Liberty @ Old Dominion, Week 5 · 2025

74–8@FINAL2110–3
Sat, Sep 27, 2025S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA

HOW IT WENT

Week 5 · 2025
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Liberty00707
Old Dominion0140721

PLAY-BY-PLAY

167 plays
Q4Liberty5 plays · 15 yds · 3:08 · Punt7–21
  1. 10:094th & 5 at LIB 40Max Morgan punt for 45 yds , Devin Roche returns for 8 yds to the ODU 23
  2. 13:173rd & 13 at LIB 32Michael Merdinger pass complete to Julian Gray for 8 yds to the LIB 40
  3. 13:172nd & 7 at LIB 38Michael Merdinger sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the LIB 32
  4. 13:171st & 10 at LIB 35Caden Williams run for 3 yds to the LIB 38
  5. 13:172nd & 4 at LIB 31Caden Williams run for 4 yds to the LIB 35 for a 1ST down
  6. 13:171st & 10 at LIB 25Caden Williams run for 6 yds to the LIB 31
  7. 13:171st & 10 at ODU 35Riley Callaghan kickoff for 64 yds
Q4Old Dominion2 plays · 56 yds · 0:40 · Touchdown7–21
  1. 13:172nd & 9 at ODU 45Colton Joseph pass complete to Ja'Cory Thomas for 55 yds for a TD (Riley Callaghan KICK)
  2. 13:571st & 10 at ODU 44Colton Joseph pass complete to Ja'Cory Thomas for 1 yd to the ODU 45
Q4Old Dominion7 plays · 24 yds · 4:03 · End of Game7–21
  1. 0:001st & 10 at LIB 18C. Joseph takes a knee
  2. 0:00End of 4th Quarter
  3. 1:033rd & 3 at LIB 22Devin Roche run for 4 yds to the LIB 18 for a 1ST down
  4. 1:033rd & 3 at LIB 22Timeout Liberty, clock 01:03
  5. 4:032nd & 6 at LIB 25Trequan Jones run for 3 yds to the LIB 22
  6. 4:031st & 10 at LIB 29Trequan Jones run for 4 yds to the LIB 25
  7. 4:033rd & 1 at LIB 34Trequan Jones run for 5 yds to the LIB 29 for a 1ST down
  8. 4:032nd & 4 at LIB 37Colton Joseph run for 3 yds to the LIB 34
  9. 4:031st & 10 at LIB 43Devin Roche run for 6 yds to the LIB 37
Q4Liberty2 plays · 23 yds · 0:30 · Fumble7–21
  1. 4:031st & 10 at LIB 30Caden Williams run for 13 yds to the LIB 43 Caden Williams fumbled, recovered by ODU Lucas Struck
  2. 4:331st & 10 at LIB 20Michael Merdinger pass complete to Jacob Jenkins for 10 yds to the LIB 30 for a 1ST down
  3. 4:371st & 10 at LIB 30Timeout Liberty, clock 04:37
Q4Old Dominion13 plays · 62 yds · 5:36 · Missed FG7–21
  1. 10:093rd & 7 at LIB 12Colton Joseph sacked by Eli Hall for a loss of 3 yards to the LIB 15
  2. 10:092nd & 10 at LIB 15Maurki James run for 3 yds to the LIB 12
  3. 10:091st & 10 at LIB 15Colton Joseph pass incomplete to Ja'Cory Thomas
  4. 10:091st & 10 at LIB 28No Huddle-Shotgun Joseph,Colton pass incomplete short middle to Abdul-Rahim Gladding,Na'eem thrown to LU 12, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY LU Pass Interference (Bodnar,Christian) 13 yards from LU 28 to LU 15, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
  5. 10:094th & 2 at LIB 31Colton Joseph run for 3 yds to the LIB 28 for a 1ST down
  6. 10:093rd & 16 at LIB 45Colton Joseph pass complete to Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding for 14 yds to the LIB 31
  7. 10:092nd & 5 at LIB 34Old Dominion Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Colton Joseph) to the LIB 45
  8. 10:091st & 10 at LIB 39Trequan Jones run for 5 yds to the LIB 34
  9. 10:093rd & 7 at ODU 47Colton Joseph pass complete to Tre' Brown III for 14 yds to the LIB 39 for a 1ST down
  10. 10:092nd & 7 at ODU 47Colton Joseph pass incomplete to Ja'Cory Thomas
  11. 10:091st & 10 at ODU 44Colton Joseph run for 3 yds to the ODU 47
  12. 10:092nd & 10 at ODU 23Trequan Jones run for 21 yds to the ODU 44 for a 1ST down
  13. 10:091st & 10 at ODU 23Colton Joseph pass complete to TJ Johnson for no gain to the ODU 23
  14. 4:334th & 10 at LIB 15Riley Callaghan 32 yd FG MISSED
Q3Old Dominion6 plays · 47 yds · 3:20 · Punt7–14
  1. 5:434th & 1 at LIB 44Ian Brandt punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Reese Smith at the LIB 8
  2. 9:033rd & 1 at LIB 44Devin Roche run for no gain to the LIB 44
  3. 9:032nd & 4 at LIB 47Devin Roche run for 3 yds to the LIB 44
  4. 9:031st & 10 at ODU 47Colton Joseph run for 6 yds to the LIB 47
  5. 9:031st & 10 at ODU 35Devin Roche run for 12 yds to the ODU 47 for a 1ST down
  6. 9:032nd & 6 at ODU 13Colton Joseph run for 22 yds to the ODU 35 for a 1ST down
  7. 9:032nd & 1 at ODU 18No Huddle-Shotgun Joseph,Colton pass incomplete short right thrown to ODU25 PENALTY ODU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Joyce,Ryan) 5 yards from ODU18 to ODU13. NO PLAY.
