Game notes: Florida International at Kennesaw State
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The matchup
- Florida International (3–3, 1–1 in conference) at Kennesaw State (1–5, 0–2 in conference), Saturday, November 21, 3 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’).
The series
- It will be their third meeting; Kennesaw State leads the series 2–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Tuesday, October 21, 2025: Kennesaw State 45, Florida International 26.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- Last two meetings: 2025: Kennesaw State 45–26 (at Florida International); 2024: Kennesaw State 27–26 (at Kennesaw State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Florida International
- Florida International is 3–3 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 9–19 at South Florida; W 33–20 vs. Buffalo; L 10–16 at Florida Atlantic; W 20–3 vs. Long Island University; W 22–3 vs. New Mexico State; L 24–27 at Jacksonville State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Florida International is No. 89 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Willie Simmons is 10–9 in his second season at Florida International.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Willie Simmons is 0–1 against Kennesaw State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- J.J. Kohl (QB): 1,458 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Maguire Anderson (WR): 33 catches, 535 yards, 4 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Deandre Boykins (DB): 37 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, Florida International lost to No. 1 Florida 62–3.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 Florida International.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 2015, Kennesaw State lost to Presbyterian 14–6.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 Willie Simmons’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).
- 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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