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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Preseason All-CUSA team
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Monarchs having three players selected.[9]
Defense
Oshane Ximines – DL
Special teams
Isaiah Harper – KR
Darrell Brown – PR
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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]
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East Division |
Predicted finish |
Team |
1 | Florida Atlantic |
2 | Marshall |
3 | Middle Tennessee |
4 | FIU |
5 | Western Kentucky |
6 | Old Dominion |
7 | Charlotte |
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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
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September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | FIU | | beIN | L 20–28 | 19,243
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[lower-alpha 1] | 4:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | | ESPN3 | L 25–28 | 8,204
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September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Virginia Tech* | - Foreman Field
- Norfolk, VA*
| CBSSN | W 49–35 | 20,532
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September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at East Carolina* | | ESPN3 | L 35–37 | 35,047
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October 6 | 5:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | | Stadium | L 33–52 | 18,204
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October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Marshall | | Stadium | L 20–42 | 20,118
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October 20 | 7:30 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | | ESPN+ | W 37–34 | 13,269
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October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | | ESPN+ | L 17–51 | 19,725
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November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | North Texas | | ESPN3 | W 34–31 | 18,062
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November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | VMI* | | ESPN+ | W 77–14 | 20,118
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November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rice | | ESPN+ | L 13–27 | 18,083
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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This game was originally scheduled for September 15. It was moved up two days in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
- =Game scheduled to be played in Blacksburg, but inclement weather pushed it to Norfolk.
At Liberty
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Monarchs |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Flames |
14 |
0 |
10 |
28 |
52 |
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FIU
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Panthers |
0 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
28 |
Monarchs |
7 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
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At Charlotte
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Monarchs |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
25 |
49ers |
7 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
28 |
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Virginia Tech
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 13 Hokies |
7 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
35 |
Monarchs |
7 |
7 |
7 |
28 |
49 |
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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 |
Monarchs |
14 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
35 |
Pirates |
14 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
37 |
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At Florida Atlantic
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Monarchs |
0 |
7 |
14 |
12 |
33 |
Owls |
6 |
20 |
6 |
20 |
52 |
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Marshall
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Keydets |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
Monarchs |
21 |
28 |
14 |
14 |
77 |
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At Rice
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Monarchs |
3 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
Owls |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
27 |
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