Wk 1 · 2026
Norfolk State Spartans at Old Dominion Monarchs — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA
· ESPN+ FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Norfolk State Spartans
FCS / Other · 0-2
at
6:00pET
ODU -41.5 · total 52.5 DraftKings
No ratings differential: Norfolk St is not in the ratings file.
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Norfolk St form
L 3-59at UVAL 10-31at ODU
2026 season
Old Dominion form
W 10-3at APPL 10-42at GASTL 20-46vs JMUL 17-20vs ECUL 21-44at VT
2026 season
Norfolk St this season
Straight up0-2 · 0% (2 games)
Against the spread1-1 · 50% (2 games)
Over / under1-1 · 50% (2 games)
Old Dominion this season
Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Old Dominion leads 4–0 · Old Dominion has won the last 4
4 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
10.2 points toward Old Dominion
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-05 | Norfolk St 10 — 31 Old Dominion | at ODU | Old Dominion |
| 2019 | 2019-08-31 | Norfolk St 21 — 24 Old Dominion | at ODU | Old Dominion |
| 2015 | 2015-09-12 | Norfolk St 10 — 24 Old Dominion | at ODU | Old Dominion |
| 2013 | 2013-10-26 | Old Dominion 27 — 24 Norfolk St | at NORF | Old Dominion |
Norfolk St leaders
No tracked players for this team.
From this site’s tracked-player feed; ESPN published no season leaders for this team.
No roster page: this site tracks the 138 FBS teams.
Old Dominion leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Quinn Henicle QB #10 | 38/68, 473 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Ryan Huff QB #4 | 23/48, 279 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Devin Roche RB #3 | 57 CAR, 247 YDS |
| Quinn Henicle QB #10 | 55 CAR, 235 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Trey Hall RB #6 | 21 CAR, 57 YDS | |
| Receiving | TJ Johnson WR #11 | 12 REC, 163 YDS, 2 TD |
| Josh Rodriguez WR #8 | 12 REC, 150 YDS | |
| JJ Harrell WR #1 | 9 REC, 126 YDS | |
| Leon Haughton Jr. TE #86 | 10 REC, 118 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Lucas Struck S #19 | 36 |
| Mario Thompson LB #0 | 35 | |
| Mario Easterly S #3 | 32 | |
| Sacks | Javen Gibson DL #4 | 3 |
| Koa Naotala LB #10 | 2 | |
| Jackson Forrest LB #18 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Mario Easterly S #3 | 1 |
| Brandon Crutchfield CB #5 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.