2020 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

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2020 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Old Dominion Athletics logo wordmark.svg
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBlake Seiler (1st season)
Home stadium S.B. Ballard Stadium
Seasons
←  2019
2021  →
2020 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall xy  4 –1   7 –3  
Florida Atlantic  4 –2   5 –4  
Western Kentucky  4 –3   5 –7  
Charlotte  2 –2   2 –4  
Middle Tennessee  2 –4   3 –6  
FIU  0 –3   0 –5  
West Division
UAB xy$  3 –1   6 –3  
UTSA  5 –2   7 –5  
Louisiana Tech  4 –2   5 –5  
North Texas  3 –4   4 –6  
Rice  2 –3   2 –3  
Southern Miss  2 –4   3 –7  
UTEP  0 –4   3 –5  
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season.

The 2020 Old Dominion Monarchs football team would have represented Old Dominion University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season, being slated to compete in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). On August 10, the university canceled its football season, as well as all other fall sports competitions, due to the complications of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] The Monarchs would have been led by first-year head coach Ricky Rahne and would have played their home games at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia. [2]

Contents

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2019 season 1–11, 0–8 in C-USA play, to finish in last place in the East Division. Following the end of the season, head coach Bobby Wilder resigned from his duties as the first overall coach for Old Dominion's re-established football program. [3]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Bednarik Award [4] Keion White [lower-alpha 1] DEJR
Jim Thorpe Award [5] Kaleb Ford-DementCBJR
Wuerffel Trophy [6] Isaac WeaverCSR

C-USA media days

The C-USA Media Days were held virtually for the first time in conference history. [7]

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Charlotte
2FIU
3Florida Atlantic
4Marshall
5Middle Tennessee
6Old Dominion
7Western Kentucky

Schedule

Old Dominion's original schedule was announced on January 8, 2020, consisting of 7 home games and 5 away games. [8] Of the opponents scheduled, Hampton and UConn would eventually cancel their 2020 football seasons.

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 4 Wake Forest*
Cancelled
September 12 Hampton*
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
Cancelled
September 19 FIU
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
Cancelled
September 26 Middle Tennessee
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
Cancelled
October 3 at UConn*
Cancelled
October 17 at UTSA
Cancelled
October 24 Virginia*
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
Cancelled
October 31 at Western Kentucky
Cancelled
November 7 UAB
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
Cancelled
November 14 at Charlotte
Cancelled
November 21 at Florida Atlantic
Cancelled
November 28 Marshall
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
Cancelled

Roster

The 2020 roster if Old Dominion had played for the 2020 season.

2020 Old Dominion Monarchs football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 2 Blake Watson Redshirt.svg  So
WR 3Frederik Antoine Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 4 Stone Smartt Sr
WR 6Nigel Fitzgerald Redshirt.svg  So
WR 10Isiah PaigeFr
QB 11 Hayden Wolff Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 12Elijah Davis Redshirt.svg  So
QB 14Dominique AnthonyFr
QB 15 Reese Poffenbarger Fr
WR 16Aaron Moore Redshirt.svg  So
WR 18Noah RobinsonFr
WR 19Cornell Hendrick Jr Redshirt.svg  So
RB 20Keshawn Wicks Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 28Javon Harvey Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 29Obie SanniFr
WR 30Rafael McCoyFr
RB 44Matt GeigerJr
RB 46Elijah RiversFr
OL 53Khadere KountaSo
OL 60Joshua Bennett Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 62Tyler LamarFr
OL 63Xavier Black Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 64 Nick Saldiveri Redshirt.svg  So
OL 68Brandon Ruff Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 70Jack Hassard Redshirt.svg  So
OL 71Isaac WeaverSr
OL 72Talyn HunterFr
OL 73Austin Mosier Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 74Santana SaundersFr
OL 76Jack Miller IIIJr
OL 77Kyle Young Redshirt.svg  So
OL 79Leroy Thomas Redshirt.svg  So
WR 81Devin LesterFr
TE 82AC White Redshirt.svg  So
TE 83Isaiah Spencer Redshirt.svg  So
TE 84Donta Anthony Jr.Jr
TE 85Trey LancasterFr
WR 86Darius Savedge Redshirt.svg  So
WR 87Braxton Collins Redshirt.svg  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 0Malcolm BrittFr
CB 1 Lance Boykin Jr
LB 3Jordan YoungSr
CB 4LaMareon JamesFr
CB 5Will BrocchiniSr
S 7Harrell BlackmonSr
LB 8Ryan Henry Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 10 Tre Hawkins III Jr
S 11Levi WentzFr
S 13Terry Jones Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 14Justinn RichardsonJr
S 15Tyrik McDanielFr
CB 17Damion Charity Redshirt.svg  So
DE 19Amorie MorrisonFr
DT 20Aaron JacksonSr
S 21R'Tarriun Johnson Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 22Kaleb Ford-DementJr
CB 23Geronda HallJr
S 24Joe Joe HeadenSr
LB 25Steven Williams Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 26Jalen Lomax Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 28Corey ChapmanFr
DE 29Adrian SpellmanFr
LB 32Joshua Burdsall Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 34Ali AliFr
S 35Luke Lindenfeldar Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 36Alec SolanoSo
S 38Colten Hicks Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 39Roman Ridley Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 41Cory JacksonSr
LB 48Estefano Feliciano Jr.Jr
DT 50Alonzo Ford Jr.Fr
DT 51Carson Ramos Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 52Chazz WallaceFr
DT 54Jeremy MeiserSr
DT 56Sokoya McDuffie Redshirt.svg  So
DT 92Tyre Bibby Redshirt.svg  Jr
DE 94O'Shea Jackson Redshirt.svg  So
DT 96Keyshawn HunterFr
DE 97 Marcus Haynes Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 37Dominik SoosJr
LS 43Bryant WorrellFr
LS 49John Morton Redshirt.svg  Fr
LS 91 B.R. Hatcher Jr
P 95Ethan DunneFr
K 98Nick RiceSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Kirk Campbell
    Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Blake Seiler
    Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
  • Tony Lucas
    Running backs
  • Jonathan Decoster
    Tight ends
  • Mark Dupuis
    Wide receivers
  • Kevin Reihner
    Offensive line
  • Leon Wright
    Cornerbacks
  • Remington Rebstock
    Safeties
  • Kevin Smith
    Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 6, 2024

Notes

  1. ↑ White was not listed on the 2020 football roster due to entering the NCAA transfer portal in October 2020. [lower-alpha 2]
  2. "Old Dominion DE Keion White transferring to Georgia Tech". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved March 26, 2024.

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