Year: | 2018 |
Team: | Old Dominion Monarchs |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Conference USA |
Division: | East Division |
Short Conf: | C-USA |
Record: | 4–8 |
Conf Record: | 2–6 |
Head Coach: | Bobby Wilder |
Hc Year: | 10th |
Off Coach: | Brian Scott |
Oc Year: | 10th |
Off Scheme: | Hurry-up spread option |
Def Coach: | Rich Nagy |
Dc Year: | 6th |
Def Scheme: | 3–3–5 |
Stadium: | Foreman Field |
The 2018 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs played their home games at the Foreman Field in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by tenth-year head coach Bobby Wilder. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the East Division. ODU's streak of home sell-outs (59 total games) ended with the FIU game. ODU had sold out every home game since they restarted the football program in 2009.
Listed in the order that they were released
Rimington Trophy[1] | Nick Clarke | C | SR | |
Chuck Bednarik Award[2] | Oshane Ximines | DE | SR | |
Doak Walker Award[3] | Jeremy Cox | RB | SR | |
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[4] | Oshane Ximines | DE | SR | |
Ray Guy Award[5] | Bailey Cate | P | JR | |
Paul Hornung Award[6] | Isaiah Harper | WR/KR | SR | |
Wuerffel Trophy[7] | Oshane Ximines | DE | SR | |
Ted Hendricks Award[8] | Oshane Ximines | DE | SR |
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Monarchs having three players selected.[9]
Defense
Oshane Ximines – DL
Special teams
Isaiah Harper – KR
Darrell Brown – PR
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Monarchs predicted to finish in sixth place in the East Division.[10]
East Division | ||
1 | Florida Atlantic | |
2 | Marshall | |
3 | Middle Tennessee | |
4 | FIU | |
5 | Western Kentucky | |
6 | Old Dominion | |
7 | Charlotte |
See also: 2018 Liberty Flames football team.
See also: 2018 FIU Panthers football team.
See also: 2018 Charlotte 49ers football team.
See also: 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team. This marked Old Dominion's first win over a Power Five program in their FBS history.[11]
See also: 2018 East Carolina Pirates football team.
See also: 2018 Florida Atlantic Owls football team.
See also: 2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
See also: 2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.
See also: 2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.
See also: 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team.
See also: 2018 VMI Keydets football team.
See also: 2018 Rice Owls football team.
See also: 2019 NFL draft.
3 | 95 | DE | New York Giants | ||
6 | 184 | WR | Detroit Lions |