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Old Dominion Monarchs

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Welcome to the Old Dominion Monarchs file in the Blindside Bulletin History Room: the story of the program, its best and worst seasons, and the head coaches who shaped it, alongside its live 2-5 record this season. Below you'll find Old Dominion Monarchs football history, coaching history and links to every season, year by year.

The program

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 team competed as an FCS independent for their first two seasons. In the 2011 season, they joined the Colonial Athletic Association and added conference games to their schedule, playing there until joining Conference USA of the FBS in 2014. They joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2022.

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Best & worst seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Old Dominion Monarchs football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Old Dominion University in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. Old Dominion has played their home games at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia since 1936.

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The coaches

The Old Dominion Monarchs college football team represents Old Dominion University in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). The Monarchs compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 2 head coaches, since it began play during the 1930 season; the Monarchs played from 1930-1940 and then disbanded, only to field a team over sixty years later in 2009.

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