Old Dominion at UConn - 2026 Matchup Preview

Saturday, November 21st 2026 (12:00 PM EST)
Rentschler Field - East Hartford, CT

Monarchs (0 - 0) (0 - 0 - 0)
Coach Ricky Rahne (30 - 33)
Avg Score : 32 - 19 (31 - 30 on Road)
Record Prediction: 0 - 0 (#94)
'26 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

CONN 3rd straight Home Game
ODU coming off BYE
CONN is playing their 5th straight game
Our Line: UConn -1 (SP+ ODU -1)
Projected Score: ODU: 29 - CONN: 30 (59)
CONN Win prob: 48% | Cover: 46%
ODU Travel: 390 miles

Huskies (0 - 0) (0 - 0 - 0)
Coach Jason Candle (0 - 0)
Avg Score : 35 - 27 (40 - 20 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 1.5 - 1.5 (#91)
'26 Opponents: (Elite: 0) (Good: 0) (Avg: 2) (Bad: 1)

Matchup
Schedules
ODU Players
CONN Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Old Dominion's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/12	Old Dominion at Virginia Tech	+2.5
Sat 9/19	Old Dominion vs East Carolina	+1.5
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/21	Old Dominion at UConn	+1

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

Predictions for Old Dominion's Schedule

UConn's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	UConn vs Lafayette	-21
Sat 9/12	UConn vs Maryland	+2
Sat 9/19	UConn at Southern Miss	-2
Sat 9/26	UConn at Miami (OH)	+2
Sat 10/3	UConn vs Syracuse	-5
Sat 10/10	UConn at Temple	+0
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/24	UConn vs Massachusetts	-29.5
Sat 10/31	UConn at Air Force	-2.5
Sat 11/7	UConn vs North Carolina	-1
Sat 11/14	UConn vs James Madison	+5.5
Sat 11/21	UConn vs Old Dominion	-1
Sat 11/28	UConn at Wyoming	-5

Total: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg 2, Bad 1, Poor 0
Played: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg 0, Bad 0, Poor 0
Future: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg 2, Bad 1, Poor 0
Wins: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 0
Losses: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 0

Predictions for UConn's Schedule

Important Stats (2025)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
ODU	#27 (.25)	46% (31)	32	47% (29)	3.19 (22)	239	44% (45)	216	3.94 (48)	#7 (.03)	39% (41)	18.5	45% (100)	34% (11)	3.03 (18)	53.8	1.8	2
CONN	#9 (.31)	46% (29)	35.3	46% (44)	2.93 (69)	165	47% (22)	284	4.58 (14)	#113 (.22)	47% (126)	27	50% (133)	43% (89)	3.8 (81)	48.3	0.2	1.3

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
ODU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
CONN		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2025

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
ODU Offense	13	32	31	45.9%	3.94	1.8	22	455	239	216	5.6	58%	41%	47%	44%	14%	.25
CONN Defense	13	27	19.5	46.6%	3.8	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	55%	44%	50%	43%	15%	.22

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
ODU Defense	13	18.5	30	39.3%	3.03	2	-	-	-	-	-	50%	47%	45%	34%	19%	.03
CONN Offense	13	35.3	40.3	46%	4.58	0.2	21	449	165	284	5.3	45%	54%	46%	47%	12%	.31

Additional Stats 2025

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Old Dominion	13	28:29	22.5	41%	31%	6	53.8	1.8	2	6.9	3	0	30.3
UConn	13	28:50	21.2	41%	71%	4.9	48.3	0.2	1.3	6.1	2.7	0	30.4

Run Game Stats (2026)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
ODU Offense	13	58% (16)	47% (29)	42.5	238.9	5.6	31 (49)	.14 (61)	3.19 (22)	64% (111)	10% (78)	0.96 (71)
CONN Defense	13	55% (121)	50% (133)	-	-	-	-	.21 (123)	3.37 (132)	67% (32)	10% (70)	0.95 (65)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
ODU Defense	13	50% (69)	45% (100)	-	-	-	-	.01 (21)	2.91 (74)	62% (13)	12% (13)	0.78 (3)
CONN Offense	13	45% (110)	46% (44)	30.9	164.7	5.3	26 (36)	.21 (24)	2.93 (69)	82% (8)	6% (3)	1.04 (38)