  8. 9:031st & 10 at ODU 9Colton Joseph pass complete to Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding for 9 yds to the ODU 18
Q3Liberty6 plays · 22 yds · 1:03 · Downs7–14
  1. 13:574th & 2 at ODU 45Ethan Houck run for 1 yd to the ODU 44
  2. 15:003rd & 4 at ODU 47Michael Merdinger run for 2 yds to the ODU 45
  3. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
  4. 1:552nd & 4 at ODU 47Julian Gray run for no gain to the ODU 47
  5. 1:551st & 10 at LIB 47Caden Williams run for 6 yds to the ODU 47
  6. 1:552nd & 4 at LIB 40Caden Williams run for 7 yds to the LIB 47 for a 1ST down
  7. 1:551st & 10 at LIB 34Caden Williams run for 6 yds to the LIB 40
Q3Liberty4 plays · 1 yds · 1:57 · Punt7–14
  1. 5:434th & 15 at LIB 14PENALTY LU False Start (Jones,A'Khori) 5 yards from LU 14 to LU 09. NO PLAY.
  2. 5:433rd & 15 at LIB 14Michael Merdinger pass incomplete to Jamari Person
  3. 5:432nd & 8 at LIB 21Michael Merdinger sacked by Fred Giles for a loss of 7 yards to the LIB 14
  4. 5:431st & 10 at LIB 19Caden Williams run for 2 yds to the LIB 21
  5. 5:431st & 10 at LIB 8Caden Williams run for 11 yds to the LIB 19 for a 1ST down
  6. 3:464th & 20 at LIB 9Max Morgan punt for 41 yds
Q3Liberty4 plays · 64 yds · 1:45 · Touchdown0–14
  1. 9:031st & 10 at LIB 35Max Morgan kickoff for 65 yds , Maurki James return for 29 yds to the ODU 36 Old Dominion Penalty, Illegal Block (9 Yards) to the ODU 9
  2. 9:113rd & 3 at ODU 4Julian Gray run for 4 yds for a TD (Jay Billingsley KICK)
  3. 10:562nd & 6 at ODU 7Caden Williams run for 3 yds to the ODU 4
  4. 10:561st & 10 at ODU 11Caden Williams run for 4 yds to the ODU 7
  5. 10:561st & 10 at LIB 36Michael Merdinger pass complete to Donte Lee Jr. for 53 yds to the ODU 11 for a 1ST down
Q3Old Dominion1 play · 0 yds · 0:15 · Interception0–14
  1. 10:561st & 10 at ODU 48Colton Joseph pass intercepted A'Khori Jones return for 28 yds to the LIB 36
Q3Liberty3 plays · -3 yds · 1:07 · Punt0–14
  1. 11:114th & 13 at LIB 14Max Morgan punt for 50 yds , Devin Roche returns for 12 yds to the ODU 48
  2. 12:183rd & 13 at LIB 14Michael Merdinger pass incomplete to Jamari Person
  3. 12:183rd & 8 at LIB 19PENALTY LU False Start (Engbers,Joep) 5 yards from LU 19 to LU 14. NO PLAY.
