2024 Old Dominion

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Ricky Rahne.

Schedule and results

Old Dominion in 2024, game by game: lost at South Carolina 19–23; lost vs. East Carolina 14–20; lost vs. Virginia Tech 17–37; won at Bowling Green 30–27; lost at Coastal Carolina 37–45; won at Georgia State 21–14; won vs. Texas State 24–14; won vs. Georgia Southern 47–19; lost at App State 20–28; lost vs. James Madison 32–35; lost vs. Marshall 35–42; won at Arkansas State 40–32+28−20Lost 19–23 at South Carolina-4South CarolinaLost 14–20 vs. East Carolina-6East CarolinaLost 17–37 vs. Virginia Tech-20Virginia TechWon 30–27 at Bowling Green+3Bowling GreenLost 37–45 at Coastal Carolina-8Coastal CarolinaWon 21–14 at Georgia State+7Georgia StateWon 24–14 vs. Texas State+10Texas StateWon 47–19 vs. Georgia Southern+28Georgia SouthernLost 20–28 at App State-8App StateLost 32–35 vs. James Madison-3James MadisonLost 35–42 vs. Marshall-7MarshallWon 40–32 at Arkansas State+8Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas State 40–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 17 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 7th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
336–⁠336
Coach
Ricky Rahne
Elo
1486 +28 this season
SP+ rating
-6.0 No. 95 of 134; offense No. 78, defense No. 99, special teams No. 79
SRS
−1.6 No. 70 of 134 in FBS
Returning
56% of last season’s EPA, No. 48 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 125 roster talent No. 128 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Decker
Defensive coordinator
Blake Seiler
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
3–⁠2–⁠6

How good, play by play

  • Offense28th of 134
  • Defense72nd of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted37th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted79th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1943%1.3828th of 134
Defense0.1239%1.3672nd of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.12 def
41% off
40% def
—37th off
79th 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
Offense4.8own 2716% allowed
Defense3.6own 2916% caused

CORE rating 0.9, 66th of 134 (offense 3.6, defense 2.7).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsColton Joseph QB1,623 yds
Passing touchdownsColton Joseph QB11 TD
Rushing yardsAaron Young RB768 yds
Rushing touchdownsColton Joseph QB11 TD
Receiving yardsIsiah Paige WR814 yds
Receiving touchdownsPat Conroy TE5 TD
TacklesKoa Naotala LB87 tkl
SacksMario Thompson LB4.5 sacks
InterceptionsAngelo Rankin Jr. CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Keshawn Mister ATH★★★No. 2017
Daevon Iles S★★★No. 2130
Chris Forbes DL★★★No. 2206
Ahmaad Foster DL★★★No. 2443
Quinn Henicle QB★★★No. 2578

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.819
Receivers13.00.806
Offensive line13.00.806
Defensive line43.00.818
Defensive backs42.80.807
Athletes and specialists13.00.839
Whole class122.90.814

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 106

The 2024 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 15

The 2024 portal

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 32

And 20 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠110–⁠3
Louisiana7–⁠110–⁠4
Georgia Southern6–⁠28–⁠5
Arkansas State5–⁠38–⁠5
Texas State5–⁠38–⁠5
South Alabama5–⁠37–⁠6
James Madison4–⁠49–⁠4
Old Dominion4–⁠45–⁠7
Coastal Carolina3–⁠56–⁠7
App State3–⁠55–⁠6
UL Monroe3–⁠55–⁠7
Troy3–⁠54–⁠8
Georgia State1–⁠73–⁠9
Southern Miss0–⁠81–⁠11

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