HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Isaiah Green accounted for two first-half touchdowns, and Brenden Knox added a late score to help Marshall beat Old Dominion 31-17 on Saturday.
Knox, who finished with 104 yards rushing on 24 carries, had a 6-yard TD run with 3:55 remaining that capped a 10-play, nearly six-minute drive for Marshall (3-3, 1-1 Conference USA). Green was 19-of-31 passing for 175 yards with a 1-yard TD toss to Devin Miller. He also had 59 yards on the ground and a 17-yard touchdown run.
The Thundering Herd recorded eight sacks, matching the second-most in program history. Darius Hodge had 4 1/2 sacks, tying Cecil Fletcher’s record set against Ohio in 1986.
Willie Johnson’s only run, a 27-yarder into the end zone, stretched Marshall’s lead to 24-10 midway through the third quarter. Justin Rohrwasser returned the ensuing kickoff 63 yards and Kesean Strong scored on a 24-yard run three plays later that pulled Old Dominion (1-5, 0-2) to 24-17.
Strong ran for 35 yards on three carries for the Monarchs, who were held to just 83 yards rushing. Messiah deWeaver was 8-of-14 passing for 100 yards with a touchdown pass.
Marshall stats
Old Dominion 0 10 7 0 = 17
Marshall 7 10 7 7 = 31
First Quarter
MSH—D.Miller 1 pass from Green (Rohrwasser kick), 3:29
Second Quarter
MSH—Green 17 run (Rohrwasser kick), 8:40
ODU—A.Moore 44 pass from deWeaver (Rice kick), 6:17
MSH—FG Rohrwasser 45, :11
ODU—FG Rice 39, :00
Third Quarter
MSH—W.Johnson 27 run (Rohrwasser kick), 8:21
ODU—Strong 24 run (Rice kick), 7:01
Fourth Quarter
MSH—Knox 6 run (Rohrwasser kick), 3:55
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ODU MSH
First downs 11 27
Rushes-yards 36-83 46-236
Passing 123 208
Comp-Att-Int 9-16-0 20-32-0
Return Yards 187 44
Punts-Avg. 8-40.62 6-37.33
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 5-60 3-30
Time of Possession 24:00 36:00
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Old Dominion, Strong 3-35, R.Washington 10-31, deWeaver 11-22, L.Davis 6-11, Hendrick 1-5, Watson 1-3, Smartt 4-(minus 24). Marshall, Knox 24-104, Green 11-59, Evans 8-50, W.Johnson 1-27, (Team) 2-(minus 4).
PASSING—Old Dominion, Smartt 1-2-0-23, deWeaver 8-14-0-100. Marshall, Gaines 1-1-0-33, Green 19-31-0-175.
RECEIVING—Old Dominion, Savedge 2-27, A.Moore 1-44, N.Fitzgerald 1-20, Watson 1-11, Herslow 1-7, S.Williams 1-5, Brocchini 1-5, R.Washington 1-4. Marshall, Thompson 6-91, Levias 5-35, Gaines 3-48, Knox 2-18, D.Miller 2-3, W.Johnson 1-7, Scarcelle 1-6.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.