  4. 12:182nd & 10 at LIB 17Caden Williams run for 2 yds to the LIB 19
  5. 12:181st & 10 at LIB 17Michael Merdinger pass incomplete to Donte Lee Jr.
Q3Old Dominion7 plays · 16 yds · 1:51 · Missed FG7–14
  1. 1:554th & 5 at LIB 34Riley Callaghan 52 yd FG MISSED
  2. 3:463rd & 5 at LIB 34Old Dominion Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
  3. 3:462nd & 5 at LIB 34Colton Joseph pass incomplete to Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding
  4. 3:461st & 10 at LIB 39Ke'Travion Hargrove run for 5 yds to the LIB 34
  5. 3:463rd & 6 at LIB 46Colton Joseph pass complete to Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding for 7 yds to the LIB 39 for a 1ST down
  6. 3:462nd & 10 at ODU 50Ke'Travion Hargrove run for 4 yds to the LIB 46
  7. 3:461st & 10 at ODU 50Colton Joseph pass incomplete to Tre' Brown III
  8. 2:014th & 5 at LIB 34Timeout Old Dominion, clock 02:01
Q3Old Dominion5 plays · 18 yds · 2:37 · Punt0–14
  1. 12:184th & 5 at ODU 38Ian Brandt punt for 45 yds , Reese Smith returns for no gain to the LIB 17
  2. 14:553rd & 2 at ODU 41Trequan Jones run for a loss of 3 yards to the ODU 38
  3. 14:552nd & 4 at ODU 39Trequan Jones run for 2 yds to the ODU 41
  4. 14:551st & 10 at ODU 33Trequan Jones run for 6 yds to the ODU 39
  5. 14:552nd & 4 at ODU 26Colton Joseph pass complete to Tre' Brown III for 7 yds to the ODU 33 for a 1ST down
  6. 14:551st & 10 at ODU 20Trequan Jones run for 6 yds to the ODU 26
  7. 14:551st & 10 at LIB 35Max Morgan kickoff for 65 yds , Maurki James return for 20 yds to the ODU 20
Q2Liberty3 plays · -4 yds · 0:20 · End of Half0–14
  1. 0:173rd & 13 at LIB 5Timeout Old Dominion, clock 00:17
  2. 0:201st & 10 at LIB 8M. Merdinger takes a knee
  3. 0:00End of 2nd Quarter
  4. 0:003rd & 13 at LIB 5M. Merdinger takes a knee
  5. 0:192nd & 12 at LIB 6M. Merdinger takes a knee
  6. 0:192nd & 12 at LIB 6Timeout Old Dominion, clock 00:19
Q2Liberty2 plays · -3 yds · 0:38 · Interception0–14
  1. 3:162nd & 13 at LIB 32Ethan Houck pass intercepted Jeremy Mack Jr. return for no gain to the LIB 43
  2. 3:541st & 15 at LIB 30Ethan Houck run for 2 yds to the LIB 32
  3. 3:541st & 10 at LIB 35PENALTY LU Delay Of Game 5 yards from LU 35 to LU 30. NO PLAY.
  4. 3:541st & 10 at ODU 35Nathanial Eichner kickoff for 44 yds , A'Khori Jones return for 14 yds to the LIB 35
Q2Liberty3 plays · -4 yds · 2:15 · Punt0–7
  1. 5:194th & 14 at LIB 29Max Morgan punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Devin Roche at the ODU 22
  2. 7:344th & 9 at LIB 34PENALTY LU Delay Of Game 5 yards from LU 34 to LU 29. NO PLAY.
  3. 7:343rd & 7 at LIB 36Michael Merdinger run for a loss of 2 yards to the LIB 34
  4. 7:342nd & 8 at LIB 35Caden Williams run for 1 yd to the LIB 36
  5. 7:341st & 10 at LIB 33Caden Williams run for 2 yds to the LIB 35
  6. 7:341st & 10 at ODU 35Nathanial Eichner kickoff for 32 yds , Ethan Crisp return for no gain to the LIB 33
Q2Old Dominion5 plays · 69 yds · 1:54 · Touchdown0–7
  1. 7:341st & 10 at LIB 3PENALTY LU Offside (Harmon,Damond) 2 yards from LU 03 to LU 01. NO PLAY.
