2025 Old Dominion
10–3 (6–2 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Ricky Rahne. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Carolina Central 54–6Sep 6
By 48 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat South Florida 24–10Dec 17
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at 20Indiana | L 14–27 | 28% |
| Sep 6 | vs North Carolina Central | W 54–6 | 73% |
| Sep 13 | at Virginia Tech | W 45–26 | 46% |
| Sep 27 | vs Liberty | W 21–7 | 65% |
| Oct 4 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 47–7 | 70% |
| Oct 11 | at Marshall | L 24–48 | 42% |
| Oct 18 | at James Madison | L 27–63 | 30% |
| Oct 25 | vs App State | W 24–21 | 64% |
| Nov 1 | at UL Monroe | W 31–6 | 66% |
| Nov 13 | vs Troy | W 33–0 | 60% |
| Nov 22 | at Georgia Southern | W 45–10 | 56% |
| Nov 29 | vs Georgia State | W 27–10 | 90% |
| Dec 17Bowls & playoff | vs South FloridaCure Bowl | W 24–10 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat South Florida 24–10 in the Cure Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Sun Belt Conference.
In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 17 on file).
- Record
- 10–3
- Conference
- 6–2 tied for 2nd in Sun Belt Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 416–241
- Coach
- Ricky Rahne
- Elo
- 1645 +154 this season
- SP+ rating
- 5.9 No. 49 of 136; offense No. 39, defense No. 48, special teams No. 131
- SRS
- 6.1 No. 44 of 136 in FBS
- Returning
- 41% of last season’s EPA, No. 56 of 134
- Recruiting class
- No. 102 roster talent No. 122 in FBS
- Offensive coordinator
- Kevin Decker
- Defensive coordinator
- Blake Seiler
- Offense
- Veer and shoot
- Defense
- 3–2–6
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.16 | 45% | 1.26 | 31st of 136 |
| Defense | -0.05 | 39% | 1.03 | 9th of 136 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.11 off -0.04 def | 44% off 39% def | — | 53rd off 11th def |
Passing and running
| Pass success | Depth of target | Deep throws | Line yards | Stuffed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 45% | 11.4 yds | 16% | 3.40 | 12% |
| Defense | 37% | 7.9 yds | 13% | 3.00 | 17% |
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 3.9 | own 30 | 14% allowed |
| Defense | 3.0 | own 29 | 19% caused |
CORE rating 16.6, 17th of 136 (offense 0.9, defense -15.6).
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 yards | Colton Joseph QB | 2,619 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Colton Joseph QB | 21 TD |
| Rushing yards | Colton Joseph QB | 1,011 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Colton Joseph QB | 13 TD |
| Receiving yards | Tre’ Brown III WR | 762 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Na’eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding WR | 6 TD |
| Tackles | Mario Easterly S | 80 tkl |
| Sacks | Jeremy Mack Jr. LB | 5.5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Jerome Carter S | 6 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Tavares Murray S | ★★★ | No. 784 |
| Je’Hahj Sherrill S | ★★★ | No. 1738 |
| Braden Ellis OT | ★★★ | No. 1738 |
| Josh Rodriguez WR | ★★★ | No. 1881 |
| Justin Kalitsnik LB | ★★★ | No. 2110 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.839 |
| Receivers | 3 | 3.0 | 0.836 |
| Offensive line | 5 | 3.0 | 0.829 |
| Defensive line | 2 | 3.0 | 0.835 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 3.0 | 0.825 |
| Defensive backs | 3 | 3.0 | 0.851 |
| Whole class | 16 | 3.0 | 0.835 |
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 113
The 2025 roster113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 12
The 2025 portal Kollin Collier S | ★★★ | from  TCU |
| Griffin Duggan OT | ★★★ | from  Virginia Tech |
 Nickendre Stiger S | ★★★ | from  Kansas State |
 Ryan Joyce OL | ★★★ | from  Fordham |
 Sidney Mbanasor WR | ★★★ | from  Tulane |
 Botros Alisandro CB | ★★★ | from  Purdue |
 Dawson Johnson TE | ★★★ | from  Florida |
| Logan Cox OL | ★★★ | from Kansas State |
 Ke’Travion Hargrove RB | ★★★★ | from  Grambling |
| Riley Callaghan K | from Southeastern Louisiana | |
| Trey Caver CB | from Benedict | |
| Zach Hobson CB | from West Virginia State |
Transfers out 32
And 20 more, lower-rated or unrated.
2025 Sun Belt Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 8–0 | 12–2 | 19 |
 Old Dominion | 6–2 | 10–3 | |
| Troy | 6–2 | 8–6 | |
 Arkansas State | 5–3 | 7–6 | |
 Southern Miss | 5–3 | 7–6 | |
| Coastal Carolina | 5–3 | 6–7 | |
 Louisiana | 5–3 | 6–7 | |
| Georgia Southern | 4–4 | 7–6 | |
 Texas State | 3–5 | 7–6 | |
| Marshall | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
 South Alabama | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| App State | 2–6 | 5–8 | |
| UL Monroe | 1–7 | 3–9 | |
| Georgia State | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.