The 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented

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in the

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. The Monarchs played their home games at the Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium in

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and competed in the East Division of

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(C–USA). They were led by eighth-year head coach

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. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for the East Division championship. Due to their head-to-head loss to WKU, they did not represent the East Division in the C-USA Championship Game. They were invited to the

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, their first ever bowl appearance, where they defeated

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for their first ever bowl victory.

Schedule

Old Dominion announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Monarchs hosted C–USA foes Florida International (FIU),

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, and UTSA, and traveled to Charlotte, Florida Atlantic,

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, and

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(WKU). The team played four non–conference games, two home games against

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from the

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and

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, and two road games against

Appalachian State Appalachian State University (), or App State, is a public research university in Boone, North Carolina, United States. It was founded as a teachers' college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and the latter's wife, Lillie Shull Dou ...

from the

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and

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from the

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(ACC). :The game between Old Dominion and Massachusetts on October 8, 2016, was rescheduled due to

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. The game was moved a day sooner on October 7, 2016 with an 8:00pm kickoff.

Game summaries

Hampton

This win marked the 100th win in Monarchs football history (1930–40, 2009-).

At Appalachian State

At NC State

UTSA

At Charlotte

Massachusetts

At Western Kentucky

At UTEP

Marshall

Southern Miss

At Florida Atlantic

FIU

Bahamas Bowl–Eastern Michigan

References

Old Dominion Old Dominion Monarchs football seasons Bahamas Bowl champion seasons

Old Dominion Monarchs football The Old Dominion Monarchs football program represents Old Dominion University in college football, U.S. college football. The first iteration of the team created in 1930 was known as the William & Mary Norfolk Division Braves. Founded in 2009, the ...

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