Conference USA

Kennesaw State Owls

Kennesaw, Georgia

Season

Kennesaw State

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 87 90

Points / Game 21.8 22.5

Total Offense

Total Yards 1,457 1,452

Plays 263 250

Yards / Play 5.54 5.81

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 136 144

Rushing Yards 668 666

Yards / Attempt 4.91 4.62

Rushing Touchdowns 9 8

Passing

Pass Completions 87 73

Pass Attempts 127 106

Completion % 68.5% 68.9%

Net Passing Yards 789 786

Yards / Attempt 6.21 7.42

Passing Touchdowns 2 2

Interceptions Thrown 2 1

First Downs

First Downs 84 78

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 21 15

3rd Down Attempts 49 47

3rd Down % 42.9% 31.9%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 1 2

4th Down Attempts 5 4

4th Down % 20.0% 50.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 4 5

Fumbles Lost 2 4

Interceptions Thrown 2 1

Fumbles Recovered 4 2

Defense

Sacks 4 4

Tackles for Loss 12 18

Interceptions 1 2

Interception Return Yards 0 27

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 0

Penalties

Penalties 27 27

Penalty Yards 235 208

Possession

Possession Time 114:36 125:24

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 10 6

Kick Return Yards 219 76

Yards / Return 21.90 12.67

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 1 4

Punt Return Yards 2 52

Yards / Return 2.00 13.00

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.17

Success Rate 46.0%

PPA 0.097

Explosiveness 1.051

Opportunities 18

Drives 45

Plays 272

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 19.7%

Power Success 81.8%

Line Yards 3.31

Second-Level Yards 1.30

Open-Field Yards 1.11

Line Yards Total 437

Second-Level Yards Total 172

Open-Field Yards Total 147

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 50.0%

PPA 0.157

Explosiveness 1.006

Play Rate 48.5%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 43.8%

PPA 0.103

Explosiveness 1.128

Play Rate 47.8%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 53.4%

Standard Downs PPA 0.114

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.901

Standard Downs Rate 69.5%

Passing Downs Success Rate 28.9%

Passing Downs PPA 0.057

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.685

Passing Downs Rate 30.5%

Field Position

Average Start 73.2

Average Predicted Points 1.178

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 14.0%

Front Seven Havoc 8.5%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.5%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.349

Adjusted Success Rate 5.7%

Adjusted PPA 0.069

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.199

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.927

Adjusted Stuff Rate -7.9%

Adjusted Power Success 19.8%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 3.6%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.83

Success Rate Allowed 42.6%

PPA Allowed 0.151

Explosiveness Allowed 1.089

Opportunities Faced 23

Drives Faced 44

Plays Faced 251

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 19.1%

Power Success Allowed 85.7%

Line Yards Allowed 3.16

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.25

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.84

Line Yards Total Allowed 446

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 176

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 40.4%

PPA Allowed 0.078

Explosiveness Allowed 0.901

Play Rate Faced 56.2%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 46.2%

PPA Allowed 0.264

Explosiveness Allowed 1.284

Play Rate Faced 42.2%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 48.6%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.069

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.848

Standard Downs Rate Faced 68.9%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 29.5%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.333

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.972

Passing Downs Rate Faced 31.1%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 71.0

Average Predicted Points -1.401

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 10.8%

Front Seven Havoc 7.6%

Defensive Back Havoc 3.2%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.701

Adjusted Success Rate -0.9%

Adjusted PPA -0.027

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.177

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.805

Adjusted Stuff Rate 4.5%

Adjusted Power Success -3.4%

Adjusted Havoc -3.6%