2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Myrtle Beach Bowl, L 17–30 vs. Tulsa
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	6–7 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Ricky Rahne (2nd season)
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
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Western Kentucky xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
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
West Division
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
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

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]

2020 season

Main article: 2020 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

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]

Schedule

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest *	Truist Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	L 10–42	25,673
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Hampton *	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	W 47–7	18,363
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Liberty *	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	L 17–45	18,471
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Buffalo *	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 34–35	18,197
October 2	9:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN+	L 21–28	11,025
October 9	2:00 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN Facebook	L 13–20 OT	24,172
October 16	3:30 p.m.	Western Kentucky	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 20–43	16,418
October 30	3:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	CBSSN	W 23–20	13,309
November 6	7:00 p.m.	at FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	W 47–24	0
November 13	3:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 30–16	13,634
November 20	3:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN+	W 24–17	9,606
November 27	2:00 p.m.	Charlotte	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	ESPN+	W 56–34	15,874
December 20	2:30 pm	vs. Tulsa *	Brooks Stadium Conway, South Carolina (Myrtle Beach Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–30	6,557
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Jordan Bly Fr RB 2 Blake Watson  So WR 3 Frederik Antoine  Fr QB 4 Stone Smartt Sr WR 5 Darius Savedge  So WR 6 Nigel Fitzgerald  So QB 7 Reese Poffenbarger Fr QB 8 D.J. Mack Jr. Jr WR 9 Trey Blount Jr WR 10 Isiah Paige Fr QB 11 Hayden Wolff  Fr RB 12 Elijah Davis  So WR 13 MarQeese Dietz Fr QB 14 Dominique Anthony Fr WR 16 Aaron Moore  So QB 17 Jack Shields Fr WR 18 Javon Harvey  Fr WR 19 Cornell Hendrick Jr  So RB 20 Keshawn Wicks  Fr RB 21 Jon-Luke Peaker Fr WR 23 Noah Robinson Fr RB 26 Tariq Sims 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 58 Stephon Dubose-Bourne Fr OL 60 Joshua Bennett  Fr OL 62 Tyler Lamar Fr OL 63 Xavier Black  Fr OL 64 Nick Saldiveri  So OL 65 Chris Adams Fr OL 66 Andrew Blanton Fr OL 67 Tyran Hunt Jr OL 68 Caleb Gosney Fr OL 68 Brandon Ruff  Fr OL 70 Jack Hassard  So OL 70 Drew Pascoe Fr OL 71 Isaac Weaver Sr OL 72 Talyn Hunter Fr OL 73 Austin Mosier  Fr OL 74 Santana Saunders Fr OL 75 Skyler Grant Fr OL 76 Jack Miller III Jr OL 77 Gerrik Vollmer  Jr OL 77 Kyle Young  So OL 78 Elijah Hoskin Fr OL 79 Leroy Thomas  So TE 80 Zach Kuntz  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 TE 86 Avery Ford Fr WR 87 Braxton Collins  Fr TE 88 Curtis Nixon II 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 CB 6 Tre Hawkins III Jr S 7 Harrell Blackmon Sr LB 8 Ryan Henry  Jr DE 9 Marcus Haynes Jr S 11 Levi Wentz Fr S 12 Tahj Ra-El Fr S 13 Terry Jones  Fr S 14 Justinn Richardson Jr S 15 Tyrik McDaniel Fr CB 16 Khian'Dre Harris Fr CB 17 Damion Charity  So DE 19 Amorie Morrison Fr CB 20 Roger Cray Sr DT 20 Aaron Jackson Sr S 21 R'Tarriun Johnson  Jr CB 22 Kaleb Ford-Dement Jr CB 22 Jalen McCain Fr CB 23 Geronda Hall Jr S 23 Robert Kennedy III Jr S 24 Joe Joe Headen Sr LB 25 Steven Williams  Jr CB 26 Jalen Lomax  Fr S 27 Jahaad Scales Fr S 28 Corey Chapman Fr DE 29 Adrian Spellman Fr DE 31 Deeve Harris  Fr LB 32 Joshua Burdsall  Fr CB 33 Elijah Rivers Fr CB 34 Ali Ali Fr LB 34 John Cook Fr S 35 Luke Lindenfeldar  Fr LB 36 Alec Solano So S 38 Colten Hicks  Fr DE 39 Roman Ridley  Fr LB 40 EJ Green Fr DE 41 Cory Jackson Sr LB 42 Jason Henderson Fr DE 43 Kris Trinidad Fr DT 45 Denzel Lowry Fr CB 46 Alhaji Kamara Fr LB 47 Wayne Matthews III Fr 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 55 Keyshawn Hunter Fr DT 56 Sokoya McDuffie  So DT 59 Will Daniel Fr DE 76 Keshawn Lynch Fr DE 89 Kris Caine Fr DE 90 Taevion Clarke Fr DE 94 O'Shea Jackson  So DT 97 Devin Brandt-Epps Fr DT 99 Tyre Bibby  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 LS 93 Anthony Zaccaro Fr P 95 Ethan Dunne Fr K, P 96 Broc Simpson 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 9, 2024

