2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football

C-USA East Division co-champion
Bahamas Bowl vs Eastern Michigan
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
2016 record	9–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Bobby Wilder (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Scott (8th year)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Nagy (3rd year)
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		10	–	3
Old Dominion x		7	–	1		9	–	3
Middle Tennessee		5	–	3		8	–	4
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		8	–	5
UTSA		5	–	3		6	–	6
Southern Miss		4	–	4		6	–	6
North Texas		3	–	5		5	–	7
Rice		2	–	6		3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6		4	–	8

Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represents Old Dominion University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs play their home games at the Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia and compete in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They are led by eighth-year head coach Bobby Wilder.

On November 28, 2016, the Monarchs accepted a bid to play in the 2016 Bahamas Bowl.^[1] The bowl will be the first in Monarchs' football history.

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).^[2]

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
*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, has been rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew. The game has been moved a day sooner on October 7, 2016 with a 8:00pm kickoff.^[3]

Schedule Source:^[4]

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

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
Monarchs					0

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

References

↑ Bowl invitation
↑ "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 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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