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KENNESAW STATE OWLS 2019 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES » SATURDAY, Dec. 7 » Stewart Stadium BROADCAST INFO THE MATCHUP TV: ESPN3 Play-by-Play: Michael Reghi KENNESAW STATE (11-2) 15/9 Analyst: Dustin Fox Ranking (FCS/Coaches): Head Coach: Brian Bohannon (Georgia, ‘93) Career Record: 48-14 (5th Season) KSU RADIO NETWORK Record at Kennesaw State: 48-14 (5th Season) Play-by-Play: Brian Giffin Analyst: Brandon Joseph Sideline: Nathan McCreary WEBER STATE (9-3) 3/3 Atlanta Sports X Ranking (FCS/Coaches): The Station: Head Coach: Jay Hill (Utah, ‘00) The Dial: 1230 AM; 106.3 FM Career Record: 45-29 (6th Season) Digital: TuneIn App Record at WSU: 45-29 (6th Season) TOP STORYLINES STREAKIN’ WHERE WE RANK • Kennesaw State is playing in the second • Dating back to Week 2 of the 2017 season, » round of the FCS Playoffs for the third Kennesaw State has won 34 of its last 39 OFFENSE consecutive year, taking on No. 3 national games for an 87.1 winning percentage. Category Stat Big South FCS seed Weber State in Ogden, Utah. Total 430.8 2nd 25th Scoring 39.2 1st 5th • The Owls are looking to advance to the Rushing 346.8 1st 1st • No other start-up program in college quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs for the Passing 83.9 7th 123rd football history has more wins in its first third straight season with a win at Weber Passing Efficiency 152.88 2nd 17th five seasons than Kennesaw State with State. Only three other programs have 48 victories. The Owls surpassed Georgia advanced to the quarterfinals each of the Southern (47) and Old Dominion (46) the last two years. DEFENSE » last two weeks. Category Stat Big South FCS • Kennesaw State has won 10 consecutive Total 278.1 1st 4th • KSU is the first start-up program in college true road games against FCS opponents Scoring 18.2 1st 9th football history to post three consecutive dating back to a loss in the quarterfinals of Rushing 92.4 1st 7th 11-win seasons during its first five years of the Playoffs at Sam Houston State in 2017. Passing 185.7 2nd 19th competition. Kennesaw State and North Pass Efficiency 116.62 1st 17th 3rd-Down Conv. .341 3rd 28th Dakota State are the only FCS programs to • In his first significant action of the post 11-plus wins in each of the last three year, quarterback Jonathan Murphy was seasons. sensational in the opening round of the FCS TEAM » Playoffs, rushing for 206 yards and three Category Stat Big South FCS • The Owls are 4-2 all-time in the FCS touchdowns to fuel a comeback win for the Turnover Margin .83 2nd 13th Playoffs, including at least one playoff win Owls. His runs of 35, 40 and 61 yards were Passes Intercepted 12 2nd 30th in three straight seasons. KSU and UNI are the three longest runs in conference history 3rd-Down Conv. .433 2nd 23rd the only teams to win a playoff game in by a QB in the playoffs. 4th-Down Conv. .621 2nd 18th each of the last three years, and they can Kickoff Returns 24.48 1st 6th be joined Saturday by North Dakota State, First Downs Off. 255 3rd 32th South Dakota State, Weber State and JMU. BY THE NUMBERS Rush. First Downs 207 1st 2nd Time of Poss. 31:24 3rd 24th » The Owls rank No. 1 in Net Punting 37.97 4th 24th • Kennesaw State is 6-2 in its last eight games against ranked opponents, with four the FCS in rushing offense, of those victories coming in the playoffs. averaging 346.8 yards per TOP PERFORMERS The last time KSU played the No. 3 seed game. in the FCS Playoffs, the Owls went to No. 1 PASSING CMP. ATT. INT. YDS. TD 3 Jacksonville State and knocked off the KSU Daniel David 27 65 3 551 2 Gamecocks 17-7 in 2017. WSU Jake Constantine 165 260 9 1,733 11 » The Owls have been • The Owls enter the second round of the ranked in the Top-25 for 33 RUSHING ATT. YDS. AVG. TD FCS Playoffs with the No. 1 rushing attack consecutive weeks dating KSU Bronson Rechsteiner 103 870 8.4 7 in the country, averaging 346.8 yards per back to week nine of the WSU Josh Davis 155 1,015 6.5 10 game on the ground, including an FCS-best 33 2017 season. 