  2. 7:341st & 10 at LIB 22Colton Joseph pass complete to TJ Johnson for 22 yds for a TD (Riley Callaghan KICK)
  3. 9:282nd & 10 at LIB 45Colton Joseph run for 23 yds to the LIB 22 for a 1ST down
  4. 9:281st & 10 at LIB 45Colton Joseph pass incomplete
  5. 9:282nd & 6 at ODU 35Colton Joseph pass complete to Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding for 20 yds to the LIB 45 for a 1ST down
  6. 9:281st & 10 at ODU 31Colton Joseph run for 4 yds to the ODU 35
Q2Liberty6 plays · 6 yds · 3:47 · Punt0–0
  1. 9:284th & 15 at LIB 8Max Morgan punt for 61 yds
  2. 13:153rd & 7 at LIB 16Michael Merdinger sacked by Kris Trinidad for a loss of 8 yards to the LIB 8
  3. 13:152nd & 10 at LIB 13Caden Williams run for 3 yds to the LIB 16
  4. 13:151st & 10 at LIB 13Michael Merdinger pass complete to Reese Smith for no gain to the LIB 13
  5. 13:153rd & 1 at LIB 11Michael Merdinger pass complete to Darius Copeland for 2 yds to the LIB 13 for a 1ST down
  6. 13:152nd & 4 at LIB 8Caden Williams run for 3 yds to the LIB 11
  7. 13:151st & 10 at LIB 2Caden Williams run for 6 yds to the LIB 8
Q2Old Dominion3 plays · 1 yds · 0:43 · Fumble0–0
  1. 13:153rd & 3 at LIB 3Colton Joseph pass complete to Maurki James for 1 yd Maurki James fumbled, recovered by LIB Bryce Dixon
  2. 13:582nd & 3 at LIB 3Colton Joseph pass incomplete to Ja'Cory Thomas
  3. 13:581st & 3 at LIB 3Colton Joseph run for no gain to the LIB 3
Q2Liberty2 plays · -1 yds · 0:45 · Fumble0–0
  1. 13:582nd & 9 at LIB 5Evan Dickens run for a loss of 2 yards to the LIB 3 Evan Dickens fumbled, recovered by ODU Ricardo Williams Jr.
  2. 14:431st & 10 at LIB 4Evan Dickens run for 1 yd to the LIB 5
Q2Old Dominion8 plays · 35 yds · 2:56 · Fumble0–14
  1. 0:203rd & 1 at LIB 1Colton Joseph run for a loss of 7 yards to the LIB 8 Colton Joseph fumbled, recovered by LIB Dexter Ricks Jr.
  2. 3:162nd & 3 at LIB 3Ke'Travion Hargrove run for 2 yds to the LIB 1
  3. 3:161st & 2 at LIB 2Colton Joseph pass complete to Jailen Butler for a loss of 1 yard to the LIB 3
  4. 3:163rd & 2 at LIB 4Colton Joseph run for 2 yds to the LIB 2 for a 1ST down
  5. 3:162nd & 3 at LIB 5Ke'Travion Hargrove run for 1 yd to the LIB 4
  6. 3:161st & 10 at LIB 12Ke'Travion Hargrove run for 7 yds to the LIB 5
  7. 3:161st & 10 at LIB 30Colton Joseph run for 18 yds to the LIB 12 for a 1ST down
  8. 3:161st & 10 at LIB 43Colton Joseph run for 13 yds to the LIB 30 for a 1ST down
  9. 0:293rd & 1 at LIB 1Timeout Old Dominion, clock 00:29
Q2Old Dominion4 plays · 78 yds · 1:18 · Touchdown0–14
  1. 4:011st & 10 at LIB 31Colton Joseph pass complete to Ja'Cory Thomas for 31 yds for a TD (Riley Callaghan KICK)
  2. 5:191st & 10 at ODU 22PENALTY ODU Personal Foul (Johnson,TJ) 11 yard from ODU22 to ODU11. NO PLAY.
