2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

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

2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2021 record6–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKirk Campbell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBlake Seiler (2nd season)
Home stadiumS.B. Ballard Stadium
(Capacity: 22,480)
2021 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Western Kentucky xy  7 1   8 5  
Marshall  5 3   7 5  
Old Dominion  5 3   6 6  
Middle Tennessee  4 4   6 6  
Florida Atlantic  3 5   5 7  
Charlotte  3 5   5 7  
FIU  0 8   1 11  
West Division
UTSA xy$  7 1   12 1  
UAB  6 2   8 4  
North Texas  5 3   6 6  
UTEP  4 4   7 5  
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
As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from CFP Rankings

Previous season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Old Dominion did not play during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The last competitive season the Monarchs played, was in 2019, when they finished the regular season 1–11, 0–8 in CUSA which they placed last (7th place) in the East division. They were not invited to play in any post season bowl game. Bobby Wilder resigned in December 2019, two days after losing to Charlotte.[1]

Schedule

Old Dominion announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.[2][3] The 2021 schedule consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.at Wake Forest*ACCNL 10–4225,673
September 117:00 p.m.Hampton*ESPN3W 47–718,363
September 186:00 p.m.at Liberty*ESPN3L 17–4518,471
September 256:00 p.m.Buffalo*
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+L 34–3518,197
October 29:00 p.m.at UTEPESPN+L 21–2811,025
October 92:00 p.m.at MarshallCBSSN FacebookL 13–20 OT24,172
October 163:30 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN3L 20–4316,418
October 303:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
CBSSNW 23–2013,309
November 67:00 p.m.at FIUESPN3W 47–240
November 133:30 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+W 30–1613,634
November 203:30 p.m.at Middle TennesseeESPN+W 24–179,606
November 272:00 p.m.Charlotte
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+W 56–3415,874
December 202:30 pmvs. Tulsa*ESPN

[2][4]

References

  1. "Wilder Resigns as Old Dominion Football Coach". ODU Sports. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. Pain, Megan (January 27, 2021). "ODU football announces 2021 schedule". WKTR. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. "ODU Football Announces 2021 Schedule". Old Dominion University Department of Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  4. "2021 Old Dominion Monarchs Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved January 30, 2021.


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