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Florida International

CUSA · 1-1 · power +5.3 · #119
Our numberFIU -0.0 no book has priced this game

Kennesaw State

CUSA · 1-1 · power +0.2 · #170
Our side
MoneylineFIU to win ours 42%
Projected score 26–26 FIU – KENN
2026-11-21 · 3:00 PM Walens Family Field at Fifth Third Stadium · Kennesaw, GA CUSA game Early season

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Series Kennesaw State lead 2–0 · 2 meetings since 2024
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Florida International Panthers 142 ranks
Florida International Panthers #69 rush offense Kennesaw State Owls #211 run defense
Pass game edge Kennesaw State Owls 51 ranks
Florida International Panthers #162 pass offense Kennesaw State Owls #111 pass defense
Run game even 12 ranks apart
Kennesaw State Owls #151 rush offense Florida International Panthers #139 run defense
Pass game edge Kennesaw State Owls 109 ranks
Kennesaw State Owls #62 pass offense Florida International Panthers #171 pass defense
Florida International Panthers Balanced · 56% run Ball-control Kennesaw State Owls Run-heavy · 59% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 34 rush ypg
Willie Simmons · 7-6 Jerry Mack · 10-4

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Florida International Panthers
DL Elisha Baldridge 11 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 4.0 TFL #26 DL
WR Maguire Anderson 13 rec · 186 yds · 2 TD #34 WR
DL DeeJay Holmes Jr. 7 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #81 DL
WR Jojo Stone 9 rec · 141 yds · 1 TD #146 WR
Kennesaw State Owls
QB Rickie Collins 416 pass yds · 2 TD · 1 INT #50 QB
DL Ugonna Nwoha 3 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #315 DL
DL Marcus Patterson 9 tkl · 1.5 TFL #450 DL
RB Latrelle Murrell 100 rush yds · 2 TD · 2 rec #183 RB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Florida International PanthersCUSA +5.3 -0.2 +5.5 #119
Kennesaw State OwlsCUSA +0.2 -1.4 +1.7 #170

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Florida International offense vs Kennesaw State defense-1.8 pts
Kennesaw State offense vs Florida International defense-6.9 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 624 mi

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.