Old Dominion Game Notes Old Dominion (9-3, 7-1 C-USA) vs. Eastern Michigan (7-5, 4-4 MAC) Friday, Dec. 23, 2016 • 1 p.m. • ESPN Nassau, Bahamas • Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (15,000) 2016 ODU Schedule Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Date Opponent Time • Old Dominion accepted its first bowl bid in school history to the Sept. 4 Hampton W, 54-21 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, where the Monarchs will play Eastern Michigan on Friday, Dec. 23 at 1 p.m. on ESPN. Sept. 10 at Appalachian State L, 31-7 Sept. 17 at NC State L, 49-22 • Old Dominion finished the regular season with a 9-3 overall record, Sept. 24 UTSA* W, 33-19 and 7-1 Conference USA record, the same record as WKU. WKU Oct. 1 at Charlotte W, 52-17 advanced to the conference championship game due to its head-to- Oct. 7 UMass W, 36-16 head victory over the Monarchs. Oct. 22 at WKU L, 59-24 Oct. 29 at UTEP W, 31-21 • The Monarchs have won five-straight games and eight of their last Nov. 5 Marshall W, 38-14 nine contests. Nov. 12 Southern Miss W, 51-35 Nov. 19 at Florida Atlantic W, 42-24 • ODU is bowl bound in its eighth season of football and just second full Nov. 26 FIU! W, 42-28 season of bowl eligibility. Due to NCAA transition rules, the Monarchs have not been eligible for postseason play in four of the Dec. 23 Eastern Michigan 1 p.m. eight seasons since restarting the program after a 69-year hiatus. (Popeyes Bahamas Bowl) All times are Eastern • The Monarchs are 66-30 all-time since 2009, and are 20-16 in three * Homecoming and Family Weekend years playing a full FBS schedule. Head Coach Bobby Wilder is the only ! Oyster Bowl head coach ODU has ever known since restarting the program. TV Network: ESPN • Senior quarterback David Washington completed 191-of-320 Play by Play: Steve Levy Color Analyst: Mack Brown passes for 2,648 yards, 28 touchdowns and four interceptions. He is one Sideline Reporter: Kaylee Hartung of four quarterbacks in the country to have thrown more than 25 TD passes and four or less interceptions. Radio Network: ESPN Radio 94.1 FM (Norfolk), Sports FM 100.5 (Richmond), 94.1 FM WLVA, Fox Sports 580 • Junior running back Ray Lawry leads the offense with 177 carries for (Lynchburg) Play by Play: Ted Alexander 1,122 yards and 11 touchdowns, while sophomore Jeremy Cox has 685 Color Analyst: Andy Mashaw yards and 13 rushing touchdowns. (Pre-game show starts one hour prior to kick) • Senior linebackers TJ Ricks and Anthony Wilson have combined to Internet: make 183 tackles on the year. Ricks leads the squad with 93, while Audio: ODUSports.com Wilson has 90, five sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss. Video: ESPN3.com Livestats: ODUSports.com • Sophomore defensive end Oshane Ximines set an ODU single-season record with 7.5 sacks, while junior Bunmi Rotimi has seven sacks. Social Media: Facebook: MonarchFootball Twitter: @ODUFootball, @ODUSports • Seniors David Washington, Zach Pascal, Rashaad Coward and TJ Ricks Instagram: ODUSports are this year’s captains. • Head Coach Bobby Wilder is the 14th longest tenured head coach in the ODU Athletic Communications FBS and the third longest in Conference USA. David Bailiff of Rice was hired Football Contact: Eric Bohannon one month before Wilder. Rick Stockstill of Middle Office Number: 757-683-3374 Tennessee leads all C-USA coaches. Stockstill is in his 11th season with the Cell Number: 757-375-0244 Email: [email protected] Blue Raiders. Bob Stoops and Kirk Ferentz are the two longest tenured coaches in FBS at 18 years apiece at Oklahoma and Iowa, respectively. NCAA Stat Rankings Old Dominion Eastern Michigan Scoring Offense 36.0 (27) 30.4 (58) Scoring Defense 27.8 (62) 30.3 (79) Total Offense 433.9 (52) 453.9 (36) Total Defense 376.4 (44) 435.9 (87) Rushing Offense 196.1 (48) 158.2 (84) Rushing Defense 156.1 (51) 164.3 (58) Passing Offense 237.8 (61) 295.8 (17) Passing Defense 220.3 (59) 271.6 (113) Turnover Margin +13 (4) +1 (57) Third Down Conversion (Offense) 36% (96) 44% (29) Third Down Conversion (Defense) 34% (21) 41% (86) Time of Possession 29:51 (66) 30:39 (54) 2016 ODU Honors Conference USA Players of the Week Player Opponent Anthony Wilson Appalachian State TJ Ricks Southern Miss David Washington FIU First-Team All-Conference USA TJ Ricks - LB Second-Team All-Conference USA Troy Butler - OL Zach Pascal - WR Rashaad Coward - DT Oshane Ximines - DE Brandon Addison - CB Conference USA Honorable Mention David Washington - QB Ray Lawry - RB Jonathan Duhart - WR Bunmi Rotimi - DE Anthony Wilson - LB Reed Buce - LS Conference USA All-Freshman