Game summaries

At Wake Forest

Old Dominion at Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total Monarchs 3 0 0 7 10 •Demon Deacons 14 14 7 7 42 Date: September 3, 2021 Location: Truist Field Winston-Salem, NC Game start: 7:03 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 25,673 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 4 MPH Referee: Rodney Burnette TV announcers (ACC Network): Drew Carter (play–by–play), Forrest Conoly (analyst), and Abby Labar (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 08:57 WF Christian Beal-Smith 48-yard rush (Nick Sciba kick) (3 plays, 64 yards, 0:44) WF 7–0 00:28 ODU Nick Rice 38-yard field goal (6 plays, 35 yards, 2:56) WF 7–3 00:12 WF Ja'Sir Taylor 99-yard kickoff returned (Nick Sciba kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) WF 14–3 2 12:01 WF A. T. Perry 36-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick) (4 plays, 48 yards, 1:10) WF 21–3 02:45 WF Jaquarii Roberson 2-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick) (9 plays, 49 yards, 3:51) WF 28–3 3 08:44 WF Christian Beal-Smith 1-yard rush (Nick Sciba kick) (8 plays, 56 yards, 2:39) WF 35–3 4 12:50 WF Ke'Shawn Williams 4-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick) (7 plays, 52 yards, 3:22) WF 42–3 02:27 ODU Isaiah Spencer 9-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Nick Rice kick) (8 plays, 55 yards, 2:59) WF 42–10

See also: 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Pregame line	Over/under
WF –32.0	61.5 [7]

Statistics	ODU	WF
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
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

Hampton

Hampton at Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 0 0 7 0 7 •Monarchs 10 24 7 6 47 Date: September 11, 2021 Location: S. B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA Game start: 7:06 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 18,363 Game weather: Sunny Referee: Scott Hardin TV announcers (ESPN3): Ted Alexander (play–by–play) and Andy Mashew (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:22 ODU Elijah Davis 15-yard rush (Nick Rice kick) (7 plays, 91 yards, 2:27) ODU 7–0 04:55 ODU Nick Rice 24-yard field goal (8 plays, 42 yards, 2:22) ODU 10–0 2 14:10 ODU D. J. Mack Jr. 13-yard rush (Nick Rice kick) (8 plays, 92 yards, 3:15) ODU 17–0 09:32 ODU Isaiah Spencer 2-yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr. (Nick Rice kick) (9 plays, 48 yards, 3:13) ODU 24–0 03:15 ODU D. J. Mack Jr. 3-yard rush (Nick Rice kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 4:43) ODU 31–0 00:00 ODU Nick Rice 18-yard field goal (9 plays, 77 yards, 1:53) ODU 34–0 3 07:00 ODU D. J. Mack Jr. 4-yard rush (Nick Rice kick) (7 plays, 48 yards, 2:20) ODU 41–0 04:20 HAMP Jadakis Bonds 24-yard pass from Jett Duffey (Axel Perez kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:40) ODU 41–7 4 14:19 ODU Nick Rice 23-yard field goal (12 plays, 70 yards, 5:01) ODU 44–7 10:39 ODU Nick Rice 33-yard field goal (5 plays, 26 yards, 1:51) ODU 47–7

See also: 2021 Hampton Pirates football team

Pregame line	Over/under
ODU –21.5	55 [8]

Statistics	HU	ODU
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
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

At Liberty

Old Dominion at Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Monarchs 3 14 0 0 17 •Flames 14 14 14 3 45 Date: September 18, 2021 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 6:06 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes Game attendance: 18,471 Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 2 MPH Referee: Jeff Flanagan TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Warner (play–by–play), Joe Jauch (analyst), and Emily Austen (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 11:25 LIB CJ Daniels 14-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick) (10 plays, 68 yards, 3:28) LIB 7–0 03:17 LIB Malik Willis 17-yard rush (Alex Barbir kick) (6 plays, 79 yards, 2:45) LIB 14–0 00:46 ODU Nick Rice 43-yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 0:40) LIB 14–3 2 13:23 LIB CJ Daniels 33-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:18) LIB 21–3 06:29 ODU Elijah Davis 1-yard rush (Nick Rice kick) (10 plays, 56 yards, 3:43) LIB 21–10 03:48 LIB Kevin Shaa 38-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick) (7 plays, 60 yards, 2:31) LIB 28–10 00:42 ODU Zack Kuntz 30-yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr. (Nick Rice kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 3:06) LIB 28–17 3 11:10 LIB Kevin Shaa 8-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick) (4 plays, 48 yards, 2:00) LIB 35–17 05:18 LIB Malik Willis 1-yard rush (Alex Barbir kick) (10 plays, 60 yards, 3:17) LIB 42–17 4 03:29 LIB Alex Barbir 31-yard field goal (14 plays, 67 yards, 8:28) LIB 45–17

