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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).
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 3:30 p.m. Hampton * CUSA.tv W 54–2120,118
September 10 3:30 p.m. at Appalachian State * ASN L 7–3123,374
September 17 6:00 p.m. at NC State * ACCN+ L 22–4957,810
September 24 3:30 p.m. UTSA WTVZ W 33–1920,118
October 1 6:00 p.m. at Charlotte CUSA.tv W 52–1712,589
October 7[a] 8:00 p.m. Massachusetts * CUSA.tv W 36–1620,118
October 22 7:00 p.m. at WKU ASN L 24–5918,676
October 29 8:00 p.m. at UTEP CUSA.tv W 31–2119,254
November 5 7:00 p.m. Marshall ASN W 38–1420,118
November 12 3:30 p.m. Southern Miss ASN W 51–3520,118
November 19 6:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic CI W 42–245,843
November 26 3:30 p.m. FIU ESPN3 W 42–2820,118
December 23 1:00 p.m. vs. Eastern Michigan * ESPN W 24–2013,422
^[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 an 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
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
at NC State
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
0
3
6
13
22
Wolfpack
7
14
14
14
49
UTSA
1
2
3
4
Total
Roadrunners
0
7
12
0
19
Monarchs
6
7
12
8
33
at Charlotte
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
21
10
21
0
52
49ers
3
7
0
7
17
Massachusetts
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
9
7
0
16
Monarchs
10
9
10
7
36
at Western Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
0
14
10
0
24
Hilltoppers
21
31
0
7
59
at UTEP
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
10
0
7
14
31
Miners
0
7
6
8
21
Marshall
1
2
3
4
Total
Thundering Herd
7
0
0
7
14
Monarchs
14
7
10
7
38
Southern Miss
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
7
14
14
35
Monarchs
21
14
7
9
51
at Florida Atlantic
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
3
10
22
7
42
Owls
14
7
3
0
24
FIU
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
7
7
7
7
28
Monarchs
14
0
14
14
42
Bahamas Bowl–Eastern Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
0
17
3
20
Monarchs
3
7
7
7
24
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