2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

The 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs played their home games at the Foreman Field in Norfolk, Virginia and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by eleventh-year head coach Bobby Wilder.

2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
2019 record	1–11 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Bobby Wilder (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Scott (11th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	David Blackwell (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Grady Brown (1st season)
Home stadium	S.B. Ballard Stadium (Capacity: 22,480)

2019 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Marshall		6	–	2					8	–	5
Western Kentucky		6	–	2					9	–	4
Charlotte		5	–	3					7	–	6
Middle Tennessee		3	–	5					4	–	8
FIU		3	–	5					6	–	7
Old Dominion		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
UAB xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
Louisiana Tech x		6	–	2					10	–	3
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
North Texas		3	–	5					4	–	8
UTSA		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Preseason

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Monarchs predicted to finish in sixth place in the East Division.[1]

East Division
Predicted finish	Team (# of 1st place votes)
1	Marshall (14)
2	FIU (9)
3	Florida Atlantic (3)
4	Middle Tennessee
5	Western Kentucky
6	Old Dominion
7	Charlotte

Preseason All–Conference USA teams

The Monarchs were the only team in the East Division, that had no players selected to the preseason All−Conference USA teams.[2]

Schedule

Old Dominion announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.[3] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Norfolk State*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 24–21	21,944
September 7	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	L 17–31	57,282
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	L 17–28	44,573
September 28	6:00 p.m.	East Carolina*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 21–24	18,643
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 3–20	18,405
October 12	2:30 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	Stadium	L 17–31	18,351
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	L 14–38	19,511
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 3–41	17,744
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	L 17–24	14,644
November 9	2:00 p.m.	UTSA	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 23–24	16,297
November 23	4:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	L 17–38	9,806
November 30	2:00 p.m.	Charlotte	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 22–38	16,369
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[4]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Staff for 2019 season.[5]

Name	Position	Tenure
Bobby Wilder	Head Coach	10
Brian Scott	Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator	10
Rich Nagy	Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	4
Kermit Buggs	Assistant Defensive Coordinator	3
Jeff Comissiong	Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line	4
Ron Whitcomb	Assistant Head Coach for Offense/Quarterbacks	10
Sam Perryman	Cornerbacks	3
Chris Malone	Offensive Line	2
John Allen	Wide Receivers Coach	1
Charles Bankins	Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator	2
Frank Wilson	Special Teams/ Specialists	2

Game summaries

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	6	0	15	21
Monarchs	14	0	3	7	24

See also: 2019 Norfolk State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	Sep. 12, 2015	W, 24–10

at Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	3	0	7	7	17
Hokies	10	7	7	7	31

See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	Sep. 22, 2018	W, 49–35

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	10	7	0	0	17
No. 21 Cavaliers	0	7	7	14	28

See also: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	10	7	0	7	24
Monarchs	3	0	10	8	21

See also: 2019 East Carolina Pirates football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5–1	Sep. 29, 2018	L, 35–37

Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	10	3	7	20
Monarchs	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	Oct. 20, 2018	W, 37–34

at Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	10	7	0	17
Thundering Herd	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	Oct. 13, 2018	L, 20–42

at UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	3	11	0	14
Blazers	14	14	7	3	38

See also: 2019 UAB Blazers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	10	7	10	41
Monarchs	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	Oct. 6, 2018	L, 33–52

at FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	7	0	0	10	17
Panthers	3	6	7	8	24

See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	Sep. 8, 2018	L, 20–28

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	10	0	0	14	24
Monarchs	10	10	3	0	23

See also: 2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	Sep. 24, 2016	W, 33–19

at Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	7	3	7	0	17
Blue Raiders	14	14	7	3	38

See also: 2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	Oct. 27, 2018	L, 17–51

Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	14	10	14	0	38
Monarchs	7	0	7	8	22

See also: 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	Sep. 13, 2018	L, 25–28

References

1. https://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/7/16/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
2. "Conference USA 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
3. "Football Releases 2019 Schedule". Old Dominion University Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
4. "2019 Old Dominion Monarchs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
5. http://www.odusports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31100&SPID=127313&SPSID=750428