2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Scott (9th season)
Offensive schemeHurry-up spread option
Defensive coordinatorRich Nagy (5th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumForeman Field
2017 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
FIU   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Marshall   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Western Kentucky   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     7 – 6  
  3 – 5     5 – 7  
Charlotte   1 – 7     1 – 11  
West Division
North Texas x   7 – 1     9 – 5  
UAB   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Southern Miss   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UTSA   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Rice   1 – 7     1 – 11  
UTEP   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Old Dominion announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and six away games in the regular season.[1] The Monarchs hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Albany from the Colonial Athletic Association and North Carolina from the Atlantic Coast Conference and traveled to Massachusetts, an independent, and Virginia Tech also from the Atlantic Coast Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.No. 24 (FCS) Albany*
ESPN3W 31–1720,118
September 93:30 p.m.at Massachusetts*
ELVNW 17–79,028
September 163:30 p.m.North Carolina*
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
StadiumL 23–5320,118
September 232:00 p.m.at No. 13 Virginia Tech*
ACCN ExtraL 0–3865,632
October 76:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
StadiumL 28–5820,118
October 142:30 p.m.at Marshall
ESPN3L 3–3526,097
October 207:00 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
CBSSNL 31–3520,118
October 286:30 p.m.at North Texas
ESPN3L 38–4518,872
November 43:30 p.m.Charlotte
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN3W 6–020,118
November 117:00 p.m.at FIU
W 37–3017,127
November 182:00 p.m.Rice
ESPN3W 24–2120,118
November 253:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
ESPN3L 10–4110,128
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Game summaries

Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 (FCS) Great Danes 3 0 0 14 17
Monarchs 7 14 3 7 31
See also: 2017 Albany Great Danes football team

At Massachusetts

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 3 7 0 7 17
Minutemen 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2017 UMass Minutemen football team

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 11 28 7 7 53
Monarchs 0 7 10 6 23
See also: 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

At Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0
No. 13 Hokies 3 14 14 7 38
See also: 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 17 14 14 13 58
Monarchs 7 7 7 7 28
See also: 2017 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

At Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 3 0 0 3
Thundering Herd 0 7 7 21 35
See also: 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 14 0 14 35
Monarchs 7 7 17 0 31
See also: 2017 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

At North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 10 13 15 0 38
Mean Green 14 21 0 10 45
See also: 2017 North Texas Mean Green football team

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0 0 0 0 0
Monarchs 3 0 3 0 6
See also: 2017 Charlotte 49ers football team

At FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 7 17 7 6 37
Panthers 7 7 9 7 30
See also: 2017 FIU Panthers football team

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 0 14 21
Monarchs 7 3 7 7 24
See also: 2017 Rice Owls football team

At Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 3 0 0 7 10
Blue Raiders 3 21 7 10 41
See also: 2017 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

References

  1. ^ "ODU Football Announces 2017 Schedule" (Press release). Old Dominion University Department of Athletics. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Old Dominion Monarchs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
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