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.
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Previous season
The Monarchs finished the 2016 season 10-3, 7-1 in C-USA play to earn a share of the East Division title. Due to their loss to Western Kentucky, they did not qualify for the C-USA Championship game. They were invited to the Bahamas Bowl, their first ever bowl appearance, where they defeated Eastern Michigan for their first ever bowl victory.
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Schedule and results
Old Dominion announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists six home and away games in the regular season. 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.
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Game summaries
Albany
at Massachusetts
North Carolina
at Virginia Tech
Florida Atlantic
at Marshall
WKU
at North Texas
Charlotte
at FIU
Rice
at Middle Tennessee
References
Source of article : Wikipedia