2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 football 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Athletics wordmark.svg Conference USA East Division C-USA 10–3 7–1 Bobby Wilder 8th Brian Scott 8th Rich Nagy 4th Hurry-up spread option 3–3–5 C-USA East Division co-championBahamas Bowl champion Bahamas Bowl W Won 24–20 vs. Eastern Michigan Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium 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 hosted C–USA foes Florida International (FIU), Marshall, Southern Miss, and UTSA, and traveled to Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU).http://www.odusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31100&ATCLID=210686646 Football Releases 2016 Schedule Old Dominion University Department of Athletics February 4, 2016 February 8, 2016 The team played 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). 2016 AP Poll released prior to game Eastern September 4 3:30 p.m. w y Hampton Foreman Field Norfolk, VA http://conferenceusa.com/watch/?Live=195 CUSA.tv 54–21 20,118 September 10 3:30 p.m. l y y Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC ASN 7–31 23,374 September 17 6:00 p.m. l y y NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ACCN+ 22–49 57,810 September 24 3:30 p.m. w y UTSA Foreman Field Norfolk, VA WTVZ 33–19 20,118 October 1 6:00 p.m. w y Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC CUSA.tv 52–17 12,589 October 7Moved [a] 8:00 p.m. w y Massachusetts Foreman Field Norfolk, VA CUSA.tv 36–16 20,118 October 22 7:00 p.m. l y WKU Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY ASN 24–59 18,676 October 29 8:00 p.m. w y UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX CUSA.tv 31–21 19,254 November 5 7:00 p.m. w Marshall Foreman Field Norfolk, VA ASN 38–14 20,118 November 12 3:30 p.m. w Southern Miss Foreman Field Norfolk, VA ASN 51–35 20,118 November 19 6:00 p.m. w y Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL CI 42–24 5,843 November 26 3:30 p.m. w FIU Oyster Bowl Foreman Field Norfolk, VA ESPN3 42–28 20,118 December 23 1:00 p.m. w y y Eastern Michigan Bahamas Bowl Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas ESPN 24–20 13,422 Postponed [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.2016 Old Dominion Monarchs Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-old-dominion-monarchs-football-schedule.php FB Schedules February 8, 2016 Game summaries Hampton 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 Monarchs 0 7 0 0 Mountaineers 14 10 0 7 At NC State Monarchs 0 3 6 13 22 Wolfpack 7 14 14 14 49 UTSA Roadrunners 0 7 12 0 19 Monarchs 6 7 12 8 33 At Charlotte Monarchs 21 10 21 0 52 49ers 3 7 0 7 17 Massachusetts Minutemen 0 9 7 0 16 Monarchs 10 9 10 7 36 At Western Kentucky Monarchs 0 14 10 0 24 Hilltoppers 21 31 0 7 59 At UTEP Monarchs 10 0 7 14 31 Miners 0 7 6 8 21 Marshall Thundering Herd 7 0 0 7 14 Monarchs 14 7 10 7 38 Southern Miss Golden Eagles 0 7 14 14 35 Monarchs 21 14 7 9 51 At Florida Atlantic Monarchs 3 10 22 7 42 Owls 14 7 3 0 24 FIU Panthers 7 7 7 7 28 Monarchs 14 0 14 14 42 Bahamas Bowl–Eastern Michigan Eagles 0 0 17 3 20 Monarchs 3 7 7 7 24 References Old Dominion Category:Old Dominion Monarchs football seasons Category:Bahamas Bowl champion seasons Old Dominion Monarchs football