# 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

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).
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).
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 3:30 p.m. | Hampton* | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | CUSA.tv | W 54–21 | 20,118 |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State* | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ASN | L 7–31 | 23,374 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at NC State* | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCN+ | L 22–49 | 57,810 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | UTSA | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | WTVZ | W 33–19 | 20,118 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | CUSA.tv | W 52–17 | 12,589 |
| October 7 | 8:00 p.m. | Massachusetts* | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | CUSA.tv | W 36–16 | 20,118 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at WKU | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | ASN | L 24–59 | 18,676 |
| October 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at UTEP | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | CUSA.tv | W 31–21 | 19,254 |
| November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Marshall | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | ASN | W 38–14 | 20,118 |
| November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | ASN | W 51–35 | 20,118 |
| November 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CI | W 42–24 | 5,843 |
| November 26 | 3:30 p.m. | FIU | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl) | ESPN3 | W 42–28 | 20,118 |
| December 23 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Eastern Michigan* | Thomas Robinson StadiumNassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl) | ESPN | W 24–20 | 13,422 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
    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.

## 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 |