2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

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2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Old Dominion Athletics wordmark.svg
Myrtle Beach Bowl, L 17–30 vs Tulsa
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2021 record6–7 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKirk Campbell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBlake Seiler (2nd season)
Home stadiumS.B. Ballard Stadium
(Capacity: 22,480)
Seasons
← 2019
2022 →
2021 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy   7 1     9 5  
Marshall   5 3     7 6  
Old Dominion   5 3     6 7  
Middle Tennessee   4 4     7 6  
Florida Atlantic   3 5     5 7  
Charlotte   3 5     5 7  
FIU   0 8     1 11  
West Division
UTSA xy$   7 1     12 2  
UAB   6 2     9 4  
North Texas   5 3     6 7  
UTEP   4 4     7 6  
Rice   3 5     4 8  
Southern Miss   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 6     3 9  
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 31, 2021; Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University during the 2021 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). The team were coached by second-year head coach Ricky Rahne.

Previous season[]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Old Dominion did not play during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The last competitive season the Monarchs played, was in 2019, when they finished the regular season 1–11, 0–8 in CUSA which they placed last (7th place) in the East division. They were not invited to play in any post season bowl game. Bobby Wilder resigned in December 2019, two days after losing to Charlotte.[1]

Schedule[]

Old Dominion announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.[2][3] The 2021 schedule consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.at Wake Forest*ACCNL 10–4225,673
September 117:00 p.m.Hampton*ESPN3W 47–718,363
September 186:00 p.m.at Liberty*ESPN3L 17–4518,471
September 256:00 p.m.Buffalo*
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+L 34–3518,197
October 29:00 p.m.at UTEPESPN+L 21–2811,025
October 92:00 p.m.at MarshallCBSSN FacebookL 13–20 OT24,172
October 163:30 p.m.Western Kentuckydagger
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN3L 20–4316,418
October 303:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
CBSSNW 23–2013,309
November 67:00 p.m.at FIUESPN3W 47–240
November 133:30 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+W 30–1613,634
November 203:30 p.m.at Middle TennesseeESPN+W 24–179,606
November 272:00 p.m.Charlotte
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+W 56–3415,874
December 202:30 pmvs. Tulsa*ESPNL 17–306,557
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2][4]

Game summaries[]

at Wake Forest[]

Old Dominion at Wake Forest
1 234Total
Monarchs 3 007 10
Demon Deacons 14 1477 42
  • Date: September 3, 2021
  • Location: Truist Field
    Winston-Salem, NC
  • Game start: 7:03 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes
  • Game attendance: 25,673
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 4 MPH
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ACC Network): Drew Carter (play–by–play), Forrest Conoly (analyst), and Abby Labar (sideline reporter)
    
Pregame line Over/under
WF –32.0 61.5
Statistics Old Dominion Wake Forest
First downs 17 20
Total yards 272 352
Rushing yards 145 164
Passing yards 127 188
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 32:19 27:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 11/17, 88 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Elijah Davis 12 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Stone Smartt 3 receptions, 26 yards
Wake Forest Passing Sam Hartman 18/27, 188 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Christian Beal-Smith 11 carries, 74 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving A. T. Perry 4 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD


Hampton[]

Hampton at Old Dominion
1 234Total
Pirates 0 070 7
Monarchs 10 2476 47
  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Location: S. B. Ballard Stadium
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 7:06 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,363
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Scott Hardin
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Ted Alexander (play–by–play) and Andy Mashew (analyst)
      
Pregame line Over/under
ODU –21.5 55
Statistics Hampton Old Dominion
First downs 13 32
Total yards 187 572
Rushing yards 104 358
Passing yards 83 214
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 26:55 33:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Hampton Passing Jett Duffey 7/16, 83 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Elijah Burris 12 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Jadakis Bonds 5 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD
Old Dominion Passing D. J. Mack Jr. 11/22, 162 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jon-Luke Peaker 18 carries, 141 yards
Receiving Zack Kuntz 3 receptions, 61 yards


at Liberty[]

Old Dominion at Liberty
1 234Total
Monarchs 3 1400 17
Flames 14 14143 45
  • Date: September 18, 2021
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 6:06 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,471
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 2 MPH
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Warner (play–by–play), Joe Jauch (analyst), and Emily Austen (sideline reporter)
      
