2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Myrtle Beach Bowl, L 17–30 vs. Tulsa
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record6–7 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKirk Campbell (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorBlake Seiler (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumS.B. Ballard Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Marshall   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Old Dominion   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Charlotte   3 – 5     5 – 7  
FIU   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
UTSA xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
UAB   6 – 2     9 – 4  
North Texas   5 – 3     6 – 7  
UTEP   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Rice   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Southern Miss   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University during the 2021 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 (C-USA). The team was coached by second-year head coach Ricky Rahne.

On October 27, 2021, Old Dominion announced that this would be the last season for the team in C-USA, and they would join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.[1]

2020 season

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Main article: 2020 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

On August 10, 2020, Old Dominion announced that they would cancel their 2020 FBS football season due to health, safety, and travel concerns for the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Since head coach Ricky Rahne was hired in December 2019, the 2021 season would be considered his second season as head coach due to team practices resuming in 2020, despite the cancellation of the season.[3]

Schedule

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Old Dominion announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.[4][5] The 2021 schedule consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.at Wake Forest*
ACCNL 10–4225,673
September 117:00 p.m.Hampton*
ESPN3W 47–718,363
September 186:00 p.m.at Liberty*
ESPN3L 17–4518,471
September 256:00 p.m.Buffalo*
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+L 34–3518,197
October 29:00 p.m.at UTEP
ESPN+L 21–2811,025
October 92:00 p.m.at Marshall
CBSSN FacebookL 13–20 OT24,172
October 163:30 p.m.Western Kentuckydagger
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN3L 20–4316,418
October 303:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
CBSSNW 23–2013,309
November 67:00 p.m.at FIU
ESPN3W 47–240
November 133:30 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+W 30–1613,634
November 203:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
ESPN+W 24–179,606
November 272:00 p.m.Charlotte
ESPN+W 56–3415,874
December 202:30 pmvs. Tulsa*
ESPNL 17–306,557

