Week 5
Final
LIB
ODU2Q 07:44
0 - 7
TJ Johnson 22-yard TD catch from C. Joseph.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 04:07
0 - 14
J. Thomas 31-yard TD catch from C. Joseph.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
3Q 09:19
7 - 14
J. Gray 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 3
4Q 13:25
7 - 21
J. Thomas 55-yard TD catch from C. Joseph.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 9
Top Performers
Pass Yds
271
Joseph
ODU
Rush Yds
92
Williams
LIB
Rec Yds
114
Thomas
ODU
Scrim TD
2
Thomas
ODU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2025 Conference USA
LIBODU
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kennesaw State | 7 | 2 | .778 |
 Jacksonville State | 6 | 3 | .667 |
 Western Kentucky | 7 | 2 | .778 |
 Missouri State | 6 | 3 | .667 |
 Liberty | 4 | 5 | .444 |
 Delaware | 5 | 4 | .556 |
 Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | .556 |
 FIU | 4 | 5 | .444 |
 UTEP | 2 | 7 | .222 |
 New Mexico State | 3 | 6 | .333 |
 Middle Tennessee | 1 | 8 | .111 |
 Sam Houston | 1 | 8 | .111 |
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 JMU | 8 | 1 | .889 |
 Coastal Carolina | 6 | 3 | .667 |
 Old Dominion | 6 | 3 | .667 |
 Georgia Southern | 4 | 5 | .444 |
 Marshall | 4 | 5 | .444 |
 Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | .444 |
 Georgia State | 1 | 8 | .111 |
 Southern Miss | 7 | 2 | .778 |
 Troy | 6 | 3 | .667 |
 Arkansas State | 5 | 5 | .500 |
 Louisiana | 4 | 6 | .400 |
 Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 6 | .333 |
 South Alabama | 2 | 7 | .222 |
 Texas State | 3 | 6 | .333 |
Game Summary
The Old Dominion Monarchs emerged victorious over the Liberty Flames, 21 to 7, on September 27.
Game Info
September 27, 2025
Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium
Norfolk, Virginia
73°
8 mph SSW
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Merdinger #7 | 6/11 | 77 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 3-21 | 113.3 |
E. Houck #14 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | -200.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Joseph #1 | 18/26 | 271 | 10.4 | 3 | 1 | 2-14 | 187.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Williams #21 | 19 | 92 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 |
E. Dickens #23 | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
E. Houck #14 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
J. Gray #1 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 |
M. Merdinger #7 | 7 | -3 | -0.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Jones #20 | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | 0 | 21 |
C. Joseph #1 | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 0 | 23 |
D. Roche #3 | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 12 |
K. Hargrove #18 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
M. James #5 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lee Jr. #9 | 1/2 | 53 | 53.0 | 0 | 53 |
J. Gray #1 | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Jenkins #84 | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Copeland #11 | 1/2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
R. Smith #6 | 1/3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Person #3 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thomas #6 | 5/9 | 114 | 22.8 | 2 | 55 |
T. Brown III #2 | 4/6 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | 41 |
N. Abdul-Rahim Gladding #7 | 5/6 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 20 |
TJ Johnson #11 | 2/2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 22 |
M. James #5 | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Butler #9 | 1/1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Williams #21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
E. Dickens #23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
B. Green #15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
B. Dixon #99 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Ricks Jr. #20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. James #5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
T. Jones #20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C. Joseph #1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
L. Struck #19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
R. Williams Jr. #94 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Griffin #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Hall #12 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Farrar #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Carter #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Jones #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Thomas #1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Forrest #18 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Giles #30 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Trinidad #43 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Stiger #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Z. Frink #6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Mack Jr. #4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Billingsley #43 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Callaghan #94 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morgan #37 | 6 | 283 | 47.2 | 61 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Brandt #96 | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gray #1 | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Jones #29 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Crisp #30 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. James #5 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Roche #3 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Merdinger #7 | 6/11 | 77 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 3-21 | 113.3 |
