2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Conference Conference USA
Division East Division
2017 record 5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach Bobby Wilder (9th season)
Offensive coordinator Brian Scott (9th season)
Defensive coordinator Rich Nagy (4th season)
Home stadium Foreman Field
(Capacity: 20,118)
2017 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  8 –0     11 –3  
FIU  5 –3     8 –5  
Marshall  4 –4     8 –5  
Western Kentucky  4 –4     6 –7  
Middle Tennessee  4 –4     7 –6  
Old Dominion  3 –5     5 –7  
Charlotte  1 –7     1 –11  
West Division
North Texas xy  7 –1     9 –5  
UAB  6 –2     8 –5  
Southern Miss  6 –2     8 –5  
Louisiana Tech  4 –4     7 –6  
UTSA  3 –5     6 –5  
Rice  1 –7     1 –11  
UTEP  0 –8     0 –12  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs played their home games at the Foreman Field in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by ninth-year head coach Bobby Wilder. The Monarchs finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place.

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2016 season 10–3, 7–1 in C-USA play to earn a share of the East Division title. Due to their loss to Western Kentucky, they did not qualify for 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 and results

Old Dominion announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists six home and away games in the regular season.[1] The Monarchs hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Albany from the Colonial Athletic Association and North Carolina from the Atlantic Coast Conference and travel to Massachusetts who is independent from a conference and Virginia Tech also from the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 p.m. No. 24 (FCS) Albany* Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA ESPN3 W 31–17   20,118
September 9 3:30 p.m. at Massachusetts* Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA ELVN W 17–7   9,028
September 16 3:30 p.m. North Carolina* Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA STADIUM L 23–53   20,118
September 23 2:00 p.m. at No. 13 Virginia Tech* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCN Extra L 0–38   65,632
October 7 6:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA STADIUM L 28–58   20,118
October 14 2:30 p.m. at Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN3 L 3–35   26,097
October 20 7:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA CBSSN L 31–35   20,118
October 28 6:30 p.m. at North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN3 L 38–45   18,872
November 4 3:30 p.m. Charlottedagger Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA ESPN3 W 6–0   20,118
November 11 7:00 p.m. at FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL W 37–30   17,127
November 18 2:00 p.m. Rice Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl) ESPN3 W 24–21   20,118
November 25 3:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN3 L 10–41   10,128
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 (FCS) Great Danes 3 0 0 14 17
Monarchs 7 14 3 7 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2013 ODU, 66–10

at Massachusetts

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 3 7 0 7 17
Minutemen 0 0 7 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2016 ODU, 36–16

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 11 28 7 7 53
Monarchs 0 7 10 6 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2013 UNC, 80–20

at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0
No. 13 Hokies 3 14 14 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 17 14 14 13 58
Monarchs 7 7 7 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2016 ODU, 42–24

at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 3 0 0 3
Thundering Herd 0 7 7 21 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2016 ODU, 38–14

WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 14 0 14 35
Monarchs 7 7 17 0 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2016 WKU, 59–24

at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 10 13 15 0 38
Mean Green 14 21 0 10 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0 0 0 0 0
Monarchs 3 0 3 0 6
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2016 ODU, 52–17

at FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 7 17 7 6 37
Panthers 7 7 9 7 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2016 ODU, 42–28

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 0 14 21
Monarchs 7 3 7 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 ODU, 45–42

at Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 3 0 0 7 10
Blue Raiders 3 21 7 10 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2014 MTSU, 41–29

References

  1. ↑ "ODU Football Announces 2017 Schedule" (Press release). Old Dominion University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 Old Dominion Monarchs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
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