2015 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

2015 Old Dominion Monarchs football
2015 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Bobby Wilder (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Scott (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Hurry-up spread option
Defensive coordinator	Rich Nagy (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

Last updated May 16, 2024

2015 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky x$	8	–	0	12	–	2
Middle Tennessee	6	–	2	7	–	6
Marshall	6	–	2	10	–	3
FIU	3	–	5	5	–	7
Old Dominion	3	–	5	5	–	7
Florida Atlantic	3	–	5	3	–	9
Charlotte*	0	–	8	2	–	10
West Division
Southern Miss x	7	–	1	9	–	5
Louisiana Tech	6	–	2	9	–	4
UTSA	3	–	5	3	–	9
UTEP	3	–	5	5	–	7
Rice	3	–	5	5	–	7
North Texas	1	–	7	1	–	11

Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS As of January 12, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Bobby Wilder and played their home games at Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia. They were members of the East Division of Conference USA. 2015 was the first year Old Dominion was a full member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and eligible for postseason play. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Personnel

Coaching staff

2015 Old Dominion Monarch coaches

Head coach

Bobby Wilder

Assistant coaches

Brian Scott – Offensive coordinator
Rich Nagy – Defensive coordinator and Linebackers coach
Bill Dee – Offensive line coach
Sam Perryman – Cornerbacks coach
Michael Zyskowski – Special teams and running back coach/recruiting coordinator
Arick Forest – Wide receivers coach
Jeff Comissiong – Assistant head coach/defensive line coach
Ron Whitcomb – Quarterbacks coach
Kermit Buggs – Safeties coach
Jordan Orlovsky – Graduate assistant/linebackers
Kyle Jolly – Graduate assistant/offensive line

Reference:^[1]

Roster

2015 Old Dominion Monarchs

Quarterback

19 Shuler Bentley – freshman (6'1, 209)
11 Blake LaRussa – freshman (5'10, 185)
14 Joey Verhaegh – sophomore (6'1, 201)
17 Colin McElroy – junior (6'0, 189)

Running back

37 Justin Cooper – freshman (5'11, 213)
34 Jeremy Cox – freshman (5'11, 208)
35 Nick Ferrari-Smith – freshman (5'9, 185)
28 Malik Fuller – freshman (5'9, 168)
Gemonta jackson – freshman (5'10, 185)
33 Ray Lawry – sophomore (5'10, 205)
4 Vincent Lowe – sophomore (5'9, 175)
39 Latrell Sandifer – freshman (5'7, 153)
27 Brandon Simmons – sophomore (5'9, 191)
Kesean strong – freshman (5'10, 185)

Wide receiver

48 T.J. Boothe – sophomore (6'2, 223)
81 R.J Brown – sophomore (6'0, 197)
9 Johnathan Duhart – sophomore (6'3, 211)
7 Nick England – junior (6'0, 180)
86 Travis Fulgham – freshman (6'3, 205)
Klye goddard – freshman (5'10, 180)
15 Isaiah Harper – freshman (5'9, 166)
Eri'Reon Hayes – freshman (6'2, 190)
82 Will Howard – freshman (6'3, 197)
2 Marques Little – sophomore (5'9, 180)
6 Zach Pascal – junior (6'2, 217)
Hassan patterson – freshman (6'2, 185)
83 Quintin Reynolds – freshman (6'0, 185)
8 Blair Roberts – senior (6'2, 203)
1 Melvin Vaughn – junior (6'2, 248)
10 David Washington – junior (6'3, 209)

Tight end

88 Adam Swann – freshman (6'5, 241)
Nijee cox – freshman (6'3, 235)

Offensive line

66 Troy Bulter – junior (6'3, 320)
76 Tyler Compton – junior (6'4, 297)
70 Tyler Fisher – junior (6'3, 323)
75 Eric Hampson – sophomore (6'5, 284)
61 Eli Kessner – sophomore (6'2, 300)
63 Nick Clark – freshman (6'4, 301)
78 Darius Garcia – sophomore (6'3, 311)
Devin hannan – freshman (6'4, 275)
73 Chad Hendricks – freshman (6'6, 274)
72 Raul Martinez – junior (6'5, 285)
77 Manuel Matiarena – sophomore (6'4, 299)
Hunter sosebee – freshman (6'7, 275)
69 Ely Anderson – senior (6'6, 290)
74 Tony Barnett – freshman (6'4, 292)
65 Tyler Burns – senior (6'6, 370)
53 Casey Cullen – sophomore (6'4, 288)
67 Davis Farmer – sophomore (6'5, 331)
68 Andrew Maddox – junior (6'5, 286)
71 Connor Mewbourne – senior (6'4, 287)

