Ohio routs Stonehill 35-7

Stonehill1-47
Ohio2-235Final
Sat, Sep 26 · Peden Stadium, Athens, Ohio · Crowd 20,723ESPN+

Ohio routed Stonehill 35-7.

We had Ohio favored. It won.

Next: Stonehill beat Sacred Heart 28-7, Sat Oct 10

Next: Ohio beat Kent State 13-10, Sat Oct 3

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Ohio a 96% chance, and the closing betting line (Ohio was a 32.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.

Ohio led by 7 after the first quarter and by 7 at the half.

Q1Q2Q3Q40+28+28
FinalOhio 35-7 StonehillOhio wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.
50%75%90%Q1Q2Q3Q4OhioWon35-7Scores
50%75%90%Q1Q2Q3Q4OhioWon35-7Scores
50%10%25%Q1Q2Q3Q4OhioLowest 0%Lost7-35Scores
50%10%25%Q1Q2Q3Q4OhioLowest 0%Lost7-35Scores

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

Ohio’s chance to win after every play.
How to read this chartStarts from the pregame line (Ohio -32.5), at 99% for Ohio (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores.

Every drive

Ohio scored on 5 of its 9 drives; Stonehill on 1 of its 9.

Ohio’s drives are teal, Stonehill’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

own goalgoal lineQ1Ohio: Turned over on downs, from 78 yards out to 23DownsStonehill: Punt, from 77 yards out to 75PuntOhio: Touchdown, from 76 yards out to 0TouchdownStonehill: Touchdown, from 65 yards out to 0TouchdownQ2Ohio: Touchdown, from 74 yards out to 0TouchdownStonehill: Punt, from 75 yards out to 71PuntOhio: Interception, from 73 yards out to 7InterceptionStonehill: End of half, from 56 yards out to 63End of halfQ3Stonehill: Punt, from 75 yards out to 70PuntOhio: Punt, from 80 yards out to 75PuntStonehill: Punt, from 80 yards out to 74PuntOhio: Touchdown, from 73 yards out to 0TouchdownStonehill: Punt, from 75 yards out to 61PuntOhio: Touchdown, from 67 yards out to 0TouchdownStonehill: Turned over on downs, from 75 yards out to 31DownsQ4Ohio: Touchdown, from 69 yards out to 0TouchdownStonehill: Punt, from 75 yards out to 69PuntOhio: End of game, from 70 yards out to 42End of game

Box score

Ohio 35, Stonehill 7

Stonehill covered +32.5 by 4.5. The total, 42, stayed under 53.5.

StonehillOhioTotal yardsStonehill 124Ohio 523124523Passing yardsStonehill 125Ohio 222125222Rushing yardsStonehill -1Ohio 301-1301First downsStonehill 7Ohio 24724TurnoversStonehill 0Ohio 101Time of possessionStonehill 20:40Ohio 39:2020:4039:20
Team totalsStonehillOhio
Total yards124523
Passing12 of 19, 125 yds15 of 21, 222 yds
Rushing19 for -1 yds50 for 301 yds
First downs724
Third down0 of 87 of 14
Fourth down1 of 24 of 5
Turnovers01
Penalties2 for 20 yds5 for 45 yds
Time of possession20:4039:20

Stonehill leaders

  • Passing Jack O'Connell 11 of 18, 117 yds, 1 TD
  • Rushing Rayshaun King 3 for 8 yds; Aidan Garrett 8 for 4 yds
  • Receiving Cole Clarke 5 for 64 yds, 1 TD; Shawn Corchado 1 for 18 yds

Ohio leaders

  • Passing Matt Vezza 14 of 20, 207 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • Rushing Irving Brown 8 for 97 yds; Victor Rosa 20 for 87 yds, 2 TD
  • Receiving Riley Neer 5 for 113 yds; Dom Dorwart 1 for 42 yds, 1 TD

No rain through the game

71° at kickoff · no rain recorded

The usual here around this date is 69°, with about 7 in 10 games between 55° and 77°.

