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Kennesaw State

Owls · Conference USA

GIE rank
#110
of 138 FBS
Rating
1432
2026 Week 10
Record
2-6
2026 season
Proj record
4-8
12-game season

Head coach Jerry Mack Year 2 with Kennesaw State

Year-2 HCs (2015-2024) averaged +0.09 W vs. preseason expectation

Season projection

2026 W10 · 10,000 sims
Expected wins
4.0
2.0 more wins in 4 left
Win range (90%)
2 to 6
Final rank (90%)
#107 (89–123)
Make playoff
0%
Win conference
0%

Path to glory

No remaining game changes Kennesaw State's playoff odds. Make playoff 0%

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

Schedule and results
Week Opponent Result or win prob.Result or win probability
Wk 1 Sep 3 vs West Georgia Non-FBS Win, 47-0 Final
Wk 2 Sep 12 vs Georgia State Sun Belt Loss, 17-31 Final
Wk 3 Sep 19 at Tennessee SEC Loss, 9-42 Final
Wk 4 Sep 26 at Arkansas State Sun Belt Loss, 14-17 Final
Wk 5 Bye
Wk 6 Oct 7 vs Jacksonville State Conference USA Loss, 26-27 Final
Wk 7 Oct 14 at Missouri State Conference USA Loss, 21-24 Final
Wk 8 Oct 22 vs Liberty Conference USA Loss, 6-34 Final
Wk 9 Oct 28 at Middle Tennessee Conference USA Win, 44-28 Final
Wk 10 Nov 7 vs Delaware Conference USA Win probability: 51%
Wk 11 Nov 14 at Sam Houston Conference USA Win probability: 55%
Wk 12 Nov 21 vs Florida International Conference USA Win probability: 40%
Wk 13 Nov 28 at Western Kentucky Conference USA Win probability: 35%

Latest stories

  • Recap

    Kennesaw State: 2026 Week 7 recap

    Kennesaw State sits at 1–3 with a rating of –11.7, holding rank 113 in GIE's assessment. The Owls' most recent action came in Week 4, a 17–14 road loss to Arkansas State that stalled any momentum. The rating has held steady week-to-week,…

  • Recap

    Kennesaw State: 2026 Week 3 recap

    Kennesaw State sits at 1–0 after demolishing West Georgia 47–0 in Week 1, but GIE's rating hasn't budged—a -12.9 that keeps them ranked 113th nationally. The shutout masks some underlying inefficiency: a red-zone TD rate of just 14%…

  • Analysis

    Kennesaw State rises 42 ELO points this week

    Kennesaw State's 47-0 win over West Georgia moved the model's rating by 42 Elo points—a jump substantial enough to suggest the Owls belong in a different tier than preseason projections implied.

In the news

More coming. Per-team pages get the full treatment in Phase 3: current rating, season projection histogram, schedule with win probabilities, and live overlays on Pylon stream days. For now, this page exists so stories and news have a permanent home as content rolls in.

If QB1 is out

Amari Odom

GIE projects a 4.5 rating drop and a 18.0pp shift in playoff probability if Kennesaw State loses its QB1 for an extended stretch. (n=2 historical samples; pooled across recent seasons.)

Returning production · 2026

24 score

  • Quarterback 0% (2/5)
  • Offensive line 47% (8/17) players
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 11% (10/25)
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 59% (13/29)
  • Secondary 35% (9/19)
  • Special teams 2% (2/6)

Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.

Portal additions · 2026

−0.3 rating

26 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.

Kennesaw State incoming transfers
Player From Impact
Devin MorganDL From Buffalo Buffalo 90
Zion BookerWR From Tulsa Tulsa 81
Latrelle MurrellRB From West Georgia West Georgia 80
Brayden MunroeWR From Northern Colorado Northern Colorado 63
Devaughn SlaughterWR From Tennessee State Tennessee State 51
Rickie CollinsQB From Syracuse Syracuse 48

Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 37.9%
    58th — average
  • Red-zone TD rate 14.3%
    45th — average
  • 4th-down aggression 36.7%
    53th — average
  • Late & close 5.1 yds/play
    51th — average

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.