Game notes: Old Dominion at UConn
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The matchup
- Old Dominion (2–5, 1–3 in conference) at UConn (3–3), Saturday, November 21, 3:30 p.m. ET, Pratt & Whitney Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their first meeting on record.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
Old Dominion
- Old Dominion is 2–5 (1–3 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 31–10 vs. Norfolk State; L 21–44 at Virginia Tech; L 17–20 vs. East Carolina; L 20–46 vs. James Madison; L 10–42 at Georgia State; W 10–3 at App State; L 15–23 vs. Georgia Southern.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Old Dominion is No. 90 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Ricky Rahne is 32–38 in his seventh season at Old Dominion.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Ricky Rahne faces UConn as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Quinn Henicle (QB): 650 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Devin Roche (RB): 379 rushing yards, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Lucas Struck (S): 51 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Devin Roche needs 106 yards to pass Colby Goodwyn (1,583, 2010–13) for fifth on Old Dominion’s career rushing yards list. He has 1,478 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Brandon Crutchfield needs 2 interceptions to pass Sean Carter (5, 2015–17) for seventh on Old Dominion’s career interceptions list. He has 4 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Quinn Henicle needs 281 yards to pass Jeremy Cox (2,121, 2015–18) for ninth on Old Dominion’s career total offense list. He has 1,841 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Mario Easterly needs 12 tackles to pass Devon Simmons (191, 2009–12) for 10th on Old Dominion’s career tackles list. He has 180 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Mario Thompson needs 2 sacks to pass Denzel Lowry (9, 2021–24) for 10th on Old Dominion’s career sacks list. He has 7.5 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Old Dominion lost to Southern Miss 56–31.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
UConn
- UConn is 3–3.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 56–7 vs. Lafayette; L 14–38 vs. Maryland; W 48–20 at Southern Miss; L 21–24 at Miami (OH); L 41–42 vs. Syracuse; W 34–20 at Temple.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UConn is No. 63 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jason Candle is 3–3 in his first season at UConn and 84–47 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jason Candle faces Old Dominion as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Kalieb Osborne (QB): 1,421 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cyncir Bowers (RB): 433 rushing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- K’Von Sherman (LB): 40 tackles, 3.5 sacks, the team leader in sacks.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, UConn beat No. 13 Houston 20–17.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Ricky Rahne and Jason Candle as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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