Kennesaw State aims to repeat last year's rout of Florida Int'l

Kennesaw State's most recent meeting with Florida Int'l came in October 2025, a 45-26 win for the Owls, and little separates these two Conference USA sides heading into this rematch. Both enter at 4-6, and Versus has Florida Int'l at No. 116 in FBS, just six spots ahead of Kennesaw State at No. 122. Each team even found a common measuring stick against Middle Tennessee St this season, with Florida Int'l falling by 3 while Kennesaw State won by 16.

The gap shows up more in context than in the rankings. Florida Int'l's lone bright spot was a win over Buffalo, 46 spots better in the FBS order, but the Golden Panthers are 0-5 on the road and 1-4 in one-score games, both signs of a team that struggles to close. Kennesaw State has its own thin margins at 1-3 in one-score games, but it followed up an upset of Delaware with a first-ever win over Sam Houston St, suggesting more recent momentum.

Versus projects Kennesaw State to win at home 26-19, giving the Owls a 66 percent chance in a game that counts squarely in the CUSA standings. Florida Int'l's graded D- offense will need to find answers against a Kennesaw State defense that, while only C-, has shown it can get stops when it matters.