# 2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

The 2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs played their home games at the Foreman Field in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by ninth-year head coach Bobby Wilder. The Monarchs finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place.

## Schedule

Old Dominion announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and six away games in the regular season. The Monarchs hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Albany from the Colonial Athletic Association and North Carolina from the Atlantic Coast Conference and traveled to Massachusetts, an independent, and Virginia Tech also from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 (FCS) Albany* | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | ESPN3 | W 31–17 | 20,118 |
| September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Massachusetts* | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | ELVN | W 17–7 | 9,028 |
| September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina* | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | Stadium | L 23–53 | 20,118 |
| September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Virginia Tech* | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ACCN Extra | L 0–38 | 65,632 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | Stadium | L 28–58 | 20,118 |
| October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | ESPN3 | L 3–35 | 26,097 |
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | CBSSN | L 31–35 | 20,118 |
| October 28 | 6:30 p.m. | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | ESPN3 | L 38–45 | 18,872 |
| November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | Charlotte | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | ESPN3 | W 6–0 | 20,118 |
| November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at FIU | Riccardo Silva StadiumMiami, FL | | W 37–30 | 17,127 |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl) | ESPN3 | W 24–21 | 20,118 |
| November 25 | 3:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN3 | L 10–41 | 10,128 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Albany

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 (FCS) Great Danes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Monarchs | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |

### At Massachusetts

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 11 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 53 |
| Monarchs | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 |

### At Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 13 Hokies | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 58 |
| Monarchs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### At Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |

### WKU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Monarchs | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |

### At North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 10 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 38 |
| Mean Green | 14 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 45 |

### Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monarchs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |

### At FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Monarchs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### At Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 41 |