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Roster

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2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Jordan Bly Fr
RB 2 Blake Watson  So
WR 3 Frederik Antoine  Fr
QB 4 Stone Smartt Sr
WR 5 Darius Savedge  So
WR 6 Nigel Fitzgerald  So
QB 7 Reese Poffenbarger Fr
QB 8 D.J. Mack Jr. Jr
WR 9 Trey Blount Jr
WR 10 Isiah Paige Fr
QB 11 Hayden Wolff  Fr
RB 12 Elijah Davis  So
WR 13 MarQeese Dietz Fr
QB 14 Dominique Anthony Fr
WR 16 Aaron Moore  So
QB 17 Jack Shields Fr
WR 18 Javon Harvey  Fr
WR 19 Cornell Hendrick Jr  So
RB 20 Keshawn Wicks  Fr
RB 21 Jon-Luke Peaker Fr
WR 23 Noah Robinson Fr
RB 26 Tariq Sims Fr
RB 29 Obie Sanni Fr
WR 30 Rafael McCoy Fr
RB 44 Matt Geiger Jr
RB 46 Elijah Rivers Fr
OL 53 Khadere Kounta So
OL 58 Stephon Dubose-Bourne Fr
OL 60 Joshua Bennett  Fr
OL 62 Tyler Lamar Fr
OL 63 Xavier Black  Fr
OL 64 Nick Saldiveri  So
OL 65 Chris Adams Fr
OL 66 Andrew Blanton Fr
OL 67 Tyran Hunt Jr
OL 68 Caleb Gosney Fr
OL 68 Brandon Ruff  Fr
OL 70 Jack Hassard  So
OL 70 Drew Pascoe Fr
OL 71 Isaac Weaver Sr
OL 72 Talyn Hunter Fr
OL 73 Austin Mosier  Fr
OL 74 Santana Saunders Fr
OL 75 Skyler Grant Fr
OL 76 Jack Miller III Jr
OL 77 Gerrik Vollmer  Jr
OL 77 Kyle Young  So
OL 78 Elijah Hoskin Fr
OL 79 Leroy Thomas  So
TE 80 Zach Kuntz  So
WR 81 Devin Lester Fr
TE 82 AC White  So
TE 83 Isaiah Spencer  So
TE 84 Donta Anthony Jr. Jr
TE 85 Trey Lancaster Fr
TE 86 Avery Ford Fr
WR 87 Braxton Collins  Fr
TE 88 Curtis Nixon II Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Malcolm Britt Fr
CB 1 Lance Boykin Jr
LB 3 Jordan Young Sr
CB 4 LaMareon James Fr
CB 5 Will Brocchini Sr
CB 6 Tre Hawkins III Jr
S 7 Harrell Blackmon Sr
LB 8 Ryan Henry  Jr
DE 9 Marcus Haynes Jr
S 11 Levi Wentz Fr
S 12 Tahj Ra-El Fr
S 13 Terry Jones  Fr
S 14 Justinn Richardson Jr
S 15 Tyrik McDaniel Fr
CB 16 Khian'Dre Harris Fr
CB 17 Damion Charity  So
DE 19 Amorie Morrison Fr
CB 20 Roger Cray Sr
DT 20 Aaron Jackson Sr
S 21 R'Tarriun Johnson  Jr
CB 22 Kaleb Ford-Dement Jr
CB 22 Jalen McCain Fr
CB 23 Geronda Hall Jr
S 23 Robert Kennedy III Jr
S 24 Joe Joe Headen Sr
LB 25 Steven Williams  Jr
CB 26 Jalen Lomax  Fr
S 27 Jahaad Scales Fr
S 28 Corey Chapman Fr
DE 29 Adrian Spellman Fr
DE 31 Deeve Harris  Fr
LB 32 Joshua Burdsall  Fr
CB 33 Elijah Rivers Fr
CB 34 Ali Ali Fr
LB 34 John Cook Fr
S 35 Luke Lindenfeldar  Fr
LB 36 Alec Solano So
S 38 Colten Hicks  Fr
DE 39 Roman Ridley  Fr
LB 40 EJ Green Fr
DE 41 Cory Jackson Sr
LB 42 Jason Henderson Fr
DE 43 Kris Trinidad Fr
DT 45 Denzel Lowry Fr
CB 46 Alhaji Kamara Fr
LB 47 Wayne Matthews III Fr
LB 48 Estefano Feliciano Jr. Jr
DT 50 Alonzo Ford Jr. Fr
DT 51 Carson Ramos  Jr
DT 52 Chazz Wallace Fr
DT 54 Jeremy Meiser Sr
DT 55 Keyshawn Hunter Fr
DT 56 Sokoya McDuffie  So
DT 59 Will Daniel Fr
DE 76 Keshawn Lynch Fr
DE 89 Kris Caine Fr
DE 90 Taevion Clarke Fr
DE 94 O'Shea Jackson  So
DT 97 Devin Brandt-Epps Fr
DT 99 Tyre Bibby  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 37 Dominik Soos Jr
LS 43 Bryant Worrell Fr
LS 49 John Morton  Fr
LS 91 B.R. Hatcher Jr
LS 93 Anthony Zaccaro Fr
P 95 Ethan Dunne Fr
K, P 96 Broc Simpson Fr
K 98 Nick Rice Sr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Kirk Campbell
    Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Blake Seiler
    Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
  • Tony Lucas
    Running backs
  • Jonathan Decoster
    Tight ends
  • Mark Dupuis
    Wide receivers
  • Kevin Reihner
    Offensive line
  • Leon Wright
    Cornerbacks
  • Remington Rebstock
    Safeties
  • Kevin Smith
    Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 9, 2024

Game summaries

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At Wake Forest

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Old Dominion at Wake Forest
1 234Total
Monarchs 3 007 10
• Demon Deacons 14 1477 42
  • Date: September 3, 2021
  • Location: Truist Field
    Winston-Salem, NC
  • Game start: 7:03 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes
  • Game attendance: 25,673
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 4 MPH
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ACC Network): Drew Carter (play–by–play), Forrest Conoly (analyst), and Abby Labar (sideline reporter)
    