Pregame line Over/under
LIB –27.5 53
Statistics Old Dominion Liberty
First downs 15 23
Total yards 201 424
Rushing yards 67 182
Passing yards 134 242
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 28:16 31:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing D. J. Mack Jr. 15/27, 134 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Elijah Davis 11 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Zack Kuntz 4 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD
Liberty Passing Malik Willis 21/28, 242 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Malik Willis 9 carries, 77 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving CJ Daniels 5 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TDs


Buffalo[]

Buffalo at Old Dominion
1 234Total
Bulls 7 2800 35
Monarchs 7 01413 34
  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 53 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,197
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Anthony Perez
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Alexander (play–by–play) and Andy Mashaw (analyst)
      
Pregame line Over/under
UB –13.0 50.5
Statistics Buffalo Old Dominion
First downs 17 27
Total yards 297 433
Rushing yards 106 209
Passing yards 191 224
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 37:32 22:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing Kyle Vantrease 17/26, 191 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Dylan McDuffie 16 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Quian Williams 9 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD
Old Dominion Passing D. J. Mack Jr. 24/41, 224 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing D. J. Mack Jr. 18 carries, 84 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Ali Jennings III 7 receptions, 68 yards


at UTEP[]

Old Dominion at Texas–El Paso
1 234Total
Monarchs 0 7140 21
Miners 3 1438 28
  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 9:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,025
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 2 MPH
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Erik Elken (play–by–play) and Trevor Vittatoe (analyst)
    
Pregame line Over/under
UTEP –5.5 48.5
Statistics Old Dominion UTEP
First downs 19 17
Total yards 282 333
Rushing yards 88 142
Passing yards 194 191
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 25:32 34:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing D. J. Mack Jr. 20/34, 194 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Blake Watson 13 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Zack Kuntz 8 receptions, 54 yards
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 10/20, 191 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Deion Hankins 23 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jacob Cowing 4 receptions, 118 yards


at Marshall[]

Old Dominion at Marshall
1 234OTTotal
Monarchs 7 3030 13
Thundering Herd 3 3077 20
  • Date: October 9, 2021
  • Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium
    Huntington, WV
  • Game start: 2:04 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutes
  • Game attendance: 24,172
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Ben Leber (analyst)
   
Pregame line Over/under
MARSH –21.0 62.5
Statistics Old Dominion Marshall
First downs 19 24
Total yards 314 390
Rushing yards 208 91
Passing yards 106 299
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 29:56 30:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing D. J. Mack Jr. 9/22, 106 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing Blake Watson 26 carries, 168 yards
Receiving Ali Jennings III 1 reception, 33 yards, 1 TD
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 30/46, 299 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Rasheen Ali 21 carries, 77 yards
Receiving Shadeed Ahmed 7 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD


Western Kentucky[]

Western Kentucky at Old Dominion
1 234Total
Hilltoppers 14 16310 43
Monarchs 0 3314 20
  • Date: October 16, 2021
  • Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,418
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Vicknair
  • Television network: ESPN3
        
Pregame line Over/under
WKU –13.5 67
Statistics Western Kentucky Old Dominion
First downs 29 23
Total yards 518 446
Rushing yards 121 119
Passing yards 397 327
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 30:39 29:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Kentucky Passing Bailey Zappe 36/54, 397 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Adam Cofield 10 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Jerreth Sterens 13 receptions, 221 yards, 1 TD
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 26/41, 327 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Blake Watson 22 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ali Jennings III 13 receptions, 172 yards


Louisiana Tech[]

Louisiana Tech at Old Dominion
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 1037 20
Monarchs 0 1076 23
  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 3:32 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes
  • Game attendance: 13,309
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Sed Bonner (analyst)
      
Pregame line Over/under
LT –4.0 52.5
Statistics Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
First downs 15 20
Total yards 335 311
Rushing yards 59 162
Passing yards 276 149
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 24:21 35:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Tech Passing Austin Kendall 22/36, 253 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Marcus Williams Jr. 14 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Smoke Harris 7 receptions, 63 yards
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 23/34, 149 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Blake Watson 28 carries, 108 yards
Receiving Zack Kuntz 8 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

References[]

  1. ^ "Wilder Resigns as Old Dominion Football Coach". ODU Sports. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Pain, Megan (January 27, 2021). "ODU football announces 2021 schedule". WKTR. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ "ODU Football Announces 2021 Schedule". Old Dominion University Department of Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Old Dominion Monarchs Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved January 30, 2021.


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