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The 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Monarchs played their home games at the Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by eighth-year head coach Bobby Wilder . They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for the East Division championship. Due to their head-to-head loss to WKU , they did not represent the East Division in the C-USA Championship Game . They were invited to the Bahamas Bowl , their first ever bowl appearance, where they defeated Eastern Michigan for their first ever bowl victory.
Schedule
Old Dominion announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Monarchs will host C–USA foes Florida International (FIU), Marshall , Southern Miss , and UTSA , and will travel to Charlotte , Florida Atlantic , UTEP , and Western Kentucky (WKU).[1]
The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Hampton from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Massachusetts , and two road games against Appalachian State from the Sun Belt Conference and NC State from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
September 43:30 p.m.Hampton *
CUSA.tv W 54–2120,118
September 103:30 p.m.at Appalachian State *
ASN L 7–3123,374
September 176:00 p.m.at NC State *
ACCN+ L 22–4957,810
September 243:30 p.m.UTSA
WTVZ W 33–1920,118
October 16:00 p.m.at Charlotte
CUSA.tvW 52–1712,589
October 7[a] 8:00 p.m.Massachusetts *
CUSA.tvW 36–1620,118
October 227:00 p.m.at WKU
ASNL 24–5918,676
October 298:00 p.m.at UTEP
CUSA.tvW 31–2119,254
November 57:00 p.m.Marshall
ASNW 38–1420,118
November 123:30 p.m.Southern Miss
ASNW 51–3520,118
November 196:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
CI W 42–245,843
November 263:30 p.m.FIU
ESPN3 W 42–2820,118
December 231:00 p.m.vs. Eastern Michigan *
ESPN W 24–2013,422
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^[a] The game between Old Dominion and Massachusetts on October 8, 2016, was rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew . The game was moved a day sooner on October 7, 2016 with a 8:00pm kickoff.[2]
Schedule Source: [3]
Game summaries
Hampton
1
2
3
4
Total
Pirates
7
7
7
0
21
Monarchs
14
17
9
14
54
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–0
2014
ODU, 41–28
This win marked the 100th win in Monarchs football history (1930-40, 2009-).
at Appalachian State
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
0
7
0
0
7
Mountaineers
14
10
0
7
31
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
2015
ASU, 49–0
at NC State
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
0
3
6
13
22
Wolfpack
7
14
14
14
49
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–2
2015
NCSU, 38–14
UTSA
1
2
3
4
Total
Roadrunners
0
7
12
0
19
Monarchs
6
7
12
8
33
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
2015
ODU, 36–31
at Charlotte
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
21
10
21
0
52
49ers
3
7
0
7
17
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
2015
ODU, 37–34
Massachusetts
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
9
7
0
16
Monarchs
10
9
10
7
36
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
2011
ODU, 48–33
at Western Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
0
14
10
0
24
Hilltoppers
21
31
0
7
59
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–2
2015
WKU, 55–30
at UTEP
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
10
0
7
14
31
Miners
0
7
6
8
21
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–1
2015
ODU, 31–21
Marshall
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
7
0
0
7
14
Monarchs
14
7
10
7
38
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–2
2015
MARSH, 27–7
Southern Miss
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
7
14
14
35
Monarchs
21
14
7
9
51
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
2015
USM, 56–31
at Florida Atlantic
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
3
10
22
7
42
Owls
14
7
3
0
24
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–1
2015
FAU, 33–31
FIU
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
7
7
7
7
28
Monarchs
14
0
14
14
42
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–1
2015
FIU, 41–12
Bahamas Bowl–Eastern Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
0
17
3
20
Monarchs
3
7
7
7
24
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–0
2015
ODU, 38–34
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