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2015 Kennesaw State

6–⁠5 (2–⁠4 Big South).

Schedule and results

Kennesaw State in 2015, game by game: won vs. East Tennessee State 56–16; won vs. Edward Waters 58–7; won vs. Shorter 18–10; lost at Dayton 27–31; won vs. Point University 56–17; won vs. Gardner-Webb 12–7; lost at Liberty 35–45; won vs. Monmouth 23–13; lost vs. Charleston Southern 14–28; lost at Coastal Carolina 13–45; lost at Presbyterian 6–14+51−32Won 56–16 vs. East Tennessee State+40East Tennessee …Won 58–7 vs. Edward Waters+51Edward WatersWon 18–10 vs. Shorter+8ShorterLost 27–31 at Dayton-4DaytonWon 56–17 vs. Point University+39Point UniversityWon 12–7 vs. Gardner-Webb+5Gardner-WebbLost 35–45 at Liberty-10LibertyWon 23–13 vs. Monmouth+10MonmouthLost 14–28 vs. Charleston Southern-14Charleston Sout…Lost 13–45 at Coastal Carolina-32Coastal CarolinaLost 6–14 at Presbyterian-8Presbyterian
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsEast Tennessee StateW 56–⁠1653%
Sep 12vsEdward WatersW 58–⁠781%
Sep 19vsShorterW 18–⁠1077%
Sep 26atDaytonL 27–⁠3142%
Oct 10vsPoint UniversityW 56–⁠1779%
Oct 17vsGardner-WebbW 12–⁠774%
Oct 24atLibertyL 35–⁠4547%
Oct 31vsMonmouthW 23–⁠1363%
Nov 7vsCharleston SouthernL 14–⁠2843%
Nov 14atCoastal CarolinaL 13–⁠4520%
Nov 21atPresbyterianL 6–⁠1463%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Presbyterian 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big South.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 12 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
318–⁠233
Coach
—
Elo
1296 −4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.3 No. 72 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 193
Offensive coordinator
Grant Chesnut
Defensive coordinator
Brian Newberry
Offense
Flexbone option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Kennesaw State are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Kyle Arrasmith SDE★★No. 3405
E.J. Hurley OG★★No. 3455
Darnell Holland RB★★No. 3455
Raekwon Chatman CB★★No. 3455
Zach Taisler OLB★★No. 3455

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs32.00.700
Offensive line12.00.700
Defensive line12.00.733
Linebackers12.00.700
Defensive backs12.00.700
Whole class72.00.705

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2015 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Charleston Southern6–⁠010–⁠3
Coastal Carolina4–⁠29–⁠3
Liberty3–⁠36–⁠5
Monmouth3–⁠35–⁠6
Kennesaw State2–⁠46–⁠5
Gardner-Webb2–⁠44–⁠7
Presbyterian1–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.