2020 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

2020 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Ricky Rahne (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Kirk Campbell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Blake Seiler (1st season)
Home stadium	S.B. Ballard Stadium
Seasons ←  2019 2021  →

2020 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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]

Coaching changes

Following a finish of 1–11 overall and 0–8 in conference play from their previous season, head coach Bobby Wilder resigned from his duties as the first head coach for Old Dominion's re-established football program. ^[3]

In December 2019, Old Dominion hired Penn State offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne to become the team's next head coach. ^[4] In January 2020, Rahne recruited new coaching staff consisting of offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell, special teams coordinator Kevin Smith, and defensive coordinator Blake Seiler. ^{[5] [6]}

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Award	Player	Position	Year
Bednarik Award [7]	Keion White [a]	DE	JR
Jim Thorpe Award [8]	Kaleb Ford-Dement	CB	JR
Wuerffel Trophy [9]	Isaac Weaver	C	SR

C-USA media days

The C-USA Media Days were held virtually for the first time in conference history. ^[10]

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

Schedule

Old Dominion's original schedule was announced on January 8, 2020, consisting of 7 home games and 5 away games. ^[11] Of the opponents scheduled, Hampton and UConn would eventually cancel their 2020 football seasons.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 4	Wake Forest*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	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*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	Cancelled
October 17	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	Cancelled
October 24	Virginia*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	Cancelled
October 31	at Western Kentucky	Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	Cancelled
November 7	UAB	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	Cancelled
November 14	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	Cancelled
November 21	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	Cancelled
November 28	Marshall	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	Cancelled

• Asterisk (*) indicates non-conference opponent

Roster

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

2020 Old Dominion Monarchs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 2 Blake Watson  So WR 3 Frederik Antoine  Fr QB 4 Stone Smartt Sr WR 6 Nigel Fitzgerald  So WR 10 Isiah Paige Fr QB 11 Hayden Wolff  Fr RB 12 Elijah Davis  So QB 14 Dominique Anthony Fr QB 15 Reese Poffenbarger Fr WR 16 Aaron Moore  So WR 18 Noah Robinson Fr WR 19 Cornell Hendrick Jr  So RB 20 Keshawn Wicks  Fr WR 28 Javon Harvey  Fr RB 29 Obie Sanni Fr WR 30 Rafael McCoy Fr RB 44 Matt Geiger Jr RB 46 Elijah Rivers Fr OL 53 Khadere Kounta So OL 60 Joshua Bennett  Fr OL 62 Tyler Lamar Fr OL 63 Xavier Black  Fr OL 64 Nick Saldiveri  So OL 68 Brandon Ruff  Fr OL 70 Jack Hassard  So OL 71 Isaac Weaver Sr OL 72 Talyn Hunter Fr OL 73 Austin Mosier  Fr OL 74 Santana Saunders Fr OL 76 Jack Miller III Jr OL 77 Kyle Young  So OL 79 Leroy Thomas  So WR 81 Devin Lester Fr TE 82 AC White  So TE 83 Isaiah Spencer  So TE 84 Donta Anthony Jr. Jr TE 85 Trey Lancaster Fr WR 86 Darius Savedge  So WR 87 Braxton Collins  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Malcolm Britt Fr CB 1 Lance Boykin Jr LB 3 Jordan Young Sr CB 4 LaMareon James Fr CB 5 Will Brocchini Sr S 7 Harrell Blackmon Sr LB 8 Ryan Henry  Jr CB 10 Tre Hawkins III Jr S 11 Levi Wentz Fr S 13 Terry Jones  Fr S 14 Justinn Richardson Jr S 15 Tyrik McDaniel Fr CB 17 Damion Charity  So DE 19 Amorie Morrison Fr DT 20 Aaron Jackson Sr S 21 R'Tarriun Johnson  Jr CB 22 Kaleb Ford-Dement Jr CB 23 Geronda Hall Jr S 24 Joe Joe Headen Sr LB 25 Steven Williams  Jr CB 26 Jalen Lomax  Fr S 28 Corey Chapman Fr DE 29 Adrian Spellman Fr LB 32 Joshua Burdsall  Fr CB 34 Ali Ali Fr S 35 Luke Lindenfeldar  Fr LB 36 Alec Solano So S 38 Colten Hicks  Fr DE 39 Roman Ridley  Fr DE 41 Cory Jackson Sr LB 48 Estefano Feliciano Jr. Jr DT 50 Alonzo Ford Jr. Fr DT 51 Carson Ramos  Jr DT 52 Chazz Wallace Fr DT 54 Jeremy Meiser Sr DT 56 Sokoya McDuffie  So DT 92 Tyre Bibby  Jr DE 94 O'Shea Jackson  So DT 96 Keyshawn Hunter Fr DE 97 Marcus Haynes Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 37 Dominik Soos Jr LS 43 Bryant Worrell Fr LS 49 John Morton  Fr LS 91 B.R. Hatcher Jr P 95 Ethan Dunne Fr K 98 Nick Rice Sr	Head coach Ricky Rahne 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 Injured 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. ^[12]

References

1. "Old Dominion Athletics Announces Cancellation of Fall Sports Season". ODUSports.com. August 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
2. "ODU hired him 9 months ago. Ricky Rahne is finally working with his new football team – and pronouncing Norfolk like a local". The Virginian-Pilot . September 23, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
3. "Wilder resigns after 13 years as ODU's coach". ESPN.com. December 2, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
4. "Ricky Rahne Named ODU Football Head Coach". Old Dominion Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
5. "Rahne Adds Four to Coaching Staff". Old Dominion Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
6. "Rahne Adds Two More to Coaching Staff". Old Dominion Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
7. "2020 Bednarik Award Watch List" (PDF). Retrieved March 6, 2024.
8. "Jim Thorpe Award preseason watch list announced: SEC leads the nation with the most selections" . Retrieved March 6, 2024.
9. "The Wuerffel Trophy 2020 Watch List (Non AP)". July 23, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
10. "Conference USA to hold virtual football media days due to COVID-19". ktsm.com. May 5, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
11. "Old Dominion 2020 football schedule released". News 3 WTKR Norfolk. January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2024.