Scoring summary
108:57WFChristian Beal-Smith 48-yard rush (Nick Sciba kick)
(3 plays, 64 yards, 0:44)		WF 7–0
00:28ODUNick Rice 38-yard field goal
(6 plays, 35 yards, 2:56)		WF 7–3
00:12WFJa'Sir Taylor 99-yard kickoff returned (Nick Sciba kick)
(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)		WF 14–3
212:01WFA. T. Perry 36-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick)
(4 plays, 48 yards, 1:10)		WF 21–3
02:45WFJaquarii Roberson 2-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick)
(9 plays, 49 yards, 3:51)		WF 28–3
308:44WFChristian Beal-Smith 1-yard rush (Nick Sciba kick)
(8 plays, 56 yards, 2:39)		WF 35–3
412:50WFKe'Shawn Williams 4-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick)
(7 plays, 52 yards, 3:22)		WF 42–3
02:27ODUIsaiah Spencer 9-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Nick Rice kick)
(8 plays, 55 yards, 2:59)		WF 42–10
See also: 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
Pregame line Over/under
WF –32.0 61.5[7]
Statistics ODU WF
First downs 17 20
Total yards 272 352
Rushing yards 145 164
Passing yards 127 188
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 32:19 27:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 11/17, 88 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Elijah Davis 12 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Stone Smartt 3 receptions, 26 yards
Wake Forest Passing Sam Hartman 18/27, 188 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Christian Beal-Smith 11 carries, 74 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving A. T. Perry 4 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD

Hampton

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Hampton at Old Dominion
1 234Total
Pirates 0 070 7
• Monarchs 10 2476 47
  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Location: S. B. Ballard Stadium
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 7:06 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,363
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Scott Hardin
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Ted Alexander (play–by–play) and Andy Mashew (analyst)
      
Scoring summary
109:22ODUElijah Davis 15-yard rush (Nick Rice kick)
(7 plays, 91 yards, 2:27)		ODU 7–0
04:55ODUNick Rice 24-yard field goal
(8 plays, 42 yards, 2:22)		ODU 10–0
214:10ODUD. J. Mack Jr. 13-yard rush (Nick Rice kick)
(8 plays, 92 yards, 3:15)		ODU 17–0
09:32ODUIsaiah Spencer 2-yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr. (Nick Rice kick)
(9 plays, 48 yards, 3:13)		ODU 24–0
03:15ODUD. J. Mack Jr. 3-yard rush (Nick Rice kick)
(11 plays, 76 yards, 4:43)		ODU 31–0
00:00ODUNick Rice 18-yard field goal
(9 plays, 77 yards, 1:53)		ODU 34–0
307:00ODUD. J. Mack Jr. 4-yard rush (Nick Rice kick)
(7 plays, 48 yards, 2:20)		ODU 41–0
04:20HAMPJadakis Bonds 24-yard pass from Jett Duffey (Axel Perez kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:40)		ODU 41–7
414:19ODUNick Rice 23-yard field goal
(12 plays, 70 yards, 5:01)		ODU 44–7
10:39ODUNick Rice 33-yard field goal
(5 plays, 26 yards, 1:51)		ODU 47–7
See also: 2021 Hampton Pirates football team
Pregame line Over/under
ODU –21.5 55[8]
Statistics HU ODU
First downs 13 32
Total yards 187 572
Rushing yards 104 358
Passing yards 83 214
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 26:55 33:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Hampton Passing Jett Duffey 7/16, 83 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Elijah Burris 12 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Jadakis Bonds 5 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD
Old Dominion Passing D. J. Mack Jr. 11/22, 162 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jon-Luke Peaker 18 carries, 141 yards
Receiving Zack Kuntz 3 receptions, 61 yards

At Liberty

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Old Dominion at Liberty
1 234Total
Monarchs 3 1400 17
• Flames 14 14143 45
  • Date: September 18, 2021
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 6:06 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,471
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 2 MPH
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Warner (play–by–play), Joe Jauch (analyst), and Emily Austen (sideline reporter)
      
Scoring summary
111:25LIBCJ Daniels 14-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick)
(10 plays, 68 yards, 3:28)		LIB 7–0
03:17LIBMalik Willis 17-yard rush (Alex Barbir kick)
(6 plays, 79 yards, 2:45)		LIB 14–0
00:46ODUNick Rice 43-yard field goal
(4 plays, 4 yards, 0:40)		LIB 14–3
213:23LIBCJ Daniels 33-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick)
(6 plays, 80 yards, 2:18)		LIB 21–3
06:29ODUElijah Davis 1-yard rush (Nick Rice kick)
(10 plays, 56 yards, 3:43)		LIB 21–10
03:48LIBKevin Shaa 38-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick)
(7 plays, 60 yards, 2:31)		LIB 28–10
00:42ODUZack Kuntz 30-yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr. (Nick Rice kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 3:06)		LIB 28–17
311:10LIBKevin Shaa 8-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick)
(4 plays, 48 yards, 2:00)		LIB 35–17
05:18LIBMalik Willis 1-yard rush (Alex Barbir kick)
(10 plays, 60 yards, 3:17)		LIB 42–17
403:29LIBAlex Barbir 31-yard field goal
(14 plays, 67 yards, 8:28)		LIB 45–17
See also: 2021 Liberty Flames football team
Pregame line Over/under
LIB –27.5 53[9]
Statistics ODU LIB
First downs 15 23
Total yards 201 424
Rushing yards 67 182
Passing yards 134 242
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 28:16 31:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing D. J. Mack Jr. 15/27, 134 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Elijah Davis 11 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Zack Kuntz 4 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD
Liberty Passing Malik Willis 21/28, 242 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Malik Willis 9 carries, 77 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving CJ Daniels 5 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TDs

