The 2023 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented

Old Dominion University Old Dominion University (Old Dominion or ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia with ...

for the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs played their home games at

S.B. Ballard Stadium S.B. Ballard Stadium, formerly Foreman Field, is a 21,944-seat multi-purpose stadium on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. It opened in 1936 with a football game between the University of Virginia and the College of Willi ...

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. It was their second football season in the

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, competing in the East Division. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach

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Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Monarchs were picked to finish in last place in the East division.

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was named the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Linebacker Jason Henderson was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team. Punter Ethan Duane was named to the second team.

Schedule

Old Dominion Monarchs versus Louisiana Ragin Cajuns football game at SB Ballard Stadium 9-9-2023

The football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.

Game summaries

at Virginia Tech

Louisiana

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 ...