The 2020 Old Dominion Monarchs football team would have represented

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in the

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, being slated to compete in the East Division of

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(C-USA). On August 10, the university canceled its football season, as well as all other fall sports competitions, due to the complications of the

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. The Monarchs would have been led by first-year head coach

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and would have played their home games at S.B. Ballard Stadium in

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Coaching changes

Following a finish of 1–11 overall and 0–8 in conference play from their previous season, head coach

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resigned from his duties as the first head coach for Old Dominion's re-established football program. In December 2019, Old Dominion hired

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offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne to become the team's next head coach. In January 2020, Rahne recruited new coaching staff consisting of offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell, special teams coordinator Kevin Smith, and defensive coordinator Blake Seiler.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

C-USA media days

The C-USA Media Days were held virtually for the first time in conference history.

Schedule

Old Dominion's original schedule was announced on January 8, 2020, consisting of 7 home games and 5 away games. Of the opponents scheduled, Hampton and UConn would eventually cancel their 2020 football seasons. *Asterisk (*) indicates non-conference opponent

Roster

The 2020 roster if Old Dominion had played for the 2020 season.

Notes

References

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