2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

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.

2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football
C-USA East Division co-champion
Bahamas Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record10–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Scott (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Nagy (3rd season)
Home stadiumForeman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium
(Capacity: 20,118)
2016 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Western Kentucky 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
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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).

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 43:30 p.m.Hampton*CUSA.tvW 54–2120,118
September 103:30 p.m.at Appalachian State*ASNL 7–3123,374
September 176:00 p.m.at NC State*ACCN+L 22–4957,810
September 243:30 p.m.UTSAdagger
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
WTVZW 33–1920,118
October 16:00 p.m.at CharlotteCUSA.tvW 52–1712,589
October 7[a]8:00 p.m.Massachusetts*
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
CUSA.tvW 36–1620,118
October 227:00 p.m.at WKUASNL 24–5918,676
October 298:00 p.m.at UTEPCUSA.tvW 31–2119,254
November 57:00 p.m.Marshall
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
ASNW 38–1420,118
November 123:30 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
ASNW 51–3520,118
November 196:00 p.m.at Florida AtlanticCIW 42–245,843
November 263:30 p.m.FIU
ESPN3W 42–2820,118
December 231:00 p.m.vs. Eastern Michigan*ESPNW 24–2013,422
^[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 an 8:00pm kickoff.[2]

Game summaries

Hampton

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

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

At NC State

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

UTSA

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

At Charlotte

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

Massachusetts

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

At Western Kentucky

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

At UTEP

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

Marshall

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

Southern Miss

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

At Florida Atlantic

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

FIU

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

Bahamas Bowl–Eastern Michigan

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

References

  1. "Football Releases 2016 Schedule" (Press release). Old Dominion University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  2. "2016 Old Dominion Monarchs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 8, 2016.


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