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2020 Kennesaw State Owls football team

The 2020 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia as sixth-year members of the Big South Conference.

2020 Kennesaw State Owls football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 17
FCS CoachesNo. 15
Record4–1 (2–1 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (6th season)
Offensive schemePistol option
Defensive coordinatorDanny Verpaele (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Monmouth $^   3 – 0     3 – 1  
No. 17 Kennesaw State   2 – 1     4 – 1  
Charleston Southern   2 – 2     2 – 2  
Gardner–Webb   0 – 2     2 – 2  
Robert Morris   0 – 2     0 – 3  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Big South suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Hampton opted out of the spring schedule. Campbell and North Alabama played only in the fall.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason edit

Polls edit

In June 2020, the Owls were predicted to finish first in the Big South by a panel of media and head coaches.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Kennesaw State 68 (8)
2 Monmouth 57 (3)
3 Charleston Southern 43 (1)
4 Campbell 42
5 Hampton 23
6 Gardner–Webb 19
— North Alabama[i] —
  1. ^ North Alabama was not eligible for the preseason poll due to their transition to Division I.

Schedule edit

Kennesaw State had games scheduled against Point, Hampton, Alabama State and Tarleton State, but they were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
February 27 1:00 p.m. Shorter* No. 8
ESPN+ W 35–3
March 13 1:00 p.m. Charleston Southern No. 9
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
 ESPN+ W 24–19
March 20 1:00 p.m. Dixie State* No. 9
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
 ESPN+ W 37–27
March 27 1:00 p.m. at Gardner–Webb No. 8
ESPN+ Postponed
April 3 1:00 p.m. Robert Morris No. 7
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
 ESPN+ W 35–0
April 10 1:00 p.m. at No. 20 Monmouth No. 7
ESPN+ L 17–42

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References edit

  1. ^ "Kennesaw State Voted 2020 Preseason Football Favorite". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Carpenter, Mark (June 17, 2020). "NAIA issues update on 2020 fall sports". People's Defender. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Kelley, Kevin (June 18, 2020). "Southern cancels 2020 football game against Florida A&M". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Hebert, Michael. "BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL: Hampton suspends sports for the fall". TimesDaily. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  5. ^ Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020). "Monmouth cancels 2020 football season due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Tarleton State Postpones Football Season Until Spring". NBC DFW. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 Kennesaw State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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