# 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 S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by eleventh-year head coach Bobby Wilder.

## 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.
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.

## Schedule

Old Dominion announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consisted 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 StadiumNorfolk, VA (rivalry) | ESPN3 | W 24–21 | 21,944 |
| September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPNU | L 17–31 | 57,282 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Virginia* | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ESPN2 | L 17–28 | 44,573 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 18,643 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN+ | L 3–20 | 18,405 |
| October 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | Stadium | L 17–31 | 18,351 |
| October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ESPN+ | L 14–38 | 19,511 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN+ | L 3–41 | 17,744 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at FIU | Riccardo Silva StadiumMiami, FL | ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 14,644 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | UTSA | S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN3 | L 23–24 | 16,297 |
| November 23 | 4:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN3 | L 17–38 | 9,806 |
| November 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Charlotte | S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl) | ESPN+ | L 22–38 | 16,369 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Personnel
### Coaching staff

Staff for 2019 season.
| Name | Position | Tenure |
| Bobby Wilder | Head coach | 10 |
| Brian Scott | Associate head coach/offensive coordinator | 10 |
| David Blackwell | Defensive coordinator/linebackers | 1 |
| Kermit Buggs | Assistant Defensive coordinator | 3 |
| Jeff Comissiong | Assistant head coach/defensive line | 4 |
| Ron Whitcomb | Assistant head coach for offense/quarterbacks | 10 |
| Grady Brown | Secondary | 1 |
| Brian Stinespring | Tight Ends | 1 |
| John Allen | Wide Receivers Coach | 2 |
| Charles Bankins | Running Backs/Special Teams coordinator | 4 |
| Frank Wilson | Special Teams Co-Coordinator / Cornerbacks | 4 |

## Game summaries
### Norfolk State

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

### At Virginia Tech

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

### At Virginia

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

### East Carolina

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

### Western Kentucky

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

### At Marshall

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

### At UAB

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

### Florida Atlantic

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

### At FIU

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

### UTSA

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

### At Middle Tennessee

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

### Charlotte

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