See also: 2021 Liberty Flames football team

Pregame line	Over/under
LIB –27.5	53 [9]

Statistics	ODU	LIB
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
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

Buffalo

Buffalo at Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total •Bulls 7 28 0 0 35 Monarchs 7 0 14 13 34 Date: September 25, 2021 Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA Game start: 6:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 53 minutes Game attendance: 18,197 Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny Referee: Anthony Perez TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Alexander (play–by–play) and Andy Mashaw (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:14 BUF C. J. Bazile 85-yard blocked field goal returned (Alex McNulty kick) (4 plays, 7 yards, 3:16) BUF 7–0 02:37 ODU Blake Watson 2-yard rush (Nick Rice kick) (4 plays, 26 yards, 1:12) TIE 7–7 2 13:49 BUF Kyle Vantrease 4-yard rush (Alex McNulty kick) (9 plays, 74 yards, 3:42) BUF 14–7 08:25 BUF Quian Williams 13-yard pass from Kyle Vantrease (Alex McNulty kick) (8 plays, 91 yards, 3:38) BUF 21–7 03:14 BUF Dylan McDuffie 20-yard rush (Alex McNulty kick) (9 plays, 55 yards, 3:41) BUF 28–7 02:07 BUF Tim Terry Jr. 67-yard fumble returned (Alex McNulty kick) (3 plays, 42 yards, 1:07) BUF 35–7 3 08:18 ODU D. J. Mack Jr. 42-yard rush (Nick Rice kick) (8 plays, 47 yards, 3:15) BUF 35–14 00:34 ODU D. J. Mack Jr. 2-yard rush (Nick Rice kick) (11 plays, 85 yards, 5:07) BUF 35–21 4 08:36 ODU Jon-Luke Peaker 7-yard rush (Nick Rice kick) (5 plays, 63 yards, 1:48) BUF 35–28 00:19 ODU Zack Kuntz 19-yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr. (Nick Rice PAT failed) (10 plays, 46 yards, 2:44) BUF 35–34

See also: 2021 Buffalo Bulls football team

Pregame line	Over/under
BUF –13.0	50.5 [10]

Statistics	BUF	ODU
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
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

At UTEP

Old Dominion at Texas–El Paso

1 2 3 4 Total Monarchs 0 7 14 0 21 •Miners 3 14 3 8 28 Date: October 2, 2021 Location: Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Game start: 9:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 11,025 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 2 MPH Referee: Rodney Burnette TV announcers (ESPN+): Erik Elken (play–by–play) and Trevor Vittatoe (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:55 UTEP Gavin Baechle 29-yard field goal (7 plays, 33 yards, 3:24) UTEP 3–0 2 11:08 UTEP Justin Garrett 7-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick) (16 plays, 80 yards, 8:10) UTEP 10–0 00:51 UTEP Tyrin Smith 7-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick) (15 plays, 87 yards, 8:06) UTEP 17–0 00:10 ODU Ali Jennings III 20-yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr. (Nick Rice kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 0:41) UTEP 17–7 3 11:37 UTEP Gavin Baechle 40-yard field goal (8 plays, 64 yards, 3:19) UTEP 20–7 05:27 ODU D. J. Mack Jr. 5-yard rush (Nick Rice kick) (19 plays, 75 yards, 6:10) UTEP 20–14 04:27 ODU AC White 11-yard punt returned (Nick Rice kick) (5 plays, 72 yards, 0:55) ODU 21–20 4 06:59 UTEP Deion Hankins 3-yard rush (Gavin Hardison two-point conversion pass to Justin Garrett) (9 plays, 63 yards, 4:47) UTEP 28–21

See also: 2021 UTEP Miners football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UTEP –5.5	48.5 [11]

Statistics	ODU	UTEP
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
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

