American college football season
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.
Old Dominion announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists six home and away games in the regular season.[ 1] 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 travel to Massachusetts who is independent from a conference 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 * ESPN3 W 31–1720,118
September 9 3:30 p.m. at Massachusetts * ELVN W 17–79,028
September 16 3:30 p.m. North Carolina * Stadium L 23–5320,118
September 23 2:00 p.m. at No. 13 Virginia Tech * ACCN Extra L 0–3865,632
October 7 6:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Stadium L 28–5820,118
October 14 2:30 p.m. at Marshall ESPN3 L 3–3526,097
7:00 p.m. Western Kentucky CBSSN L 31–3520,118
October 28 6:30 p.m. at North Texas ESPN3 L 38–4518,872
November 4 3:30 p.m. Charlotte ESPN3 W 6–020,118
November 11 7:00 p.m. at FIU W 37–3017,127
November 18 2:00 p.m. Rice ESPN3 W 24–2120,118
November 25 3:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee ESPN3 L 10–4110,128
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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1
2
3
4
Total
No. 24 (FCS) Great Danes
3
0
0
14
17
Monarchs
7
14
3
7
31
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
3
7
0
7
17
Minutemen
0
0
7
0
7
1
2
3
4
Total
Tar Heels
11
28
7
7
53
Monarchs
0
7
10
6
23
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
0
0
0
0
0
No. 13 Hokies
3
14
14
7
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
17
14
14
13
58
Monarchs
7
7
7
7
28
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
0
3
0
0
3
Thundering Herd
0
7
7
21
35
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
7
14
0
14
35
Monarchs
7
7
17
0
31
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
10
13
15
0
38
Mean Green
14
21
0
10
45
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
0
0
0
0
0
Monarchs
3
0
3
0
6
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
7
17
7
6
37
Panthers
7
7
9
7
30
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
7
0
0
14
21
Monarchs
7
3
7
7
24
At Middle Tennessee [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
3
0
0
7
10
Blue Raiders
3
21
7
10
41
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