2024 Kennesaw State Owls football team

2024 Kennesaw State Owls football
2024 Kennesaw State Owls football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	0–3 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Brian Bohannon (10th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Chandler Burks (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Stewart Cook (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Harris (1st season)
Home stadium	Fifth Third Bank Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Liberty	2	–	0	4	–	0
Sam Houston	1	–	0	3	–	1
Western Kentucky	1	–	0	3	–	1
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	1	–	2
FIU	0	–	0	1	–	3
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	1	–	3
Kennesaw State*	0	–	0	0	–	3
Middle Tennessee	0	–	1	1	–	3
UTEP	0	–	1	0	–	4
New Mexico State	0	–	2	1	–	3
Championship: December 6, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules As of September 23, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Kennesaw State Owls football team will represent Kennesaw State University in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls are led by Brian Bohannon in his tenth year as the head coach. The Owls will play home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, located in Kennesaw, Georgia.^[1]

The 2024 season will be Kennesaw State's first year in Conference USA since transitioning from the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).^[2]

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Andre Craig	WR	Alabama
Chance Gamble	CB	Georgia Southern
Deontre Morris	S	Georgia Southern
Carlos Allen Jr.	DL	Houston

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous School
Mason Bowers	IOL	Coastal Carolina
Tylon Dunlap	DE	Georgia State
Earl Woods III	QB	Jacksonville State
Qway McCoy	S	Louisiana-Monroe
Destun Thomas	WR	Memphis
Jacob Kettels	OT	Montana State
Donovan Westmoreland	DE	South Carolina
Jackson Manning	TE	UMass
Christopher Townsel	CB	USF
Christian Moss	WR	Virginia Tech

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	at UTSA*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 16–28	25,911
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana*	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	L 10–34	11,040
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at San Jose State*	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	TruTV	L 10–31	11,090
September 28	6:00 p.m.	UT Martin*	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+
October 4	7:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	CBSSN
October 15	8:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	CBSSN
October 23	7:00 p.m.	Liberty	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	CBSSN
October 30	7:30 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN2
November 9	4:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN Networks
November 16	3:00 p.m.	Sam Houston	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN Networks
November 23	3:00 p.m.	FIU	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN Networks
November 30	3:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN Networks
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at UTSA

Pregame line	Over/under
UTSA –24	48.5

Kennesaw State Owls (0–0) vs UTSA Roadrunners (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	3	3	7	16
Roadrunners	14	7	0	7	28

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Date: August 31st
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 25,911
Referee: Gary Leeper
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(12:00) UTSA – Devin McCuin 2 yard pass from Owen McCown, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:55; UTSA 7–0)
(6:12) KENN – Austin Welch 48 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 5:48; UTSA 7–3)
(1:13) UTSA – Owen McCown 5 yard run, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:59; UTSA 14–3)

Second quarter

(10:40) UTSA – Devin McCuin 4 yard pass from Owen McCown, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:11; UTSA 21–3)
(0:59) KENN – Austin Welch 34 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 1:41; UTSA 21–6)

Third quarter

(2:06) KENN – Austin Welch 31 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 7:21; UTSA 21–9)

Fourth quarter

(9:23) KENN – Carson Kent 25 yard pass from Davis Bryson, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:07; UTSA 21–16)
(3:52) UTSA – Oscar Cardenas 3 yard pass from Owen McCown, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:44; UTSA 28–16)

Statistics	Kennesaw State	UTSA
First downs	15	17
Plays–yards	253	416
Rushes–yards	51	76
Passing yards	202	340
Passing: comp–att–int	14–28–0	28–38–0
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:00	31:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing	Davis Bryson	14/28, 202 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Qua Ashley	10 carries, 26 yards
	Receiving	Qua Ashley	1 reception, 51 yards
UTSA	Passing	Owen McCown	28/38, 340 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Robert Henry	6 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Devin McCuin	11 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD

vs Louisiana

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana –14.5	46.5

Louisiana Ragin Cajuns (1–0) vs Kennesaw State Owls (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin Cajuns	0	20	14	0	34
Owls	7	0	0	3	10

at Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, Georgia

Date: September 7th
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 11,040
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information