September game-day temperatures at Peden Stadium

Win chance with rain, wind and thunder from the nearest airport, by game timeQ1Q2Q3Q4Ohio favoredStonehill favored100%Win chanceOhioRaininches per 10 min0.1 inNo rain recordedWindmph, average and gusts20 mph40 mphHourly wind only at this airport
Win chance with rain, wind and thunder from the nearest airport, by game timeQ1Q2Q3Q4Ohio favoredStonehill favoredRain · inches per 10 min0.1 inNo rain recordedWind · miles per hour2040Hourly wind only at this airport

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First quarter, 15:00 left3:33 p.m.
Stonehill 0, Ohio 0 · Ohio 99% to win
no rain · 71°
Vezza 33-yd pass to Neer
Where this weather comes fromMeasured at Albany airport, 10 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last 4 games

Stonehill · 1-3

Rated 243rd in our preseason ratings, 233rd now.

1-3 in its last 4, including a 18-point win over New Haven as a 6.5-point underdog.

L 35-42 @ New Hampshire #203 of 668

lost by 7 as a 13.5-point underdog

Stonehill lost 35-42 at New Hampshire. Chance to win started at 11%, low under 1%, high 36%.

W 21-3 @ New Haven #256 of 668

won by 18 as a 6.5-point underdog

Stonehill won 21-3 at New Haven. Chance to win started at 20%, low 19%, high better than 99%.

L 6-24 vs Bryant #198 of 668

lost by 18 as a 4-point underdog

Stonehill lost 6-24 vs Bryant. Chance to win started at 48%, low under 1%, high 54%.

Last three games

Ohio · 1-2

Rated 50th in our preseason ratings, 56th now.

1-2 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.

W 29-27 vs Jacksonville State #63 of 668

won by 2 as a 1.5-point favorite

Week by week

Ohio

Wk 1: L 21-49 at Nebraska▼28NebraskaWk 2: W 29-27 vs Jacksonville State▲2Jacksonville St.Wk 3: L 36-41 at South Alabama▼5South Alabama
  • Wk 1Lat Nebraska21-49
  • Wk 2Wvs Jacksonville State29-27
  • Wk 3Lat South Alabama36-41

Stonehill

Wk 1: L 6-24 vs Bryant▼18BryantWk 1: W 21-3 at New Haven▲18New HavenWk 2: L 35-42 at New Hampshire▼7N. HampshireWk 3: L 14-36 at Massachusetts▼22Massachuset…
  • Wk 1Lvs Bryant6-24
  • Wk 1Wat New Haven21-3
  • Wk 2Lat New Hampshire35-42
  • Wk 3Lat Massachusetts14-36

Power rating by week

Ohio is rated 11.5 points ahead as of week 3. Our power rating by week; higher is better.

6-4-13Wk 0Wk 2Wk 3OhioStonehill

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Our model and the betting line agree on Ohio’s chances here.

50-50Model 96% · Line 100%StonehillOhio

Ohio favored by 32.5 · Total 53.5

How games like this usually go

Ohio by 32.5, and it went to form

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Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.

The market

The spread moved 2 points toward Stonehill.

opened −34.5now −32.5

The total rose 3 points.

opened 50.5now 53.5

Spread: −34.5 → −32.5 · Total: 50.5 → 53.5

The books’ cut: 3.3%, the margin built into the odds

Weather at kickoff

Mild and dry. Feels like 71° at kickoff.

Stonehill at Ohio · Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 · Peden Stadium, Athens

  • 71°feels like at kickoff
  • Dryno rain at kickoff
  • 98weather score, Comfortable
  • Tiedfor the best of the day's 8 kickoff times

Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.

Kickoff times that Saturday

Games in this time zone used 8 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was tied for the best of the day's eight kickoff times. At Peden Stadium that day, a noon kickoff would have scored 100, against 98 at 3:30 pm.

  • noon: 100, Ideal
  • 12:45 pm: 99, Comfortable
  • 2 pm: 99, Comfortable
  • 3:30 pm: 98, Comfortable (this game)
  • 4 pm: 99, Comfortable
  • 5 pm: 98, Comfortable
  • 6 pm: 95, Comfortable
  • 7 pm: 94, Comfortable

Weather score at each kickoff time.

Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.

Home field

Ohio is worth +5.2 points (±3.9) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top third of FBS, 68th percentile.

77% at home, 47% on the road against FBS opponents (30-9 home, 22-25 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -0.8 at home vs. away over 94 games — inside the ±5.6 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

The visitors travel about 606 miles to get here.

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