# 2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team

The 2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. They were second-year members of the Big South Conference. This season was the Owls second season of intercollegiate football. They finished the season 8–3, 3–2 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 pm | East Tennessee State* | Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA | WPCH | L 17–20 $^{2OT}$ | 8,574 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | Point* | Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA | WPCH | W 49–3 | 8,354 |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | at Duquesne* | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic FieldPittsburgh, PA | ESPN3 | W 36–28 | 2,658 |
| October 1 | 3:00 pm | at Furman* | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3 | W 52–42 | 6,970 |
| October 8 | 1:00 pm | Missouri S&T* | Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA | WPCH | W 49–16 | 6,775 |
| October 15 | 7:00 pm | Liberty | Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA | ESPN3 | L 21–36 | 8,803 |
| October 22 | 12:00 pm | at Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | ASN | W 47–39 | 2,450 |
| October 29 | 1:00 pm | at Monmouth | Kessler FieldWest Long Branch, NJ | ESPN3 | W 49–17 | 3,869 |
| November 5 | 1:00 pm | Clark Atlanta* | Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA | WPCH | W 56–0 | 6,916 |
| November 12 | 12:00 pm | Presbyterian | Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA | ASN | W 45–10 | 7,186 |
| November 19 | 11:45 am | at No. 14 Charleston Southern | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | ESPN3 | L 7–28 | 2,446 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### East Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| • Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

### Point

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Owls | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |

### @ Duquesne

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Owls | 6 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 |
| Dukes | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 28 |

### @ Furman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Owls | 21 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| Paladins | 0 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 42 |

### Missouri S&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| • Owls | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |

### Liberty

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Flames | 7 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 36 |
| Owls | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### @ Gardner–Webb

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Owls | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 47 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 39 |

### @ Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Owls | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Hawks | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### Clark Atlanta

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Owls | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |

### Presbyterian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| • Owls | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### @ Charleston Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • #14 Buccaneers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | RV | 22 | RV | |