NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — David Washington came to Old Dominion a year before the program started its transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Five years later, he led the Monarchs to a victory in their first bowl game.
Washington threw three touchdowns passes, Ray Lawry ran for 133 yards and Old Dominion beat Eastern Michigan 24-20 on Friday in the Bahamas Bowl.
Old Dominion (10-3) didn’t play football for 69 years before restarting the program in 2009. The Monarchs started at the FCS level and made the transition to the FBS in 2013, where they play in Conference USA.