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Conference | Conference USA |
East Division | |
Record | 6–7 (5–3 C-USA) |
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Offensive coordinator | Kirk Campbell (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Blake Seiler (2nd season) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 |
Home stadium | S.B. Ballard Stadium |
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Marshall | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UTSA xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
On October 27, 2021, Old Dominion announced that this would be the last season for the team in C-USA, and they would join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022. [1]
On August 10, 2020, Old Dominion announced that they would cancel their 2020 FBS football season due to health, safety, and travel concerns for the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Since head coach Ricky Rahne was hired in December 2019, the 2021 season would be considered his second season as head coach due to team practices resuming in 2020, despite the cancellation of the season. [3]
Old Dominion announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021. [4] [5] The 2021 schedule consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
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September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest * | ACCN | L 10–42 | 25,673 | |
September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Hampton * | ESPN3 | W 47–7 | 18,363 | |
September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Liberty * | ESPN3 | L 17–45 | 18,471 | |
September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Buffalo * |
| ESPN+ | L 34–35 | 18,197 |
October 2 | 9:00 p.m. | at UTEP | ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 11,025 | |
October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Marshall | CBSSN Facebook | L 13–20 OT | 24,172 | |
October 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky |
| ESPN3 | L 20–43 | 16,418 |
October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech |
| CBSSN | W 23–20 | 13,309 |
November 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at FIU | ESPN3 | W 47–24 | 0 | |
November 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic |
| ESPN+ | W 30–16 | 13,634 |
November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 9,606 | |
November 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Charlotte |
| ESPN+ | W 56–34 | 15,874 |
December 20 | 2:30 pm | vs. Tulsa * | ESPN | L 17–30 | 6,557 | |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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WF –32.0 | 61.5 |
Statistics | ODU | WF |
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First downs | 17 | 20 |
Total yards | 272 | 352 |
Rushing yards | 145 | 164 |
Passing yards | 127 | 188 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 32:19 | 27:41 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Old Dominion | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 11/17, 88 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Elijah Davis | 12 carries, 69 yards | |
Receiving | Stone Smartt | 3 receptions, 26 yards | |
Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 18/27, 188 yards, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Christian Beal-Smith | 11 carries, 74 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | A. T. Perry | 4 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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ODU –21.5 | 55 |
Statistics | HU | ODU |
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First downs | 13 | 32 |
Total yards | 187 | 572 |
Rushing yards | 104 | 358 |
Passing yards | 83 | 214 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 26:55 | 33:05 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Hampton | Passing | Jett Duffey | 7/16, 83 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Elijah Burris | 12 carries, 45 yards | |
Receiving | Jadakis Bonds | 5 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD | |
Old Dominion | Passing | D. J. Mack Jr. | 11/22, 162 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Jon-Luke Peaker | 18 carries, 141 yards | |
Receiving | Zack Kuntz | 3 receptions, 61 yards |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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LIB –27.5 | 53 |
Statistics | ODU | LU |
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First downs | 15 | 23 |
Total yards | 201 | 424 |
Rushing yards | 67 | 182 |
Passing yards | 134 | 242 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 28:16 | 31:44 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Old Dominion | Passing | D. J. Mack Jr. | 15/27, 134 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Elijah Davis | 11 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Zack Kuntz | 4 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD | |
Liberty | Passing | Malik Willis | 21/28, 242 yards, 4 TDs |
Rushing | Malik Willis | 9 carries, 77 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | CJ Daniels | 5 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TDs |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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UB –13.0 | 50.5 |
Statistics | UB | ODU |
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First downs | 17 | 27 |
Total yards | 297 | 433 |
Rushing yards | 106 | 209 |
Passing yards | 191 | 224 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 37:32 | 22:28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Buffalo | Passing | Kyle Vantrease | 17/26, 191 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Dylan McDuffie | 16 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Quian Williams | 9 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD | |
Old Dominion | Passing | D. J. Mack Jr. | 24/41, 224 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | D. J. Mack Jr. | 18 carries, 84 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Ali Jennings III | 7 receptions, 68 yards |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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UTEP –5.5 | 48.5 [7] |
Statistics | ODU | UTEP |
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First downs | 19 | 17 |
