Game notes: Kennesaw State at Western Kentucky
Saturday, November 28, 1 p.m. ET, Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Kennesaw State (1–5, 0–2 in conference) at Western Kentucky (3–4, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, November 28, 1 p.m. ET, Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their second meeting; Western Kentucky leads the series 1–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Wednesday, October 30, 2024: Western Kentucky 31, Kennesaw State 14.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
Kennesaw State
- Kennesaw State is 1–5 (0–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 47–0 vs. West Georgia; L 17–31 vs. Georgia State; L 9–42 at No. 15 Tennessee; L 14–17 at Arkansas State; L 26–27 vs. Jacksonville State; L 21–24 at Missouri State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Kennesaw State has lost five straight, since beating West Georgia 47–0 (Sept. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Kennesaw State is No. 113 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jerry Mack is 11–9 in his second season at Kennesaw State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jerry Mack faces Western Kentucky as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Rickie Collins (QB): 1,287 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Alan Woods III (RB): 253 rushing yards, 4 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tywon Christopher (LB): 49 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Baron Hopson needs 4 tackles to pass Izzy Sam (198, 2015–17) for third on Kennesaw State’s career tackles list. He has 195 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Daniel Kinney needs 2 field goals to pass Austin Welch (14, 2024) for fourth on Kennesaw State’s career field goals list. He has 13 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Rickie Collins needs 231 yards to pass teammate Davis Bryson (1,517, 2026) for fifth on Kennesaw State’s career passing yards list. He has 1,287 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Davis Bryson needs 3 touchdown passes to pass Daniel David (8, 2016–19) for seventh on Kennesaw State’s career touchdown passes list. He has 6 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Isaac Paul needs 15 tackles to pass Desmond Johnson Jr. (148, 2016–19) for eighth on Kennesaw State’s career tackles list. He has 134 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
Western Kentucky
- Western Kentucky is 3–4 (2–1 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 14–49 at Nevada; L 20–70 at No. 2 Georgia; L 0–38 at No. 4 Indiana; W 52–7 vs. Mercyhurst; L 13–34 at New Mexico State; W 34–13 vs. Missouri State; W 16–3 at Sam Houston.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Western Kentucky is No. 87 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tyson Helton is 60–40 in his eighth season at Western Kentucky.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tyson Helton is 1–0 against Kennesaw State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Brock Glenn (QB): 663 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Rodney Tisdale Jr. (QB): 862 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jaylen Lewis (DB): 58 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2014, Western Kentucky beat No. 19 Marshall 67–66.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Jerry Mack and Tyson Helton as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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