2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
American college football season
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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 | |
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C-USA East Division co-champion Bahamas Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| East Division | |
| Record | 10–3 (7–1 C-USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brian Scott (8th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Hurry-up spread option |
| Defensive coordinator | Rich Nagy (4th season) |
| Base defense | 3–3–5 |
| Home stadium | Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 hosted C–USA foes Florida International (FIU), Marshall, Southern Miss, and UTSA, and traveled to Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU).[1]
The team played 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 |
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| September 4 | 3:30 p.m. | Hampton* | CUSA.tv | W 54–21 | 20,118 | |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State* | ASN | L 7–31 | 23,374 | |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at NC State* | ACCN+ | L 22–49 | 57,810 | |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | UTSA |
| WTVZ | W 33–19 | 20,118 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | CUSA.tv | W 52–17 | 12,589 | |
| October 7[a] | 8:00 p.m. | Massachusetts* |
| CUSA.tv | W 36–16 | 20,118 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at WKU | ASN | L 24–59 | 18,676 | |
| October 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at UTEP | CUSA.tv | W 31–21 | 19,254 | |
| November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Marshall |
| ASN | W 38–14 | 20,118 |
| November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Miss |
| ASN | W 51–35 | 20,118 |
| November 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | CI | W 42–24 | 5,843 | |
| November 26 | 3:30 p.m. | FIU |
| ESPN3 | W 42–28 | 20,118 |
| December 23 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Eastern Michigan* | ESPN | W 24–20 | 13,422 | |
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- ^[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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Monarchs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mountaineers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
At NC State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Monarchs | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| Wolfpack | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Roadrunners | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| Monarchs | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
At Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Monarchs | 21 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 52 |
| 49ers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Massachusetts
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Minutemen | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Monarchs | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
At Western Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Monarchs | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Hilltoppers | 21 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 59 |
At UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Monarchs | 10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Miners | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Monarchs | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Monarchs | 21 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 51 |
At Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Monarchs | 3 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 42 |
| Owls | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Monarchs | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Bahamas Bowl–Eastern Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Monarchs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
