2024 Kennesaw State Owls football team

2024 Kennesaw State Owls football
2024 Kennesaw State Owls football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	2–10 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Brian Bohannon (10th season; first 9 games); Chandler Burks (interim; remainder of season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Chandler Burks (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Stewart Cook (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Greg Harris (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Fifth Third Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Jacksonville State y$	7	–	1	9	–	5
Western Kentucky y	6	–	2	8	–	6
Sam Houston	6	–	2	10	–	3
Liberty	5	–	3	8	–	3
Louisiana Tech	4	–	4	5	–	7
UTEP	3	–	5	3	–	9
FIU	3	–	5	4	–	8
New Mexico State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Middle Tennessee	2	–	6	3	–	9
Kennesaw State*	2	–	6	2	–	10
Championship: Jacksonville State 52, Western Kentucky 12
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules As of December 20, 2024

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

The 2024 season was 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
Christopher Cain	IOL	Unknown

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous School
Mason Bowers	IOL	Coastal Carolina
Austin Welch	PK	Eastern Kentucky
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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Preseason

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason media poll was released on July 19. The Owls were predicted to tenth (last) in the conference.^[5]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Liberty	197 (18)
2	Western Kentucky	173 (2)
3	Jacksonville State	166
4	Middle Tennessee	98
5	New Mexico State	97
5	Sam Houston	97
7	Louisiana Tech	88
8	FIU	81
9	UTEP	76
10	Kennesaw State	27

