American college football season
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
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 7:00 pm East Tennessee State * WPCH L 17–20 2OT 8,574
September 10 7:00 pm Point * Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA WPCH W 49–38,354
September 24 1:00 pm at Duquesne * ESPN3 W 36–282,658
October 1 3:00 pm at Furman * ESPN3 W 52–426,970
October 8 1:00 pm Missouri S&T * Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA WPCH W 49–166,775
October 15 7:00 pm Liberty Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA ESPN3 L 21–368,803
October 22 12:00 pm at Gardner–Webb ASN W 47–392,450
October 29 1:00 pm at Monmouth ESPN3 W 49–173,869
November 5 1:00 pm Clark Atlanta * Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA WPCH W 56–06,916
November 12 12:00 pm Presbyterian Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA ASN W 45–107,186
November 19 11:45 am at No. 14 Charleston Southern ESPN3 L 7–282,446
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
Point
Point @ Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks
0
3 0 0
3
• Owls
14
14 14 7
49
Date: September 10Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:02Game attendance: 8,354Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind SW 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Partly cloudyReferee: Matt YoungTV announcers (WPCH): Brian Katrek, D.J. Shockley, and Nathan McCreary
@ Duquesne
Kennesaw State @ Duquesne
1
2 3 4 Total
• Owls
6
10 6 14
36
Dukes
7
10 3 8
28
@ Furman
Kennesaw State @ Furman
1
2 3 4 Total
• Owls
21
28 0 3
52
Paladins
0
14 21 7
42
Date: October 1Location: Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC Game start: 3:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:34Game attendance: 6,970Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • SunnyReferee: Thomas GrahamTV announcers (ESPN3): Bob Mihalic, Don Clardy
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 8Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 1:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:01Game attendance: 6,775Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind WNW 15 mph (24 km/h) • SunnyReferee: Jeff FlanaganTV announcers (WPCH): Brian Katrek, D.J. Shockley, and Nathan McCreary
Liberty
Liberty @ Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Flames
7
13 6 10
36
Owls
7
7 0 7
21
Date: October 15Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:11Game attendance: 8,803Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind SE 12 mph (19 km/h) • Partly cloudyReferee: Duane HeydtTV announcers (ESPN3): Evan Lepler, Renaldo Wyan
@ 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 22Location: Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC Game start: 12:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:01Game attendance: 2,450Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind NNW 11 mph (18 km/h) • Clear, Sunny, CoolReferee: Stuart MullinsTV announcers (ASN): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn
@ Monmouth
Kennesaw State @ Monmouth
1
2 3 4 Total
• Owls
7
21 14 7
49
Hawks
3
14 0 0
17
Date: October 29Location: Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ Game start: 1:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 2:57Game attendance: 3,869Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind SW 11 mph (18 km/h) • SunnyReferee: Jeff MaconaghyTV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Harmon, Todderick Hunt
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 5Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 1:00 PM EST Elapsed time: 2:54Game attendance: 6,916Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind E 1 mph (1.6 km/h) • SunnyReferee: Jeff HeaserTV announcers (WPCH): Brian Katrek, D.J. Shockley, and Nathan McCreary
Presbyterian
Presbyterian @ Kennesaw State
1
2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose
3
0 7 0
10
• Owls
14
10 7 14
45
Date: November 12Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA Game start: 12:00 PM EST Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 7,186Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind W 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Partly sunnyReferee: Ron CherryTV announcers (ASN): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn
@ 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 19Location: Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC Game start: 11:45 AM EST Elapsed time: 2:54Game attendance: 2,446Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Partly cloudyReferee: Riley JohnsonTV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood, Renaldo Wynn
Ranking movements
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