American college football season
The 2023 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University for the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Monarchs played their home games at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia . It was their second football season in the Sun Belt Conference , competing in the East Division. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Ricky Rahne .
In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Monarchs were picked to finish in last place in the East division.[ 1]
Media poll (East division) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 James Madison 78 (4) 2 Appalachian State 75 (4) 3 Coastal Carolina 71 (1) 4 Marshall 68 (1) 5 Georgia Southern 52 (1) 6 Georgia State 31 7 Old Dominion 17
Jason Henderson was named the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Linebacker Jason Henderson was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team. Punter Ethan Duane was named to the second team.[ 1]
The football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.[ 2]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 8:00 p.m. at Virginia Tech * ACCN L 17–3665,632 September 9 6:00 p.m. Louisiana ESPN+ W 38–3118,154 September 16 12:00 p.m. Wake Forest * S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA ESPN2 L 24–2718,276 September 23 3:30 p.m. Texas A&M–Commerce * S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA ESPN+ W 10–916,938 September 30 3:30 p.m. at Marshall ESPN+ L 35–4122,652 October 7 6:00 p.m. at Southern Miss ESPN+ W 17–1323,011 October 21 7:00 p.m. Appalachian State NFLN W 28–2120,017 October 28 8:00 p.m. at No. 25 James Madison ESPNU L 27–3026,239 November 4 3:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA ESPN+ L 24–2817,982 November 11 1:00 p.m. at Liberty * ESPN+ L 10–3821,481 November 18 6:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern ESPN+ W 20–1720,032 November 25 2:00 p.m. Georgia State S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA ESPN+ W 25–2415,717 2:30 p.m. vs. Western Kentucky * ESPN L 35–38 OT 5,632
Game One – Old Dominion Monarchs (0–0) at Virginia Tech Hokies (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Old Dominion 0 10 7 0 17 Virginia Tech 2 14 14 6 36
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
Date : September 2, 2023Game time : 8:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : clear • Temperature : 79 °F (26 °C)Game attendance : 65,632Referee : Gary PattersonTV : ACC Network
Game information First Quarter (4:07) VT – Old Dominion snap through the back of the Endzone for a Safety (VT 2–0 ) Second Quarter (14:53) VT – Jaylin Lane 20 yd Pass From Grant Wells (John Love Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:07; VT 9–0 ) (9:33) ODU - Dominic Dutton 16 yd Pass From Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:14; VT 9-7 ) (2:03) VT - Ali Jennings 10 yd Pass From Grant Wells (John Love Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:12; VT 16-7 ) (0:00) ODU - Ethan Sanchez 28 yd Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 2:03; VT 16-10 ) Third Quarter (9:59) VT – Ali Jennings 6 yd Pass From Grant Wells (John Love Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:19; VT 23–10 ) (5:43) ODU - Keshawn Wicks 5 yd Pass From Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:16; VT 23-17 ) (2:09) VT - Grant Wells 1 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:34; VT 30-17 ) Fourth Quarter (9:28) VT – John Love 27 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:43; VT 33–17 ) (5:38) VT - John Love 21 yd Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:35; VT 36-17 )
Statistics ODU VT First downs 19 18 Total yards 295 368 Rush yards 201 109 Passing yards 94 259 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 26:20 33:40
Team Category Player Statistics Old Dominion Passing Grant Wilson 13/25, 94 yards, 2 TD Rushing Grant Wilson 19 carries, 81 yards Receiving Ahmarian Granger 3 receptions, 14 yards Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 17/29, 251 yards, 3 TD Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 19 carries, 55 yards Receiving Ali Jennings 5 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD
Pregame line Over/under LA –6.5 55
Old Dominion vs. the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Game Two – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1–0) at Old Dominion Monarchs (0–1)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Louisiana 10 7 0 14 31 Old Dominion 7 10 14 7 38
at S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
Date : September 9, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind : N 5 MPH Game attendance : 18,154Referee : Ted PittsTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Chip Tarkenton (play-by-play) and Andy Mashaw (analyst)
