Game notes: Liberty at Kennesaw State
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The matchup
- Liberty (5–1, 2–0 in conference) at Kennesaw State (1–5, 0–2 in conference), Thursday, October 22, 7 p.m. ET, Fifth Third 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’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 65°F, clear, NW wind 5 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their sixth meeting; Kennesaw State leads the series 3–2.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 29, 2025: Kennesaw State 48, Liberty 42.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2015: Liberty 45, Kennesaw State 35.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Kennesaw State 48–42 (at Liberty); 2024: Kennesaw State 27–24 (at Kennesaw State); 2017: Kennesaw State 42–28 (at Liberty); 2016: Liberty 36–21 (at Kennesaw State); 2015: Liberty 45–35 (at Liberty).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Liberty
- Liberty is 5–1 (2–0 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–20 at James Madison; W 24–23 vs. Gardner-Webb; W 51–15 vs. Ball State; W 34–17 at Coastal Carolina; W 30–14 at Delaware; W 35–3 vs. Sam Houston.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Liberty has won five straight, since losing 20–13 to James Madison (Sept. 5, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Liberty is No. 58 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jamey Chadwell is 30–14 in his fourth season at Liberty and 69–36 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jamey Chadwell is 0–2 against Kennesaw State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Deshawn Purdie (QB): 1,050 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kam Davis (RB): 524 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Aidan Vaughan (LB): 33 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2022, Liberty beat BYU 41–14.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.
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 is 1–0 against Liberty.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.
- On this date in 2022, Kennesaw State beat Tennessee Tech 33–30.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
- Jerry Mack is 1–0 against Jamey Chadwell’s teams as a head coach.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).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- 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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