Kennesaw State Owls
Conference USAKennesaw, GAFifth Third Stadium
2026: 1–5 (0–2 Conference USA). Last: lost at Missouri State 24–21. Next: Liberty, Thursday, Oct 22, 7 p.m. ET.
- W 47–0West Georgia
- L 17–31Georgia State
- L 9–42at No. 15 Tennessee
- L 14–17at Arkansas State
- L 26–27Jacksonville State
- L 21–24at Missouri State
- Oct 22Liberty
- Oct 28at Middle Tennessee
- Nov 7Delaware
- Nov 14at Sam Houston
- Nov 21Florida International
- Nov 28at Western Kentucky
- Outfitted by Adidas
Kennesaw State has played football since at least 2015 and is 84–49 in the 133 games on record. They have won three Big South Conference titles (the last in 2021) and one Conference USA title, counting shared titles. Jerry Mack (2025–2026) won more games here than any other coach: 11. This season, under Jerry Mack, they’re 1–5.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 83–44 official; 84–49 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–1 matches the official bowl record
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1412 113th of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 128 · Composite No. 123 in FBS, Oct 17. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 4 last in 2025
- Seasons
- 12 since 2015, 133 games
Identity
2026 season 1–5
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs West Georgia | W 47–0 | 81% |
| Sep 12 | vs Georgia State | L 17–31 | 75% |
| Sep 19 | at 15Tennessee | L 9–42 | 22% |
| Sep 26 | at Arkansas State | L 14–17 | 39% |
| Oct 7 | vs Jacksonville State | L 26–27 | 44% |
| Oct 14 | at Missouri State | L 21–24 | 48% |
| Oct 22 | vs Liberty | Preview | 39% |
| Oct 28 | at Middle Tennessee | Preview | 48% |
| Nov 7 | vs Delaware | Preview | 59% |
| Nov 14 | at Sam Houston | Preview | 54% |
| Nov 21 | vs Florida International | Preview | 50% |
| Nov 28 | at Western Kentucky | Preview | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–33- 20273 games: 3 away, non-conference only
- at Indiana
- at Vanderbilt
- at Louisiana
- 20282 games: 2 away, non-conference only
- 20301 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- 20321 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- 20331 game: 1 home, non-conference only
Kennesaw State’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of August 18, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- Rickie Collins1,287 passing yards, 4 TD (leads Kennesaw State in passing yards)
- Tywon Christopher49 tackles (leads Kennesaw State in tackles)
- Alan Woods III253 rushing yards, 4 TD
- Tay’Vion Lawson29 tackles, 2 INT (leads Kennesaw State in interceptions)
- Javon Rogers18 catches, 308 yards, 1 TD (leads Kennesaw State in receiving yards)
- Brayden Munroe19 catches, 299 yards
Around the program
- Apparel
- Adidas · Official source
- Kennesaw State University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Hoot State; read 2026-10-10
- UNISWAG; read 2026-10-10
- Mascot
- Scrappy · Official source
- Kennesaw State University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Student section
- Khaos · Official source
- Kennesaw State University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Offensive coordinator
- Mitch Militello · Official source
- Kennesaw State University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- NIL collective
- Owls Collective · Single source
- GAFollowers; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Adidas. Extension announced in April 2024. Extended in 2016 and again in April 2024, through June 30, 2026. The current term hasn't been confirmed here.
- Cobb Chamber, Apr 2, 2024: Adidas is the official on-field gear and apparel provider through June 30, 2026
- Kennesaw State Athletics, Sep 1, 2016: Seven-year extension through the 2022-23 season
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.
Program strength since 2015
Best seasons everMore coverage
- Obeid kicks 20-yard FG as time expires, Missouri State beats Kennesaw State, ky3.com,
- Obeid kicks 20-yard FG as time expires, Missouri State beats Kennesaw State 24-21, winnipegfreepress.com,
- WHAT TO KNOW: Missouri State welcomes Kennesaw State for Wednesday night CUSA matchup, ky3.com,
- Kennesaw State's commitment to success, atlantamagazine.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Mack | 2025–2026 | 11–9 |
| Brian Bohannon | 2024 | 1–8 |
| Chandler Burks | 2024 | 1–2 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Charleston Southern
5–3 in 8
- 2015 L 14–28
- 2016 L 7–28
- 2017 W 38–0
- 2018 W 38–10
- 2019 W 45–23
- 2020 W 24–19
- 2022 W 30–20
- 2023 L 10–13
Lost the last one.
