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#129 Kennesaw State

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0-3 in Conference USA play, T-9th in the Conference USA

No awards yet this season. A sticker lands on the helmet each time this team earns one.

2026 season recap (through week 8)

Kennesaw State (Conference USA) is ranked 129th in The Davis Rankings after week 8 of 2026, with a record of 1-6 and a score of 13.9 out of 100. That is unchanged from week 7. That puts it in the Oh Crap tier (ranks 126 and below). Its strongest factor is opponent record at game time (38.2 out of 100). Its weakest is recent results (0.0 out of 100).

The wins so far have come against FCS opponents, which count for little in the formula, so the record is still waiting on a result against a fellow FBS team. The loss that stings most in the formula is the week 7 loss, 24-21 to T-124 Missouri State on the road.

Kennesaw State has lost its last 6 games in a row. On the road it is 0-3. The average margin is -5.0 points per game, with a biggest win of 47 points. 3 of 7 games were decided by a touchdown or less.

Kennesaw State is not ranked in the AP, Coaches, or CFP polls this week, while the Davis Rankings has it 129th.

Next up is T-53 Middle Tennessee in week 9, on the road. The toughest game left on the schedule by current rank is week 9 against T-53 Middle Tennessee. 0 of the 5 games left are against teams currently in the top 25.

Schedule

WeekOpponentResult
1West Georgia (home)W 47-0
2Georgia State (home)L 17-31
3Tennessee (away)L 9-42
4Arkansas State (away)L 14-17
6Jacksonville State (home, conference game)L 26-27
7Missouri State (away, conference game)L 21-24
8Liberty (home, conference game)L 6-34

Upcoming games

WeekOpponentDate
9Middle Tennessee (away, conference game)
10Delaware (home, conference game) (ESPN+)
11Sam Houston (away, conference game)
12Florida International (home, conference game)
13Western Kentucky (away, conference game)

Ranking history 2026

Now #129, Oh Crap (week 8). Best #45 (week 1). Lowest #129 (week 7). Higher on the chart is a better rank. The shaded bands are rank tiers, with each tier's sticker at its left.

Week 8 TDR #129 (13.9, 1-6) Oh Crap

Feeling Good (ranks 26-50)Character Building (ranks 51-75)Do We Need to Talk? (ranks 76-100)Sick of It (ranks 101-125)Oh Crap (ranks 126 and below)#50#75#100#12512345678WkOh Crap (ranks 126 and below)#129
Week by week
WeekTDRScoreRecordTier
1#4589.51-0-
2#10534.51-1-
3#11126.11-2Sick of It
4#11920.81-3Sick of It
5#11920.81-3Sick of It
6#12617.41-4Oh Crap
7#12915.31-5Oh Crap
8#12913.91-6Oh Crap

Score breakdown

Each factor is scored 0–100, then weighted into the composite score. Full methodology & weights

FactorScore (0-100)
win/loss record14.3
recent results0.0
road-win bonus25.0
opponent record at game time38.2
opponent record today30.7

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