At Marshall

Old Dominion at Marshall

1 2 3 4 OT Total Monarchs 7 3 0 3 0 13 •Thundering Herd 3 3 0 7 7 20 Date: October 9, 2021 Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Game start: 2:04 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutes Game attendance: 24,172 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: None Referee: Jonathan Noli TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Ben Leber (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 03:59 MAR Shane Ciucci 42-yard field goal (4 plays, -6 yards, 1:21) MAR 3–0 00:25 ODU Ali Jennings III 33-yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr. (Nick Rice kick) (9 plays, 81 yards, 3:34) ODU 7–3 2 06:38 ODU Nick Rice 47-yard field goal (13 plays, 73 yards, 5:48) ODU 10–3 00:25 MAR Shane Ciucci 22-yard field goal (14 plays, 76 yards, 6:13) ODU 10–6 4 02:37 ODU Nick Rice 45-yard field goal (10 plays, 32 yards, 5:05) ODU 13–6 00:33 MAR Willie Johnson 52-yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:04) TIE 13–13 1OT MAR Shadeed Ahmed 22-yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci kick) MAR 20–13

See also: 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Pregame line	Over/under
MARSH –21.0	62.5 [12]

Statistics	ODU	MAR
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
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

Western Kentucky

Western Kentucky at Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total •Hilltoppers 14 16 3 10 43 Monarchs 0 3 3 14 20 Date: October 16, 2021 Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 16,418 Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny Referee: Kevin Vicknair Television network: ESPN3

Scoring summary 1 09:16 WKU Malachi Corley 26-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick) (8 plays, 68 yards, 3:42) WKU 7–0 04:24 WKU Dakota Thomas 9-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick) (12 plays, 81 yards, 3:30) WKU 14–0 2 05:23 WKU Daewood Davis 15-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick) (3 plays, 41 yards, 1:02) WKU 21–0 02:23 ODU Nick Rice 44-yard field goal (10 plays, 48 yards, 3:00) WKU 21–3 01:48 WKU Jerreth Sterens 74-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:35) WKU 27–3 00:00 WKU Brayden Narveson 20-yard field goal (8 plays, 45 yards, 1:16) WKU 30–3 3 10:37 ODU Nick Rice 38-yard field goal (11 plays, 54 yards, 4:23) WKU 30–6 03:43 WKU Brayden Narveson 31-yard field goal (4 plays, -9 yards, 1:30) WKU 33–6 4 14:55 ODU Elijah Davis 24-yard rush (Nick Rice kick) (8 plays, 79 yards, 3:45) WKU 33–13 10:17 ODU Blake Watson 7-yard rush (Nick Rice kick) (8 plays, 78 yards, 3:02) WKU 33–20 05:41 WKU Brayden Narveson 41-yard field goal (13 plays, 42 yards, 4:31) WKU 36–20 03:51 WKU Dakota Thomas 17-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick) (2 plays, 23 yards, 0:38) WKU 43–20

See also: 2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
WKU –13.5	67 [13]

Statistics	WKU	ODU
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
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

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech at Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 10 3 7 20 •Monarchs 0 10 7 6 23 Date: October 30, 2021 Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA Game start: 3:32 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes Game attendance: 13,309 Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny Referee: Jonathan Noli TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Sed Bonner (analyst)

Scoring summary 2 03:56 ODU Nick Rice 36-yard field goal (8 plays, 49 yards, 4:15) ODU 3–0 01:13 LT Isaiah Graham 32-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 2:39) LT 7–3 00:58 ODU LeMareon James 100-yard kickoff returned (Nick Rice kick) (6 plays, 66 yards, 0:49) ODU 10–7 00:03 LT Jacob Barnes 30-yard field goal (6 plays, 66 yards, 0:49) TIE 10–10 3 10:19 ODU Zack Kuntz 5-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Nick Rice kick) (9 plays, 55 yards, 3:02) ODU 17–10 06:51 LT Jacob Barnes 44-yard field goal (7 plays, 13 yards, 3:18) ODU 17–13 4 12:01 LT Marcus Williams Jr. 7-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (5 plays, 43 yards, 0:39) LT 20–17 01:52 ODU Nick Rice 29-yard field goal (20 plays, 58 yards, 10:02) TIE 20–20 00:00 ODU Nick Rice 46-yard field goal (5 plays, 26 yards, 0:28) ODU 23–20

See also: 2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
LT –4.0	52.5 [14]

Statistics	LT	ODU
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
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

At FIU

Old Dominion at Florida International

1 2 3 4 Total •Monarchs 24 0 6 17 47 Panthers 10 0 7 7 24 Date: November 6, 2021 Location: FIU Stadium Miami, FL Game start: 7:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes Game attendance: 0 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny Referee: Jonathan Noil Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2021 FIU Panthers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
ODU –3.0	50.0 [15]