Buffalo

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Buffalo at Old Dominion
1 234Total
• Bulls 7 2800 35
Monarchs 7 01413 34
  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 53 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,197
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Anthony Perez
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Alexander (play–by–play) and Andy Mashaw (analyst)
      
Scoring summary
110:14BUFC. J. Bazile 85-yard blocked field goal returned (Alex McNulty kick)
(4 plays, 7 yards, 3:16)		BUF 7–0
02:37ODUBlake Watson 2-yard rush (Nick Rice kick)
(4 plays, 26 yards, 1:12)		TIE 7–7
213:49BUFKyle Vantrease 4-yard rush (Alex McNulty kick)
(9 plays, 74 yards, 3:42)		BUF 14–7
08:25BUFQuian Williams 13-yard pass from Kyle Vantrease (Alex McNulty kick)
(8 plays, 91 yards, 3:38)		BUF 21–7
03:14BUFDylan McDuffie 20-yard rush (Alex McNulty kick)
(9 plays, 55 yards, 3:41)		BUF 28–7
02:07BUFTim Terry Jr. 67-yard fumble returned (Alex McNulty kick)
(3 plays, 42 yards, 1:07)		BUF 35–7
308:18ODUD. J. Mack Jr. 42-yard rush (Nick Rice kick)
(8 plays, 47 yards, 3:15)		BUF 35–14
00:34ODUD. J. Mack Jr. 2-yard rush (Nick Rice kick)
(11 plays, 85 yards, 5:07)		BUF 35–21
408:36ODUJon-Luke Peaker 7-yard rush (Nick Rice kick)
(5 plays, 63 yards, 1:48)		BUF 35–28
00:19ODUZack Kuntz 19-yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr. (Nick Rice PAT failed)
(10 plays, 46 yards, 2:44)		BUF 35–34
See also: 2021 Buffalo Bulls football team
Pregame line Over/under
BUF –13.0 50.5[10]
Statistics BUF ODU
First downs 17 27
Total yards 297 433
Rushing yards 106 209
Passing yards 191 224
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 37:32 22:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing Kyle Vantrease 17/26, 191 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Dylan McDuffie 16 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Quian Williams 9 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD
Old Dominion Passing D. J. Mack Jr. 24/41, 224 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing D. J. Mack Jr. 18 carries, 84 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Ali Jennings III 7 receptions, 68 yards

At UTEP

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Old Dominion at Texas–El Paso
1 234Total
Monarchs 0 7140 21
• Miners 3 1438 28
  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 9:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,025
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 2 MPH
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Erik Elken (play–by–play) and Trevor Vittatoe (analyst)
    
Scoring summary
109:55UTEPGavin Baechle 29-yard field goal
(7 plays, 33 yards, 3:24)		UTEP 3–0
211:08UTEPJustin Garrett 7-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick)
(16 plays, 80 yards, 8:10)		UTEP 10–0
00:51UTEPTyrin Smith 7-yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick)
(15 plays, 87 yards, 8:06)		UTEP 17–0
00:10ODUAli Jennings III 20-yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr. (Nick Rice kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 0:41)		UTEP 17–7
311:37UTEPGavin Baechle 40-yard field goal
(8 plays, 64 yards, 3:19)		UTEP 20–7
05:27ODUD. J. Mack Jr. 5-yard rush (Nick Rice kick)
(19 plays, 75 yards, 6:10)		UTEP 20–14
04:27ODUAC White 11-yard punt returned (Nick Rice kick)
(5 plays, 72 yards, 0:55)		ODU 21–20
406:59UTEPDeion Hankins 3-yard rush (Gavin Hardison two-point conversion pass to Justin Garrett)
(9 plays, 63 yards, 4:47)		UTEP 28–21
See also: 2021 UTEP Miners football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTEP –5.5 48.5[11]
Statistics ODU UTEP
First downs 19 17
Total yards 282 333
Rushing yards 88 142
Passing yards 194 191
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 25:32 34:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing D. J. Mack Jr. 20/34, 194 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Blake Watson 13 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Zack Kuntz 8 receptions, 54 yards
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 10/20, 191 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Deion Hankins 23 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jacob Cowing 4 receptions, 118 yards

