2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

The 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2019 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). They were led by eleventh-year head coach Bobby Wilder.

2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	1–11 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Bobby Wilder (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Scott (11th season)
Offensive scheme	Hurry-up spread option
Co-defensive coordinators	David Blackwell (1st season) Grady Brown (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	S.B. Ballard Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Marshall		6	–	2					8	–	5
Western Kentucky		6	–	2					9	–	4
Charlotte		5	–	3					7	–	6
Middle Tennessee		3	–	5					4	–	8
FIU		3	–	5					6	–	7
Old Dominion		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Louisiana Tech x		6	–	2					10	–	3
UAB xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
North Texas		3	–	5					4	–	8
UTSA		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Preseason

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Monarchs predicted to finish in sixth place in the East Division.^[1]

Preseason All–Conference USA teams

The Monarchs were the only team in the East Division that had no players selected to the preseason All−Conference USA teams.^[2]

Schedule

Old Dominion announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.^[3] The 2019 schedule consisted of 6 home and away games in the regular season.^[4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Norfolk State*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 24–21	21,944
September 7	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	L 17–31	57,282
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	L 17–28	44,573
September 28	6:00 p.m.	East Carolina*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 21–24	18,643
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 3–20	18,405
October 12	2:30 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	Stadium	L 17–31	18,351
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	L 14–38	19,511
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 3–41	17,744
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	L 17–24	14,644
November 9	2:00 p.m.	UTSA	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 23–24	16,297
November 23	4:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN3	L 17–38	9,806
November 30	2:00 p.m.	Charlotte	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	ESPN+	L 22–38	16,369
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Staff for 2019 season.^[5]

Name	Position	Tenure
Bobby Wilder	Head coach	10
Brian Scott	Associate head coach/offensive coordinator	10
David Blackwell	Defensive coordinator/linebackers	1
Kermit Buggs	Assistant Defensive coordinator	3
Jeff Comissiong	Assistant head coach/defensive line	4
Ron Whitcomb	Assistant head coach for offense/quarterbacks	10
Grady Brown	Secondary	1
Brian Stinespring	Tight Ends	1
John Allen	Wide Receivers Coach	2
Charles Bankins	Running Backs/Special Teams coordinator	4
Frank Wilson	Special Teams Co-Coordinator / Cornerbacks	4

Game summaries

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	6	0	15	21
Monarchs	14	0	3	7	24

See also: 2019 Norfolk State Spartans football team

At Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	3	0	7	7	17
Hokies	10	7	7	7	31

See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

At Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	10	7	0	0	17
No. 21 Cavaliers	0	7	7	14	28

See also: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	10	7	0	7	24
Monarchs	3	0	10	8	21

See also: 2019 East Carolina Pirates football team

Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	10	3	7	20
Monarchs	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

At Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	10	7	0	17
Thundering Herd	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

At UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	0	3	11	0	14
Blazers	14	14	7	3	38

See also: 2019 UAB Blazers football team

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	10	7	10	41
Monarchs	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

At FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	7	0	0	10	17
Panthers	3	6	7	8	24

See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	10	0	0	14	24
Monarchs	10	10	3	0	23

See also: 2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team

At Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	7	3	7	0	17
Blue Raiders	14	14	7	3	38

See also: 2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	14	10	14	0	38
Monarchs	7	0	7	8	22

See also: 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team