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
ConfOverall
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  
Old Dominion  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 consists six home and 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 travel to Massachusetts who is independent from a conference 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 MarshallESPN3L 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 TexasESPN3L 38–4518,872
November 43:30 p.m.Charlottedagger
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN3W 6–020,118
November 117:00 p.m.at FIUW 37–3017,127
November 182:00 p.m.Rice
ESPN3W 24–2120,118
November 253:00 p.m.at Middle TennesseeESPN3L 10–4110,128
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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

At Massachusetts

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 3 7 0 7 17
Minutemen 0 0 7 0 7

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 11 28 7 7 53
Monarchs 0 7 10 6 23

At Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0
No. 13 Hokies 3 14 14 7 38

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 17 14 14 13 58
Monarchs 7 7 7 7 28

At Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 3 0 0 3
Thundering Herd 0 7 7 21 35

WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 14 0 14 35
Monarchs 7 7 17 0 31

At North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 10 13 15 0 38
Mean Green 14 21 0 10 45

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0 0 0 0 0
Monarchs 3 0 3 0 6

At FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 7 17 7 6 37
Panthers 7 7 9 7 30

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 0 14 21
Monarchs 7 3 7 7 24

At Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 3 0 0 7 10
Blue Raiders 3 21 7 10 41

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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