2016 record 10–3 (7–1 C-USA) Defensive coordinator Rich Nagy (3rd year) | Division East Division Offensive coordinator Brian Scott (8th year) | |
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Head coach Bobby Wilder (8th year) | ||
The 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represents Old Dominion University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs play their home games at the Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia and compete in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They are led by eighth-year head coach Bobby Wilder.
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On November 28, 2016, the Monarchs accepted a bid to play in the 2016 Bahamas Bowl. The bowl was the first in Monarchs' football history and first 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).
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).
^[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.Schedule Source:Hampton
This win marked the 100th win in Monarchs football history (1930-40, 2009-).