By: Michael Goss
KENNESAW, Ga. – The No. 24 Kennesaw State football team travels to Wofford for the first time since 2019 FCS Playoffs.
The Rundown
Opponent: Wofford Terriers
Date: Saturday, Sept. 18th
Site: Gibbs Stadium
Kickoff: 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: KSU OWLS APP
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Game Notes: KSU
Fall 2021 Schedule: Click Here
The Last Matchup
- Kennesaw State and Wofford have not met since the first round of the 2019 FCS Playoffs. During that game, the Owls won 28-21 in a thriller that came down to the fourth quarter.
- Quarterback Jonathan Murphy broke onto the scene with 206 rush yards on 23 carries. Murphy had three touchdowns and averaged nine yards per rush during this matchup. His 206 yards and three scores were both Big South records for a quarterback in the playoffs.
Top Storylines
- The game is the first time these schools will meet during the regular season. Both previous matchups were decided by seven points or less during the FCS Playoffs in 2018 and 2019.
- The Owls' offense looks to remain dominate on the ground. Since week 11 of the 2015 season, Kennesaw State has compiled 150+ rush yards for 61 consecutive games. Wofford almost halted this streak in 2018, when it limited the Owls to 163 yards rushing.
- Kennesaw State prepares for its final season in the Big South Conference before joining the ASUN Conference in 2022 for the conference's inaugural full-schedule season.
- The Owls have played as an associate member of the Big South since 2015, which was KSU's first season of competition as a program.
- The Owls have claimed two Big South championships, back-to-back in 2017 and 2018, and have accumulated a conference record of 22-8 over their six seasons.
Numbers to Know
- 48 - KSU has been ranked in the top 25 for 48 straight weeks, dating back to week nine of the 2017 season.
- 59 - The Owls have at least one rushing TD in 59 consecutive games, a streak that spans four full seasons.
- 7 - The Owls' defense has recorded a sack in seven straight games, dating back to the 2019 season.
Best Ever
• No other start-up program in college football history has more wins in its first five seasons than Kennesaw State with 48 victories.
Dynasty Mode
• Dating back to week two of the 2017 season, Kennesaw State has won 39 of its last 47 games for an .830 winning percentage.
Minute Men
• In their first six seasons, the Owls have 55 scoring drives of one minute or less, including a program-best 17 in 2019. KSU tallied four last spring; one scoring drive less than one minute in the season-opener, two more against Charleston Southern and one against Robert Morris.
Peach State Pride
• Since KSU's inception, the Owls hold the second-highest winning percentage among NCAA Division I football teams in the state of Georgia (2015-pres.). In that seven-year span, Kennesaw State is the only Division I program in the state to capture two conference championships.
Ranking Streak Record
• KSU has been ranked in the top 25 for 48 consecutive weeks by either one or both of the Stats FCS and the AFCA polls. The streak continuously breaks a Big South Conference record of 45 weeks which was held by Coastal Carolina.
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