Game notes: Marshall at Old Dominion
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The matchup
- Marshall (3–3, 0–2 in conference) at Old Dominion (2–5, 1–3 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, S.B. Ballard 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 12th meeting; Marshall leads the series 10–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 11, 2025: Marshall 48, Old Dominion 24.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2014: Marshall 56, Old Dominion 14.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Old Dominion is 1–4 at home against Marshall.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Marshall 48–24 (at Marshall); 2024: Marshall 42–35 (at Old Dominion); 2023: Marshall 41–35 (at Marshall); 2022: Marshall 12–0 (at Old Dominion); 2021: Marshall 20–13 (at Marshall).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Marshall
- Marshall is 3–3 (0–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 0–45 at No. 18 Penn State; W 28–26 vs. Middle Tennessee; W 30–24 at Missouri State; W 36–35 vs. Gardner-Webb; L 17–45 at James Madison; L 21–27 vs. Coastal Carolina.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Marshall has lost two straight, since beating Gardner-Webb 36–35 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Marshall is No. 85 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tony Gibson is 8–10 in his second season at Marshall.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tony Gibson is 1–0 against Old Dominion.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (QB): 1,014 passing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw (WR): 22 catches, 324 yards, 4 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Caleb Clark-Glover (DB): 44 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Marshall beat Charlotte 34–10.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.
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 is 0–5 against Marshall.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 Western Kentucky 55–30.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
- Ricky Rahne is 0–1 against Tony Gibson’s teams as a head coach.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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