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+	L 13–24	10,847
October 4	7:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	CBSSN	L 24–63	10,029
October 15	8:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	CBSSN	L 5–14	10,200
October 23	7:00 p.m.	Liberty	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	CBSSN	W 27–24	8,209
October 30	7:30 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN2	L 14–31	14,547
November 9	4:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN+	L 35–43 ^2OT	14,728
November 16	3:00 p.m.	Sam Houston	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	L 17–23 ^OT	7,736
November 23	3:00 p.m.	FIU	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	W 27–26	6,210
November 30	3:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	L 0–33	14,686
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2024 Kennesaw State Owls football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`0`	Michael Benefield	Sr
WR	`1`	Gabriel Benyard	Jr
TE	`2`	Preston Daniels	Sr
RB	`3`	Alexander Diggs	So
QB	`4`	Khalib Johnson	So
WR	`5`	Blake Bohannon	Jr
WR	`6`	Christian Moss	Jr
WR	`8`	Tykeem Wallace	Jr
QB	`9`	Davis Bryson	So
QB	`10`	Earl Woods III	Fr
QB	`11`	Preston Clemmer	Fr
QB	`12`	Braden Bohannon	So
WR	`16`	Destun Thomas	So
QB	`17`	Lucas Scheerhorn	Fr
WR	`19`	Javon Rogers	Fr
RB	`24`	Yesiah Clemons	Sr
TE	`25`	Jackson Manning	Jr
RB	`26`	Kenai Grier	Fr
WR	`28`	David Cole	Fr
RB	`30`	Qua Ashley	So
RB	`32`	DJ Scott	Fr
RB	`33`	Rob Brown	So
TE	`36`	Corey Gardhigh	Fr
WR	`38`	Josh Williamson	So
TE	`40`	Ty Brewer	Fr
TE	`42`	Isaiah Williams	Fr
OL	`51`	William Johnson	So
OL	`53`	Kalari Gordon	Fr
OL	`54`	Kaleb May	Fr
OL	`55`	Seaburn Hines	Jr
OL	`56`	Trey Butts	So
OL	`57`	Mason Bowers	Jr
OL	`59`	Jacob Norcross	Fr
OL	`63`	Jose Balver-Mendoza	Fr
OL	`64`	Isaac Cannizzaro	Fr
OL	`65`	JT Pennington	Jr
OL	`66`	Zacchaeus Williams	Jr
OL	`67`	Jarvis Adams	Fr
OL	`68`	Benton Dunn	Fr
OL	`70`	Chevy Trask	Jr
OL	`71`	Nate Wright	So
OL	`72`	Ethan Newman	Fr
OL	`73`	Jacob Kettels	Jr
OL	`74`	Havik Pettigrew	So
OL	`76`	Brian Habeck	So
OL	`77`	Kevin Smith	Fr
OL	`78`	Benjamin Kienz	Fr
OL	`79`	Dylan Hannon	So
TE	`80`	Connor Finer	Jr
WR	`81`	Bryce Dopson	Fr
WR	`82`	Navelle Dean	Fr
TE	`84`	Gatlin Hancock	Fr
TE	`85`	Rowan Darnell	So
TE	`86`	Carson Kent	So
WR	`87`	Dennis Sims	Fr
WR	`88`	Jaden Robinson	Fr
TE	`89`	Ian Pederson	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`7`	Garland Benyard	Jr
DB	`11`	Sidney Porter	Jr
LB	`14`	Jalen Barnum	Sr
DB	`15`	Jayven Williams	So
DB	`17`	Jasec Smith	Fr
DB	`18`	Nick Sawyer	So
DB	`20`	Tyler Hallum	Jr
DB	`21`	JeRico Washington Jr.	Fr
DB	`22`	Markell Redding	Fr
DB	`23`	Isaac Paul	Fr
DB	`25`	Que Billingsley	Fr
DB	`27`	Five Hamilton	Fr
DB	`29`	Milon Jones	Jr
DB	`30`	Andrew Douglas	Jr
DB	`31`	Sulaiman Bah	Jr
DB	`31`	James Ziglor	Jr
DB	`33`	Austin White	Sr
DB	`34`	Chris Townsel	Sr
DB	`36`	Devin Ross	Fr
DB	`37`	Terrence Curtis	Fr
LB	`38`	Jaiden Kimble	Fr
LB	`39`	Eli Leiataua	Jr
DB	`40`	Jonathan Mathis	Fr
LB	`41`	Brandon Miller	Fr
OLB	`42`	Morgan Pearson	So
OLB	`42`	Brendan Gant	Fr
OLB	`43`	Jamar Rucks	Jr
LB	`44`	Baron Hopson	Jr
OLB	`45`	CJ Donaldson	Fr
LB	`46`	Tywon Christopher	Fr
LB	`47`	Deldrick Franklin	Fr
LB	`48`	Donelius Johnson	So
OLB	`49`	Juandarion Silas	So
DL	`50`	Tylon Dunlap	Jr
DL	`51`	Jaxon Colvin	Fr
LB	`52`	Trey Hargrove	Fr
DL	`53`	AJ Miller	Fr
OLB	`54`	Alto Moore	Fr
LB	`55`	Nehemiah Pgouda	Fr
LB	`56`	Joshua Pgouda	Fr
DL	`58`	Jahon Myers	Jr
DL	`59`	Nicholas Charles	So
DL	`60`	Jaiden Grimes	Fr
DL	`74`	Tyler Hoffman	Fr
DL	`79`	Marlo East Jr.	Fr
DL	`90`	Ugonna Nwoha	So
DL	`92`	Tyler Scott	Jr
DL	`93`	Jaylan Jarrett	Fr
DL	`94`	Jordan Miles	Jr
LB	`95`	Ramontei Dardy	Fr
DL	`96`	Donovan Westmoreland	So
DL	`97`	Adam Watkins	Jr
OLB	`98`	RJ Taylor	So
DL	`99`	Thomarius Walker	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`58`	Ben Blanton	Fr
LS	`69`	Bryce Robinson	So
P	`83`	Jacob Ulrich	Fr
P	`91`	Joshua Huiet	Jr
K	`96`	Britton Williams	Jr
K	`98`	Erik Calvillo	Fr
K	`99`	Austin Welch	Jr

Head coach

Brian Bohannon

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Greg Harris – Defensive coordinator/Outside linebackers
Chandler Burks – Co-Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
Stewart Cook – Co-Offensive coordinator/Tight ends
Ossie Buchannon – Wide receivers/Special teams coordinator
Liam Klein – Inside linebackers/Recruiting coordinator
Cameron Norcross – Offensive line/Run game coordinator
Tim Glanton – Running backs
Mike Pelton – Defensive linemen
Ray Smith – Cornerbacks
Jireh Wilson – Safeties
Jake Lassiter – Graduate assistant
Carson Koporc – Graduate assistant
Darron Paschal – Graduate assistant
Malik Slater – Graduate assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 9/30/24