57 rushing touchdowns. RECEIVING NO. YDS. AVG. TD KSU Shaq Terry 15 370 24.7 5 • Kennesaw State is one of three teams in » Kennesaw State has at WSU Devon Cooley 49 577 11.8 4 the nation to rank in the top-5 in scoring least one rushing TD in offense and total defense, ranking No. 4 in 51 consecutive games, TACKLES UA AT TT TFL SA defense (278.1) and No. 5 in offense (39.2). a streak that spans over KSU Bryson Armstrong 48 37 85 11.5 3.5 51 The Owls are joined by the top two teams in three full seasons. WSU Noah Vaea 31 40 71 5.0 0.0 the nation in NDSU and JMU. 2019 SCHEDULE POINT KENT STATE ALABAMA STATE MISSOURI STATE REINHARDT CHARLESTON SO. PRESBYTERIAN NORTH ALABAMA MONMOUTH CAMPBELL HAMPTON GARDNER-WEBB #11 WOFFORD #3 WEBER STATE 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 Saturday, Nov. 30 Saturday, Dec. 7 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. Spartanburg S.C. Ogden, Utah 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 L, 45-21 W, 38-35 W, 50-7 W, 42-14 W, 28-21 3 P.M. // ESPN3 GAME 14 » at WEBER STATE » DEC. 7 OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHART: QUICK HITS LEFT TACKLE LEFT GUARD CENTER RIGHT GUARD RIGHT TACKLE JAKE LASSITER CHRIS DYE WILLIAM NANA-FABU TERELL PAXTON ZION KATINA 55 Jr. » 6-1 » 240 62 Jr. » 6-3 » 296 73 So. » 6-1 » 274 50 Fr. » 6-0 » 304 65 Fr. » 6-2 » 282 » Named to the Big South- » Named to the Big South- » Has started every game for » Joined Matt Olson and » Joined Matt Olson and First Team offense. First Team offense. the Owls at center in 2019. Zion Katina as the only Terell Paxton as the only freshmen linemen to start a freshmen linemen to start a » Committed to FAU out of » Played in three games last » Is majoring in season-opener for the Owls. season-opener for the Owls. high school before playing season after transferring cybersecurity at KSU. at Coffeyville CC where he from Holmes Community » Played on both sides of the » Father and four uncles play caught three passes in his College. ball in high school and in a popular Christian rock first two years of college. collected 38 tackles as a group known as the Katinas. senior. MATT OLSON ZACH THOMPSON MATT OLSON ALEXZANDER FELIZ MATT OLSON 66 So. » 6-3 » 290 78 Jr. » 6-4 » 271 66 So. » 6-3 » 290 61 Jr. » 6-1 » 290 66 So. » 6-3 » 290 » Relied on heavily in this » Has played in 24 games in » Relied on heavily in this » Earned his way to » Relied on heavily in this offense- can play every posi- his first two years in an Owl offense- can play every posi- eight-strsight two-deep ap- offense- can play every posi- tion on the offensive line and uniform. tion on the offensive line and pearences against Wofford.. tion on the offensive line and will fill in where needed. will fill in where needed. will fill in where needed. » Appeared in just five » Transfer from ASA college » Earned offensive MVP games in his sophomore » Earned offensive MVP in Florida. He was tabbed » Earned offensive MVP honors his junior and senior campaign after playing in honors his junior and senior first team All-Broward Coun- honors his junior and senior years in high school as a eight his freshman year. years in high school as a ty by the Miami Herald last years in high school as a center. center. season. center. WIDE RECEIVER QUARTERBACK WIDE RECEIVER CALEB O’NEAL TOMMY BRYANT JALEN JACKSON 86 Jr. » 6-2 » 190 5 Jr. » 6-1 » 190 14 Fr. » 6-2 » 197 » Earned a scholarship » Put together three-straight » Played himself into a start- during fall camp after arriv- 100-plus yard rushing games ing role. Big, physical WR ing at KSU as a preferred for the first time in program with speed down the middle walk-on. history before going down at of the field. Wofford. » Snagged a 67 yard touch- » Has two grabs for 59 yards down catch vs. Hampton » Took the starting role from this season, which included that ranks as the fourth lon- Daniel David, who went a touchdown against gest reception in program down with an injury against Presbyterian last week. history. Campbell. TANNER JONES JONATHAN MURPHY K.J. HANCOCK 47 Sr. » 5-10 » 174 16 So. » 6-0 » 190 19 Jr. » 6-1 » 210 » Making a change from DB » Came in for an injured Bry- » Made his only start for KSU to WR after competing on ant in the second quarter at against Alabama State. the defensive side of the ball Wofford and ran for 206 in 2018 after coming to KSU yards and three scores.