Kennesaw State
Kennesaw State University · 2025 · Conference USA
Kennesaw State went 10-4 and was ranked 61st in the FanBoardHQ CFP Rankings (blended resume and efficiency). Their 79th-ranked defense carried them, with a 91st-ranked offense. They ran the ball on 54% of offensive plays with an 88th-ranked rushing attack and passed the ball on the remaining 46% of plays with a 76th-ranked passing attack.
Quadrant record
By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.
Projected wins
Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.
The resume
Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).
| Wk | Opponent | Conf | Opp rank | Result | Exp. margin | Win prob | GameScore | Quad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Wake Forest | ACC | #43 | L 9–10 | -13.2 | 0% | 5.6 | Q2 |
| 2 | @ Indiana | Big Ten | #1 | L 9–56 | -41.0 | 0% | 1.5 | Q1 |
| 3 | vs Merrimack | FCS Independents | — | W 27–13 | +27.5 | 100% | -17.3 | Q4 |
| 4 | vs Arkansas State | Sun Belt | #90 | W 28–21 | +7.6 | 100% | -7.9 | Q4 |
| 5 | vs Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | #129 | W 24–16 | +16.2 | 100% | -15.5 | Q4 |
| 7 | vs Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | #75 | W 35–7 | +0.4 | 100% | 18.2 | Q4 |
| 9 | @ FIU | Conference USA | #89 | W 45–26 | +2.7 | 100% | 8.0 | Q4 |
| 10 | vs UTEP | Conference USA | #132 | W 33–20 | +15.6 | 100% | -9.8 | Q4 |
| 11 | @ New Mexico State | Conference USA | #119 | W 24–21 | +5.4 | 100% | -8.7 | Q4 |
| 12 | @ Jacksonville State | Conference USA | #83 | L 26–35 | +2.2 | 0% | -16.8 | Q4 |
| 13 | vs Missouri State | Conference USA | #85 | W 41–34 | +5.1 | 100% | -4.8 | Q4 |
| 14 | @ Liberty | Conference USA | #115 | W 48–42 | +0.9 | 100% | -6.6 | Q4 |
| 15 | @ Jacksonville State | Conference USA | #83 | W 19–15 | +2.2 | 100% | -2.1 | Q4 |
| Postseason | ||||||||
| — | vs Western Michigan | Mid-American | #50 | L 6–41 | -6.3 | 0% | -37.5 | Q3 |
14 played · 10-4. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.
The season
The model’s read on Kennesaw State, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.
Passing & rushing
Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.
Their offense vs. what their defense allows.
Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.
What kind of team is this?
Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.
Field position 74th · Finishing 90th
Field position 61st · Finishing 84th
1.89 points per drive on offense, 1.77 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 30.
Play-calling & efficiency
What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.
| Quarter (att.) | Pass / rush | Success | Yd/play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1(226) | 41% / 59% | 49% | 6.7 |
| Q2(278) | 55% / 45% | 43% | 6.0 |
| Q3(228) | 50% / 50% | 43% | 6.6 |
| Q4(218) | 40% / 60% | 36% | 4.9 |
| Down (att.) | Avg. to go | Success | Yd/play |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st(185) | 10.1 | 44% | 8.0 |
| 2nd(133) | 8.5 | 47% | 7.7 |
| 3rd(116) | 9.3 | 34% | 6.9 |
| 4th(10) | 9.7 | 30% | 3.7 |
| All (444) | — | 42% | 7.5 |
| Down (att.) | Avg. to go | Success | Yd/play |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st(236) | 10.1 | 38% | 4.3 |
| 2nd(186) | 7.4 | 45% | 5.5 |
| 3rd(72) | 5.8 | 54% | 5.2 |
| 4th(12) | 3.5 | 83% | 3.8 |
| All (506) | — | 44% | 4.8 |
Kennesaw State, all games.