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	KENN	UTSA
First downs	15	17
Total yards	253	416
Rushing yards	51	76
Passing yards	202	340
Passing: comp–att–int	14–28–0	28–38–0
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 weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 11,040
Referee: Marshall Lewis
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Walker (play-by-play), Cody Junot (analyst) and Dawson Eiserloh (sideline)

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	ULL	KENN
First downs	21	12
Total yards	454	204
Rushing yards	257	111
Passing yards	197	93
Passing: comp–att–int	17-22-0	7-13-0
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

Pregame line	Over/under
San Jose State –16.5	41.5

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: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 11,090
Referee: Michael Cuttone
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	KENN	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)

Pregame line	Over/under
UT Martin –1.5	45.5

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks (FCS)	0	10	14	0	24
Owls	0	10	0	3	13

at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA

Date: September 28th
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 10,847
Referee: Rodney Burnette
TV announcers (ESPN+): Stan Lewter (play-by-play), Nolan Alexander (analyst) and Jade Barkett (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

(14:50) UTM – Patrick Smith 7 yard run, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 7:29; UTM 7–0)
(8:28) KENN – Jayven Williams 48 yard interception return, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:40; TIE 7–7)
(0:59) UTM – Jaren Van Winkle 24 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 1:05; UTM 10–7)
(0:00) KENN – Austin Welch 49 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 0:53; TIE 10–10)

Third quarter

(10:13) UTM – Oshae Baker 63 yard interception return, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 4:47; UTM 17–10)
(1:40) UTM – Patrick Smith 21 yard run, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 6:50; UTM 24–10)

Fourth quarter

(11:07) KENN – Austin Welch 38 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:27; UTM 24–13)

Statistics	UTM	KENN
First downs	16	13
Total yards	292	215
Rushing yards	160	66
Passing yards	132	149
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–23–1	17–35–2
Time of possession	31:11	28:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Martin	Passing	Kinkead Dent	13/23, 132 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Patrick Smith	24 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tyler Dostin	3 receptions, 41 yards
Kennesaw State	Passing	Davis Bryson	16/34, 132 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Davis Bryson	6 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Blake Bohannon	4 receptions, 54 yards

vs Jacksonville State

Pregame line	Over/under
Jacksonville State –17.5	49.5

Kennesaw State Owls (0–4) vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	7	14	21	21	63
Owls	3	14	0	7	24

at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA

Date: October 4th
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 10,029
Referee: Rory Bernard
TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play) and Logan Ryan (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(10:54) JVST – Tre Stewart 1-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:25; JVST 7–0)
(3:57) KENN – Austin Welch 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 6:50; JVST 7–3)

Second quarter

(11:23) JVST – Tyler Huff 6-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:06; JVST 14–3)
(7:08) JVST – Tre Stewart 9-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:46; JVST 21–3)
(6:56) KENN – Qua Ashley 93-yard kickoff return, Austin Welch kick (JVST 21–10)
(1:49) KENN – Carson Kent 7-yard pass from Davis Bryson, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:48; JVST 21–17)

Third quarter

(10:56) JVST – Tyler Huff 14-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; JVST 28–17)
(6:14) JVST – Tre Stewart 1-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:47; JVST 35–17)
(0:23) JVST – Tyler Huff 19-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:59; JVST 42–17)

Fourth quarter

(14:08) JVST – Jabari Mack 0-yard interception, Garrison Rippa kick (JVST 49–17)
(12:29) KENN – Michael Benefield 1-yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:35; JVST 49–24)
(7:28) JVST – Tre Stewart 1-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:01; JVST 56–24)
(1:22) JVST – Mike Franklin 23-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:56; JVST 63–24)

