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2018 Old Dominion Monarchs football team
American college football season
The 2018 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2018 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 tenth-year head coach Bobby Wilder. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division. ODU's streak of home sell-outs (59 total games) ended with the FIU game. ODU had sold out every home game since they restarted the football program in 2009.
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| 2018 Old Dominion Monarchs football | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Division | East Division |
| Record | 4–8 (2–6 C-USA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brian Scott (10th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Hurry-up spread option |
| Defensive coordinator | Rich Nagy (6th season) |
| Base defense | 3–3–5 |
| Home stadium | Foreman Field |
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| Middle Tennessee x | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UAB x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
More information Award, Player ...
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Rimington Trophy[1] | Nick Clarke | C | SR |
| Chuck Bednarik Award[2] | Oshane Ximines | DE | SR |
| Doak Walker Award[3] | Jeremy Cox | RB | SR |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy[4] | Oshane Ximines | DE | SR |
| Ray Guy Award[5] | Bailey Cate | P | JR |
| Paul Hornung Award[6] | Isaiah Harper | WR/KR | SR |
| Wuerffel Trophy[7] | Oshane Ximines | DE | SR |
| Ted Hendricks Award[8] | Oshane Ximines | DE | SR |
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Preseason All-CUSA team
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Monarchs having three players selected.[9]
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Defense Oshane Ximines – DL Special teams Isaiah Harper – KR Darrell Brown – PR |
Preseason media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Monarchs predicted to finish in sixth place in the East Division.[10]
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| East Division | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | |
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| 1 | Florida Atlantic | |
| 2 | Marshall | |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | |
| 4 | FIU | |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | |
| 6 | Old Dominion | |
| 7 | Charlotte | |
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Liberty* | ESPN3 | L 10–52 | 20,425 | |||
| September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | FIU | beIN | L 20–28 | 19,243 | |||
| September 13[lower-alpha 1] | 4:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | ESPN3 | L 25–28 | 8,204 | |||
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Virginia Tech* |
| CBSSN | W 49–35 | 20,532 | ||
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at East Carolina* | ESPN3 | L 35–37 | 35,047 | |||
| October 6 | 5:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | Stadium | L 33–52 | 18,204 | |||
| October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Marshall |
| Stadium | L 20–42 | 20,118 | ||
| October 20 | 7:30 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | ESPN+ | W 37–34 | 13,269 | |||
| October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee |
| ESPN+ | L 17–51 | 19,725 | ||
| November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | North Texas |
| ESPN3 | W 34–31 | 18,062 | ||
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | VMI* |
| ESPN+ | W 77–14 | 20,118 | ||
| November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rice | ESPN+ | L 13–27 | 18,083 | |||
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- This game was originally scheduled for September 15. It was moved up two days in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
At Liberty
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Monarchs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Flames | 14 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 52 |
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See also: 2018 Liberty Flames football team
FIU
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Monarchs | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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See also: 2018 FIU Panthers football team
At Charlotte
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Monarchs | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 49ers | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
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See also: 2018 Charlotte 49ers football team
Virginia Tech
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Hokies | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Monarchs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 49 |
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See also: 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
This marked Old Dominion's first win over a Power Five program in their FBS history.[11]
At East Carolina
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Monarchs | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| Pirates | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 |
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See also: 2018 East Carolina Pirates football team
At Florida Atlantic
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Monarchs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 33 |
| Owls | 6 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 52 |
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See also: 2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Marshall
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thundering Herd | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| Monarchs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
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At Western Kentucky
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Monarchs | 14 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 37 |
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
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Middle Tennessee
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Raiders | 17 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 51 |
| Monarchs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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North Texas
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Monarchs | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
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VMI
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Keydets | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Monarchs | 21 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 77 |
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See also: 2018 VMI Keydets football team
At Rice
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Monarchs | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Owls | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
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See also: 2018 Rice Owls football team
See also: 2019 NFL Draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 3 | 95 | Oshane Ximines | DE | New York Giants |
| 6 | 184 | Travis Fulgham | WR | Detroit Lions |
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- "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
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