2015 Kennesaw State Owls football team

The 2015 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. They were first year members of the Big South Conference. This was the Owls inaugural season of intercollegiate football. They finished the season 6–5, 2–4 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

2015 Kennesaw State Owls football
ConferenceBig South Conference
2015 record6–5 (2–4 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Newberry (1st season)
Home stadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
(Capacity: 8,318)
2015 Big South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 Charleston Southern $^  6 –0     10 –3  
No. 16 Coastal Carolina ^  4 –2     9 –3  
Liberty  3 –3     6 –5  
Monmouth  3 –3     5 –6  
Kennesaw State  2 –4     6 –5  
Gardner–Webb *  2 –4     4 –7  
Presbyterian  1 –5     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Gardner–Webb ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 pmat East Tennessee State*
W 56–168,217
September 124:00 pmEdward Waters*
WUPAW 58–79,506
September 191:00 pmShorter*
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
BSNW 18–108,664
September 266:00 pmat Dayton*
L 27–312,512
October 101:00 pmPoint*
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
BSNW 56–178,300
October 171:00 pmGardner–Webb
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN3W 12–78,300
October 247:00 pmat Liberty
WUPAL 35–4520,393
October 311:00 pmMonmouth
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN3W 23–138,668
November 71:00 pmNo. 15 Charleston Southern
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
BSNL 14–288,670
November 142:00 pmat No. 4 Coastal Carolina
BSNL 13–458,802
November 212:00 pmat Presbyterian
BSNL 6–143,577

Game summaries

@ East Tennessee State
Kennesaw State @ East Tennessee State
1 234Total
• Owls 7 142114 56
Buccaneers 3 1003 16
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Kermit-Tipton Stadium
    Johnston City, TN
  • Game start: 7:30 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:56
  • Game attendance: 8,217
  • Game weather: 81°F • SW 2 • Fair
  • Referee: Bob Johnson
See also: 2015 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Edward Waters
Edward Waters @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Tigers 0 007 7
• Owls 35 1760 58
See also: Edward Waters Tigers football

Shorter
Shorter @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Hawks 0 1000 10
• Owls 6 039 18
See also: Shorter Hawks football

@ Dayton
Kennesaw State @ Dayton
1 234Total
Owls 13 1400 27
• Flyers 7 1473 31
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Welcome Stadium
    Dayton, OH
  • Game start: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:45
  • Game attendance: 2,512
  • Game weather: 71°F • ESE 12 • Cloudy
  • Referee: Warren Gillis
See also: 2015 Dayton Flyers football team

Point
Point @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Skyhawks 0 1007 17
• Owls 7 28147 56
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 8,300
  • Game weather: 70°F • Breezy • Partly Cloudy/Rainy
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
  • Television network: BSN
See also: Point Skyhawks

Gardner–Webb
Gardner–Webb @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 007 7
• Owls 3 306 12
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:57
  • Game attendance: 8,300
  • Game weather: 61°F • Breezy • Sunny
  • Referee: Ron Cherry
  • Television network: ESPN3
See also: 2015 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

@ Liberty
Kennesaw State @ Liberty
1 234Total
Owls 7 0721 35
• Flames 7 17714 45
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 20,393
  • Game weather: 59°F • S 3 • Pleasant/Seasonal
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • Television network: WUPA
See also: 2015 Liberty Flames football team

Monmouth
Monmouth @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
Hawks 7 006 13
• Owls 0 1670 23
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:55
  • Game attendance: 8,668
  • Game weather: 65°F • Breezy • Overcast
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • Television network: ESPN3
See also: 2015 Monmouth Hawks football team

Charleston Southern
Charleston Southern @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
• #15 Buccaneers 7 1470 28
Owls 6 008 14
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Kennesaw, GA
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:56
  • Game attendance: 8,670
  • Game weather: 65°F • Breezy • Rainy
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • Television network: BSN
See also: 2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

@ Coastal Carolina
Kennesaw State @ Coastal Carolina
1 234Total
Owls 6 070 13
• #4 Chanticleers 13 1877 45
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, SC
  • Game start: 2:00 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:56
  • Game attendance: 8,802
  • Game weather: 62°F • NNW 7–10 • Sunny/Clear
  • Referee: Tracey Lynch
  • Television network: BSN
See also: 2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

@ Presbyterian
Kennesaw State @ Presbyterian
1 234Total
Owls 0 303 6
• Blue Hose 0 707 14
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Bailey Memorial Stadium
    Clinton, SC
  • Game start: 2:00 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:47
  • Game attendance: 3,577
  • Game weather: 56°F • E 5 • Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • Television network: BSN
See also: 2015 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

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