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American college football season
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 .
Previous season
The Monarchs finished the 2021 season 6–7, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in third place in the East Division. It was their best finish since 2016, when they finished second in the Division.
The Monarchs ended their season losing the Myrtle Beach Bowl to Tulsa .
Schedule
All conference games were announced March 1, 2022.[1]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Virginia Tech * ESPNU W 20–1721,944
September 10 6:00 p.m. at East Carolina * ESPN+ L 21–3936,853
September 17 2:00 p.m. at Virginia * ACCN L 14–1640,556
September 24 6:00 p.m. Arkansas State S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA ESPN+ W 29–2620,655
October 1 6:00 p.m. Liberty * S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA ESPN+ L 24–3818,368
October 15 12:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina ESPNU W 49–2116,814
October 22 3:30 p.m. Georgia Southern S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA ESPN+ L 23–2820,162
October 29 3:00 p.m. at Georgia State ESPN+ L 17–3116,203
November 5 2:00 p.m. Marshall S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA ESPN+ L 0–1218,327
November 12 1:00 p.m. James Madison ESPN+ L 3–3721,934
November 19 2:30 p.m. at Appalachian State ESPN+ L 14–2732,096
November 26 12:00 p.m. at South Alabama ESPN+ L 20–2711,407
Staff
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Game summaries
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech at Old Dominion
1
2 3 4 Total
Hokies
7
0 10 0
17
• Monarchs
0
10 0 10
20
Date: September 2, 2022Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA Game start: 7:04 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 7 minutesGame attendance: 21,944Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 10 MPH Referee: Wayne WrinklerTV announcers (ESPNU ): Kevin Brown (play–by–play), Hutson Mason (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 09:12 VT Grant Wells 18-yard rush (William Ross kick)(4 plays, 66 yards, 1:31) VT 7–0
2 12:02 ODU Ethan Sanchez 29-yard field goal(8 plays, 25 yards, 3:46) VT 7–3
01:26 ODU Robert Kennedy III 25-yard fumble return (Ethan Sanchez kick)(7 plays, -7 yards, 3:21) ODU 10–7
3 09:03 VT William Ross 44-yard field goal(8 plays, 46 yards, 4:28) TIE 10–10
05:11 VT Keshawn King 6-yard pass from Grant Wells (William Ross kick)(3 plays, 10 yards, 0:46) VT 17–10
4 12:30 ODU Ethan Sanchez 20-yard field goal(12 plays, 49 yards, 3:57) VT 17–13
00:33 ODU Blake Watson 1-yard rush (Ethan Sanchez kick)(9 plays, 74 yards, 2:25) ODU 20–17
Pregame line
Over/under
VT –6.0
48.5
Statistics
VT
ODU
First downs
18
13
Total yards
333
248
Rushing yards
136
83
Passing yards
197
165
Turnovers
5
2
Time of possession
33:23
26:37
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Virginia Tech
Passing
Grant Wells
21/36, 197 yards, TD, 4 INT
Rushing
Keshawn King
19 rushes, 111 yards
Receiving
Nick Gallo
7 receptions, 49 yards
Old Dominion
Passing
Hayden Wolff
14/35, 165 yards
Rushing
Blake Watson
19 rushes, 60 yards, TD
Receiving
Ali Jennings III
5 receptions, 122 yards
at East Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
7
0
7
7
21
Pirates
9
7
6
17
39
Statistics
Statistics
ODU
ECU
First downs
12
30
Total yards
290
531
Rushing yards
15
261
Passing yards
275
270
Turnovers
2
0
Time of possession
19:08
40:52
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Old Dominion
Passing
Hayden Wolff
18/29, 275 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Blake Watson
5 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving
Ali Jennings III
8 receptions, 200 yards, 3 TD
East Carolina
Passing
Holton Ahlers
25/39, 270 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Keaton Mitchell
18 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Jaylen Johnson
9 receptions, 93 yards
at Virginia
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
0
7
0
7
14
Cavaliers
7
3
0
6
16
Statistics
Statistics
ODU
UVA
First downs
20
26
Total yards
324
513
Rushing yards
89
229
Passing yards
235
284
Turnovers
1
3
Time of possession
26:28
33:32
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Old Dominion
Passing
Hayden Wolff
23/37, 235 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Blake Watson
21 rushes, 70 yards
Receiving
Ali Jennings III
7 receptions, 97 yards, TD
Virginia
Passing
Brennan Armstrong
20/37, 284 yards
Rushing
Xavier Brown
9 rushes, 88 yards
Receiving
Keytaon Johnson
9 receptions, 118 yards
Arkansas State
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Wolves
0
12
7
7
26
Monarchs
0
0
21
8
29
Statistics
Statistics
ASU
ODU
First downs
22
12
Total yards
397
330
Rushing yards
112
51
Passing yards
285
279
Turnovers
2
0
Time of possession
38:16
21:44
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arkansas State
Passing
James Blackman
23/35, 285 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
AJ Mayer
7 rushes, 46 yards, TD
Receiving
Jeff Foreman
4 receptions, 115 yards, TD
Old Dominion
Passing
Hayden Wolff
19/32, 279 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Keshawn Wicks
9 rushes, 36 yards, TD
Receiving
Ali Jennings III
4 receptions, 140 yards, TD
Liberty
1
2
3
4
Total
Flames
14
7
10
7
38
Monarchs
14
3
7
0
24
Statistics
Statistics
LU
ODU
First downs
23
20
Total yards
478
415
Rushing yards
210
118
Passing yards