At Marshall

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Old Dominion at Marshall
1 234OTTotal
Monarchs 7 3030 13
• Thundering Herd 3 3077 20
   
Scoring summary
103:59MARShane Ciucci 42-yard field goal
(4 plays, -6 yards, 1:21)		MAR 3–0
00:25ODUAli Jennings III 33-yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr. (Nick Rice kick)
(9 plays, 81 yards, 3:34)		ODU 7–3
206:38ODUNick Rice 47-yard field goal
(13 plays, 73 yards, 5:48)		ODU 10–3
00:25MARShane Ciucci 22-yard field goal
(14 plays, 76 yards, 6:13)		ODU 10–6
402:37ODUNick Rice 45-yard field goal
(10 plays, 32 yards, 5:05)		ODU 13–6
00:33MARWillie Johnson 52-yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:04)		TIE 13–13
1OTMARShadeed Ahmed 22-yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci kick)MAR 20–13
See also: 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Pregame line Over/under
MARSH –21.0 62.5[12]
Statistics ODU MAR
First downs 19 24
Total yards 314 390
Rushing yards 208 91
Passing yards 106 299
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 29:56 30:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing D. J. Mack Jr. 9/22, 106 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing Blake Watson 26 carries, 168 yards
Receiving Ali Jennings III 1 reception, 33 yards, 1 TD
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 30/46, 299 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Rasheen Ali 21 carries, 77 yards
Receiving Shadeed Ahmed 7 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD

Western Kentucky

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Western Kentucky at Old Dominion
1 234Total
• Hilltoppers 14 16310 43
Monarchs 0 3314 20
  • Date: October 16, 2021
  • Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,418
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Vicknair
  • Television network: ESPN3
        
Scoring summary
109:16WKUMalachi Corley 26-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)
(8 plays, 68 yards, 3:42)		WKU 7–0
04:24WKUDakota Thomas 9-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)
(12 plays, 81 yards, 3:30)		WKU 14–0
205:23WKUDaewood Davis 15-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)
(3 plays, 41 yards, 1:02)		WKU 21–0
02:23ODUNick Rice 44-yard field goal
(10 plays, 48 yards, 3:00)		WKU 21–3
01:48WKUJerreth Sterens 74-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:35)		WKU 27–3
00:00WKUBrayden Narveson 20-yard field goal
(8 plays, 45 yards, 1:16)		WKU 30–3
310:37ODUNick Rice 38-yard field goal
(11 plays, 54 yards, 4:23)		WKU 30–6
03:43WKUBrayden Narveson 31-yard field goal
(4 plays, -9 yards, 1:30)		WKU 33–6
414:55ODUElijah Davis 24-yard rush (Nick Rice kick)
(8 plays, 79 yards, 3:45)		WKU 33–13
10:17ODUBlake Watson 7-yard rush (Nick Rice kick)
(8 plays, 78 yards, 3:02)		WKU 33–20
05:41WKUBrayden Narveson 41-yard field goal
(13 plays, 42 yards, 4:31)		WKU 36–20
03:51WKUDakota Thomas 17-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Brayden Narveson kick)
(2 plays, 23 yards, 0:38)		WKU 43–20
See also: 2021 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Pregame line Over/under
WKU –13.5 67[13]
Statistics WKU ODU
First downs 29 23
Total yards 518 446
Rushing yards 121 119
Passing yards 397 327
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 30:39 29:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Kentucky Passing Bailey Zappe 36/54, 397 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Adam Cofield 10 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Jerreth Sterns 13 receptions, 221 yards, 1 TD
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 26/41, 327 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Blake Watson 22 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ali Jennings III 13 receptions, 172 yards

