Overview
- Five Monarchs combined for 351 rushing yards as Colton Joseph threw for 147 and ran for 90 with two scores, adding a touchdown pass.
- ODU's defense limited Troy to 138 total yards and nine first downs and recorded nine sacks, with Christopher Spencer's late takedown setting the program single-season sack mark.
- The shutout was ODU's second since joining the FBS in 2015 and marked Troy's first scoreless game in Sun Belt play and first shutout since 2014.
- Troy's quarterback situation worsened when starter Tucker Kilcrease exited in the second quarter with an injury, and returnee Goose Crowder was sacked eight times and intercepted.
- ODU improved to 7-3 (4-2 Sun Belt) as Troy fell to 6-4 (4-2), narrowing the Trojans’ West Division path, in a result that aligned with pregame lines favoring the Monarchs and a lower total.