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Myrtle Beach Bowl, L 17–30 vs. Tulsa | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Division | East Division |
Record | 6–7 (5–3 C-USA) |
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Offensive coordinator | Kirk Campbell (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Blake Seiler (2nd season) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 |
Home stadium | S.B. Ballard Stadium |
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
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Western Kentuckyxy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 StadiuminNorfolk, 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]
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]
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.
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September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | atWake Forest* |
| ACCN | L 10–42 | 25,673 |
September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Hampton* |
| ESPN3 | W 47–7 | 18,363 |
September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | atLiberty* |
| ESPN3 | L 17–45 | 18,471 |
September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Buffalo* |
| ESPN+ | L 34–35 | 18,197 |
October 2 | 9:00 p.m. | atUTEP |
| ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 11,025 |
October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | atMarshall |
| CBSSN Facebook | L 13–20 OT | 24,172 |
October 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky |
| ESPN3 | L 20–43 | 16,418 |
October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech |
| CBSSN | W 23–20 | 13,309 |
November 6 | 7:00 p.m. | atFIU |
| ESPN3 | W 47–24 | 0 |
November 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic |
| ESPN+ | W 30–16 | 13,634 |
November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | atMiddle Tennessee |
| ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 9,606 |
November 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Charlotte |
| ESPN+ | W 56–34 | 15,874 |
December 20 | 2:30 pm | vs. Tulsa* |
| ESPN | L 17–30 | 6,557 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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WF –32.0 | 61.5 |
Statistics | ODU | WF |
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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 |
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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 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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ODU –21.5 | 55 |
Statistics | HU | ODU |
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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 |
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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 |
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LIB –27.5 | 53 |
Statistics | ODU | LU |
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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 |
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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 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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UB –13.0 | 50.5 |
Statistics | UB | ODU |
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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 |
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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 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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UTEP –5.5 | 48.5[7] |
Statistics | ODU | UTEP |
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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 |
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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 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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MARSH –21.0 | 62.5 |
Statistics | ODU | MU |
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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 |
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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 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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WKU –13.5 | 67 |
Statistics | WKU | ODU |
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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 |
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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 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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LT –4.0 | 52.5 |
Statistics | LT | ODU |
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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 |
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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 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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ODU –3.0 | 50.0 |
Statistics | ODU | FIU |
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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 |
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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 |
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Owls | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
Monarchs | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
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Statistics | FAU | ODU |
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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 |
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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 |
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Monarchs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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Statistics | ODU | MT |
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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 |
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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 |
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49ers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
Monarchs | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
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Statistics | UNCC | ODU |
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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 |
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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 |
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Monarchs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Golden Hurricane | 14 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
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Statistics | ODU | TU |
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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 |
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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 |
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