  3. 5:191st & 21 at ODU 11Colton Joseph pass complete to Tre' Brown III for 41 yds to the LIB 48 for a 1ST down
  4. 5:192nd & 1 at LIB 39Colton Joseph pass complete to Ja'Cory Thomas for 8 yds to the LIB 31 for a 1ST down
  5. 5:191st & 10 at LIB 48Trequan Jones run for 9 yds to the LIB 39
  6. 4:071st & 10 at LIB 31Timeout Liberty, clock 04:07
Q1Old Dominion8 plays · 69 yds · 3:59 · Fumble0–0
  1. 7:571st & 10 at LIB 13Trequan Jones run for 9 yds to the LIB 25 Trequan Jones fumbled, recovered by LIB Brylan Green
  2. 11:561st & 10 at LIB 32Colton Joseph pass complete to Ja'Cory Thomas for 19 yds to the LIB 13 for a 1ST down
  3. 11:563rd & 1 at LIB 33Trequan Jones run for 1 yd to the LIB 32 for a 1ST down
  4. 11:562nd & 5 at LIB 37Trequan Jones run for 4 yds to the LIB 33
  5. 11:561st & 10 at LIB 42Trequan Jones run for 5 yds to the LIB 37
  6. 11:562nd & 2 at LIB 46Trequan Jones run for 4 yds to the LIB 42 for a 1ST down
  7. 11:561st & 10 at ODU 46Trequan Jones run for 8 yds to the LIB 46
  8. 11:561st & 10 at ODU 27Colton Joseph pass complete to Tre' Brown III for 19 yds to the ODU 46 for a 1ST down
Q1Liberty9 plays · 31 yds · 6:12 · Punt0–0
  1. 7:573rd & 22 at ODU 47Caden Williams run for 3 yds to the ODU 44
  2. 7:573rd & 17 at ODU 42No Huddle-Shotgun Williams,Caden rush middle for 7 yards gain to the ODU35 (Alisandro,Botros; Naotala,Seth) PENALTY LU Illegal Shift 5 yards from ODU42 to ODU47. NO PLAY.
  3. 7:572nd & 17 at ODU 42Michael Merdinger pass incomplete to Darius Copeland
  4. 7:572nd & 7 at ODU 32No Huddle-Shotgun Gray,Julian rush left for 5 yards gain to the ODU27 (Easterly,Mario; Frink,Zion) PENALTY LU Holding (Geth,DJ) 10 yards from ODU32 to ODU42. NO PLAY.
  5. 7:571st & 10 at ODU 35Evan Dickens run for 3 yds to the ODU 32
  6. 7:571st & 10 at ODU 45Evan Dickens run for 10 yds to the ODU 35 for a 1ST down
  7. 7:573rd & 2 at LIB 43Michael Merdinger run for 12 yds to the ODU 45 for a 1ST down
  8. 7:572nd & 7 at LIB 38Evan Dickens run for 5 yds to the LIB 43
  9. 7:571st & 15 at LIB 30Ethan Houck run for 8 yds to the LIB 38
  10. 7:571st & 10 at LIB 35PENALTY LU False Start (Geth,DJ) 5 yards from LU 35 to LU 30. NO PLAY.
  11. 7:572nd & 4 at LIB 31Evan Dickens run for 4 yds to the LIB 35 for a 1ST down
  12. 7:571st & 10 at LIB 25Michael Merdinger run for 6 yds to the LIB 31
  13. 1:454th & 19 at ODU 44Max Morgan punt for 44 yds for a touchback
Q1Liberty7 plays · 16 yds · 2:54 · Missed FG0–0
  1. 11:564th & 7 at ODU 27Jay Billingsley 46 yd FG MISSED
  2. 12:033rd & 7 at ODU 27Michael Merdinger pass incomplete to Reese Smith
  3. 12:033rd & 7 at ODU 27Timeout Liberty, clock 12:03
  4. 14:502nd & 9 at ODU 29Evan Dickens run for 2 yds to the ODU 27
  5. 14:501st & 10 at ODU 30Evan Dickens run for 1 yd to the ODU 29
  6. 14:503rd & 7 at ODU 40Evan Dickens run for 10 yds to the ODU 30 for a 1ST down
  7. 14:502nd & 11 at ODU 44Michael Merdinger pass complete to Julian Gray for 4 yds to the ODU 40
  8. 14:501st & 10 at ODU 43Evan Dickens run for a loss of 1 yard to the ODU 44
  9. 14:501st & 10 at ODU 35Riley Callaghan kickoff for 62 yds , Julian Gray return for 54 yds to the ODU 43
Q1Old Dominion4 plays · 26 yds · 2:02 · Punt0–0
  1. 14:434th & 3 at ODU 46Ian Brandt punt for 50 yds
  2. 0:00End of 1st Quarter
  3. 0:002nd & 7 at ODU 42Colton Joseph pass complete to Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding for 4 yds to the ODU 46
  4. 1:451st & 10 at ODU 39Devin Roche run for 3 yds to the ODU 42
  5. 1:451st & 10 at ODU 20Liberty Penalty, Targeting (15 Yards) to the ODU 39 for a 1ST down
  6. 15:003rd & 3 at ODU 46Colton Joseph pass incomplete to Tre' Brown III

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