NORFOLK, Va. — Colton Joseph accounted for five touchdowns and Old Dominion rolled past Coastal Carolina 47-7 on Saturday.
Joseph threw four first-half touchdown passes and added a 50-yard scoring run in the third quarter to lead the Monarchs (3-1, 1-0 Sun Belt). He finished 17 of 30 for 315 yards, including three touchdowns to Na’eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding.
Old Dominion jumped ahead early when Joseph found Gladding for a 3-yard score on the opening drive. Riley Callaghan added a 27-yard field goal before Joseph hit Ke’Travion Hargrove for an 80-yard touchdown to make it 17-0 early in the second.
Joseph and Gladding connected twice more in the second quarter from 13 and 10 yards out as the Monarchs built a 34-0 halftime lead. Callaghan tacked on three field goals, including a 22-yarder in