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2017 Kennesaw State

12–⁠2 (5–⁠0 Big South).

Schedule and results

Kennesaw State in 2017, game by game: lost at Samford 23–28; won vs. Tennessee Tech 27–14; won at Alabama State 20–14; won vs. North Greenville 38–34; won vs. Texas Southern 48–3; won at Liberty 42–28; won vs. Gardner-Webb 17–3; won at Presbyterian 28–0; won at Montana State 16–14; won vs. Charleston Southern 38–0; won vs. Monmouth 52–21; won vs. Samford 28–17; won at Jacksonville State 17–7; lost at Sam Houston 27–34+45−7Lost 23–28 at Samford-5SamfordWon 27–14 vs. Tennessee Tech+13Tennessee TechWon 20–14 at Alabama State+6Alabama StateWon 38–34 vs. North Greenville+4North GreenvilleWon 48–3 vs. Texas Southern+45Texas SouthernWon 42–28 at Liberty+14LibertyWon 17–3 vs. Gardner-Webb+14Gardner-WebbWon 28–0 at Presbyterian+28PresbyterianWon 16–14 at Montana State+2Montana StateWon 38–0 vs. Charleston Southern+38Charleston Sout…Won 52–21 vs. Monmouth+31MonmouthWon 28–17 vs. Samford+11SamfordWon 17–7 at Jacksonville State+10Jacksonville St…Lost 27–34 at Sam Houston-7Sam Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atSamfordL 23–⁠2843%
Sep 9vsTennessee TechW 27–⁠1469%
Sep 16atAlabama StateW 20–⁠1460%
Sep 30vsNorth GreenvilleW 38–⁠3483%
Oct 7vsTexas SouthernW 48–⁠385%
Oct 14atLibertyW 42–⁠2847%
Oct 21vsGardner-WebbW 17–⁠381%
Oct 28atPresbyterianW 28–⁠070%
Nov 4atMontana StateW 16–⁠1459%
Nov 11vsCharleston SouthernW 38–⁠066%
Nov 18vsMonmouthW 52–⁠2164%
Nov 25vsSamfordW 28–⁠1764%
Dec 2atJacksonville StateW 17–⁠736%
Dec 9atSam HoustonL 27–⁠3442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Sam Houston 34–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; Big South champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 12 on file).

Big South champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
421–⁠217
Coach
—
Elo
1531 +176 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.5 No. 10 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 160
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 2017 class

Antavius Grier WR★★★No. 1635
Jaxton Carson RB★★No. 2480
Samuel Collins OG★★No. 2531
Evan Reese WDE★★No. 2596
Demetrius Pettway S★★No. 3176

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.786
Receivers13.00.821
Offensive line12.00.786
Defensive line22.00.775
Linebackers12.00.743
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class72.10.779

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.

2017 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kennesaw State5–⁠012–⁠2
Monmouth4–⁠19–⁠3
Charleston Southern3–⁠26–⁠5
Liberty2–⁠36–⁠5
Presbyterian1–⁠44–⁠7
Gardner-Webb0–⁠51–⁠10

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