Game information First Quarter (10:59) LA – Harvey Broussard 3 yd Pass From Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:56; LA 7–0 ) (10:26) ODU – Ahmarian Grangers 30 yd Pass From Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:26; TIED 7–7 ) (3:32) LA – Kenneth Almendares 28 yd Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 6:46; LA 10–7 ) Second Quarter (12:00) ODU – Ethan Sanchez 39 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:00; TIED 10–10 ) (4:15) ODU – Grant Wilson 3 yd Rush (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:55; ODU 17–10 ) (0:18) LA – Ben Wooldridge 1 yd Rush (Kenneth Almendares Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:50; TIED 17–17 ) Third Quarter (12:36) ODU – Reymello Murphy 36 yd Pass From Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:20; ODU 24–17 ) (4:43) ODU – Reymello Murphy 61 yd Pass From Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:20; ODU 31–17 ) Fourth Quarter (14:57) LA – Terrance Williams 1 yd Rush (Kenneth Almendares Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:37; ODU 31–24 ) (12:28) ODU – Kelby Williams 37 yd Pass From Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 2:24; ODU 38–24 ) (9:13) LA – Jacob Kibodi 37 yd Pass From Ben Wooldridge (Kenneth Almendares Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 3:10; ODU 38–31 )
Statistics LA ODU First downs 24 20 Total yards 454 392 Rush yards 169 145 Passing yards 285 247 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 37:31 22:29
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana Passing Ben Wooldridge 25/36, 285 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jacob Kibodi 10 carries, 54 yards Receiving Jacob Bernard 3 receptions, 70 yards Old Dominion Passing Grant Wilson 13/19, 247 yards, 4 TD Rushing Keshawn Wicks 17 carries, 104 yards Receiving Reymello Murphy 2 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD
Game Four – Old Dominion Monarchs (2–2) at Marshall Thundering Herd (3–0)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Old Dominion 7 14 7 7 35 Marshall 3 14 21 3 41
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, September 30, 2023Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 22,652Referee : Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Mark Martin (play-by-play), Carl Lee (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –14.5
Game information First quarter (14:03) ODU – Jack Shields 66 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:49; ODU 7–0 ) (5:26) MAR – Rece Verhoff 42 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 1:40; ODU 7–3 ) Second quarter (13:23) ODU – Jordan Bly 19 yard pass from Jack Shields, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:06; ODU 14–3 ) (11:17) ODU – Kadarius Calloway 70 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:11; ODU 21–3 ) (9:11) MAR – Cade Conley 1 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:00; ODU 21–10 ) (3:31) MAR – Caleb Coombs 22 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:03; ODU 21–17 ) Third quarter (10:10) MAR – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:42; MAR 24–21 ) (8:13) MAR – Elijah Alston 85 yard interception return, Rece Verhoff kick (MAR 31–21 ) (7:50) ODU – Kadarius Calloway 69 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:23; MAR 31–28 ) (2:59) MAR – Rasheen Ali 1 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:44; MAR 38–28 ) Fourth quarter (8:21) MAR – Rece Verhoff 30 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:59; MAR 41–28 ) (8:09) ODU – Kadarius Calloway 75 yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; MAR 41–35 )
Statistics ODU MAR First downs 11 30 Plays–yards 54–434 84–464 Rushes–yards 31–339 49–186 Passing yards 95 278 Passing: comp –att –int 11–23–3 29–35–1 Time of possession 18:39 41:21
Team Category Player Statistics Old Dominion Passing Jack Shields 11/23, 95 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT Rushing Kadarius Calloway 11 carries, 236 yards, 3 TD Receiving Reymello Murphy 1 reception, 42 yards Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 29/35, 278 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Cam Fancher 15 carries, 102 yards Receiving Caleb Coombs 8 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
Game Six – Old Dominion Monarchs (2–3) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 Golden Eagles 0 0 0 0 0
at M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
Date : Saturday, October 7, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : -Game attendance : 23,011Referee : -TV announcers (ESPN+) : TBD
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics ODU USM First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Old Dominion Passing Rushing Receiving Southern Miss Passing Rushing Receiving
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