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KENNESAW STATE OWLS 2019 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES » SATURDAY, Nov. 2 » Fifth Third Bank Stadium BROADCAST INFO THE MATCHUP TV: ESPN3 Play-by-Play: Brian Katrek KENNESAW STATE (7-1, 2-0) 5/4 Analyst: Nathan McCreary Ranking (FCS/Coaches): Head Coach: Brian Bohannon (Georgia, ‘93) Sideline: Chris Mooneyham Career Record: 44-13 (5th Season) Record at Kennesaw State: 44-13 (5th Season) KSU RADIO NETWORK Play-by-Play: Brian Giffin Analyst: Brandon Joseph Sideline: Nolan Alexander MONMOUTH (6-2, 3-0) Ranking: RV/RV Head Coach: Kevin Callahan (Rochester, ‘77) The Station: Atlanta Sports X Career Record: 157-123 (27th) The Dial: 1230 AM; 106.3 FM Record at MU: 157-123 (27th) Digital: TuneIn App WHERE WE RANK TOP STORYLINES STREAKIN’ OFFENSE » • Kennesaw State continues its quest • Dating back to Week 2 of the 2017 season, Category Stat Big South FCS for another championship on Saturday, Kennesaw State has won 30 of its last 34 Total 454.9 1st 17th welcoming Monmouth to town as the Owls games for an 88.2 winning percentage. Scoring 41.4 1st 3rd start a stretch of four straight conference Rushing 369.5 1st 1st • The Owls have not lost a regular season Passing 85.4 7th 123rd games to end the regular season. Passing Efficiency 154.66 1st 16th home contest since Oct. 15, 2016, winning • Monmouth enters Saturday’s game with an 17 consecutive games during the last four seasons. » 11-2 record in its last 13 Big South Conference DEFENSE games. Both losses have come to Kennesaw Category Stat Big South FCS • Kennesaw State has won 23 consecutive State with the Owls posting a 4-0 record all Total 259.0 1st 1st regular season games against FCS opponents, Scoring 14.3 1st 3rd time against the Hawks, including clinching dating back to week two of the 2017 season. Rushing 81.5 1st 5th the 2018 league title on Monmouth’s home Passing 177.5 2nd 16th field. • The Owls have won 12 consecutive Big South Pass Efficiency 115.08 1st 16th 3rd-Down Conv. .330 2nd 3rd Conference games, the second longest streak • The Hawks are receiving votes in both FCS in league history. Liberty holds the record at top 25 polls after making the FCS Playoffs in 16 from 2006-09, a mark KSU would match TEAM » 2017 and being one of the first three teams with a perfect league record in 2019. Category Stat Big South FCS left out of the field in 2018. Turnover Margin .38 3rd 42nd • Kennesaw State has now been ranked in the Passes Intercepted 6 3rd 69th • Kennesaw State is 2-0 in league play for top-25 for 29 consecutive weeks, including 3rd-Down Conv. .495 1st 9th 4th-Down Conv. .737 2nd 8th the third straight year and is looking to 25 straight weeks in the top-10. Kickoff Returns 23.85 2nd 17th become the first team in Big South history First Downs Off. 160 3rd 53rd to win three straight outright conference Rush. First Downs 105 1st 3rd championships. BY THE NUMBERS Time of Poss. 31:35 3rd 21st Net Punting 34.72 5th 69th • KSU is joined by Dartmouth as the only » The Owls rank No. 1 in FCS teams in the country to rank in the top the FCS in total defense, TOP PERFORMERS three in the nation in scoring offense and allowing just 259.0 yards scoring defense. The Owls rank No. 3 in 1 per game. PASSING CMP. ATT. INT. YDS. TD offense (41.4) and No. 3 in defense (14.3). KSU Daniel David 26 56 2 538 2 MU Kenji Bahar 174 271 6 2,042 16 • The Owls currently lead all FCS teams in » The Owls have won total defense, surrendering just 259.0 yards 23-straight regular season RUSHING ATT. YDS. AVG. TD KSU Bronson Rechsteiner 57 573 10.1 5 per game. KSU is 11.0 yards ahead of Central FCS contests dating back MU Pete Guerriero 169 1,048 6.0 8 Connecticut State and 11.6 yards in front of to Aug. 31, 2017 against top-ranked North Dakota State. 23 Samford. RECEIVING NO. YDS. AVG. TD KSU Shaq Terry 7 145 20.7 2 • Kennesaw State leads all Division I FBS » MU Lonnie Moore 46 641 13.9 5 Kennesaw State has at and FCS football teams in rushing yards per least one rushing TD in game and rushing touchdowns. The Owls 46 consecutive games, TACKLES UA AT TT TFL SA are averaging 369.5 yards per game on the KSU Bryson Armstrong 33 23 56 6.5 1.5 a streak that spans over ground, while rushing for 37 scores. 46 MU Da’Quan Grimes 35 19 54 7.5 2.0 three full seasons. 