Kennesaw State will play a four-game series in football with Samford that will begin in 2017.

The games include two Thursday dates on Aug. 31, 2017 at Samford and a return date on Sept. 1, 2022, also at Samford.

Kennesaw State will host games on Sept. 29, 2018 and Oct. 3, 2020.

Samford went 6-5 last season and is a member of the Southern Conference.

Kennesaw State went 6-5 in its inaugural season last year.

Here are the Owls’ non-conference opponents:

2017

Thur., Aug. 31 at Samford

Sept. 9 vs. Tennessee Tech

Sept. 16 at Alabama State

Oct. 1 vs. North Greenville

Nov. 5 at Montana State

2018

Sept. 1 at Georgia State

Thur., Sept. 6 at Tennessee Tech

Sept. 15 vs. Alabama State

Sept. 22 vs. Clark-Atlanta

Sept. 29 vs. Samford

2019

Aug. 31 vs. Shorter

Sept. 7 at Kent State

Sept. 14 at Alabama State

Sept. 21 at Missouri State

Sept. 28 vs. Duquesne

Oct. 8 vs. Furman

2020

Sept. 3 at Kent State

Sept. 10 at Wofford

Sept. 19 vs. Alabama State

Sept. 26 vs. Missouri State

Oct. 3 vs. Samford

2021

Sept. 4 at Georgia Tech

2022

Thur., Sept. 1 at Samford