Statistics	JVST	KENN
First downs	31	13
Total yards	577	270
Rushing yards	384	189
Passing yards	193	81
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–25–0	7–16–3
Time of possession	28:38	31:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jacksonville State	Passing	Tyler Huff	16/25, 193 yards
	Rushing	Tyler Huff	15 carries, 176 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Cam Vaughn	7 receptions, 96 yards
Kennesaw State	Passing	Davis Bryson	6/14, 76 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Michael Benefield	17 carries, 112 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jaden Robinson	2 receptions, 36 yards

at Middle Tennessee

Pregame line	Over/under
Middle Tennessee –10.5	50.5

Kennesaw State Owls (0–5) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	2	0	0	3	5
Blue Raiders	7	0	7	0	14

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Date: October 15th
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 10,200
Referee: Garrett Dickerson
TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Logan Ryan (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(9:40) KENN – Team safety (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:40; KENN 2–0)
(4:22) MTSU – Jekail Middlebrook 1 yard run, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:34; MTSU 7–2)

Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter

(5:09) MTSU – Omari Kelly 61 yard punt return, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, 2:11; MTSU 14–2)

Fourth quarter

(14:49) KENN – Austin Welch 37-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 5:14; MTSU 14–5)

Statistics	KENN	MTSU
First downs	10	17
Total yards	234	284
Rushing yards	131	85
Passing yards	103	199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–27–2	19–34–0
Time of possession	29:48	30:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing	Khalib Johnson	5/17, 52 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Qua Ashley	11 carries, 79 yards
	Receiving	Carson Kent	4 receptions, 59 yards
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Nicholas Vattiato	19/34, 199 yards
	Rushing	Jaiden Credle	10 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Holden Willis	8 receptions, 92 yards

vs Liberty

Pregame line	Over/under
Liberty –27.5	47.5

Liberty Flames (5–0) at Kennesaw State Owls (0–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	7	3	7	24
Owls	7	7	7	6	27

at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA

Date: October 23rd
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SE 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 8,209
Referee: Reed Brotherton
TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play) and Brock Vereen (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(5:43) LIB – Treon Sibley 15 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:22; LIB 7–0)
(2:49) KENN – Christian Moss 41 yard pass from Davis Bryson, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; TIE 7–7)

Second quarter

(10:21) KENN – Michael Benefield 1 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:04; KENN 14–7)
(0:48) LIB – Donte Lee Jr. 15 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 2:12; TIE 14–14)

Third quarter

(8:02) KENN – Qua Ashley 6 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:31; KENN 21–14)
(5:05) LIB – Colin Karhu 47 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 2:57; KENN 21–17)

Fourth quarter

(11:43) KENN – Austin Welch 31 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 0:00; KENN 24–17)
(4:13) KENN – Austin Welch 41 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 0:00; KENN 27–17)
(1:49) LIB – Elijah Canion 0 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 2:18; KENN 27–24)

Statistics	LIB	KENN
First downs	22	18
Total yards	386	323
Rushing yards	180	134
Passing yards	206	189
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–40–1	16–20–0
Time of possession	27:41	32:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Kaidon Salter	22/40, 206 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kaidon Salter	9 carries, 87 yards
	Receiving	Elijah Canion	5 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD
Kennesaw State	Passing	Davis Bryson	16/20, 189 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Michael Benefield	16 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaden Robinson	3 receptions, 72 yards

at Western Kentucky

Pregame line	Over/under
Western Kentucky –23.5	49.5

Kennesaw State Owls (1–6) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (5–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	0	0	7	14
Hilltoppers	21	3	0	7	31

at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky

Date: October 30th
Game time: 6:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 14,547
Referee: Garrett Dickerson
TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Steve Addazio (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(11:54) WKU – Trevor Borland 5 yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:01; WKU 7–0)
(5:28) KENN – Michael Benefield 37 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:18; TIE 7–7)
(3:16) WKU – Easton Messer 64 yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:12; WKU 14–7)
(0:00) WKU – George Hart III 30 yard run, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:12; WKU 21–7)

Second quarter

(3:46) WKU – Lucas Carneiro 32 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:45; WKU 24–7)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

(12:26) WKU – Noah Meyers 17 yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 0:47; WKU 31–7)
(5:19) KENN – Davis Bryson 20 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 2:13; WKU 31–14)

