ATLANTA (Interstat) — Cameran Brown threw six touchdown passes and Georgia State defeated Old Dominion 42-10 on Saturday at Center Parc Stadium in an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision game. Brown, a 6-foot-2, 230-pound quarterback from Byron, Ga., completed 14 of 20 passes for 284 yards for the Panthers, who improved to 4-1. Old Dominion dropped to 1-4. Georgia State scored 14 points in each of the first three quarters. Old Dominion scored on Nathanial Eichner’s 21-yard field goal and Devin Roche’s 78-yard punt return for a touchdown.

Brown’s six scoring strikes powered an offense that finished with 284 passing yards. Eichner gave Old Dominion the first points with a 21-yard field goal at the 11:18 mark of the first quarter. Georgia State responded when Brown found Dennis Murray Jr. on a short pass to the right for a 9-yard touchdown at 5:40. Brown then connected with Derrick Avery Jr. on an 80-yard touchdown through the middle at 2:59. After Eichner missed a 49-yard field goal in the second quarter, Brown hit Isaiah Stone for a 29-yard touchdown at 10:21 and Rodshaun Dorsey for a 28-yard score at 5:41. Brown added a 35-yard touchdown pass to Owen Dupree at 11:59 of the third quarter and a 14-yard scoring pass to Dorsey at 10:27. Roche returned a punt 78 yards for Old Dominion’s touchdown. Dorsey finished with two receptions for 42 yards and two touchdowns. Dupree had one catch for 35 yards and a touchdown. Stone had one reception for 29 yards and a score. Grant Hollier caught one pass for 11 yards. Samer Layous made all six extra-point attempts.

Old Dominion’s offense struggled to sustain drives. Quinn Henicle, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound quarterback, completed 8 of 15 passes for 49 yards and ran 10 times for 11 yards. Ryan Huff, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound quarterback, completed 3 of 8 passes for 18 yards. Jaxon Potter, a 6-foot-5, 205-pound quarterback, completed 2 of 5 passes for 12 yards and ran twice for 4 yards. Devin Roche, a 5-foot-7, 166-pound running back, led the Monarchs on the ground with nine carries for 37 yards and returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown. Josh Rodriguez caught three passes for 22 yards. Leon Haughton Jr., a 6-foot-4, 210-pound receiver, had two receptions for 14 yards. TJ Johnson, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound receiver, had two catches for 10 yards. Kendall Harris, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound receiver, and JJ Harrell each had one reception for 10 yards. Chris Warren, a 6-foot-2, 230-pound tight end, caught two passes for 5 yards and made one tackle. Maurki James, a 6-foot-1, 206-pound running back, ran five times for 8 yards and caught one pass for 4 yards. Trey Hall ran five times for 11 yards and had one reception for 4 yards. Ian Brandt, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound punter, punted three times for 128 yards. Mikhail Iakovlev, a 5-foot-11, 205-pound kicker, punted six times for 275 yards. Eichner, a 5-foot-8, 141-pound kicker, made a 21-yard field goal and missed a 49-yard attempt.

Georgia State’s defense made life difficult for the Monarchs. Jaydon Hood, a 6-foot-1, 217-pound linebacker, recorded eight tackles. Xavier Esqillion had five tackles, three sacks and one quarterback hurry. Coby Owens, a 5-foot-11, 210-pound linebacker, and Deuce Lee, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound defensive back, each finished with four tackles. Kelan Butler, a 6-foot-3, 235-pound linebacker, and Mandjou Berte each had three tackles and one sack. Old Dominion’s Jackson Forrest, a 6-foot, 225-pound linebacker, posted eight tackles, and Koa Naotala, a 5-foot-11, 227-pound linebacker, added seven. Lucas Struck, a 6-foot, 200-pound safety, made five tackles. Asher Horn and Talan Babin each had four tackles. Mario Thompson, a 5-foot-11, 209-pound linebacker, recorded three tackles and two quarterback hurries. Ja’Mez Drummer, a 6-foot-1, 226-pound linebacker, and Dirrick Goodman, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound linebacker, each had three tackles. Malachi Harris added three tackles and one quarterback hurry. BJ Campbell had one tackle and one quarterback hurry. Zion Frink, a 6-foot, 190-pound cornerback, recorded one tackle and returned a kickoff 19 yards. Brandon Crutchfield, Greg Johnson, Ahmaad Foster, Mario Easterly, Shaq Leaks, Justin Watts, Jorian Haynes, AJ Ashworth and Hunter Malecki each recorded two tackles. Tavares Murray Jr., Lorenzo McFadden-Pressley and LeDarrion Menter each had one tackle. Christian Teeter punted three times for 145 yards for Georgia State.

Georgia State built its lead with a balanced passing attack and a defense that limited Old Dominion to 49 passing yards. The Panthers scored 28 points before halftime and added two more touchdowns in the third quarter. Old Dominion’s only touchdown came on Roche’s punt return. The Monarchs’ defense kept the game from becoming more lopsided with several stops, but the offense could not convert consistently. Georgia State finished with 284 passing yards and six touchdown passes.

Old Dominion entered the game after a 46-20 loss to James Madison. The Monarchs also had dropped games to East Carolina 20-17 and Virginia Tech 44-21 while beating Norfolk State 31-10. Georgia State had beaten Northern Illinois 35-14, lost at UCF 44-30, won at Kennesaw State 31-17 and beaten North Carolina A&T 59-10. In Brown’s previous game, he completed 14 of 21 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns while running twice for 18 yards. Old Dominion will visit Appalachian State next before hosting Georgia Southern, visiting Louisiana Tech, hosting Marshall, visiting Coastal Carolina, visiting Connecticut and hosting Southern Mississippi. Georgia State will visit James Madison next before visiting Arkansas State, hosting Coastal Carolina, visiting Appalachian State, hosting Georgia Southern, visiting Marshall and hosting Louisiana.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Old Dominion 45, Georgia State 31. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Old Dominion with a 78.8 percent probability to win. Old Dominion had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +2.5. The total score of 52 went under the over/under line of 51.5.