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Kennesaw State football bowl eligible for first time in program history

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KENNESAW, Ga. — For the first time in program history, Kennesaw State football is bowl eligible.

The Owls picked up their sixth win of the season with a 33-20 win over University of Texas El Paso on Tuesday. The team’s only losses of the season have been to No. 2 Indiana and Wake Forest.

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The win means that Kennesaw State will head to a bowl game in its second season of its FBS era. Teams aren’t eligible for bowl games during the first full season they are promoted from FCS to FBS.

As a member of Conference USA, the Owls could get invite to one of the following bowl games:

  • Salute to Veterans Bowl - Dec. 16 - Montgomery, Ala.
  • Cure Bowl - Dec. 17 - Orlando, Fla.
  • Gasparilla Bowl - Dec. 19 - Tampa, Fla.
  • Myrtle Beach Bowl - Dec. 19 - Conway, S.C.
  • Boca Raton Bowl - Dec. 23 - Boca Raton, Fla.
  • New Orleans Bowl - Dec. 23 - New Orleans, La.
  • Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl - Dec. 23 - Frisco, Texas
  • First Responder Bowl - Dec. 26 - Dallas, Texas
  • Fenway Bowl - Dec. 27 - Boston, Mass.
  • New Mexico Bowl - Dec. 27 - Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Birmingham Bowl - Dec. 29 - Birmingham, Ala.
  • Independence Bowl - Dec. 30 - Shreveport, La.
  • Armed Forces Bowl - Jan. 2 - Fort Worth, Texas

Most bowl games will send out invitations on Dec. 7 following the conference championship games on Dec. 6.

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