Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina
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The gist
Old Dominion (2-7) travels to Coastal Carolina (3-5) on Saturday at Brooks Stadium in Conway, S.C.
ODU leads the series 3-2 and won last year's meeting 47-7.
Background
Old Dominion and Coastal Carolina are college football programs in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The Monarchs (ODU) are 2-7 overall and 1-5 in conference play; the Chanticleers (CCU), coached by Ryan Beard, are 3-5 and 2-2. ODU leads the all-time series 3-2 and is 1-2 at Brooks Stadium, Coastal's home field in Conway, S.C. The game is the sixth meeting between the schools.
How it unfolded
- 2012In the teams' first meeting, ODU beat Coastal Carolina 63-35 in the second round of the FCS Playoffs; Taylor Heinicke set an NCAA FCS playoff single-game total-offense record with 542 yards and tied a playoff record with six touchdown passes.
- Oct 5, 2024Coastal Carolina beat ODU 45-37 at Brooks Stadium after ODU led 17-7 late in the first half and CCU scored 28 unanswered points.
- Oct 4, 2025ODU beat Coastal Carolina 47-7 in Norfolk on Family Weekend, leading 34-0 at halftime and outgaining Coastal 619-189.
- Oct 31, 2026ODU lost 36-23 to Marshall at home, while Coastal Carolina won 31-20 at Georgia State.
- Nov 7, 2026ODU (2-7, 1-5 SBC) plays at Coastal Carolina (3-5, 2-2 SBC) at 1 p.m. ET at Brooks Stadium in Conway, S.C., on ESPN+.
Key terms
- FCS Playoffs
- The second-highest level of NCAA college football in the United States, below the Football Bowl Subdivision.
- spread
- To win a spread bet by beating the point spread set for the game.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- Action Network picks Coastal Carolina to cover a spread of about 7 points, citing lopsided motivation between the Chants, who have little room for error, and the Monarchs, whose season is essentially over.