Total yards | 282 | 333 |
Rushing yards | 88 | 142 |
Passing yards | 194 | 191 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 25:32 | 34:28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Old Dominion | Passing | D. J. Mack Jr. | 20/34, 194 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Blake Watson | 13 carries, 35 yards | |
Receiving | Zack Kuntz | 8 receptions, 54 yards | |
UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 10/20, 191 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Deion Hankins | 23 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jacob Cowing | 4 receptions, 118 yards |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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MARSH –21.0 | 62.5 |
Statistics | ODU | MU |
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First downs | 19 | 24 |
Total yards | 314 | 390 |
Rushing yards | 208 | 91 |
Passing yards | 106 | 299 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 29:56 | 30:04 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Old Dominion | Passing | D. J. Mack Jr. | 9/22, 106 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Blake Watson | 26 carries, 168 yards | |
Receiving | Ali Jennings III | 1 reception, 33 yards, 1 TD | |
Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 30/46, 299 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Rasheen Ali | 21 carries, 77 yards | |
Receiving | Shadeed Ahmed | 7 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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WKU –13.5 | 67 |
Statistics | WKU | ODU |
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First downs | 29 | 23 |
Total yards | 518 | 446 |
Rushing yards | 121 | 119 |
Passing yards | 397 | 327 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 30:39 | 29:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Kentucky | Passing | Bailey Zappe | 36/54, 397 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Adam Cofield | 10 carries, 67 yards | |
Receiving | Jerreth Sterns | 13 receptions, 221 yards, 1 TD | |
Old Dominion | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 26/41, 327 yards, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Blake Watson | 22 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Ali Jennings III | 13 receptions, 172 yards |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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LT –4.0 | 52.5 |
Statistics | LT | ODU |
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First downs | 15 | 20 |
Total yards | 335 | 311 |
Rushing yards | 59 | 162 |
Passing yards | 276 | 149 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 24:21 | 35:39 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana Tech | Passing | Austin Kendall | 22/36, 253 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Marcus Williams Jr. | 14 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Smoke Harris | 7 receptions, 63 yards | |
Old Dominion | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 23/34, 149 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Blake Watson | 28 carries, 108 yards | |
Receiving | Zack Kuntz | 8 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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ODU –3.0 | 50.0 |
Statistics | ODU | FIU |
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First downs | 29 | 19 |
Total yards | 565 | 435 |
Rushing yards | 282 | 107 |
Passing yards | 283 | 328 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 31:49 | 28:11 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Old Dominion | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 22/42, 283 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Blake Watson | 28 rushes, 158 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Zack Kuntz | 9 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD | |
FIU | Passing | Max Bortenschlager | 18/32, 315 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Lexington Joseph | 11 rushes, 54 yards | |
Receiving | Bryce Singleton | 6 receptions, 199 yards, 2 TD |
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Owls | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
Monarchs | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
Statistics
Statistics | FAU | ODU |
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First downs | 13 | 22 |
Total yards | 308 | 447 |
Rushing yards | 121 | 158 |
Passing yards | 187 | 289 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 22:28 | 37:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Florida Atlantic | Passing | N'Kosi Perry | 12/21, 187 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Johnny Ford | 19 rushes, 101 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Brandon Robinson | 1 reception, 59 yards, 1 TD | |
Old Dominion | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 21/33, 289 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Blake Watson | 23 rushes, 163 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Ali Jennings III | 4 receptions, 99 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Monarchs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Statistics
Statistics | ODU | MT |
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First downs | 11 | 25 |
Total yards | 341 | 414 |
Rushing yards | 100 | 101 |
Passing yards | 241 | 313 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 24:55 | 35:05 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Old Dominion | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 15/24, 241 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Blake Watson | 18 rushes, 57 yards | |
Receiving | Ali Jennings III | 4 receptions, 146 yards | |
Middle Tennessee | Passing | Nicholas Vattiato | 31/45, 281 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Martell Pettaway | 13 rushes, 57 yards | |
Receiving | Jaylin Lane | 10 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
Monarchs | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
Statistics
Statistics | UNCC | ODU |
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First downs | 26 | 22 |
Total yards | 480 | 441 |
Rushing yards | 203 | 113 |
Passing yards | 277 | 328 |
Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
