2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football

C-USA East Division co-champion Bahamas Bowl champion
Bahamas Bowl, W 24–20 vs. Eastern Michigan
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
2016 record	10–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Bobby Wilder (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Scott (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Nagy (3rd season)
Home stadium	Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium (Capacity: 20,118)

2016 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
WKU xy$		7	–	1		11	–	3
Old Dominion x		7	–	1		10	–	3
Middle Tennessee		5	–	3		8	–	5
FIU		4	–	4		4	–	8
Charlotte		3	–	5		4	–	8
Marshall		2	–	6		3	–	9
Florida Atlantic		2	–	6		3	–	9
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy		6	–	2		9	–	5
UTSA		5	–	3		6	–	7
Southern Miss		4	–	4		7	–	6
North Texas		3	–	5		5	–	8
Rice		2	–	6		3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6		4	–	8

Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs played their home games at the Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by eighth-year head coach Bobby Wilder. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for the East Division championship. Due to their head-to-head loss to WKU, they did not represent the East Division in the C-USA Championship Game. They were invited to the Bahamas Bowl, their first ever bowl appearance, where they defeated Eastern Michigan for their first ever bowl victory.

Schedule

Old Dominion announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Monarchs will host C–USA foes Florida International (FIU), Marshall, Southern Miss, and UTSA, and will travel to Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU).^[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Hampton from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Massachusetts, and two road games against Appalachian State from the Sun Belt Conference and NC State from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 PM	Hampton*	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA	CUSA.tv	W 54–21	20,118
September 10	3:30 PM	at Appalachian State*	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ASN	L 7–31	23,374
September 17	6:00 PM	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ACCN+	L 22–49	57,810
September 24	3:30 PM	UTSA	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA	WTVZ	W 33–19	20,118
October 1	6:00 PM	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC	CUSA.tv	W 52–17	12,589
October 7^[a]	8:00 PM	Massachusetts*	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA	CUSA.tv	W 36–16	20,118
October 22	7:00 PM	at WKU	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	ASN	L 24–59	18,676
October 29	8:00 PM	at UTEP	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	CUSA.tv	W 31–21	19,254
November 5	7:00 PM	Marshall	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA	ASN	W 38–14	20,118
November 12	3:30 PM	Southern Miss	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA	ASN	W 51–35	20,118
November 19	6:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	CI	W 42–24	5,843
November 26	3:30 PM	FIU	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	ESPN3	W 42–28	20,118
December 23	1:00 PM	vs. Eastern Michigan*	Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–20	13,422
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

^{^[a]}The game between Old Dominion and Massachusetts on October 8, 2016, was rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew. The game was moved a day sooner on October 7, 2016 with a 8:00pm kickoff.^[2]

Schedule Source:^[3]

Game summaries

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	7	7	0	21
Monarchs	14	17	9	14	54

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2014	ODU, 41–28

This win marked the 100th win in Monarchs football history (1930-40, 2009-).

at Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	7	0	0	7
Mountaineers	14	10	0	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2015	ASU, 49–0

at NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	3	6	13	22
Wolfpack	7	14	14	14	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2015	NCSU, 38–14

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	7	12	0	19
Monarchs	6	7	12	8	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	ODU, 36–31

at Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	21	10	21	0	52
49ers	3	7	0	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	ODU, 37–34

Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	9	7	0	16
Monarchs	10	9	10	7	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2011	ODU, 48–33

at Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	14	10	0	24
Hilltoppers	21	31	0	7	59

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2015	WKU, 55–30

at UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	10	0	7	14	31
Miners	0	7	6	8	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	ODU, 31–21

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	0	7	14
Monarchs	14	7	10	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2015	MARSH, 27–7

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	7	14	14	35
Monarchs	21	14	7	9	51

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2015	USM, 56–31

at Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	3	10	22	7	42
Owls	14	7	3	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	FAU, 33–31

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	7	7	7	28
Monarchs	14	0	14	14	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	FIU, 41–12

Bahamas Bowl–Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	17	3	20
Monarchs	3	7	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	ODU, 38–34

References

↑ "Football Releases 2016 Schedule" (Press release). Old Dominion University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
↑ http://pilotonline.com/sports/college/old-dominion/football/odu-will-play-umass-friday-night-at-p-m/article_83a4fd3b-45f2-52c1-9b2a-50ff179f0646.html
↑ "2016 Old Dominion Monarchs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

Old Dominion Monarchs football
Venues	Foreman Field (1936–present) Powhatan Sports Complex (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	2016 Bahamas Bowl
Culture & lore	Big Blue
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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