Statistics	KENN	WKU
First downs	18	24
Total yards	272	467
Rushing yards	176	191
Passing yards	96	276
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–26–1	17–22–0
Time of possession	32:54	27:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing	Davis Bryson	13/26, 96 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Michael Benefield	16 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Carson Kent	3 receptions, 34 yards
Western Kentucky	Passing	Caden Veltkamp	17/22, 276 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Young	15 carries, 114 yards
	Receiving	Easton Messer	2 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD

at UTEP

Pregame line	Over/under
UTEP –4.5	42.5

Kennesaw State Owls (1–7) at UTEP Miners (1–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Owls	7	0	14	7	7	0	35
Miners	7	7	7	7	7	8	43

at Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas

Date: November 9th
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 14,728
Referee: Ron Hudson
TV announcers (ESPN+): Andy Morgan (play-by-play) and Ed Stansbury (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(7:00) UTEP – Kenny Odom 32 yard pass from Skyler Locklear, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:55; UTEP 7–0)
(6:47) KENN – Qua Ashley 97 yard kickoff return, Austin Welch kick (TIE 7–7)

Second quarter

(1:56) UTEP – Marcus Vinson 11 yard pass from Skyler Locklear, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:49; UTEP 14–7)

Third quarter

(14:12) KENN – Christian Moss 60 yard pass from Davis Bryson (Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:42; UTEP 14–13)
(11:23) UTEP – Jevon Jackson 1 yard run, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:49; UTEP 21–13)
(0:25) KENN – Michael Benefield 5 yard run, Davis Bryson pass to Carson Kent for two-point conversion (Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 2:00; TIE 21–21)

Fourth quarter

(11:10) UTEP – Shay Smith 3 yard run, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:15; UTEP 28–21)
(2:43) KENN – Davis Bryson 14 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:39; TIE 28–28)

First overtime

KENN – Qua Ashley 25 yard pass from Davis Bryson, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards; KENN 35–28)
UTEP – Kenny Odom 2 yard pass from Skyler Locklear, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards; TIE 35–35)

Second overtime

UTEP – Kenny Odom 16 yard pass from Skyler, Skyler Locklear pass to Jevon Jackson for two-point conversion (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards; UTEP 43–35)

Statistics	KENN	UTEP
First downs	14	22
Total yards	300	453
Rushing yards	117	120
Passing yards	183	333
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–25–2	29–34–0
Time of possession	27:18	32:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing	Davis Bryson	14/25, 183 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Davis Bryson	16 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Christian Moss	1 reception, 60 yards, 1 TD
UTEP	Passing	Skyler Locklear	28/33, 327 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jevon Jackson	26 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Trey Goodman	12 receptions, 150 yards

vs Sam Houston

Pregame line	Over/under
Sam Houston –13	42.5

Sam Houston Bearkats (7–2) vs. Kennesaw State Owls (1–8) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bearkats	0	3	7	7	6	23
Owls	0	3	7	7	0	17

at Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, Georgia

Date: November 16th
Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 7,736
Referee: Douglas Mercer
TV announcers (ESPN+): Nolan Alexander (play-by-play), Barclay Miller (analyst) and Lauren Hoffman (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

(10:17) KENN – Austin Welch 25 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 10:27; KENN 3–0)
(1:56) SHSU – Christian Pavon 29 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:15; TIED 3–3)

Third quarter

(9:27) SHSU – Hunter Watson 25 yard run, Christian Pavon kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:26; SHSU 10–3)
(3:01) KENN – Michael Benefield 1 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:38; TIED 10–10)

Fourth quarter

(1:54) SHSU – Jay Ducker 17 yard run, Christian Pavon kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:06; SHSU 17–10)
(0:25) KENN – Carson Kent 9 yard pass from Davis Bryson, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 1:21; TIED 17–17)

Overtime

SHSU – Hunter Watson 10 yard run (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards; SHSU 23–17)