First quarter

(6:19) KENN – Preston Daniels 3 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 8:32; KENN 0–7)

Second quarter

(13:55) UL – Kenneth Almendares 30 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 7:15; KENN 3–7)
(6:02) UL – Elijah Davis 1 yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:47; UL 10–7)
(1:54) UL – Zylan Perry 19 yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:26; UL 17–7)
(0:00) UL – Kenneth Almendares 26 yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:21; UL 20–7)

Third quarter

(9:02) UL – Robert Williams 3 yard pass from Ben Wooldridge, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:44; UL 27–7)
(0:49) UL – Elijah Davis 1 yard run, Kenneth Almendares kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 6:03; UL 34–7)

Fourth quarter

(7:30) KENN – Austin Welch 30 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 8:12; UL 34–10)

Statistics	Louisiana	Kennesaw State
First downs	21	12
Plays–yards	454	204
Rushes–yards	257	111
Passing yards	197	93
Passing: comp–att–int	17-22-0	7-13-0
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	32:04	27:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Ben Wooldridge	15/19, 189 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Zylan Perry	10 carries, 10 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jacob Bernard	4 receptions, 84 yards
Kennesaw State	Passing	Davis Bryson	7/13, 93 yards
	Rushing	Michael Benefield	9 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Tykeem Wallace	2 receptions, 34 yards

at San Jose State

Kennesaw State Owls (0–2) vs San Jose State Spartans (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	0	7	0	10
Spartans	0	17	7	7	31

at CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA

Date: September 14, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 11,090
TV announcers (TruTV): Ari Wolfe (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(8:38) KENN – Austin Welch 32 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 27 yards, 6:08; KENN 3–0)

Second quarter

(14:30) SJSU – Nick Nash 24 yard pass from Emmett Brown, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:59; SJSU 7–3)
(10:38) SJSU – Kyler Halvorsen 28 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:41; SJSU 10–3)
(0:15) SJSU – Nick Nash 3 yard pass from Emmett Brown, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:20; SJSU 17–3)

Third quarter

(5:14) KENN – Preston Daniels 1 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 9:46; SJSU 17–10)
(4:31) SJSU – Justin Lockhart 35 yard pass from Emmett Brown, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:35; SJSU 24–10)

Fourth quarter

(3:07) SJSU – Nick Nash 9 yard pass from Emmett Brown, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:13; SJSU 31–10)

Statistics	KSU	SJSU
First downs	10	18
Total yards	192	417
Rushing yards	64	62
Passing yards	128	355
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–25–2	26–39–0
Time of possession	33:50	26:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing	Davis Bryson	14/22, 128 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Michael Benefield	12 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Qua Ashley	4 receptions, 51 yards
San Jose State	Passing	Emmett Brown	26/38, 355 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jabari Bates	11 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Nick Nash	17 receptions, 225 yards , 3 TD

vs UT Martin (FCS)

Kennesaw State Owls (0–3) vs UT Martin Skyhawks (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	0	0	0	0
Owls	0	0	0	0	0

at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA

Date: September 28th
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	KSU	UTM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UT Martin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Jacksonville State

at Middle Tennessee

vs Liberty

at Western Kentucky

at UTEP

vs Sam Houston

vs FIU

at Louisiana Tech

Kennesaw State Owls at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana

Date: November 30
Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST

Statistics	KENN	LT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisiana Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2023 Football Coaching Staff". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
^ Alexander, Nolan (October 14, 2022). "Kennesaw State to Join Conference USA in 2024-25". Kennesaw State Owls. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
^ "2024 Kennesaw State Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
^ "2024 Kennesaw State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[1] "2023 Football Coaching Staff". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[2] Alexander, Nolan (October 14, 2022). "Kennesaw State to Join Conference USA in 2024-25". Kennesaw State Owls. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[3] "2024 Kennesaw State Football Transfer Portal". ON3.

[4] "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.

[5] "2024 Kennesaw State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

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