268
297
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
28:57
31:03
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Liberty
Passing
Kaidon Salter
10/19, 170 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Dae Dae Hunter
15 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
CJ Yarbrough
4 receptions, 94 yards, TD
Old Dominion
Passing
Hayden Wolff
27/46, 297 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Blake Watson
15 rushes, 80 yards
Receiving
Ali Jennings III
8 receptions, 129 yards, TD
at Coastal Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
7
7
21
14
49
Chanticleers
0
7
7
7
21
Statistics
Statistics
ODU
CCU
First downs
23
23
Total yards
525
454
Rushing yards
324
88
Passing yards
201
366
Turnovers
0
1
Time of possession
23:02
36:58
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Old Dominion
Passing
Hayden Wolff
12/16, 184 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Blake Watson
19 rushes, 259 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Ali Jennings III
6 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Coastal Carolina
Passing
Grayson McCall
26/34, 358 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Reese White
10 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving
Sam Pinckney
7 receptions, 113 yards
Georgia Southern
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
7
7
7
28
Monarchs
3
0
13
7
23
Statistics
Statistics
GS
ODU
First downs
25
18
Total yards
415
446
Rushing yards
223
133
Passing yards
192
313
Turnovers
0
0
Time of possession
34:33
25:27
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Georgia Southern
Passing
Kyle Vantrease
22/27, 192 yards, TD
Rushing
Jalen White
30 rushes, 138 yards, TD
Receiving
Amare Jones
5 receptions, 54 yards, TD
Old Dominion
Passing
Hayden Wolff
23/40, 313 yards, TD
Rushing
Blake Watson
16 rushes, 108 yards, TD
Receiving
Ali Jennings III
9 receptions, 130 yards, TD
at Georgia State
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
7
7
0
3
17
Panthers
7
7
14
3
31
Statistics
Statistics
ODU
GSU
First downs
11
24
Total yards
283
413
Rushing yards
26
218
Passing yards
257
195
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
22:50
37:10
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Old Dominion
Passing
Hayden Wolff
19/34, 257 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Blake Watson
14 rushes, 53 yards
Receiving
Javon Harvey
3 receptions, 124 yards, TD
Georgia State
Passing
Darren Grainger
14/20, 195 yards, TD
Rushing
Darren Grainger
19 rushes, 104 yards, TD
Receiving
Jamari Thrash
3 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Marshall
1
2
3
4
Total
T. Herd
0
6
3
3
12
Monarchs
0
0
0
0
0
Statistics
Statistics
MU
ODU
First downs
20
13
Total yards
387
209
Rushing yards
298
11
Passing yards
89
198
Turnovers
2
4
Time of possession
38:11
21:49
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Marshall
Passing
Cam Fancher
13/25, 189 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Khalan Laborn
31 rushes, 139 yards
Receiving
EJ Horton
4 receptions, 28 yards
Old Dominion
Passing
Hayden Wolff
24/46, 198 yards, INT
Rushing
Blake Watson
10 rushes, 28 yards
Receiving
Javon Harvey
4 receptions, 60 yards
James Madison
1
2
3
4
Total
Dukes
7
10
13
7
37
Monarchs
0
3
0
0
3
Statistics
Statistics
JMU
ODU
First downs
22
11
Total yards
491
227
Rushing yards
187
78
Passing yards
304
149
Turnovers
2
4
Time of possession
38:12
21:48
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
James Madison
Passing
Todd Centeio
18/21, 304 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Percy Agyei-Obese
16 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Kris Thornton
6 receptions, 140 yards
Old Dominion
Passing
Hayden Wolff
12/22, 112 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Hayden Wolff
9 carries, 27 yards
Receiving
Ahmarian Granger
4 receptions, 46 yards
at Appalachian State
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
0
0
0
14
14
Mountaineers
10
14
3
0
27
Statistics
Statistics
ODU
APP
First downs
20
25
Total yards
394
498
Rushing yards
86
207
Passing yards
308
291
Turnovers
1
0
Time of possession
27:18
32:42
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Old Dominion
Passing
Hayden Wolff
22/38, 308 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Blake Watson
10 carries, 69 yards
Receiving
Javon Harvey
4 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD
Appalachian State
Passing
Chase Brice
15/22, 291 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Ahmani Marshall
19 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Kaedin Robinson
3 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD
at South Alabama
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
10
10
0
0
20
Jaguars
7
6
7
7
27
Statistics
Statistics
ODU
USA
First downs
17
24
Total yards
381
398
Rushing yards
96
208
Passing yards
285
190
Turnovers
0
1
Time of possession
24:52
35:08
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Old Dominion
Passing
Hayden Wolff
21/36, 285 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Blake Watson
18 carries, 110 yards
Receiving
Blake Watson
6 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD
South Alabama
Passing
Carter Bradley
17/29, 190 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
La'Damian Webb
18 carries, 74 yards
Receiving
Jalen Wayne
3 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD
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