2019 SCHEDULE POINT KENT STATE ALABAMA STATE MISSOURI STATE REINHARDT CHARLESTON SO. PRESBYTERIAN NORTH ALABAMA MONMOUTH CAMPBELL HAMPTON GARDNER-WEBB Saturday, Aug. 31 Saturday, Sept. 7 Saturday, Sept. 14 Saturday, Sept. 21 Saturday, Sept. 28 Saturday, Oct. 12 Saturday, Oct. 19 Saturday, Oct. 26 Saturday, Nov. 2 Saturday, Nov. 9 Saturday, Nov. 16 Saturday, Nov. 23 Kennesaw, Ga. Kent, Ohio Montgomery, Ala. Springfield, Mo. Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw, Ga. Clinton, S.C. Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw, Ga. Buies Creek, N.C. Hampton, Va. Kennesaw, Ga. W, 59-0 L, 26-23 (OT) W, 42-7 W, 35-24 W, 31-7 W, 45-23 W, 55-10 W, 41-17 2 PM // ESPN3 1 PM // ESPN+ 1 PM // ESPN+ 2 PM // ESPN+/3 GAME 9 » vs MONMOUTH » NOV. 2 OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHART: QUICK HITS LEFT TACKLE LEFT GUARD CENTER RIGHT GUARD RIGHT TACKLE JAKE LASSITER CHRIS DYE WILLIAM NANA-FABU TERELL PAXTON SEAN BROWN 55 Jr. » 6-1 » 240 62 Jr. » 6-3 » 296 73 So. » 6-1 » 274 50 Fr. » 6-0 » 304 72 So. » 6-2 » 263 » Has started in each of the » Returns to the starting » He has started every game » Joined Matt Olson and » Made his first start against Owls’ eight games. lineup after dealing with an for the Owls at center in Zion Katina as the only Charleston Southern. illness against UNA. 2019. freshmen linemen to start a » Committed to FAU out of season-opener for the Owls. » Played in seven games last high school before playing » Played in three games last » He is majoring in season, including four con- at Coffeyville CC where he season after transferring cybersecurity at KSU. » Played on both sides of the tests against Big South foes. caught three passes in his from Holmes Community ball in high school and first two years of college. College. collected 38 tackles as a senior. MATT OLSON ZACH THOMPSON MATT OLSON ALEXZANDER FELIZ ZION KATINA 66 So. » 6-3 » 290 78 Jr. » 6-4 » 271 66 So. » 6-3 » 290 61 Jr. » 6-1 » 290 65 Fr. » 6-2 » 282 » Relied on heavily in this » Has played in 19 games in » Relied on heavily in this » Makes his second appear- » Joined Matt Olson and offense- can play every posi- his first two years in an Owl offense- can play every posi- ance of the season on the Terell Paxton as the only tion on the offensive line and uniform. tion on the offensive line and two-deep against MU but freshmen linemen to start a will fill in where needed. will fill in where needed. has played in three contests. season-opener for the Owls. » Appeared in just five » Earned offensive MVP games in his sophomore » Earned offensive MVP » Transfer from ASA college » Father and four uncles play honors his junior and senior campaign after playing in honors his junior and senior in Florida. He was tabbed in a popular Christian rock years in high school as a eight his freshman year. years in high school as a first team All-Broward Coun- group known as the Katinas. center. center. ty by the Miami Herald last season. WIDE RECEIVER QUARTERBACK WIDE RECEIVER CALEB O’NEAL DANIEL DAVID JALEN JACKSON 86 Jr. » 6-2 » 190 2 Sr. » 6-1 » 212 14 Fr. » 6-2 » 197 » Earned a scholarship » His 14 rushing TDs are » He is making his second during fall camp after arriv- third in the nation. Just one start of the season against ing at KSU as a preferred of two QBs in FCS to record Monmouth. walk-on. at least 14 rushing TDs. » Has two grabs for 59 yards » Recorded a career-high » Has recorded a rushing this season, which included two catches for 12 yards touchdown in each of the a touchdown against against Missouri State, Owls’ eight games this Presbyterian last week. season. TANNER JONES TOMMY BRYANT K.J. HANCOCK 47 Sr. » 5-10 » 174 5 Jr. » 6-1 » 190 19 Jr. » 6-1 » 210 » Making a change from DB » Matched the program » Made his first start for KSU to WR after competing on record with 3 passing TDs against Alabama State. the defensive side of the ball against Presbyterian. in 2018 after coming to KSU » Transferred from Miami as a WR » Started six drives versus (Ohio). PC and orchestrated six TDs. » Played at Shorter after Rushed for 2 touchdowns. graduating from Kennesaw Mountain High School. RUNNING BACK RUNNING BACK SLOT BACK BRONSON RECHSTEINER SHAQ TERRY T.J. REED 32 Sr. » 6-0 » 230 9 Jr. » 5-9 » 172 6 Sr. » 5-9 » 173 » Set the program record for » Leads the team in receiving » Has been a consistent rushing yards in a game with yards with 145 and catches face in the Owls’ backfield 221. Also set a Big South with seven.