# 2015 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

The 2015 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Bobby Wilder and played their home games at Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia. They were members of the East Division of Conference USA. 2015 was the first year Old Dominion was a full member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and eligible for postseason play. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

## Roster

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## Schedule

Old Dominion announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Monarchs hosted CUSA foes Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and traveled to Florida International (FIU), Marshall, Southern Miss, and UTSA.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan* | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | ASN | W 38–34 | 6,474 |
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Norfolk State* | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA (rivalry) | ASN | W 24–10 | 20,118 |
| September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | NC State* | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | ASN | L 14–38 | 20,118 |
| September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Appalachian State* | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | ASN | L 0–49 | 20,118 |
| October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | ASN | L 7–27 | 18,473 |
| October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Charlotte | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | ASN | W 37–34 | 20,118 |
| October 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at FIU | FIU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | | L 12–41 | 17,961 |
| October 31 | 11:00 a.m. | Western Kentucky | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | FSN | L 30–55 | 20,118 |
| November 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ASN | W 36–31 | 19,586 |
| November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | UTEP | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | FSN | W 31–21 | 20,118 |
| November 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ASN | L 31–56 | 29,568 |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl) | ASN | L 31–33 | 20,118 |
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## Game summaries
### Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 7 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 38 |
| Eagles | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 34 |

### Norfolk State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Monarchs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Monarchs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### Appalachian State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountaineers | 7 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
| Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |

### Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| Monarchs | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 37 |

### FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Panthers | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 |

### Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 10 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 55 |
| Monarchs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 |

### UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 3 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 36 |
| Roadrunners | 14 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 31 |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| Monarchs | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 56 |

### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| Monarchs | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 31 |