Overview
- Backup quarterback Quinn Henicle earned MVP honors with 107 rushing yards and two touchdowns, including a 51-yard clincher late in the fourth quarter.
- ODU’s defense produced five takeaways with four interceptions, two by Jerome Carter, and posted four sacks while pitching a second-half shutout.
- Head coach Ricky Rahne secured his first postseason victory as Old Dominion finished 10-3 and collected the program’s second bowl trophy.
- USF starter Gaston Moore threw for 236 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions before exiting after a fourth-quarter hit that preceded unsportsmanlike penalties against the Bulls.
- A late fake punt was intercepted by Carter, and South Florida closed at 9-4 as the program turns to incoming head coach Brian Hartline.