Coach Bohannon had accepted my offer."
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Football Drops Overtime Heartbreaker to UTEP
Kennesaw State put up 240 yards of offense in the second half alone to fight back and force overtime, but ultimately dropped the heartbreaker, 43-35, to UTEP Saturday at the Sun Bowl. Defensively, the Owls were led by a career day from LB Donelius Johnson with 15 stops (eight solo) as well as a half-sack. Milon Jones and Jordan Miles also recorded 9 tackles. Both JeRico Washington Jr. and Juandarion Silas forced fumbles on the day, with Silas' getting recovered by freshman Jaiden Kimble.
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WKU Trounces Kennesaw State 31-14 to Lock Up Another Bowl Game
Last week, the Kennesaw State Owls picked up one of the program's most notable wins, downing their first FBS opponent in a victory over Liberty. This week, however, the Owls couldn't find the same magic against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. WKU's offense was firing on all cylinders Wednesday night, on the way to a 31-14 win. Here's what stood out from Tyson Helton's latest blowout victory. The Tops totaled 462 yards of offense on Wednesday, their fifth time going over the 400-yard mark this season.
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Owls Ride Momentum Of Big Win to Face Another #1 Team at WKU
Kennesaw State heads to Western Kentucky for still another midweek matchup on Wednesday, October 30, at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. This will be the second straight week that the Owls take on the #1 team in Conference USA after their stunning 24-21 victory over Liberty. Kennesaw State enters with a challenging 1-6 record in their inaugural FBS season. Despite their struggles, the Owls are coming off a monumental upset victory over Liberty, which has breathed new life in the team.
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Trio of Owls Sweep Conference USA Player of the Week Awards
Kennesaw State redshirt soph Davis Bryson and redshirt Jr.s Tyler Hallum and Austin Welch have been named the Conference USA Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, for their roles in the Owls' thrilling 27-24 win over previously undefeated Liberty Wednesday. Leading KSU to a season-high 323 yards of offense, Bryson finished 16-of-20 for 189 yards and a TD for the third-highest quarterback passing grade (92.5) in the nation for Week 9.
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Owls Stun First Place Flames As Crowd Storms The Field…Twice!
It was a thrilling Wednesday night game that made national headlines as a “monumental win” with fans and students storming the field for the first time that I can remember at Fifth Third Stadium. A historic 27-24 victory for KSU ending the Flames’ 17-game regular-season win streak...the Owls’ first win over an FBS team. “For the past month and a half, all we discussed was the importance of unity and faith in each other,” said coach Bohannon. “We believed, if we persevered, something positive would occur.”
Show MoreKennesaw State Owls 2025 Football Schedule
(2024 Record) Overall 2-10 / 2-6 Conference USA / Home 2-4 / Away 0-6 (10th Place)
Friday, August 29
@ Wake Forest
Demon Deacons
TBA
Allegacy Federal
Credit Union Stadium,
Winston-Salem, NC
Saturday, September 6
@ Indiana Hoosiers
TBA
Indiana University
Memorial Stadium,
Bloomington, IN
Saturday, September 13
vs Merrimack College Warriors
TBA
Fifth Third Stadium,
Kennesaw
Saturday, September 20
vs Arkansas State
Red Wolves
TBA
Fifth Third Stadium,
Kennesaw, GA
Saturday, September 27
vs Middle Tennessee State
Blue Raiders
(C-USA)
TBA
Fifth Third Stadium,
Kennesaw, GA
Thursday, October 9
vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
(C-USA)
TBA
Fifth Third Stadium,
Kennesaw, GA
Tuesday, October 21
@ Florida International Panthers (C-USA)
TBA
South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium, Miami, FL
(CUSA)
Tuesday, October 28
vs UTEP Miners
(C-USA)
TBA
Fifth Third Stadium,
Kennesaw, GA
Saturday, November 8
@ New Mexico State Aggies
(C-USA)
TBA
Aggie Memorial Stadium,
Las Cruces, NM
Saturday, November 15
@ Jacksonville State Gamecocks
(C-USA)
TBA
AmFirst Stadium,
Jacksonville, AL
Saturday, November 22
vs Missouri State Bears
(C-USA)
TBA
Fifth Third Stadium,
Kennesaw, GA
Saturday, November 29
@ Liberty Flames
(C-USA)
TBA
Williams Stadium,
Lynchburg, VA
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