Team Devin Hannan - OL Brad Davis - K Bailey Cate - P Darrell Brown - PR CoSIDA Academic All-District Tyler Compton - OL Bunmi Rotimi - DE inTouch Credit Union Conference USA All-Academic Team Tyler Compton - OL ODU Year-By-Year Record Bobby Wilder 2009: 9-2 2010: 8-3 Head Coach 2011: 10-3, 6-2 CAA (FCS Playoffs) 2012: 11-2, 7-1 CAA (FCS Playoffs Maine, 1987 2013: 8-4 2014: 6-6 2015: 5-7 66-30 (Eighth Year) 2016: 9-3 (Popeyes Bahamas Bowl) Bobby Wilder is in his 10th season in charge of the Old Dominion a conference which sent five teams to the post-season. The Monarchs football program as the only coach in program history. Wilder grew the were among those five teams advancing to the FCS playoffs where football program from the best FCS start-up to an FBS program in just they defeated MEAC Champions Norfolk State in first round action six years. Hired on February 13, 2007, Wilder led the Monarchs to a and advanced to the second round of the playoffs against Georgia 17-5 record in the first two seasons in program history, a 2012 Colonial Southern in one of the most thrilling games of the Division I Football Athletic Association Championship, and a .500 season in ODU’s first Championships. season playing a Conference USA Schedule. The 2011 season also brought a host of accolades for the program. Former ODU quarterback Taylor Heinicke became the first former In addition to 11 Monarchs being honored as All-CAA student- Monarchs to make an NFL roster out of training camp, as he made athletes, senior defensive lineman Ronnie Cameron was named the the Minnesota Vikings 53 man roster. Also in 2015, long snapper Rick CAA Defensive Player of the Year. Cameron and punter Jonathan Lovato became the first former Monarch to play in an NFL regular Plisco brought home numerous All-America honors and freshman season and playoff game, playing in four games for the Green Bay quarterback, Taylor Heinicke, was the runner-up for “The Sport Packers. Network’s” Jerry Rice Award as the FCS’ top freshman and was honored as the “College Football Performance Awards” National Performer of Wilder and the Monarchs enter the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl with the Year. a 9-3 record and 7-1 mark in Conference USA. The Monarchs lead Conference USA in rushing offense, turnover margin and have the Additionally, Wilder was named “College Sports Madness” National fewest penalties in the league. Wilder has tutored quarterback David Coach of the Year and finished third in voting for the Eddie Robinson Washington, a quarterback turned wide receiver and now quarterback National Coach of the Year Award. again, to be protective of the football. Washington is one of four quarterbacks to have thrown 25 or more touchdown passes and four or less interceptions this season. Ray Lawry rushed for a second-straight Wilder and his staff’s inaugural season of play at the Football 1,000-yard season, while TJ Ricks and Anthony Wilson have combined Championship Subdivision level went well beyond expectations. From for 183 tackles on defense. the celebrated kickoff versus Chowan, to the heart pounding first FCS road victory against Jacksonville, to ensuring a winning season ODU has a 66-30 record in eight seasons of play under Wilder and is an at Savannah State, to extending the win-streak to six in the season impressive 20-16 in three years playing an FBS schedule. finale at VMI, history was made every step of the way. The Monarchs The Monarchs made an immediate splash in their first season in concluded the 2009 season at 9-2 overall. Conference USA, defeating the defending C-USA Champions Rice in the first conference game in school history. Wilder led ODU to a 6-6 Prior to his arrival at ODU, Wilder served on the Maine staff for 17 years overall record and went 4-4 in league play, including winning three- and was promoted to assistant head coach and offensive coordinator straight games to end the season. in 2000, before moving to associate head coach in 2001. The six wins in 2014 is tied for the seventh most for a first-year FBS member school in the last 20 years and the second most for a start-up As coordinator, Wilder orchestrated a balanced attack. The Black Bears program, behind only the eight wins that UTSA registered in 2012. averaged 29.1 points per game in 2004, and scored 29 or more in seven of 11 games. Wilder helped tutor running back Marcus Williams, who In 2013, the Monarchs began their transition to FBS and Conference rushed for 1,077 yards during his senior season, which moved him into USA, playing five FBS opponents, the first five in school history.