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2019 Kennesaw State

11–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Big South).

Schedule and results

Kennesaw State in 2019, game by game: won vs. Point University 59–0; lost at Kent State 23–26; won at Alabama State 42–7; won at Missouri State 35–24; won vs. Reinhardt 31–7; won vs. Charleston Southern 45–23; won at Presbyterian 55–10; won vs. North Alabama 41–17; lost vs. Monmouth 21–45; won at Campbell 38–35; won at Hampton 50–7; won vs. Gardner-Webb 42–14; won at Wofford 28–21; lost at Weber State 20–26+59−24Won 59–0 vs. Point University+59Point UniversityLost 23–26 at Kent State-3Kent StateWon 42–7 at Alabama State+35Alabama StateWon 35–24 at Missouri State+11Missouri StateWon 31–7 vs. Reinhardt+24ReinhardtWon 45–23 vs. Charleston Southern+22Charleston Sout…Won 55–10 at Presbyterian+45PresbyterianWon 41–17 vs. North Alabama+24North AlabamaLost 21–45 vs. Monmouth-24MonmouthWon 38–35 at Campbell+3CampbellWon 50–7 at Hampton+43HamptonWon 42–14 vs. Gardner-Webb+28Gardner-WebbWon 28–21 at Wofford+7WoffordLost 20–26 at Weber State-6Weber State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsPoint UniversityW 59–⁠089%
Sep 7atKent StateL 23–⁠2663%
Sep 14atAlabama StateW 42–⁠774%
Sep 21atMissouri StateW 35–⁠2477%
Sep 28vsReinhardtCalled in 3rd Quarter (severe Weather)W 31–⁠789%
Oct 12vsCharleston SouthernW 45–⁠2385%
Oct 19atPresbyterianW 55–⁠1089%
Oct 26vsNorth AlabamaW 41–⁠1788%
Nov 2vsMonmouthL 21–⁠4573%
Nov 9atCampbellW 38–⁠3560%
Nov 16atHamptonW 50–⁠772%
Nov 23vsGardner-WebbW 42–⁠1491%
Nov 30atWoffordFCS Championship – First RoundW 28–⁠2144%
Dec 7atWeber StateFCS Championship – Second RoundL 20–⁠2644%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Weber State 26–⁠20 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big South.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 12 on file).

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
530–⁠262
Coach
—
Elo
1510 +36 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.6 No. 21 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 150
Offensive coordinator
Grant Chesnut
Defensive coordinator
Blake Harrell
Offense
Flexbone option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsDaniel David QB185 yds
Rushing yardsDaniel David QB74 yds
Rushing touchdownsDaniel David QB2 TD
Receiving yardsT.J. Reed RB41 yds
TacklesBryson Armstrong LB8 tkl
SacksKelcy Allen DL0.5 sacks

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Antwann Fann DT★★★No. 1536
Donte Justice S★★★No. 1994
Xavier Shepherd PRO★★★No. 2378
Joel Parker ILB★★No. 2894
Jeremy Dees ILB★★No. 3231

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.807
Receivers12.00.768
Defensive line13.00.837
Linebackers32.00.783
Defensive backs13.00.820
Whole class72.40.797

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.

2019 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Monmouth7–⁠011–⁠3
Kennesaw State6–⁠111–⁠3
Charleston Southern5–⁠26–⁠6
Campbell3–⁠46–⁠5
North Alabama3–⁠44–⁠7
Hampton2–⁠55–⁠7
Gardner-Webb1–⁠63–⁠9
Presbyterian1–⁠61–⁠10

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