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2015 Old Dominion

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Bobby Wilder.

Schedule and results

Old Dominion in 2015, game by game: won at Eastern Michigan 38–34; won vs. Norfolk State 24–10; lost vs. NC State 14–38; lost vs. App State 0–49; lost at Marshall 7–27; won vs. Charlotte 37–34; lost at Florida International 12–41; lost vs. Western Kentucky 30–55; won at UTSA 36–31; won vs. UTEP 31–21; lost at Southern Miss 31–56; lost vs. Florida Atlantic 31–33+14−49Won 38–34 at Eastern Michigan+4Eastern MichiganWon 24–10 vs. Norfolk State+14Norfolk StateLost 14–38 vs. NC State-24NC StateLost 0–49 vs. App State-49App StateLost 7–27 at Marshall-20MarshallWon 37–34 vs. Charlotte+3CharlotteLost 12–41 at Florida International-29Florida Interna…Lost 30–55 vs. Western Kentucky-25Western KentuckyWon 36–31 at UTSA+5UTSAWon 31–21 vs. UTEP+10UTEPLost 31–56 at Southern Miss-25Southern MissLost 31–33 vs. Florida Atlantic-2Florida Atlantic
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atEastern MichiganW 38–⁠3457%
Sep 12vsNorfolk StateW 24–⁠1083%
Sep 19vsNC StateL 14–⁠3843%
Sep 26vsApp StateL 0–⁠4952%
Oct 3atMarshallL 7–⁠2715%
Oct 17vsCharlotteW 37–⁠3472%
Oct 24atFlorida InternationalL 12–⁠4140%
Oct 31vsWestern KentuckyL 30–⁠5525%
Nov 7atUTSAW 36–⁠3140%
Nov 14vsUTEPW 31–⁠2156%
Nov 21atSouthern MissL 31–⁠5626%
Nov 28vsFlorida AtlanticL 31–⁠3361%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida Atlantic 33–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 17 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
291–⁠429
Coach
Bobby Wilder
Elo
1350 −75 this season
SP+ rating
-14.8 No. 112 of 128; offense No. 105, defense No. 114, special teams No. 56
SRS
−21.0 No. 125 of 128 in FBS
Returning
43% of last season’s EPA, No. 101 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 110 roster talent No. 117 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Scott
Defensive coordinator
Rich Nagy
Offense
Hurry-up spread option
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense99th of 128
  • Defense95th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted109th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted116th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0237%1.2799th of 128
Defense0.1446%1.1695th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.00 off
0.17 def		36% off
47% def		—109th off
116th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.0own 282% allowed
Defense3.9own 351% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsShuler Bentley QB1,432 yds
Passing touchdownsShuler Bentley QB12 TD
Rushing yardsRay Lawry RB1,136 yds
Rushing touchdownsRay Lawry RB11 TD
Receiving yardsZach Pascal WR970 yds
Receiving touchdownsJonathan Duhart WR8 TD
InterceptionsFellonte Misher S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Quincy Watts WR★★★No. 864
Jamez Brickhouse CB★★★No. 1339
Miles Fox DT★★★No. 1428
Casey Bernard OLB★★★No. 1794
Hasaan Patterson WR★★★No. 2132

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.773
Receivers62.30.799
Offensive line22.00.773
Defensive line32.30.790
Linebackers22.50.797
Defensive backs42.30.785
Athletes and specialists12.00.792
Whole class192.30.790

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 110

The 2015 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 24 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Western Kentucky8–⁠012–⁠224
Southern Miss7–⁠19–⁠5
Marshall6–⁠210–⁠3
Louisiana Tech6–⁠29–⁠4
Middle Tennessee6–⁠27–⁠6
Rice3–⁠55–⁠7
Old Dominion3–⁠55–⁠7
Florida International3–⁠55–⁠7
UTEP3–⁠55–⁠7
UTSA3–⁠53–⁠9
Florida Atlantic3–⁠53–⁠9
North Texas1–⁠71–⁠11
Charlotte0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.