The 2011 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Monarchs were led by third-year head coach Bobby Wilder and played their home games at Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium. They were in their first year as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in CAA play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs, their first ever playoff berth, where they defeated Norfolk State in the first round before falling to Georgia Southern in the second round.
Schedule
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Campbell* | | | | W 41–14 | 19,818 |
September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia State* | | | CSN | W 40–17 | 11,701 |
September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Hampton* | | | CSN | W 45–42 | 19,818 |
September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Delaware | | | TCN | L 17–27 | 16,789 |
October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 UMass | | | TCN | W 48–33 | 19,818 |
October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island | No. 21 | | | W 31–23 | 4,026 |
October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 17 Towson | No. 18 | | | L 35–39 | 19,818 |
October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at Villanova | No. 21 | | | W 37–14 | 7,471 |
October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 9 James Madison | No. 15 | | CSN | W 23–20 | 19,818 |
November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Richmond | No. 12 | | | W 42–28 | 19,818 |
November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | No. 11 | | CSN | W 35–31 | 12,259 |
November 26 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 19 Norfolk State* | No. 10 | | ESPN3 | W 35–18 | 19,818 |
December 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Georgia Southern* | No. 10 | | ESPN3 | L 48–55 | 13,226 |
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Post season awards
- All-CAA 1st team Offense – WR Nick Mayers
- All-CAA 1st team Defense – DL Ronnie Cameron, LB Craig Wilkins, P Jonathan Plisco
- All-CAA 2nd team Defense – CB Eriq Lewis
- All-CAA 3rd team Offense – QB Taylor Heinicke, WR & PR Reid Evans, OL Jeremy Hensley, PK Jarod Brown
- All-CAA 3rd team Defense – DL Chris Burnette
- Ronnie Cameron – CAA Defensive Player of the Year, seven total All-American Awards (three first team selections, fourth second team selections), 2011 CFPA Elite Defensive tackle Award
- Jonathan Plisco – six All-American Awards
- Taylor Heinicke – National Freshman Performer of the Year
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