Defensive line

99 Daniel Appouh – freshman (6'4, 247)
95 Poncho Barnwell – senior (6'4, 270)
92 Jude Brenya – junior (6'3, 262)
96 Terell Reid – junior (6'2, 277)
90 Tim Ward – freshman (6'6, 218)
94 Scott Wiggins – junior (6'3, 237)
98 Oshane Ximines – freshman (6'3, 239)
50 Torrez Wentz – freshman (6'2, 281)
57 Rashaad Coward – junior (6'5, 297)
59 Galen Evans – junior (6'3, 299)
Miles Fox – freshman (6'1, 270)
79 Ryan Londree – freshman (6'3, 271)
58 Bunmi Rotimi – sophomore (6'4, 283)
Mufu taiwo – freshman (6'5, 250)
54 Pat Toal – freshman (6'4, 316)
93 Brandon Tyson – freshman (6'1, 345)

Linebacker

43 Kohl Adams-Hurd – senior (6'3, 239)
Casey bernard – freshman (6'2, 222)
37 Marvin Branch – freshman (6'2, 227)
41 Jaylin Jefferies – freshman (6'0, 228)
28 Malique Johnson – senior (6'2, 216)
A.J. Oneal – freshman (6'3, 210)
47 T.J. Ricks – junior (6'0, 226)
44 Reece Schmidt – senior (6'3, 246)
36 Martez Simpson – senior (6'1, 222)
38 Richard Thomas – junior (6'0, 227)
42 Derek Wilder – freshman (6'1, 242)
45 Shadow Williams – junior (6'0, 218)
35 Anthony Wilson – junior (6'1, 221)
40 Isaiah Worthy – sophomore (6'1, 235)

Defensive back

Jamez brickhouse – freshman (5'10, 165)
19 Devon Brown – junior (5'11, 180)
16 Lawrence Holley – freshman (6'2, 205)
20 Rob Thompson – sophomore (6'1, 217)
14 Aquante Thornton – senior (5'9, 170)
27 Aaron Young – junior (5'11, 188)
48 Brandon Addison – freshman (5'10, 173)
34 Andre Bernhard – sophomore (6'2, 192)
Jelani carter – freshman (6'1, 190)
10 Sean Carter – freshman (6'1, 199)
18 Jordan Glover – freshman (5'11, 177)
Kane miskel – freshman (6'2, 175)
3 C.J. Bradshaw – junior (5'10, 187)
12 Chrisian Byrum – sophomore (6'1, 186)
13 Justice Davila – sophomore (6'0, 191)
81 Keenan McUmber – freshman (6'0, 182)
24 Fellonte Misher – senior (6'2, 214)
21 Justin Noye – freshman (6'1, 202)
Denzel williams – freshman (6'2, 200)

Special teams

29 Dalton Fraser – sophomore (6'0, 196) (PK)
38 Ricky Segers – junior (5'11, 206) (PK)
29 Joseph Pulisic – junior (5'9, 175) (P)
49 Adam Vaught – freshman (6'6, 258) (LS)
39 Jarrett Cervi – sophomore (6'1, 219) (PK/P)
15 Satchel Ziffer – junior (6'4, 206) (PK/P)

Source:^[2]

Schedule

Old Dominion announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Monarchs hosted CUSA foes Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and traveled to Florida International (FIU), Marshall, Southern Miss, and UTSA.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan *	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ASN	W 38–34	6,474
September 12	7:00 p.m.	Norfolk State *	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (rivalry)	ASN	W 24–10	20,118
September 19	7:00 p.m.	NC State *	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	ASN	L 14–38	20,118
September 26	3:30 p.m.	Appalachian State *	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	ASN	L 0–49	20,118
October 3	3:30 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ASN	L 7–27	18,473
October 17	3:30 p.m.	Charlotte	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	ASN	W 37–34	20,118
October 24	6:00 p.m.	at FIU	FIU Stadium Boca Raton, FL		L 12–41	17,961
October 31	11:00 a.m.	Western Kentucky	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	FSN	L 30–55	20,118
November 7	7:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ASN	W 36–31	19,586
November 14	12:00 p.m.	UTEP	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	FSN	W 31–21	20,118
November 21	3:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ASN	L 31–56	29,568
November 28	12:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	ASN	L 31–33	20,118
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[4]

Game summaries

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	7	3	21	7	38
Eagles	14	3	14	3	34

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	10	0	0	10
Monarchs	7	7	7	3	24

NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	7	14	7	10	38
Monarchs	0	7	7	0	14

Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	28	14	0	49
Monarchs	0	0	0	0	0

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	0	0	7	7
Thundering Herd	7	7	7	6	27

Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	14	10	0	10	34
Monarchs	6	6	10	15	37

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	6	6	0	12
Panthers	7	10	10	14	41

Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	10	21	10	14	55
Monarchs	3	7	7	13	30

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	3	13	7	13	36
Roadrunners	14	0	7	10	31

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	9	6	0	6	21
Monarchs	3	14	7	7	31

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	7	10	14	0	31
Golden Eagles	14	0	28	14	56

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	10	3	6	33
Monarchs	3	7	21	0	31

Related Research Articles

The Old Dominion Monarchs are composed of 18 intercollegiate athletic teams representing Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, Virginia. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, sailing, soccer, swimming, and tennis. Women's sports include basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, golf, sailing, soccer, swimming, tennis, rowing, and volleyball. The Monarchs compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and are members of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC); the university joined the conference on July 1, 2022.

The Old Dominion Monarchs football program represents Old Dominion University in U.S. college football. The first iteration of the team created in 1930 was known as the William & Mary Norfolk Division Braves. Founded in 2009, the current Monarchs team competed as an FCS independent for their first two seasons. In the 2011 season, they joined the Colonial Athletic Association and added conference games to their schedule, playing there until joining the Conference USA of the FBS in 2014. They joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2022.

The 2014 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Bobby Wilder and played their home games at Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia. The 2014 season marked the inaugural season for the Monarchs as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), joining Conference USA and competing in the East Division. Old Dominion finished the season 6–6 to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the East Division. Despite finishing 6-6, Old Dominion was not invited to a bowl game, as they were in the second of a two-year transition period to the FBS and was ineligible for postseason competition.

The 2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented the Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jeff Brohm and played their home games at the Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium. This was the team's first year as a Conference USA member and playing in the East Division. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Bahamas Bowl where they defeated Central Michigan.

The 2015 UTSA Roadrunners football team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. That was the fifth season for football at UTSA and their third as members of Conference USA in the West Division. Larry Coker returned as the team's head coach for a fifth season. The Roadrunners played their home games at the Alamodome. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for third place in the West Division.

The 2015 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the third year for head coach Sean Kugler both with UTEP and overall. They were members of the West Division of Conference USA. The Miners played their home games in El Paso, Texas at the Sun Bowl Stadium. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for third place in the West Division. UTEP averaged 23,212 fans per game.

The 2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. Led by second year head coach Jeff Brohm, they played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They finished the season 12–2, 8–0 in C-USA play to be champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the Conference USA Football Championship Game where they defeated Southern Miss to win their first ever C-USA championship. They were invited to the Miami Beach Bowl where they defeated South Florida. They led the NCAA in Passing Efficiency, tied the school record for victories and were also ranked in the FBS AP Top 25 for the first time in program history.

The 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by sixth-year head coach John "Doc" Holliday and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl where they defeated UConn.

The 2015 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by second-year head coach Charlie Partridge and played their home games at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

The 2015 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. They were led by third-year head coach Ron Turner and played their home games at FIU Stadium in Miami, Florida. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

The 2016 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Sean Kugler. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. UTEP averaged 23,001 fans per game.

The 2016 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers played their home games at the Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by third year head coach Jeff Brohm. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in C-USA play to win a share of the East Division title with Old Dominion. Due to their head-to-head victory over Old Dominion, Western Kentucky represented the East Division in the Conference USA Championship Game where they defeated Louisiana Tech to be crowned C-USA champions. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they defeated Memphis. This team led the NCAA in Scoring Offense.

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.

The 2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by seventh-year head coach Doc Holliday. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division.

The 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at the FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by third-year head coach Charlie Partridge. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division.

The 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by eighth-year head coach Doc Holliday. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated Colorado State.

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.

The 2017 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team (WKU) represented Western Kentucky University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hilltoppers played their home games at the Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Mike Sanford Jr. The Hilltoppers finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They received an invite to the Cure Bowl where they lost to Georgia State.

The 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs played their home games at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by eleventh-year head coach Bobby Wilder.

The 2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs played their home games at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). The team was coached by second-year head coach Ricky Rahne.

References

↑ "Football - 2015 Coaching Staff". Old Dominion University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
↑ "2015 Roster". Old Dominion University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
↑ Fairbank, Dave (February 2, 2015). "ODU Football Schedule Features 7 Home Games". Daily Press . Newport News. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
↑ "2015 Old Dominion Monarchs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 17, 2015.

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[2] "2015 Roster". Old Dominion University Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2015.

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2015 Old Dominion Monarchs football

Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Bobby Wilder (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Scott (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Hurry-up spread option
Defensive coordinator	Rich Nagy (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →