2021 Kennesaw State Owls football team

2021 Kennesaw State Owls football
Big South champion
ConferenceBig South Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 11
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record11–2 (7–0 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (7th season)
Offensive schemeFlexbone option
Defensive coordinatorDanny Verpaele (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Kennesaw State $^   7 – 0     11 – 2  
Monmouth   6 – 1     7 – 4  
North Carolina A&T   3 – 4     5 – 6  
North Alabama   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Charleston Southern   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Hampton   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Robert Morris   3 – 5     4 – 6  
Campbell   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Gardner–Webb   2 – 5     4 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented the Kennesaw State University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Brian Bohannon, the Owls played their home games at the Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Schedule

Kennesaw State announced its 2021 football schedule on April 21, 2021.[1] The 2021 schedule consisted of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28:00 p.m.Reinhardt*No. 19
ESPN+W 35–256,348
September 1112:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech*No. 22
ACCRSNL 17–4535,195
September 186:00 p.m.at Wofford*No. 24
ESPN+W 31–104,597
October 23:00 p.m. No. 17 Jacksonville State*No. 20
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN+W 31–67,476
October 92:00 p.m.HamptonNo. 17
ESPN3W 34–153,983
October 165:00 p.m.North Carolina A&TNo. 15
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN+W 14–09,556
October 234:00 p.m.at CampbellNo. 12
ESPN+W 30–75,977
October 301:00 p.m.Gardner–WebbNo. 12
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN+W 34–304,041
November 612:00 p.m.at Robert MorrisNo. 12
ESPN+W 45–212,144
November 133:00 p.m.at North AlabamaNo. 10
ESPN+W 28–247,023
November 201:00 p.m.MonmouthNo. 9
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN+W 49–174,630
November 272:00 p.m.Davidson*No. 10
ESPN+W 48–212,764
December 42:00 p.m.at No. 9 East Tennessee State*No. 10
ESPN+L 31–328,453

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Game summaries

At Georgia Tech

See also: 2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Kennesaw State (1–0) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Kennesaw State 0 3 01417
Georgia Tech 14 10 71445

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA

  • Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79°F
  • Game attendance: 35,195
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Brad Rathbun, Brian Jordan, Lyndsay Rowley
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Statistics KSU GT
First downs 13 20
Total yards 260 412
Rushes/yards 43/149 36/158
Passing yards 111 254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–20–2 17–23–0
Time of possession 33:41 26:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Kennesaw State Passing Xavier Shepherd 8/20, 110 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Iaan Cousin 3 carries, 52 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Adeolu Adeleke 1 reception, 39 yards, 1 TD
Georgia Tech Passing Jordan Yates 17/23, 254 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Dontae Smith 8 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kyric McGowan 6 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD

At No. 9 East Tennessee State (FCS Second Round)

See also: 2021 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
No. 10 Kennesaw State Owls at No. 9 East Tennessee State Buccaneers (FCS Second Round) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Owls 0 7 141031
No. 9 Buccaneers 0 10 71532

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium, Johnson City, Tennessee

  • Date: December 4
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,453
  • Referee: Marcus Thornton
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • ETSU – Quay Holmes 34-yard pass from Tyler Riddell (Tyler Keltner kick), 7:25. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 2:08.
  • KSU – Iaan Cousin 50-yard pass from Jonathan Murphy (Nathan Robertson kick), 6:17. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:03.
  • ETSU – Tyler Keltner 47-yard field goal, 3:27. Buccaneers 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:43.

Third quarter

  • ETSU – Quay Holmes 31-yard run (Nathan Robertson kick), 11:45. Buccaneers 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:15.
  • KSU – Kyle Glover 22-yard pass from Jonathan Murphy (Nathan Robertson kick), 8:19. Buccaneers 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:21.
  • KSU – Jonathan Murphy 1-yard run (Nathan Robertson kick), 1:05. Owls 21–17. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 5:38.

Fourth quarter

  • KSU – Jonathan Murphy 9-yard run (Nathan Robertson kick), 12:21. Owls 28–17. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:25.
  • KSU – Nathan Robertson 45-yard field goal, 5:02. Owls 31–17. Drive: 14 plays, 49 yards, 6:48.
  • ETSU – Will Huzzie 12-yard pass from Tyler Riddell (Tyler Keltner kick), 1:28. Owls 31–24. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 3:31.
  • ETSU – Quay Holmes 4-yard pass from Tyler Riddell (Tyler Riddell pass to Nate Adkins), 0:35. Buccaneers 32–31. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 0:51.
Statistics KSU ETSU
First downs 23 19
Total yards 457 308
Rushing yards 287 70
Passing yards 170 238
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 35:00 25:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Kennesaw State Passing Jonathan Murphy 6/14, 125 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jonathan Murphy 28 rushes, 164 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Iaan Cousin 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD
East Tennessee State Passing Tyler Riddell 22/35, 238 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Quay Holmes 13 rushes, 87 yards, TD
Receiving Quay Holmes 7 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TD

References

  1. ^ "KSU's Fall Conference Schedule Released". Kennesaw State University Department of Athletics. April 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Kennesaw State Owls Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved June 22, 2021.


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