FB: 100 Days Until Football's Home Opener

6/1/2017 12:00:00 PM

By: by Mike DeGeorge

KENNESAW, Ga. -- We're 100 days from the Kennesaw State football team playing its first home game of the 2017 season. It's Saturday, Sept. 9 when the Owls welcome Tennessee Tech under the lights at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.

That Saturday will be Youth Day, featuring youth activities in Fan Zone and a giveaway at the gate courtesy of Fifth Third Bank. If you're looking for season tickets, you get them for one dollar less than 100 as packages start at $99, plus your applicable Owls Fund donation. Single game tickets go on sale August 1.

Follow us on Snapchat for a special 100 Day message from All-Big South QB Chandler Burks.

To get you prepped on the 100-day mark until the home opener, check out some 100-theme trivia below:

First player to pass for 100 yards in a game was …Trey White - 186 yards (Shorter, Sept. 19, 2015)

First player to have 100 receiving yards in a game was ….Justin Sumpter - 121 yards (Shorter, Sept. 19, 2015)

First player to rush for 100 yards in a game was …Micah Reed - 100 yards (Shorter, Sept. 19, 2015)

How many different players have rushed for over 100 yards in a game …Five (5); Trey White, Chandler Burks, Micah Reed, Chaston Bennett, Darnell Holland

First player to reach 100 career tackles was …Izzy Sam (Oct. 22 at Gardner-Webb, exactly 100)

The Owls scored their 100^th point as a program on ….Trey White 1-yard TD run (1st, 1:55) vs. Edward Waters (Sept. 12, 2015)

Or listen to our hand-picked list of 100 songs to get you set for the season!

Kennesaw State is coming off an 8-3 season in which it came one win shy of clinching the Big South Conference title. The Owls open the 2017 season on Thursday night, August 31 at Samford.

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 became the official home of Owls football team and is also home to Owls soccer and lacrosse.

Keep up with Kennesaw State Athletics by following KSU on Twitter @KSUOwlNation and or by liking Kennesaw State Owls on Facebook. You also can follow Kennesaw State football at @KennesawSTFB and The Owls fund on Twitter at @TheOwlsFund.

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