The 2015 Kennesaw State Owls football team represented Kennesaw State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Brian Bohannon and played their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. They were first year members of the Big South Conference. This was the Owls inaugural season of intercollegiate football. They finished the season 6–5, 2–4 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
Schedule
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Personnel
Game summaries At East Tennessee State
Statistics KENNETSU First downs 18 19 Total yards 512 328 Rushing yards 416 98 Passing yards 96 230 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 26:31 33:29 Team Category Player StatisticsKennesaw State Passing Trey White 2/6, 96 yards, TD Rushing Trey White 16 rushes, 95 yards, TD Receiving Justin Sumpter 2 receptions, 96 yards, TDEast Tennessee State Passing Austin Herink 14/22, 132 yards Rushing Jajuan Stinson 7 rushes, 34 yards, TD Receiving Demetrius Anthony 5 receptions, 58 yards
Edward Waters
Statistics EDWKENN First downs 5 18 Total yards 201 398 Rushing yards 160 328 Passing yards 41 70 Turnovers 4 0 Time of possession 30:49 34:11 Team Category Player StatisticsEdward Waters Passing Dennis Jackson 4/11, 41 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ray Dukes 11 rushes, 92 yards Receiving Ray Dukes 2 receptions, 30 yards, TDKennesaw State Passing Trey White 2/3, 70 yards, TD Rushing Trey White 13 rushes, 85 yards, 3 TD Receiving Justin Sumpter 1 reception, 55 yards, TD
Shorter
Statistics SHOKENN First downs 9 22 Total yards 162 417 Rushing yards 27 231 Passing yards 135 186 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 22:45 37:15 Team Category Player StatisticsShorter Passing Aaron Bryant 8/11, 135 yards, INT Rushing B. J. McCoy 10 rushes, 22 yards Receiving Cody Simpson 3 receptions, 72 yardsKennesaw State Passing Trey White 9/16, 186 yards, INT Rushing Micah Reed 26 rushes, 100 yards Receiving Justin Sumpter 5 receptions, 121 yards
At Dayton
Statistics KENNDAY First downs 18 25 Total yards 388 403 Rushing yards 342 287 Passing yards 46 116 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 28:23 31:37 Team Category Player StatisticsKennesaw State Passing Trey White 3/10, 46 yards, 2 INT Rushing Chaston Bennett 8 rushes, 155 yards, TD Receiving Jae Bowen 2 receptions, 37 yardsDayton Passing Alex Jeske 9/16, 116 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Connor Kacsor 44 rushes, 229 yards, 3 TD Receiving Tyler Tumpane 3 receptions, 42 yards
Point
Statistics POINTKENN First downs 15 32 Total yards 340 699 Rushing yards 127 391 Passing yards 213 308 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 23:10 36:50 Team Category Player StatisticsPoint Passing Charles Fortis 14/25, 213 yards, TD, INT Rushing Christian Williams 9 rushes, 47 yards Receiving Connor Reed 1 reception, 86 yards, TDKennesaw State Passing Trey White 9/14, 239 yards, 3 TD Rushing Chaston Bennett 8 rushes, 70 yards, 2 TD Receiving Chaston Bennett 2 receptions, 90 yards, TD
Gardner–Webb
Statistics WEBBKENN First downs 11 20 Total yards 200 353 Rushing yards 127 239 Passing yards 73 114 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 21:20 38:40 Team Category Player StatisticsGardner–Webb Passing Tyrell Maxwell 8/21, 73 yards, INT Rushing Tyrell Maxwell 15 rushes, 67 yards Receiving Jacob Henderson 3 receptions, 45 yardsKennesaw State Passing Trey White 9/17, 114 yards Rushing Trey White 34 rushes, 170 yards Receiving Justin Sumpter 5 receptions, 70 yards
At Liberty
Statistics KENNLIB First downs 28 19 Total yards 420 406 Rushing yards 292 175 Passing yards 128 231 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 36:42 23:18 Team Category Player StatisticsKennesaw State Passing Trey White 5/8, 71 yards, TD Rushing Trey Chivers 14 rushes, 97 yards Receiving Justin Sumpter 4 receptions, 61 yardsLiberty Passing Josh Woodrum 15/21, 230 yards, 4 TD Rushing Todd Macon 8 rushes, 81 yards, TD Receiving Darrin Peterson 4 receptions, 164 yards, 3 TD
Monmouth
Statistics MONMKENN First downs 20 23 Total yards 321 455 Rushing yards 187 341 Passing yards 134 114 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 24:09 35:51 Team Category Player StatisticsMonmouth Passing Cody Williams 13/25, 134 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Zach Welch 16 rushes, 112 yards Receiving Ugo Ezemma 3 receptions, 52 yards, TDKennesaw State Passing Trey White 7/14, 114 yards, TD, INT Rushing Chaston Bennett 6 rushes, 124 yards Receiving Jae Bowen 3 receptions, 41 yards, TD
No. 15 Charleston Southern
Statistics CHSOKENN First downs 20 13 Total yards 314 302 Rushing yards 181 113 Passing yards 133 189 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 33:36 26:24 Team Category Player StatisticsCharleston Southern Passing Austin Brown 11/21, 133 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Darius Hammond 10 rushes, 66 yards, TD Receiving Nathan Perera 4 receptions, 42 yardsKennesaw State Passing Jake McKenzie 8/15, 103 yards Rushing Jake McKenzie 10 rushes, 43 yards, TD Receiving Chaston Bennett 2 receptions, 86 yards, TD
At No. 4 Coastal Carolina
Statistics KENNCCAR First downs 22 24 Total yards 433 451 Rushing yards 259 189 Passing yards 174 262 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 32:58 27:02 Team Category Player StatisticsKennesaw State Passing Jake McKenzie 8/20, 136 yards Rushing Jake McKenzie 23 rushes, 85 yards Receiving Justin Sumpter 3 receptions, 50 yards, TDCoastal Carolina Passing Alex Ross 20/27, 262 yards, 5 TD Rushing De'Angelo Henderson 18 rushes, 103 yards, TD Receiving Chris Jones 6 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD
At Presbyterian
Statistics KENNPRE First downs 19 7 Total yards 351 187 Rushing yards 271 130 Passing yards 80 57 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 30:34 29:26 Team Category Player StatisticsKennesaw State Passing Jake McKenzie 3/11, 43 yards Rushing Trey White 31 rushes, 155 yards Receiving Chaston Bennett 1 reception, 37 yardsPresbyterian Passing Ben Cheek 4/7, 57 yards, TD, INT Rushing Darrell Bridges 19 rushes, 134 yards Receiving Daryl Wilson 1 reception, 46 yards
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