Louisiana Tech

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Louisiana Tech at Old Dominion
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 1037 20
• Monarchs 0 1076 23
  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 3:32 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes
  • Game attendance: 13,309
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Sed Bonner (analyst)
      
Scoring summary
203:56ODUNick Rice 36-yard field goal
(8 plays, 49 yards, 4:15)		ODU 3–0
01:13LTIsaiah Graham 32-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick)
(7 plays, 80 yards, 2:39)		LT 7–3
00:58ODULeMareon James 100-yard kickoff returned (Nick Rice kick)
(6 plays, 66 yards, 0:49)		ODU 10–7
00:03LTJacob Barnes 30-yard field goal
(6 plays, 66 yards, 0:49)		TIE 10–10
310:19ODUZack Kuntz 5-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Nick Rice kick)
(9 plays, 55 yards, 3:02)		ODU 17–10
06:51LTJacob Barnes 44-yard field goal
(7 plays, 13 yards, 3:18)		ODU 17–13
412:01LTMarcus Williams Jr. 7-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick)
(5 plays, 43 yards, 0:39)		LT 20–17
01:52ODUNick Rice 29-yard field goal
(20 plays, 58 yards, 10:02)		TIE 20–20
00:00ODUNick Rice 46-yard field goal
(5 plays, 26 yards, 0:28)		ODU 23–20
See also: 2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
Pregame line Over/under
LT –4.0 52.5[14]
Statistics LT ODU
First downs 15 20
Total yards 335 311
Rushing yards 59 162
Passing yards 276 149
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 24:21 35:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Tech Passing Austin Kendall 22/36, 253 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Marcus Williams Jr. 14 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Smoke Harris 7 receptions, 63 yards
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 23/34, 149 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Blake Watson 28 carries, 108 yards
Receiving Zack Kuntz 8 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

At FIU

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Old Dominion at Florida International
1 234Total
• Monarchs 24 0617 47
Panthers 10 077 24
  • Date: November 6, 2021
  • Location: FIU Stadium
    Miami, FL
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Jonathan Noil
  • Television network: ESPN3
See also: 2021 FIU Panthers football team
Pregame line Over/under
ODU –3.0 50.0[15]
Statistics ODU FIU
First downs 29 19
Total yards 565 435
Rushing yards 282 107
Passing yards 283 328
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 31:49 28:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 22/42, 283 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Blake Watson 28 rushes, 158 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Zack Kuntz 9 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD
FIU Passing Max Bortenschlager 18/32, 315 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Lexington Joseph 11 rushes, 54 yards
Receiving Bryce Singleton 6 receptions, 199 yards, 2 TD

Florida Atlantic

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Florida Atlantic at Old Dominion
1 234Total
Owls 3 076 16
• Monarchs 2 9613 30
  • Date: November 13, 2021
  • Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 3:36 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes
  • Game attendance: 13,634
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Vicknair
  • Television network: ESPN+
See also: 2021 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Pregame line Over/under
FAU –6.5 48[16]
Statistics FAU ODU
First downs 13 22
Total yards 308 447
Rushing yards 121 158
Passing yards 187 289
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 22:28 37:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing N'Kosi Perry 12/21, 187 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Johnny Ford 19 rushes, 101 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Brandon Robinson 1 reception, 59 yards, 1 TD
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 21/33, 289 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Blake Watson 23 rushes, 163 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ali Jennings III 4 receptions, 99 yards

At Middle Tennessee

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Old Dominion at Middle Tennessee
1 234Total
• Monarchs 7 3014 24
Blue Raiders 7 307 17
  • Date: November 20, 2021
  • Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
    Murfreesboro, TN
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
  • Game attendance: 9,606
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 10 MPH
  • Referee: Ed Ardito
  • Television network: ESPN+
See also: 2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
Pregame line Over/under
MTSU –3 48.5[17]
Statistics ODU MTSU
First downs 11 25
Total yards 341 414
Rushing yards 100 101
Passing yards 241 313
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 24:55 35:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 15/24, 241 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Blake Watson 18 rushes, 57 yards
Receiving Ali Jennings III 4 receptions, 146 yards
Middle Tennessee Passing Nicholas Vattiato 31/45, 281 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Martell Pettaway 13 rushes, 57 yards
Receiving Jaylin Lane 10 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD

Charlotte

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Charlotte at Old Dominion
1 234Total
49ers 0 14146 34
• Monarchs 14 14721 56
  • Date: November 27, 2021
  • Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 48 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,874
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 0 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Alexander, Andy Mashaw, James Witham
          
Scoring summary
109:15ODUNick Saldiveri 0-yard run (Nick Rice kick)
(2 plays, 2 yards, 0:34)		ODU 7-0
02:51ODUElijah Davis 12-yard run (Nick Rice kick)
(8 plays, 64 yards, 2:10)		ODU 14-0
212:11ODUAli Jennings III 46-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Nick Rice kick)
(3 plays, 63 yards, 0:58)		ODU 21-0
10:45CHARElijah Spencer 19-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick)
(4 plays, 63 yards, 1:21)		ODU 21-7
07:40ODUAli Jennings III 34-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Nick Rice kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:05)		ODU 28-7
02:59CHARLuke Martin 8-yard interception return (Jonathan Cruz kick)ODU 28-14
310:49CHARGrant Dubose 9-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:57)		ODU 28-21
06:06CHARCalvin Camp 6-yard run (Jonathan Cruz kick)
(7 plays, 56 yards, 2:59)		TIED 28-28
03:25ODUBlake Watson 3-yard run (Nick Rice kick)
(6 plays, 74 yards, 2:35)		ODU 35-28
413:09CHARJonathan Cruz 39-yard field goal
(12 plays, 52 yards, 5:11)		ODU 35-31
10:04CHARJonathan Cruz 44-yard field goal
(7 plays, 13 yards, 2:14)		ODU 35-34
06:42ODUBlake Watson 2-yard run (Nick Rice kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:22)		ODU 42-34
03:49ODUAli Jennings III 36-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Nick Rice kick)
(4 plays, 41 yards, 1:45)		ODU 49-34
02:52ODUDeeve Harris 1-yard fumble return (Nick Rice kick)ODU 56-34
See also: 2021 Charlotte 49ers football team
Pregame line Over/under
ODU –8.5 56[20]
Statistics CHAR ODU
First downs 26 22
Total yards 480 441
Rushing yards 203 113
Passing yards 277 328
Turnovers 4 2
Time of possession 36:11 23:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Charlotte Passing Chris Reynolds 24/40, 231 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Calvin Camp 16 rushes, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Grant DuBose 9 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 17/26, 328 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Blake Watson 18 rushes, 106 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ali Jennings III 9 receptions, 252 yards, 3 TD

Vs. Tulsa (Myrtle Beach Bowl)

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Old Dominion vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Myrtle Beach Bowl)
1 234Total
Monarchs 7 307 17
• Golden Hurricane 14 367 30
  • Date: December 20, 2021
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, SC
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,557
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Hutson Mason (analyst), Marty Smith and Ryan McGee (sideline)
     
Scoring summary
114:46ODULaMareon James 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown (Nick Rice kick)ODU 7-0
13:03TULShamari Brooks 1-yard run (Zack Long kick)
(7 plays, 74 yards, 1:42)		TIED 7-7
04:47TULJosh Johnson 23-yard reception from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick)
(11 plays, 76 yards, 3:46)		TUL 14-7
212:50ODUNick Rice 32-yard field goal
(9 plays, 38 yards, 3:12)		TUL 14-10
00:09TUZack Long 35-yard field goal
(12 plays, 52 yards, 3:24)		TUL 17-10
308:38TULZack Long 25-yard field goal
(15 plays, 70 yards, 6:17)		TUL 20-10
03:25TULZack Long 32-yard field goal
(11 plays, 53 yards, 3:54)		TUL 23-10
409:04TULEthan Hall 4-yard reception from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick)
(11 plays, 80 yards, 3:57)		TUL 30-10
07:15ODUBlake Watson 2-yard run (Nick Rice kick)
(5 plays, 60 yards, 1:43)		TUL 30-17
See also: 2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team and 2021 Myrtle Beach Bowl
Pregame line Over/under
TUL –7.5 55[21]

Statistics

Statistics ODU TUL
First downs 10 35
Total yards 247 529
Rushing yards 71 244
Passing yards 176 285
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 20:17 39:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 19/28, 176 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Blake Watson 14 rushes, 77 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ali Jennings III 6 receptions, 74 yards
Tulsa Passing Davis Brin 22/34, 285 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Shamari Brooks 26 rushes, 107 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Josh Johnson 8 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD

References

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