Pass Game Stats (2026)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
ODU Offense	13	41% (121)	44% (45)	14.7	25.4	216	8.5	14.7	21 (22)	10 (119)	.41 (18)	1.8 (6)	28% (18)	35% (22)	.5 (9)	4% (17)	2.3 (2)
CONN Defense	13	44% (18)	43% (89)	-	-	-	-	-	-	11 (55)	.28 (83)	1.6 (68)	26% (132)	33% (115)	.4 (113)	5% (95)	2 (81)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
ODU Defense	13	47% (56)	34% (11)	-	-	-	-	-	-	15 (55)	.09 (9)	1.5 (30)	30% (94)	25% (16)	.21 (31)	7% (36)	1.8 (13)
CONN Offense	13	54% (25)	47% (22)	23.6	34.7	283.8	8.2	12	30 (14)	1 (1)	.44 (11)	1.6 (48)	32% (74)	29% (83)	.48 (14)	6% (55)	2.5 (1)

Old Dominion's Power Ratings
Old Dominion's Power Rating: -7.80 #102
Old Dominion's Offense Rating: 6.06 #107
Old Dominion's Defense Rating: 18.86 #86
2026 Talent Rating: 438.00 #124
Blue Chip Ratio: 2% #72
Old Dominion's 2026 Expected Record: 0.0 - 0.0
Old Dominion's 2026 Overall SP+ Rating: 5.9 #49
Old Dominion's Offense SP+ Rating: 31.6 #39
Old Dominion's Defense SP+ Rating: 23.7 #48

Average Talent
Average Sun Belt Talent Rating is 527.64
Average Power Five Talent: 912.93
Average FBS Talent: 728.81

Power Ratings Matchup
Old Dominion: -7.80 UConn: 0.04

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Old Dominion: 5.9 UConn: 5.1

UConn's Power Ratings
UConn's Power Rating: 0.04 #109
UConn's Offense Rating: 10.97 #80
UConn's Defense Rating: 25.99 #132
2026 Talent Rating: 678.00 #80
Blue Chip Ratio: 4 #57
UConn's 2026 Expected Record: 1.5 - 1.5
UConn's 2026 Overall SP+ Rating: 5.1 #53
UConn's Offense SP+ Rating: 32.0 #38
UConn's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.5 #76

Average Talent
Average FBS Independents Talent Rating is 950.5
Average Power Five Talent: 912.93
Average FBS Talent: 728.81

Old Dominion Scoring
Offense: 32 PPG
Offense on Road: 31
Defense: 18.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 30

Old Dominion's 2026 Record
Record: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Over/Under Record: 0 - 0
Record on Road: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread on Road: 0 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
UConn 30
Old Dominion 29

Projected Total Points: 59

UConn Scoring
Offense: 35.3 PPG
Offense at Home: 40.3
Defense: 27 PPG
Defense at Home: 19.5

UConn's 2026 Record
Record: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Over/Under Record: 0 - 0
Record at home: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 0 - 0 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
UConn	0	0	0 Overs
Old Dominion	0	0	0 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	0 - 0	0 - 0	0 - 0	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 0	0 - 0	0 - 0	0 - 0

(#102) ODU at (#109) CONN

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	ODU	CONN
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	#102	#109
SP+SP+	#49	#53
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#124	#80
Blue ChipsBC%	#72	#57

Old Dominion Notes(2/25) Vibes: Rahne big year LY, can they continue?
(2/25) QB Potter (WSU) decent but statue, depth ?
(2/25) RB Roche was #2, 2 portals add depth
(2/25) WR Harris good, Harrell was big croot from Miss
(2/25) OL has 3 with starting exp, but 2 are FCS
(2/25) Def DBs strength again, F7 still iffy again
Old Dominion Injury Report

UConn Notes(2/17) Vibes: Stable, Candle hire popular, 18 W's in 2 yrs
(2/17) My take: Candle underperformed badly at Toledo
(2/17) QB1? Osborne (Toledo) vs Merklinger (Tenn)
(2/17) 52 portal adds, 17 from Toledo, sneaky good
(2/17) RB 4 portals, none really stand out. Have depth
(2/17) WR 10 portal adds, 6 from Toledo. Should be good
(2/17) OL 10 portals, have 3 w starting exp, some depth
(2/17) DL 11 portals, only 4 have real exp, not sure
(2/17) DB 9 portals, one starting S and lots of PTers
UConn Injury Report

Old Dominion on Offense

Run heavy Offense 57%, Pass: 42%
CategoryCat	ODU Off	CONN Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	#31	#126
ExplosiveExp	#40	#42
PPAPPA	#27	#113
PowerPwr	#107	#132
SP+SP+	#39	#76
Pts POPPO	#48	#81
HavocHav	#45	#91

