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2023 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

2023 Old Dominion Monarchs football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–7 (5–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Decker (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorBlake Seiler (4th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumS.B. Ballard Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
James Madison* x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Appalachian State y   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Coastal Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Old Dominion   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Georgia State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Marshall   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Georgia Southern   3 – 5     6 – 7  
West Division
Troy xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Texas State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Arkansas State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
South Alabama   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Louisiana   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Troy 49, Appalachian State 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2023 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University for the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs played their home games at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia. It was their second football season in the Sun Belt Conference, competing in the East Division. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Ricky Rahne.

Preseason

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Media poll

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In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Monarchs were picked to finish in last place in the East division.[1]

Media poll (East division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 78 (4)
2 Appalachian State 75 (4)
3 Coastal Carolina 71 (1)
4 Marshall 68 (1)
5 Georgia Southern 52 (1)
6 Georgia State 31
7 Old Dominion 17

Jason Henderson was named the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Linebacker Jason Henderson was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team. Punter Ethan Duane was named to the second team.[1]

Schedule

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The football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech*
ACCNL 17–3665,632
September 96:00 p.m.Louisiana
ESPN+W 38–3118,154
September 1612:00 p.m.Wake Forest*
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN2L 24–2718,276
September 233:30 p.m.Texas A&M–Commerce*dagger
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+W 10–916,938
September 303:30 p.m.at Marshall
ESPN+L 35–4122,652
October 76:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
ESPN+W 17–1323,011
October 217:00 p.m.Appalachian State
NFLNW 28–2120,017
October 288:00 p.m.at No. 25 James Madison
ESPNUL 27–3026,239
November 43:30 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+L 24–2817,982
November 111:00 p.m.at Liberty*
ESPN+L 10–3821,481
November 186:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern
ESPN+W 20–1720,032
November 252:00 p.m.Georgia State
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+W 25–2415,717
December 182:30 p.m.vs. Western Kentucky*
ESPNL 35–38 OT5,632

Game summaries

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at Virginia Tech

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See also: 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Game One – Old Dominion Monarchs (0–0) at Virginia Tech Hokies (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Old Dominion 0 10 7017
Virginia Tech 2 14 14636

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA

  • Date: September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,632
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV: ACC Network
Game information
First Quarter
  • (4:07) VT – Old Dominion snap through the back of the Endzone for a Safety (VT 2–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:53) VT – Jaylin Lane 20 yd Pass From Grant Wells (John Love Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:07; VT 9–0)
  • (9:33) ODU - Dominic Dutton 16 yd Pass From Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:14; VT 9-7)
  • (2:03) VT - Ali Jennings 10 yd Pass From Grant Wells (John Love Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:12; VT 16-7)
  • (0:00) ODU - Ethan Sanchez 28 yd Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 2:03; VT 16-10)
Third Quarter
  • (9:59) VT – Ali Jennings 6 yd Pass From Grant Wells (John Love Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:19; VT 23–10)
  • (5:43) ODU - Keshawn Wicks 5 yd Pass From Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:16; VT 23-17)
  • (2:09) VT - Grant Wells 1 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:34; VT 30-17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:28) VT – John Love 27 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:43; VT 33–17)
  • (5:38) VT - John Love 21 yd Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:35; VT 36-17)
Statistics ODU VT
First downs 19 18
Total yards 295 368
Rush yards 201 109
Passing yards 94 259
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 26:20 33:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Grant Wilson 13/25, 94 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Grant Wilson 19 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Ahmarian Granger 3 receptions, 14 yards
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 17/29, 251 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 19 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Ali Jennings 5 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD

Louisiana

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See also: 2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
Pregame line Over/under
LA –6.5 55
Old Dominion vs. the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Game Two – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1–0) at Old Dominion Monarchs (0–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Louisiana 10 7 01431
Old Dominion 7 10 14738

at S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA

  • Date: September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: N 5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 18,154
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chip Tarkenton (play-by-play) and Andy Mashaw (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:59) LA – Harvey Broussard 3 yd Pass From Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:56; LA 7–0)
  • (10:26) ODU – Ahmarian Grangers 30 yd Pass From Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:26; TIED 7–7)
  • (3:32) LA – Kenneth Almendares 28 yd Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 6:46; LA 10–7)
Second Quarter
  • (12:00) ODU – Ethan Sanchez 39 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:00; TIED 10–10)
  • (4:15) ODU – Grant Wilson 3 yd Rush (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:55; ODU 17–10)
  • (0:18) LA – Ben Wooldridge 1 yd Rush (Kenneth Almendares Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:50; TIED 17–17)
Third Quarter
  • (12:36) ODU – Reymello Murphy 36 yd Pass From Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:20; ODU 24–17)
  • (4:43) ODU – Reymello Murphy 61 yd Pass From Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:20; ODU 31–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:57) LA – Terrance Williams 1 yd Rush (Kenneth Almendares Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:37; ODU 31–24)
  • (12:28) ODU – Kelby Williams 37 yd Pass From Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 2:24; ODU 38–24)
  • (9:13) LA – Jacob Kibodi 37 yd Pass From Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 3:10; ODU 38–31)
Statistics LA ODU
First downs 24 20
Total yards 454 392
Rush yards 169 145
Passing yards 285 247
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 37:31 22:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 25/36, 285 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jacob Kibodi 10 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Jacob Bernard 3 receptions, 70 yards
Old Dominion Passing Grant Wilson 13/19, 247 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Keshawn Wicks 17 carries, 104 yards
Receiving Reymello Murphy 2 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD

at Marshall

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See also: 2023 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Game Four – Old Dominion Monarchs (2–2) at Marshall Thundering Herd (3–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Old Dominion 7 14 7735
Marshall 3 14 21341

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,652
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Martin (play-by-play), Carl Lee (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –14.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:03) ODU – Jack Shields 66 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:49; ODU 7–0)
  • (5:26) MAR – Rece Verhoff 42 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 1:40; ODU 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (13:23) ODU – Jordan Bly 19 yard pass from Jack Shields, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:06; ODU 14–3)
  • (11:17) ODU – Kadarius Calloway 70 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:11; ODU 21–3)
  • (9:11) MAR – Cade Conley 1 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:00; ODU 21–10)
  • (3:31) MAR – Caleb Coombs 22 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:03; ODU 21–17)
Third quarter
  • (10:10) MAR – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:42; MAR 24–21)
  • (8:13) MAR – Elijah Alston 85 yard interception return, Rece Verhoff kick (MAR 31–21)
  • (7:50) ODU – Kadarius Calloway 69 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:23; MAR 31–28)
  • (2:59) MAR – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:44; MAR 38–28)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:21) MAR – Rece Verhoff 30 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:59; MAR 41–28)
  • (8:09) ODU – Kadarius Calloway 75 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; MAR 41–35)
Statistics ODU MAR
First downs 11 30
Plays–yards 54–434 84–464
Rushes–yards 31–339 49–186
Passing yards 95 278
Passing: comp–att–int 11–23–3 29–35–1
Time of possession 18:39 41:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Jack Shields 11/23, 95 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Kadarius Calloway 11 carries, 236 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Reymello Murphy 1 reception, 42 yards
Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 29/35, 278 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Cam Fancher 15 carries, 102 yards
Receiving Caleb Coombs 8 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD

at Southern Miss

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See also: 2023 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Game Six – Old Dominion Monarchs (2–3) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Monarchs 0 0 000
Golden Eagles 0 0 000

at M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: -
  • Game attendance: 23,011
  • Referee: -
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ODU USM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Miss Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 24, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Football Announces 2023 Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved February 24, 2023.