Statistics	SHSU	KENN
First downs	21	13
Total yards	382	243
Rushing yards	203	106
Passing yards	179	137
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–32–1	16–24–1
Time of possession	32:24	27:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sam Houston	Passing	Hunter Watson	22/32, 179 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jay Ducker	18 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Simeon Evans	5 receptions, 64 yards
Kennesaw State	Passing	Davis Bryson	16/24, 137 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Davis Bryson	12 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Blake Bohannon	5 receptions, 55 yards

vs FIU

Pregame line	Over/under
FIU –8	43.5

FIU Panthers (3–7) vs. Kennesaw State Owls (1–9) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	20	6	0	26
Owls	3	14	0	10	27

at Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, Georgia

Date: November 23rd
Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 58 °F (14 °C)
Game attendance: 6,210
Referee: Rodney Burnette
TV announcers (ESPN+): Nolan Alexander (play-by-play), Barclay Miller (analyst) and Maria Martin (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(12:13) KENN – Austin Welch 36 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:40; KENN 3–0)

Second quarter

(10:19) KENN – Davis Bryson 5 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:48; KENN 10–0)
(6:54) FIU – Eric Rivers 18 yard pass from Keyone Jenkins (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:25; KENN 10–6)
(3:48) KENN – Preston Daniels 3 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:04; KENN 17–6)
(2:18) FIU – Dean Patterson 20 yard pass from Keyone Jenkins, Robert Czeremcha kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:24; KENN 17–13)
(1:00) FIU – Eric Rivers 42 yard pass from Keyone Jenkins, Robert Czeremcha kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 0:45; FIU 20–17)

Third quarter

(11:23) FIU – Robert Czeremcha 36 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:28; FIU 23–17)
(9:10) FIU – Robert Czeremcha 34 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:05; FIU 26–17)

Fourth quarter

(5:59) KENN – Davis Bryson 19 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 1:15; FIU 26–24)
(1:04) KENN – Austin Welch 19 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:31; KENN 27–26)

Statistics	FIU	KENN
First downs	15	20
Total yards	400	358
Rushing yards	196	172
Passing yards	204	186
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–22–1	18–32–1
Time of possession	31:27	28:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
FIU	Passing	Keyone Jenkins	12/22, 204 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Devonte Lyons	16 carries, 99 yards
	Receiving	Eric Rivers	7 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD
Kennesaw State	Passing	Davis Bryson	17/29, 185 yards
	Rushing	Qua Ashley	14 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Carson Kent	4 receptions, 56 yards

at Louisiana Tech

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana Tech –11.5	42.5

Kennesaw State Owls at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	7	10	9	7	33

at Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, Louisiana

Date: November 30
Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C)
Game attendance: 14,686
Referee: Ron Hudson
TV announcers (ESPN+): Lyn Rollins (play-by-play), Hek’ma Harrison (analyst) and Madison Kaufman (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(11:41) LT – Omiri Wiggins 4 yard run, Buck Buchanan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 1:59; LT 7–0)

Second quarter

(14:16) LT – Omiri Wiggins 6 yard run, Buck Buchanan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 4:41; LT 14–0)
(0:57) LT – Buck Buchanan 55 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:36; LT 17–0)

Third quarter

(2:04) LT – Team safety (Drive: 1 play, -1 yard, 0:04; LT 19–0)
(0:07) LT – Omiri Wiggins 35 yard run, Buck Buchanan kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:51; LT 26–0)

Fourth quarter

(10:50) LT – Amani Givens 2 yard run, Buck Buchanan kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 3:49; LT 33–0)

Statistics	KENN	LT
First downs	8	28
Total yards	146	443
Rushing yards	58	210
Passing yards	146	443
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–26–0	23–31–0
Time of possession	22:43	37:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing	Davis Bryson	10/26, 88 yards
	Rushing	Michael Benefield	9 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Gabriel Benyard	4 receptions, 39 yards
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Evan Bullock	23/30, 233 yards
	Rushing	Omiri Wiggins	17 carries, 129 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jimmy Holiday	7 receptions, 103 yards

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.
^ "FB: CUSA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish". conferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ "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] "FB: CUSA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish". conferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[6] "2024 Kennesaw State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

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