The 2015 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented

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in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach

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and played their home games at Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium in

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. They were members of the East Division of Conference USA. 2015 was the first year Old Dominion was a full member of the

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(FBS) and eligible for postseason play. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2014 season 6–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play. Old Dominion's biggest win and upset was against their first conference play opponent and 2013 C–USA Champions,

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by 45–42. Old Dominion earned their sixth win of the 2014 season by defeating Florida Atlantic at the end of the season but was not bowl eligible due to the program's transition from FCS to FBS.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

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Schedule

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, Florida Atlantic,

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, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Florida International (FIU),

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, and UTSA. :Schedule Source:

Game summaries

Eastern Michigan

Norfolk State

NC State

Appalachian State

Marshall

Charlotte

FIU

Western Kentucky

UTSA

UTEP

Southern Miss

Florida Atlantic

References

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Old Dominion Monarchs football seasons

Old Dominion Monarchs football The Old Dominion Monarchs football program represents Old Dominion University in 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 current Monarchs ...

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