2023 Kennesaw State Owls football team

The 2023 Kennesaw State Owls football team represents the Kennesaw State University as a new independent during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Brian Bohannon, the Owls play home games at the Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.

2023 Kennesaw State Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (9th season)
Defensive coordinatorDanny Verpaele (4th season)
Home stadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
(capacity: 8,318)
2023 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Kennesaw State*   –   1 –5  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * Note: Kennesaw State ineligible for FCS postseason play due to start of transition to FBS.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 season will be the last for the Owls on the FCS level as after the conclusion of the season they will join Conference USA in 2024.[1][2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Tusculum*
ESPN+W 38–710,108
September 96:00 p.m.at Chattanooga*
ESPN+L 20–278,123
September 165:00 p.m.No. 7 Furman*
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN+L 28–316,993
September 237:00 p.m.at Tennessee Tech*
ESPN+L 7–179,923
September 306:00 p.m.at Charleston Southern*
ESPN+L 10–133,087
October 73:00 p.m.Tennessee State*dagger
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN+L 20–2710,436
October 283:00 p.m.Lincoln (CA)*
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN+
November 41:00 p.m.at Sam Houston*
ESPN+
November 113:00 p.m.Virginia-Lynchburg*
  • Fifth Third Bank Stadium
  • Kennesaw, GA
ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Game summaries

vs Tusculum
See also: Tusculum Pioneers football

at Chattanooga
See also: 2023 Chattanooga Mocs football team

vs No. 7 Furman
See also: 2023 Furman Paladins football team

at Tennessee Tech
See also: 2023 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

at Charleston Southern
See also: 2023 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

vs Tennessee State
See also: 2023 Tennessee State Tigers football team

vs Lincoln (CA)
See also: Lincoln Oaklanders football

at Sam Houston
See also: 2023 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

vs Virginia-Lynchburg
See also: Virginia University of Lynchburg

References
  1. "Kennesaw State to Join Conference USA in 2024-25". Kennesaw State University Athletics. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  2. "Kennesaw State to Join Conference USA in July 2024". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  3. "2023 Kennesaw State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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