Brian Bohannon
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Kennesaw State |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Record | 71–33 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 17, 1970 Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Georgia |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1995 | West Georgia (AC) |
| 1996 | Gardner–Webb (WR) |
| 1997–1999 | Georgia Southern (WR) |
| 2000–2001 | Georgia Southern (DB) |
| 2002–2007 | Navy (WR) |
| 2008–2012 | Georgia Tech (QB/B-backs) |
| 2013–present | Kennesaw State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 71–33 |
| Bowls | 5–4 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 Big South (2017–2018, 2021) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× Big South Coach of the Year (2017–2018)[1][2] AFCA FCS Reg. 2 Coach of the Year (2017)[3] AFCA FCS National Coach of the Year (2017)[4] | |
Brian Lloyd Bohannon (born December 17, 1970)[5][6] is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Kennesaw State University, a position he has held since the inception of the program in 2013. The Kennesaw State Owls began play in 2015.
Early life
Born in Macon, Georgia, Bohannon later lived in places where his father worked as a high school football coach, in Athens from ages two to eight then in Griffin.[7] Bohannon graduated from Griffin High School in 1989; he played football at Griffin under his father who was head coach.[8][9]
Bohannon attended the University of Georgia, where he played at wide receiver for Georgia Bulldogs football from 1990 to 1993.[6] Bohannon completed his bachelor's degree in general business from the Georgia Terry College of Business in 1993.[5] In 1996, Bohannon completed a master's degree in business education at the University of West Georgia.[5]
Career
On March 24, 2013, Bohannon was introduced as the first head coach of the Owls football team that started play as a member of the Big South Conference in the 2015 season.[10][11] Prior to his time at Kennesaw State, Bohannon served as an assistant coach under Paul Johnson at Georgia Southern, Navy and Georgia Tech.[11]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | STATS# | FCS° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State Owls (Big South Conference) (2015–2021) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Kennesaw State | 6–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2016 | Kennesaw State | 8–3 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2017 | Kennesaw State | 12–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 8 | 9 | ||
| 2018 | Kennesaw State | 11–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | Kennesaw State | 11–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2020–21 | Kennesaw State | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2nd | 17 | 15 | |||
| 2021 | Kennesaw State | 11–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 11 | 10 | ||
| Kennesaw State Owls (ASUN Conference) (2022) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Kennesaw State | 5–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Kennesaw State Owls (NCAA Division I FCS independent) (2023) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Kennesaw State | 3–6 | |||||||
| Kennesaw State Owls (Conference USA) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 0–4 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Kennesaw State: | 71–34 | 29–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 71–34 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Big South Announces 2017 Football Annual Awards". bigsouthsports.com.
- ^ "Big South Announces 2018 Football Annual Awards". bigsouthsports.com.
- ^ "KIRBY SMART AND KEVIN DONLEY HEADLINE 2017 AFCA REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR WINNERS · American Football Coaches Association". Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Bednarowski, John. "Kennesaw State's Brian Bohannon voted FCS Coach of the Year by AFCA". MDJOnline.com.
- ^ a b c 2012 Georgia Tech Football Spring Guide. Georgia Tech. 2012. p. 35. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "All-Time Georgia Football Lettermen". University of Georgia. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ Bowers, Rachel G. (June 24, 2013). "Former UGA athlete Bohannon given chance to shine as Kennesaw State coach". Athens Banner-Herald. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ Roberson, Doug (April 30, 2013). "Brian Bohannon: Born to coach". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "1989 UGA Football Signees". SicEmDawgs. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ Parker, Wendy (May 7, 2013). "KSU coach Brian Bohannon 'Here for the long haul'". Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ a b "Kennesaw State names Brian Bohannon first head football coach". KSUOwls.com. March 24, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
External links
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