FB: Owls Go for Four Straight Saturday in The Nest

10/2/2017 12:14:00 PM

By: By Jake Dorow

GAME 5: Texas Southern (0-4) vs. Kennesaw State (3-1)

Kennesaw State puts both its three-game winning streak and its unbeaten home record on the line Saturday night against Texas Southern in the first meeting between the programs. The game at Fifth Third Bank Stadium can be seen live on Peachtree TV or heard on ESPN Radio 1230 and 106.3 The Fan 2.

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Kennesaw State picked up a 38-34 victory over North Greenville at Fifth Third Bank Stadium last Saturday, improving its record to 3-1 with its third straight win. The Owls are outscoring opponents 85-62 during the stretch and averaging 390.3 total yards of offense per game.
For the season, the Owls are outscoring opponents 72-30 in the first half. The team is out-gaining the opposing team by a 1,034-598 first-half margin. KSU is a perfect 16-0 all-time when leading at the half.
KSU has held two separate four-game winning steaks in program history -- both in 2016 -- and averaged 47.9 points, 365.3 rushing yards and 524.4 total yards per game during those two streaks. The Owls will be going for their fourth straight versus Texas Southern Saturday night.
Junior RB Trey Chivers has scored a touchdown in three consecutive games -- rushing scores versus Tennessee Tech and Alabama State and a 26-yard reception last Saturday. It was his first career receiving TD and his sixth game scoring at least one TD. The Owls are 6-0 when Chivers scores a touchdown.
The Owls' defense enters Saturday ranked sixth in the nation by allowing just 69.0 rushing yards per game. KSU held the Crusaders to just 47 yards last week, following a 36 yard tield to Alabama State the game before.
KSU leads the Big South in total defense (318.3 ypg), rush defense (69.0 ypg), and third in scoring defense (22.5 ppg). The Owls' defense ranks second in the Big South in touchdowns allowed (11).
Senior DB Keon Roman recorded two more interceptions last Saturday, marking his second consecutive game with two interceptions. As a team, KSU has nine interceptions this season, which ranks third in the nation. Roman leads the nation in INT per game (1.0).
The Owls rank seventh and ninth in the nation, respectively, in turnovers gained (12) and turnover margin (1.50), and own a 27-point margin (37-10) in points-off-turnover scoring.
Redshirt freshman LB Bryson Armstrong recorded the Owls' first PAT block in program history last Saturday, helping KSU rank 12th nationally in blocked kicks (2). Armstrong ranks third in the nation in fumble recovered (two), fifth in sacks (5.0-39) and 36th in tackles (37). He has recorded two sacks in back-to-back games.
Zach Mitchler (RT) and Izzy Sam (LB) each made their 26th consecutive starts last Saturday. They are the lone two Owls to have started each game in the program's history. Mitcher, Sam, along with Anthony Gore, Jr., Xavier Harper, Taylor Henkle, Darnell Holland, Drew McCracken, Devin Pughsley, and Nicolas Snowden have played in all 26 games in program history.

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Fifth Third Bank is the Official Bank of Kennesaw State Athletics. Fifth Third Bank Stadium, the signature athletics landmark on the Kennesaw State University campus, is a world-class facility that has been recognized as one of the premier multi-use outdoor athletics venues in the country. In the fall of 2015, it become the official home of Owls football team and is home to Owls soccer and lacrosse as well.

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