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NCAAF · November 14, 2026

Kennesaw State Owls vs Sam Houston State Bearkats Preview & Odds — November 14, 2026

Kennesaw State Owls

2-6

Quarterback Rickie Collins

Sam Houston State Bearkats

0-8

Quarterback Landyn Locke

Saturday, November 14 · 2:00 PM ET

KENNOffense2026 regular season to dateSHSU

82nd+0.023

EPA/play

−0.108125th

45th48.3%

Success %

39.3%136th

92nd22.4

PPG

12.4137th

KENNDefenseSHSU

85th+0.093

EPA/play allowed

+0.01750th

117th50.2%

Success % allowed

44.2%34th

100th30.4

Opp PPG

31.0103rd

KENNRecent formSHSU

Lvs Jacksonville State 26-27L@ Missouri State 21-24Lvs Liberty 6-34W@ Middle Tennessee 44-28Wvs Delaware 42-40

Resultsoldest to newest

L@ Liberty 3-35Lvs Western Kentucky 3-16Lvs New Mexico State 24-30L@ Missouri State 3-24L@ Jacksonville State 14-47

3-6

Record

1-8

6-3

ATS

3-6

Over–under

4-5

KENNHome and roadseason to dateSHSU

2-3

Home record

1-3

Road record

0-5

3-2

Home ATS

2-2

3-1

Road ATS

1-4

2-3

Home O/U

2-2

1-3

Road O/U

2-3

KENNLast 10 gamesSHSU

Game by game

3-6

Last 9

1-8

-17

Net points

-90

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Rest & travelrest and travel

KENNRest & travelSHSU

7 days

Days of rest

7 days

680 mi1,094 km · straight-line from home arena (estimate)

Travel to the game

Home

−1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

Venue

Elliott T. Bowers Stadium

About these numbers

2026 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (138 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.

Margin of each of the last 9 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game this season (7 = a normal week); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.

Matchup preview

Kennesaw State (2-6) visits Sam Houston (0-8) on Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 PM ET.

Kennesaw State has the 82nd-ranked offense by EPA per play (expected points added per snap) and the 85th-ranked defense (ranks among the 138 teams with play-by-play data). Meanwhile, Sam Houston has the 125th-ranked offense and the 50th-ranked defense. When Kennesaw State has the ball, a 82nd-ranked offense (+0.023 EPA per play) meets a 50th-ranked defense (+0.017 allowed); when Sam Houston has it, a 125th-ranked offense (−0.108) meets a 85th-ranked defense (+0.093 allowed).

By success rate (the share of plays that gain expected points), the Kennesaw State offense is at 48.3% (45th) and the Sam Houston offense at 39.3% (136th). Kennesaw State scores 22.4 points per game (92nd) and allows 30.4 (100th); Sam Houston scores 12.4 (137th) and allows 31.0 (103rd).

Kennesaw State is 3-6 and 6-3 against the spread; its last game was a 42-40 win over Delaware. Sam Houston is 1-8 and 3-6 against the spread; its last game was a 47-14 loss to Jacksonville State.

Kennesaw State is a 7.5-point road favorite, with Sam Houston getting the points at home. The spread opened at Kennesaw State -9.5. The total is 46.5, down from 47.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Kennesaw State -300, Sam Houston +240) prices Kennesaw State at 72% and Sam Houston at 28%.

Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.

Market

Odds and line movement

Spreadmoved 2

OpenSam Houston +9.5 (-114)
Kennesaw State -9.5 (-106)

NowSam Houston +7.5 (-115)
Kennesaw State -7.5 (-105)

Totaldown 1

Open47.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Now46.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenKennesaw State -335 74%
Sam Houston +267 26%

NowKennesaw State -300 72%
Sam Houston +240 28%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Best available prices on Nov 12

Kennesaw State -7.5+100Novig
Sam Houston +7.5-106Novig
Over 46.5+100Novig
Under 46.5-106Novig
Kennesaw State-270Novig
Sam Houston+264Novig

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Matchup

Players to watch

Kennesaw State

QB · Rickie Collins

Attempts236
Completion %69.9%15th
Passing yards1,672133rd
Yards per attempt7.1153rd
TD–INT7–7

Leading rusher (RB) · Boogie Woods III

Rushing yards448132nd
Season line100 carries, 448 yds, 8 TD

Leading receiver (WR) · Brayden Munroe

Receiving yards440146th
Season line28 catches, 440 yds

Leading tackler (LB) · Tywon Christopher

Tackles6968th

Sam Houston

QB · Landyn Locke

Attempts257
Completion %63.4%103rd
Passing yards1,779114th
Yards per attempt6.9168th
TD–INT13–5

Leading rusher (RB) · Alton McCaskill

Rushing yards235316th
Season line62 carries, 235 yds, 1 TD

Leading receiver (WR) · Chris Reed

Receiving yards437151st
Season line28 catches, 437 yds, 4 TD

Leading tackler (LB) · Dean Ford

Tackles52246th

Season passing totals from public box scores, captured before kickoff. Ranks among the 264 quarterbacks with at least 60 attempts. Rushing, receiving and tackle leaders: season totals captured November 11, 5:34 a.m. ET; ranks among FBS players.

Success by situation

Situation	Kennesaw State	Sam Houston
Early-down success rateKennesaw State offense vs Sam Houston defense	45.0%40th	41.5%41st
Early-down success rateSam Houston offense vs Kennesaw State defense	46.9%124th	37.1%129th
3rd-down conversion rateKennesaw State offense vs Sam Houston defense	38.5%86th	31.2%8th
3rd-down conversion rateSam Houston offense vs Kennesaw State defense	44.8%108th	29.7%131st
Explosive play rateKennesaw State offense vs Sam Houston defense	5.7%108th	7.1%79th
Explosive play rateSam Houston offense vs Kennesaw State defense	6.2%52nd	4.8%131st
Pass rateshare of plays that are passes or sacks	55.4%22nd-highest	62.7%4th-highest

On 3rd down Kennesaw State converts 38.5% (86th) against a Sam Houston defense allowing 31.2% (8th).

On 3rd down Sam Houston converts 29.7% (131st) against a Kennesaw State defense allowing 44.8% (108th).

2026 regular season before kickoff, from play-by-play with garbage time removed; ranks among the 138 teams in the play-by-play data (defense: 1st = allows the least). Success = a play that gains expected points.

Coaching staff

Staff	Kennesaw State	Sam Houston
Head coach	Jerry Mack	Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay (interim)
Tenureat this school	2nd season	1st season
Record at schoolthis season included, as of the date below	13–10	0–1
Career recordas an FBS head coach	13–10	0–1
Offensive coordinator	Mitch Militello	Zack Patterson
Defensive coordinator	Marc Mattioli	Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay

Staff list as of November 10, 6:50 a.m. ET.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 2 times since 2021: Kennesaw State won 0 and Sam Houston 2.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Nov 16, 2024	Sam Houston 23, Kennesaw State 17 Sam Houston won
Nov 4, 2023	Kennesaw State 21, Sam Houston 24 Sam Houston won

Meetings since 2021, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Result

After the final: score vs the closing line, Drive X-Ray and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.

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