2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

2021 Conference USA football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant;

2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football
2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Myrtle Beach Bowl, L 17–30 vs Tulsa
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
2021 record	6–7 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Ricky Rahne (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kirk Campbell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Blake Seiler (2nd season)
Home stadium	S.B. Ballard Stadium; (Capacity: 22,480)

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.

On October 27, 2021, Old Dominion announced that this will be the last season for the team in the C-USA and become the Sun Belt Conference in July 1, 2022.

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest*	Truist Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	L 10–42	25,673
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Hampton*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	W 47–7	18,363
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	L 17–45	18,471
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Buffalo*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 34–35	18,197
October 2	9:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN+	L 21–28	11,025
October 9	2:00 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN Facebook	L 13–20 ^OT	24,172
October 16	3:30 p.m.	Western Kentucky	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 20–43	16,418
October 30	3:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	CBSSN	W 23–20	13,309
November 6	7:00 p.m.	at FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	W 47–24	0
November 13	3:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 30–16	13,634
November 20	3:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN+	W 24–17	9,606
November 27	2:00 p.m.	Charlotte	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 56–34	15,874
December 20	2:30 pm	vs. Tulsa*	Brooks Stadium Conway, South Carolina (Myrtle Beach Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–30	6,557
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

[2][4]

Game summaries

at Wake Forest

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	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	7	0	7
• Monarchs	10	24	7	6	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	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	3	14	0	0	17
• Flames	14	14	14	3	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	2	3	4	Total
• Bulls	7	28	0	0	35
Monarchs	7	0	14	13	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	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	7	14	0	21
• Miners	3	14	3	8	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	2	3	4	OT	Total
Monarchs	7	3	0	3	0	13
• Thundering Herd	3	3	0	7	7	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	2	3	4	Total
• Hilltoppers	14	16	3	10	43
Monarchs	0	3	3	14	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	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	10	3	7	20
• Monarchs	0	10	7	6	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

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

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[1] "Wilder Resigns as Old Dominion Football Coach". ODU Sports. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[wktr-2] Pain, Megan (January 27, 2021). "ODU football announces 2021 schedule". WKTR. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[2021sched-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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