- Jacksonville State
4–4 in 8
- 2017 W 17–7
- 2018 W 60–52
- 2021 W 31–6
- 2022 L 28–35
- 2024 L 24–63
- 2025 L 26–35
- 2025 W 19–15
- 2026 L 26–27
Lost the last one.
- Monmouth
5–2 in 7
Won the last one.
| Opponent | Games | KENN record |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston Southern | 8 | 5–3 |
| Jacksonville State | 8 | 4–4 |
| Monmouth | 7 | 5–2 |
| Gardner-Webb | 6 | 6–0 |
| Liberty | 5 | 3–2 |
| Presbyterian | 5 | 4–1 |
Rivals the program names: Jacksonville State, Liberty.
Every opponent (64)
Every program Kennesaw State has played, A to Z, with Kennesaw State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alabama State 3–0
- Arkansas State 1–1
- Austin Peay 0–1
- Campbell 3–0
- Central Arkansas 0–1
- Charleston Southern 5–3
- Chattanooga 0–1
- Cincinnati 0–1
- Clark Atlanta 2–0
- Coastal Carolina 0–1
- Davidson 1–0
- Dayton 0–1
- Duquesne 1–0
- East Tennessee State 1–2
- Eastern Kentucky 0–1
- Edward Waters 1–0
- Florida International 2–0
- Furman 1–1
- Gardner-Webb 6–0
- Georgia State 0–2
- Georgia Tech 0–1
- Hampton 2–0
- Indiana 0–1
- Jacksonville State 4–4
- Kent State 0–1
- Liberty 3–2
- Lincoln (CA) 1–0
- Louisiana 0–1
- Louisiana Tech 1–1
- Merrimack 1–0
- Middle Tennessee 1–1
- Missouri S&T 1–0
- Missouri State 2–1
- Monmouth 5–2
- Montana State 1–0
- New Mexico State 1–0
- North Alabama 3–0
- North Carolina A&T 1–0
- North Greenville 1–0
- Point University 3–0
- Presbyterian 4–1
- Reinhardt 2–0
- Robert Morris 2–0
- Sam Houston 0–3
- Samford 2–2
- San José State 0–1
- Shorter 2–0
- South Dakota State 0–1
- Tennessee 0–1
- Tennessee State 0–1
- Tennessee Tech 3–1
- Texas Southern 1–0
- Tusculum 1–0
- UT Martin 1–1
- Utah Tech 1–0
- UTEP 1–1
- UTSA 0–1
- Virginia Lynchburg 1–0
- Wake Forest 0–1
- Weber State 0–1
- West Georgia 1–0
- Western Kentucky 0–1
- Western Michigan 0–1
- Wofford 4–0
Conference titles
4, counting shared titles- Conference USA 1
- 2025
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Big South 2015–2021
- Atlantic Sun Conference 2022
- Independent 2023
- Conference USA since 2024
- 2015Joined the Big South from the No team in football, announced September 4, 2013. Source
- 2022Joined the Atlantic Sun Conference from the Big South in football, announced January 29, 2021. Source
- 2023Went independent from the Atlantic Sun Conference in football. Source
- 2024Joined Conference USA from independence in football, announced October 14, 2022. Source
Kennesaw State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 1 since 2023
- First-round picks
- 0
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
Kennesaw State University- Enrollment
- 47,764 42,760 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Kennesaw, Georgia
- Public or private
- Public Research 2
- Founded
- 1963
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $57,552 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @KennesawStFBInstagram @KennesawStFBFacebook KennesawStateFootball
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones ksuowls.com lists for its football program, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–5 | 0–2 | Jerry Mack | 1412 | -9.8 | ||
| 2025 | 10–4 | 7–1 | Jerry Mack | 1482 | -5.4 | ||
| 2024 | 2–10 | 2–6 | Brian Bohannon, Chandler Burks | 1195 | -25.1 | ||
| 2023 | 3–6 | 1251 | |||||
| 2022 | 5–6 | 1–4 | 1355 | ||||
| 2021 | 11–2 | 7–0 | 1544 | ||||
| 2020 | 4–1 | 1443 | |||||
| 2019 | 11–3 | 6–1 | 1510 | ||||
| 2018 | 11–2 | 5–0 | 1560 | ||||
| 2017 | 12–2 | 5–0 | 1531 | ||||
| 2016 | 8–3 | 3–2 | 1383 | ||||
| 2015 | 6–5 | 2–4 | 1296 |
Officially 83–44 since 2015 (per Wikipedia, through the 2025 season); game by game here, 84–49 (+1 win, +5 losses). Official totals drop vacated and forfeited wins.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.