Old Dominion football hosts Marshall at S.B. Ballard Stadium looking to snap skid

The Old Dominion Monarchs (2-6, 1-4 in conference play) host the Marshall Thundering Herd (4-3, 1-2) on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk. The game streams on ESPN+.

Monarchs looking for offense

Old Dominion has lost four of its last five games. The Monarchs fell 46-20 to James Madison at home on Sept. 26 and 42-10 at Georgia State on Oct. 3. They then won 10-3 at App State on Oct. 10, their last victory in the stretch. A home loss to Georgia Southern followed, 23-15 on Oct. 15, and last Saturday Louisiana Tech beat them 26-0.

Quinn Henicle leads the Monarchs through the air, going 54 of 98 for 656 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions. Devin Roche has 103 carries for 382 yards on the ground. TJ Johnson leads the receivers with 17 catches for 265 yards and three touchdowns.

On defense, Javen Gibson has a team-high five sacks and Lucas Struck leads with 61 tackles.

Thundering Herd on the road

Marshall comes in 4-3 overall and 1-2 in conference play. The Herd beat Missouri State 30-24 on Sept. 19 and edged Gardner-Webb 36-35 on Sept. 26. They then lost 45-17 at James Madison on Oct. 3 and 27-21 to Coastal Carolina on Oct. 10. Their most recent game was a 20-13 home win over South Alabama on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

Carlos Del Rio-Wilson has thrown for 1,041 yards on 90-of-140 passing, with six touchdowns and five interceptions. Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw leads the receiving group with 25 catches for 335 yards and four touchdowns. Judah Price has 41 carries for 237 yards and two scores.

Defensively, Caleb Clark-Glover leads Marshall with 51 tackles and Kelvon McBride has two sacks.

Both teams lost to James Madison this season. Old Dominion was beaten by 26 points and Marshall by 28.