Kennesaw State Owls

Kennesaw State is No. 105 of 138 in the model after week 6 (1-4, 0-1 in conference play). Its projected final record is 3.9-8.1, with a 2% chance to win out and a 0% chance to make the playoff.

Updated · See Kennesaw State in the full rankings

2026 at a glance

  • #105in the model (▼3 from last week)
  • 3.9-8.1projected final record
  • −7.9points vs. an average FBS team, neutral field
  • 0%chance to make the playoff

Scouting report: Kennesaw State's best unit is its run defense (No. 64 in FBS); its weakest is its pass defense (No. 113). Overall, the offense ranks No. 105 and the defense No. 98, adjusted for opponents. These ranks rest on 6 games, so expect them to move week to week.

Résumé: No. 125, by wins above what a typical top-25 team would expect against Kennesaw State's schedule. That measures what the record is worth; the power rank (No. 105) measures how good the team is.

Deserved wins: playing the way it has, Kennesaw State would usually have won 1.6 games; it has won 1.

Postseason odds: 1% to win the Conference USA, 0% to make the 12-team playoff, 0% to earn a first-round bye and 0% to win the national title. 11% to reach 6 wins. (Model estimates; how the playoff odds work.)

Rank by week: Wk 1: 76 → Wk 2: 98 → Wk 3: 100 → Wk 4: 107 → Wk 5: 102 → Wk 6: 105
Week 1: No. 76Week 2: No. 98Week 3: No. 100Week 4: No. 107Week 5: No. 102Week 6: No. 105

Rankings for weeks 1-6 were rebuilt after launch from games through each week; later weeks are published live.

Season stats

  • 22.3points per game
  • 23.5points allowed per game
  • 43%offensive success rate
  • 45%success rate allowed

Success rate: share of plays that keep an offense on schedule (half the yards needed on first down, 70% on second, all of it on third or fourth). Garbage time excluded.

Leaders

  • Passing: Rickie Collins, 1,287 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
  • Rushing: Rickie Collins, 271 yards on 64 carries, 5 TD
  • Receiving: Javon Rogers, 18 catches, 308 yards, 1 TD

Schedule and win odds

WeekOpponentResult or win chancePlayed like
1vs West GeorgiaW 47-099% win
2vs Georgia StateL 17-311% win
3at No. 17 TennesseeL 9-421% win
4at Arkansas StateL 14-172% win
6vs Jacksonville StateL 26-2755% win
7at Missouri StateL 21-2427% win
8vs Liberty29% to win
9at Middle Tennessee51% to win
10vs Delaware63% to win
11at Sam Houston51% to win
12vs Florida International44% to win
13at Western Kentucky50% to win

Win chances come from the model's current ratings, including home field. Played like: how often a team wins a game it played the way it played this one, based on the box score. Rankings shown are the model's.

Conference USA in the model

#TeamRecordConf.Projected
49Liberty5-12-09.7-2.3
80Florida International3-21-06.7-5.3
95Jacksonville State4-22-08.2-3.8
117New Mexico State2-41-14.6-7.4
118Western Kentucky2-41-15.1-6.9
120Delaware2-30-14.6-7.4
121Middle Tennessee2-30-15.4-6.6
123Sam Houston1-40-13.6-8.4
127Missouri State1-40-14.1-7.9

This week's picks and rankings

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How the model works: each team starts from a preseason rating (last season, returning production, roster talent), and every game moves it using the final margin and play-by-play efficiency, adjusted for opponents. Projections simulate the rest of the season 10,000 times. More on the method. Data from CollegeFootballData.com.