By: David Beall
KENNESAW, Ga. -- No. 11 Kennesaw State (7-2, 2-1) hits the road on Saturday, traveling to Campbell for the first time in program history looking to improve to 3-1 in Big South Conference play.
The Rundown
Opponent: Campbell (6-2, 3-0)
Date: November 9, 2019
Site: Buies Creek, N.C. (Barker-Lane Stadium)
Kickoff: 1 p.m. (ET)
TV: ESPN+
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Radio: Atlanta Sports X - 1230 AM; 106.3 FM
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Game Notes: KSU |
Campbell
Top Storylines
• Kennesaw State goes on the road Saturday in search of its seventh straight conference road victory, a streak that dates back to a 42-28 victory at Liberty during the 2017 season.
• The Owls are 1-0 all-time against the Camels, blanking Campbell 49-0 last season at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.
• KSU has not lost consecutive games in a season since the program's inaugural campaign in 2015. The Owls have played 47 games during the last three-plus years without losing back-to-back contests.
• The Owls are 5-0 following their last five losses, winning those games by an average of 28.2 points, including a 42-7 victory at Alabama State earlier this year.
• The Owls continue to be the No. 1 rushing attack in the country, averaging 360.9 yards per game on the ground, including an FCS-best 39 rushing touchdowns.
• Kennesaw State is one of four teams in the nation to rank in the top-10 in scoring offense and scoring defense, ranking No. 3 in the nation in offense (39.1) and No. 10 in the county in defense (17.7).
• The KSU defense ranks seventh in the nation in stopping the run, giving up just 93 yards per game on the ground. The Owls have only surrendered 100-plus rush yards three times this year.
• Dating back to Week 2 of the 2017 season, Kennesaw State has won 30 of its last 35 games for an 85.7 winning percentage.
• Kennesaw State has won 23 of its last 24 regular season games against FCS opponents, dating back to week two of the 2017 season.
• The Owls saw their streak of 12 consecutive Big South Conference victories come to an end last Saturday, a mark that goes down as the second-longest streak in league history. Liberty holds the record at 16 from 2006-09.
• Kennesaw State has now been ranked in the top-25 for 30 consecutive weeks, a streak that dates back to week nine of the 2017 season. Of those 30 consecutive weeks in the national polls, 25 have been in the top 10.
Noting Campbell
• The Camels saw their six-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday, falling at North Alabama on the final play of the game to lose 25-24.
• Campbell is 4-4 all-time in league play as a member of the Big South Conference, including a 3-0 mark this season. The Camels are 0-1 all-time against KSU, falling 49-0 last year.
• The Camels are led by Hajj-Malik Williams at quarterback, who has thrown for nearly 1,500 yards and completed 59.3 percent of his passes, while throwing just five interceptions.
• Johnathan Hawkins leads the rushing attack at 5.0 yards per carry, including five touchdowns. Campbell averages 195.6 yards per game on the ground.
• Both Davarius Bargnare and Caleb Snead lead the wide receivers, combing for 52 catches, 786 yards and seven touchdowns. As a team, Campbell averaged 195.6 yards per game through the air.
• Justice Galloway-Velazquez has a team-leading 64 tackles to go along with 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and one interception. Damien Dozier has added a team-best 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.
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