Statistics	ODU	FIU
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
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

Florida Atlantic

Florida Atlantic at Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 3 0 7 6 16 •Monarchs 2 9 6 13 30 Date: November 13, 2021 Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA Game start: 3:36 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes Game attendance: 13,634 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny Referee: Kevin Vicknair Television network: ESPN+

See also: 2021 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Pregame line	Over/under
FAU –6.5	48 [16]

Statistics	FAU	ODU
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
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

At Middle Tennessee

Old Dominion at Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total •Monarchs 7 3 0 14 24 Blue Raiders 7 3 0 7 17 Date: November 20, 2021 Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes Game attendance: 9,606 Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 10 MPH Referee: Ed Ardito Television network: ESPN+

See also: 2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Pregame line	Over/under
MTSU –3	48.5 [17]

Statistics	ODU	MTSU
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
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

Charlotte

Charlotte at Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 14 14 6 34 •Monarchs 14 14 7 21 56 Date: November 27, 2021 Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA Game start: 2:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 48 minutes Game attendance: 15,874 Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 0 MPH Referee: Kevin Randall TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Alexander, Andy Mashaw, James Witham Sources: [18] [19]

Scoring summary 1 09:15 ODU Nick Saldiveri 0-yard run (Nick Rice kick) (2 plays, 2 yards, 0:34) ODU 7-0 02:51 ODU Elijah Davis 12-yard run (Nick Rice kick) (8 plays, 64 yards, 2:10) ODU 14-0 2 12:11 ODU Ali Jennings III 46-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Nick Rice kick) (3 plays, 63 yards, 0:58) ODU 21-0 10:45 CHAR Elijah Spencer 19-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick) (4 plays, 63 yards, 1:21) ODU 21-7 07:40 ODU Ali Jennings III 34-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Nick Rice kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:05) ODU 28-7 02:59 CHAR Luke Martin 8-yard interception return (Jonathan Cruz kick) ODU 28-14 3 10:49 CHAR Grant Dubose 9-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:57) ODU 28-21 06:06 CHAR Calvin Camp 6-yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick) (7 plays, 56 yards, 2:59) TIED 28-28 03:25 ODU Blake Watson 3-yard run (Nick Rice kick) (6 plays, 74 yards, 2:35) ODU 35-28 4 13:09 CHAR Jonathan Cruz 39-yard field goal (12 plays, 52 yards, 5:11) ODU 35-31 10:04 CHAR Jonathan Cruz 44-yard field goal (7 plays, 13 yards, 2:14) ODU 35-34 06:42 ODU Blake Watson 2-yard run (Nick Rice kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:22) ODU 42-34 03:49 ODU Ali Jennings III 36-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Nick Rice kick) (4 plays, 41 yards, 1:45) ODU 49-34 02:52 ODU Deeve Harris 1-yard fumble return (Nick Rice kick) ODU 56-34

See also: 2021 Charlotte 49ers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
ODU –8.5	56 [20]

Statistics	CHAR	ODU
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
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

Vs. Tulsa (Myrtle Beach Bowl)

Old Dominion vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Myrtle Beach Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total Monarchs 7 3 0 7 17 •Golden Hurricane 14 3 6 7 30 Date: December 20, 2021 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 2:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 6,557 Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Sunny Referee: Cal McNeill TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Hutson Mason (analyst), Marty Smith and Ryan McGee (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 14:46 ODU LaMareon James 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown (Nick Rice kick) ODU 7-0 13:03 TUL Shamari Brooks 1-yard run (Zack Long kick) (7 plays, 74 yards, 1:42) TIED 7-7 04:47 TUL Josh Johnson 23-yard reception from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 3:46) TUL 14-7 2 12:50 ODU Nick Rice 32-yard field goal (9 plays, 38 yards, 3:12) TUL 14-10 00:09 TU Zack Long 35-yard field goal (12 plays, 52 yards, 3:24) TUL 17-10 3 08:38 TUL Zack Long 25-yard field goal (15 plays, 70 yards, 6:17) TUL 20-10 03:25 TUL Zack Long 32-yard field goal (11 plays, 53 yards, 3:54) TUL 23-10 4 09:04 TUL Ethan Hall 4-yard reception from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick) (11 plays, 80 yards, 3:57) TUL 30-10 07:15 ODU Blake Watson 2-yard run (Nick Rice kick) (5 plays, 60 yards, 1:43) TUL 30-17

See also: 2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team and 2021 Myrtle Beach Bowl

Pregame line	Over/under
TUL –7.5	55 [21]

Statistics

Statistics	ODU	TUL
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
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

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