Conference USA

Kennesaw State Owls

Kennesaw, Georgia

Season

Kennesaw State

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 184 203

Points / Game 23.0 25.4

Total Offense

Total Yards 2,819 3,040

Plays 507 548

Yards / Play 5.56 5.55

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 249 293

Rushing Yards 1,036 1,270

Yards / Attempt 4.16 4.33

Rushing Touchdowns 15 15

Passing

Pass Completions 177 161

Pass Attempts 258 255

Completion % 68.6% 63.1%

Net Passing Yards 1,783 1,770

Yards / Attempt 6.91 6.94

Passing Touchdowns 7 6

Interceptions Thrown 7 5

First Downs

First Downs 158 174

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 37 43

3rd Down Attempts 98 105

3rd Down % 37.8% 41.0%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 3 3

4th Down Attempts 12 9

4th Down % 25.0% 33.3%

Turnovers

Turnovers 10 10

Fumbles Lost 3 5

Interceptions Thrown 7 5

Fumbles Recovered 5 3

Defense

Sacks 8 10

Tackles for Loss 31 32

Interceptions 5 7

Interception Return Yards 102 64

Interception Return Touchdowns 1 0

Penalties

Penalties 66 66

Penalty Yards 571 525

Possession

Possession Time 214:34 265:26

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 21 8

Kick Return Yards 423 190

Yards / Return 20.14 23.75

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 1

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 6 9

Punt Return Yards 76 117

Yards / Return 12.67 13.00

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.07

Success Rate 42.9%

PPA 0.069

Explosiveness 1.109

Opportunities 41

Drives 91

Plays 520

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 21.8%

Power Success 67.4%

Line Yards 3.01

Second-Level Yards 1.12

Open-Field Yards 0.77

Line Yards Total 720

Second-Level Yards Total 267

Open-Field Yards Total 184

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 42.3%

PPA 0.068

Explosiveness 0.995

Play Rate 46.0%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 44.6%

PPA 0.121

Explosiveness 1.225

Play Rate 51.3%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 49.9%

Standard Downs PPA 0.079

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.972

Standard Downs Rate 69.8%

Passing Downs Success Rate 26.8%

Passing Downs PPA 0.045

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.698

Passing Downs Rate 30.2%

Field Position

Average Start 73.2

Average Predicted Points 1.186

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 13.3%

Front Seven Havoc 7.5%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.8%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.049

Adjusted Success Rate 1.5%

Adjusted PPA -0.010

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.106

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.705

Adjusted Stuff Rate -6.7%

Adjusted Power Success 2.9%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 4.3%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.85

Success Rate Allowed 41.7%

PPA Allowed 0.092

Explosiveness Allowed 1.138

Opportunities Faced 48

Drives Faced 92

Plays Faced 556

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 19.2%

Power Success Allowed 78.8%

Line Yards Allowed 3.09

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.16

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.67

Line Yards Total Allowed 888

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 332

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 42.5%

PPA Allowed 0.073

Explosiveness Allowed 0.929

Play Rate Faced 51.6%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 41.8%

PPA Allowed 0.163

Explosiveness Allowed 1.379

Play Rate Faced 46.0%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 45.5%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.025

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.888

Standard Downs Rate Faced 68.7%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 33.3%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.349

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.887

Passing Downs Rate Faced 31.3%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 69.7

Average Predicted Points -1.436

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 13.1%

Front Seven Havoc 7.7%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.4%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.318

Adjusted Success Rate 1.2%

Adjusted PPA 0.061

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.082

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.569

Adjusted Stuff Rate 3.1%

Adjusted Power Success -9.1%

Adjusted Havoc -2.6%