Old Dominion visits Louisiana Tech looking to snap skid

The Old Dominion Monarchs (2-5, 1-3 in conference) travel to Ruston, La., to face the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-2, 2-0 in conference) on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET at Joe Aillet Stadium. The game streams on ESPN+.

How the Monarchs got here

Old Dominion has lost four of its last five. The lone win in that stretch was a 10-3 road victory at App State on Oct. 10. The Monarchs followed that with a 23-15 home loss to Georgia Southern on Thursday, Oct. 15, a game decided by eight points.

Before that, the Monarchs lost 46-20 to James Madison at home on Sept. 26 and 42-10 at Georgia State on Oct. 3. Their other game in the span was a 20-17 home loss to East Carolina on Sept. 19.

Monarchs leaders

Quinn Henicle leads the passing game with 54 completions on 98 attempts for 656 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions. Devin Roche paces the ground game with 373 yards on 95 carries. TJ Johnson leads the receivers with 16 catches for 262 yards and three touchdowns.

On defense, Javen Gibson has five sacks and Lucas Struck leads the team with 52 tackles.

The Bulldogs

Louisiana Tech has won three straight. The Bulldogs beat Army 31-29 on Oct. 3 and Louisiana 32-31 on Oct. 10, both at home, then won 24-0 at UL Monroe on Oct. 17. Their two losses came on the road to LSU, 45-14, and Baylor, 36-19, in September.

Blake Baker has completed 68 of 99 passes for 857 yards, nine touchdowns and one interception. Andrew Burnette leads the rushing attack with 286 yards on 65 carries, and Jalen Mickens has 32 catches for 476 yards and three touchdowns.

Alonzo Jackson Jr. leads the Bulldogs defensively with five sacks and 41 tackles.