Time of possession | 36:11 | 23:49 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Charlotte | Passing | Chris Reynolds | 24/40, 231 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Calvin Camp | 16 rushes, 90 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Grant DuBose | 9 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD | |
Old Dominion | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 17/26, 328 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Blake Watson | 18 rushes, 106 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Ali Jennings III | 9 receptions, 252 yards, 3 TD |
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Monarchs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Golden Hurricane | 14 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
Statistics
Statistics | ODU | TU |
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First downs | 10 | 35 |
Total yards | 247 | 529 |
Rushing yards | 71 | 244 |
Passing yards | 176 | 285 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 20:17 | 39:43 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Old Dominion | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 19/28, 176 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Blake Watson | 14 rushes, 77 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Ali Jennings III | 6 receptions, 74 yards | |
Tulsa | Passing | Davis Brin | 22/34, 285 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Shamari Brooks | 26 rushes, 107 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Josh Johnson | 8 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD |
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 men's basketball team represents Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States in NCAA Division I men's competition. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference.
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 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The team is a member of the Sun Belt Conference, which is part of NCAA Division I. Old Dominion's first baseball team was fielded in 1931 as the William and Mary College – Norfolk Division Braves. ODU joined Division I in 1977. The team plays its home games at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex in Norfolk, Virginia, where it has played since 1982. ODU has won six conference tournament titles and have been to the NCAA tournament nine times. The Monarchs are coached by Chris Finwood, a native of Hampton, Virginia, who is in his eleventh year at the helm. The Monarchs have had eleven players reach the Major Leagues and two, Justin Verlander and Daniel Hudson, have played in the World Series.
The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a conference of 14 universities which participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. As of the 2022 season, all 14 full members play football in the conference. Although the SBC was formed in 1976, it did not sponsor football until 2001.
Old Dominion Monarchs baseball represents Old Dominion University in college baseball at the NCAA Division I level.
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.
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 2018 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2018 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 tenth-year head coach Bobby Wilder. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division. ODU's streak of home sell-outs ended with the FIU game. ODU had sold out every home game since they restarted the football program in 2009.
Ricky Rahne is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach at Old Dominion University. He played college football at Cornell.
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 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) in 2020. However, 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. 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.
The 2020–21 Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones, and played their home games at the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as a member of Conference USA.
The 2021–22 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by ninth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the East division of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the East division. They lost to UTEP in the second round of the C-USA tournament.
The 2021–22 Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones, and played their home games at the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as a member of Conference USA.
The 2022 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs played their home games at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia. It was their first football season in the Sun Belt Conference, competing in the East Division. Previously a member of the Sun Belt until 1991, the University did not field a football team at that time, nor did the conference sponsor the sport. The team was coached by third-year head coach Ricky Rahne.
The Old Dominion–William & Mary rivalry refers to the U.S. college rivalry games between the Old Dominion Monarchs of the Sun Belt Conference and the William & Mary Tribe of the Colonial Athletic Association. They are the two largest and most historically tenured NCAA Division I rivals in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
The Royal Rivalry refers to the U.S. college rivalry games between the James Madison Dukes and the Old Dominion Monarchs of the Sun Belt Conference. It is an intra-conference match-up between two Div. I FBS public universities, James Madison University and Old Dominion University, in the state of Virginia.
The 2023 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University for the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs played their home games at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia. It was their second football season in the Sun Belt Conference, competing in the East Division. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Ricky Rahne.
The 2024 Old Dominion Monarchs football team will represent Old Dominion University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs are led by Ricky Rahne in his fifth year as the head coach. The Monarchs will play home games at S.B. Ballard Stadium, located in Norfolk, Virginia.