Old Dominion University Football defeated Eastern Michigan 24-20 in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl for the school’s first-ever bowl victory. ODUSports.com takes a look at some of the numbers.
· Old Dominion (10-3, 7-1 C-USA) is one of 19 FBS teams to have 10 wins this season.
· It is the third 10-win season in school history, joining the 10-3 squad of 2011, and 11-2 team in 2012.
· The Monarchs are one of 25 Conference USA teams to secure a 10-win season since the league began in 1996.
· The 24 points is the fewest ODU has scored in a win since last year’s 24-10 win over Norfolk State. It is the fewest points in a win over an FBS team since ODU’s 17-3 win over Eastern Michigan in 2014.
· Ray Lawry rushed 23 times for 133 yards and was named the games offensive MVP. Lawry broke his own single-season rushing record, rushing for 1,255 yards on the year.
· Lawry’s 100-yard game was the 18th of his career.
· David Washington’s three touchdown passes gave him 31 for the season.
· It was Washington’s 11th multiple touchdown pass game of the season, and the fifth in which he tossed three TD passes.
· Zach Pascal caught two passes in the win, giving him a catch in 49-straight games, every game he has ever played. He is currently tied with Corey Davis of Western Michigan for the longest active streak in the country.
· ODU had 394 yards of total offense in the win over Eastern Michigan. On ODU’s four scoring possessions, they combined for 282 yards. The other six combined for 112 yards. Sixty of those yards came on the final drive of the game, that saw ODU grind out the final 5:21 with a nine play, 60-yard drive.
· ODU’s opening the drive of the game was a 16 play, 58-yard drive that took 7:17 and ended in a Brad Davis 34-yard field goal. ODU’s three touchdown drives combined for 18 plays and a total of 6:40.
· TJ Ricks became the first Monarch to record two 100-tackle seasons. With nine tackles and earning defensive game MVP honors, Ricks totaled 102 tackles on the year.
· Anthony Wilson also had nine tackles and finished the year with 99 stops.
· Zach Pascal finished the season with 65 catches for 946 yards and nine touchdowns. Pascal had two catches for 53 yards and a touchdown, ran three times for 25 yards and returned three kicks for 78 yards.
· Brad Davis kicked a 34-yard field goal, his 10th of the season. He finished the year 10-of-12.
· Christian Byrum and Jamez Brickhouse tied for the team lead with 11 tackles apiece. Coming into the game, the pair combined for eight tackles. Brickhouse had seven, while Byrum came into the game with one.