Old Dominion Run Game

Run heavy Offense 57%, Pass: 42%
CategoryCat	ODU Off	CONN Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	#29	#133
Run ExplRExp	#71	#65
PPAExp	#61	#123
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	#22	#132
Stuff RateStuff	#23	#135
TackleTak	-	NR

Old Dominion Pass Game

Run heavy Offense 57%, Pass: 42%
CategoryCat	ODU Off	CONN Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	#45	#89
Pass ExplPExl	#6	#68
PPAExp	#18	#83
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	#78	#70
DB HavocDB	#17	#95

UConn on Offense

Pass heavy Offense 55%, Run: 44%
CategoryCat	CONN Off	ODU Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	#29	#41
ExplosiveExp	#26	#1
PPAPPA	#9	#7
PowerPwr	#80	#86
SP+SP+	#38	#48
Pts POPPO	#14	#18
HavocHav	#11	#17

UConn Run Game

Pass heavy Offense 55%, Run: 44%
CategoryCat	CONN Off	ODU Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	#44	#100
Run ExplRExp	#38	#3
PPAExp	#24	#21
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	#69	#74
Stuff RateStuff	#40	#40
TackleTak	-	NR

UConn Pass Game

Pass heavy Offense 55%, Run: 44%
CategoryCat	CONN Off	ODU Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	#22	#11
Pass ExplPExl	#48	#30
PPAExp	#11	#9
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	#3	#13
DB HavocDB	#55	#36

Program Comparison
CONN 5 Year Profile: Improving Top G5
'26 Profile: Up to Below Avg P4

ODU 5 Year Profile: Improving Top G5
'26 Profile: Up to Below Avg P4

Weather Forecast
Playing in Rentschler Field
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

No Matchups Past 4 Years

ODU's OC Kody Cook (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Jaxon Potter (Tr)	67	95	71%	604	4	3	6.4
Quinn Henicle	17	40	43%	184	0	0	4.6

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Devin Roche	111	634	4	5.7	67
Maurki James	56	224	2	4.0	30
Quinn Henicle	44	209	2	4.8	51
Jaxon Potter (Tr)	5	8	0	1.6	5

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Kendall Harris	37	478	3	12.9	49
Sidney Mbanasor	6	68	0	11.3	18
TJ Johnson	4	68	1	17.0	36
Leon Haughton Jr. (Tr)	4	43	1	10.8	21

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ODU's DC Blake Seiler (been DC for 3 years)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Mario Easterly	80	2	0	3	4
Zion Frink	60	1	0	0	6
Jackson Forrest	52	7	5	1	0
Nickendre Stiger	46	3	0	0	5

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jackson Forrest	52	7	5	1	0
Javen Gibson	24	5	4	1	0
Hunter Malecki	10	3	3	0	0
Deandre Lynch	30	2	1	2	2

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PD
Brandon Crutchfield	35	0	6
Zion Frink	60	1	6
Nickendre Stiger	46	3	5

CONN's OC Marquel Blackwell (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Kalieb Osborne (Tr)	32	52	62%	427	3	0	8.2
Jake Merklinger (Tr)	13	24	54%	173	2	0	7.2

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Kenji Christian	105	528	4	5.0	37
Trey Cornist (Tr)	104	469	1	4.5	29
Kalieb Osborne (Tr)	51	282	2	5.5	33
Cyncir Bowers (Tr)	63	249	2	4.0	26

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Shamar Porter	17	219	1	12.9	56
Kenji Christian	17	193	1	11.4	42
Ryder Treadway (Tr)	13	176	3	13.5	24
Javon Brown (Tr)	8	156	1	19.5	46

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CONN's DC Ryan Manalac (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
K'Von Sherman (Tr)	93	15	5	6	1
Esean Carter	36	4	3	3	1
Luke Murphy (Tr)	36	4	0	0	1
Anas Luqman (Tr)	33	9	4	5	2

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
K'Von Sherman (Tr)	93	15	5	6	1
Anas Luqman (Tr)	33	9	4	5	2
Esean Carter	36	4	3	3	1
Chamberlain Campbell (Tr)	6	2	2	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Anas Luqman (Tr)	33	9	4	5	2
Zakaih Saez (Tr)	13	1	1	0	2
K'Von Sherman (Tr)	93	15	5	6	1