E. Houck #14 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | -200.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Williams #21 | 19 | 92 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 |
E. Dickens #23 | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
E. Houck #14 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
J. Gray #1 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 |
M. Merdinger #7 | 7 | -3 | -0.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lee Jr. #9 | 1/2 | 53 | 53.0 | 0 | 53 |
J. Gray #1 | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Jenkins #84 | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Copeland #11 | 1/2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
R. Smith #6 | 1/3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Person #3 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C. Williams #21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
E. Dickens #23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
B. Green #15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
B. Dixon #99 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Ricks Jr. #20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Griffin #3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Hall #12 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Farrar #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Carter #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Jones #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Billingsley #43 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morgan #37 | 6 | 283 | 47.2 | 61 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gray #1 | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Jones #29 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Crisp #30 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith #6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Joseph #1 | 18/26 | 271 | 10.4 | 3 | 1 | 2-14 | 187.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Jones #20 | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | 0 | 21 |
C. Joseph #1 | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 0 | 23 |
D. Roche #3 | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 12 |
K. Hargrove #18 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
M. James #5 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thomas #6 | 5/9 | 114 | 22.8 | 2 | 55 |
T. Brown III #2 | 4/6 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | 41 |
N. Abdul-Rahim Gladding #7 | 5/6 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 20 |
TJ Johnson #11 | 2/2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 22 |
M. James #5 | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Butler #9 | 1/1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. James #5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
T. Jones #20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C. Joseph #1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
L. Struck #19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
R. Williams Jr. #94 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Thomas #1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Forrest #18 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Giles #30 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Trinidad #43 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Stiger #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Z. Frink #6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Mack Jr. #4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Callaghan #94 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Brandt #96 | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. James #5 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Roche #3 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
Missed FG
7 plays,
16 yd,
03:040-0
Fumble
8 plays,
69 yd,
03:590-0
Punt
10 plays,
58 yd,
06:360-0
Punt
4 plays,
11 yd,
01:380-0
Fumble
2 plays,
-1 yd,
00:450-0
Fumble
3 plays,
1 yd,
00:430-0
Punt
6 plays,
6 yd,
03:470-0
Touchdown
5 plays,
69 yd,
01:540-7
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
02:150-7
Touchdown
4 plays,
89 yd,
01:180-14
Interception
2 plays,
2 yd,
00:450-14
Fumble
8 plays,
35 yd,
02:540-14
End of Half
3 plays,
-4 yd,
00:220-14
Punt
5 plays,
18 yd,
02:420-14
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:070-14
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:150-14
Touchdown
4 plays,
64 yd,
01:457-14
Punt
6 plays,
52 yd,
03:287-14
Punt
4 plays,
6 yd,
01:577-14
Missed FG
7 plays,
16 yd,
01:517-14
Downs
6 plays,
22 yd,
02:587-14
Touchdown
2 plays,
56 yd,
00:407-21
Punt
5 plays,
15 yd,
03:087-21
Missed FG
13 plays,
49 yd,
05:367-21
Fumble
2 plays,
23 yd,
00:307-21
End of Game
7 plays,
24 yd,
04:037-21
189
Total Yds
475
56
Pass Yds
257
133
Rush Yds
218
13
Total Drives
13
59
Total Plays
73
3.2
Yards Per Play
6.5
3.7
Yards Per Pass
9.2
3
Yards Per Rush
4.8
28:59
Possession
31:01
0
Biggest Lead
14
11
1st Downs
25
3
Passing 1st Downs
11
8
Rushing 1st Downs
12
0
1st Downs from Penalties
2
4/13
3rd Down
6/14
0/1
4th Down
1/1
6
Punts
3
3
Turnovers
4
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
2
Fumbles Lost
3
10
Penalties
4
2.0
Sacks
3.0
4
Tackles For Loss
4
0
D/ST TD
0
