Old Dominion Game Notes Old Dominion (1-5, 0-3 C-USA) vs. Marshall (3-2, 1-1 C-USA) Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 • 3:30 p.m. • STADIUM Norfolk, Va. • Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium (20,118) 2018 ODU Schedule ODU Hosts Marshall Date Opponent Time > Old Dominion hosts Marshall on Saturday, Oct. 13 Sept. 1 at Liberty L, 52-10 Sept. 8 FIU L, 28-20 > ODU is coming off 52-33 setback at Florida Atlantic, while Marshall Sept. 15 at Charlotte L, 28-25 fell to Middle Tennesse on Friday night, 34-24. Sept. 22 No. 10/13 Virginia Tech W, 49-35 Sept. 29 at East Carolina L, 37-35 > Quarterback Blake LaRussa completed 39-of-51 passes for 390-yards, Oct. 6 at Florida Atlantic L, 52-33 two touchdowns and two interceptions. It was LaRussa’s second career Oct. 13 Marshall& 3:30 p.m. 300-yard game. Oct. 20 at WKU 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 Middle Tennessee*^ 3:30 p.m. Nov. 10 North Texas# 3:30 p.m. > Senior wide receiver Jonathan Duhart registered his fifth-straight Nov. 17 VMI! 2 p.m. 100-yard receiving game, catching eight passes for 100-yards. Nov. 24 at Rice 1 p.m. All times are Eastern >Senior receiver Travis Fulgham notched a career-best 10 receptions, * Homecoming gaining 151-yards and a touchdown. & Family Weekend ^ Letterwinners Day > Junior running back Kesean Strong totaled career-highs in carries ! Oyster Bowl with 21, yards with 99, and four total touchdowns. He is the third play- # Military Appreciation er in school history to score four touchdowns in one game, joining Ray Lawry (twice) and Thomas DeMarco. Strong had three rushing touch- downs and notched his first career receiving touchdown. > Senior defensive end Oshane Ximines recorded a sack for the fifth- straight game, notching four tackles and two tackles for loss. He now TV Network: STADIUM Play by Play: Chris Hassel has 7.5 sacks on the season. Color Analyst: A.J. Hawk Sideline Reporter: Kristen Balboni > Lawrence Garner and Jordan Young each had a team-high nine tackles, while Garner had two tackles for loss. Young had half a tackle Radio Network: ESPN Radio 94.1 FM (Norfolk), for loss and two pass breakups. 94.1 FM WLVA, Fox Sports 580 (Lynchburg), WNTW 820 AM, 92.7 FM Play by Play: Ted Alexander > Redshirt freshman cornerback Geronda Hall tied his career-high he Color Analyst: Andy Mashaw set last week at ECU, with seven tackles. Sideline Reporter: Doug Ripley Pregame Show Host: Rick Kiefner > ODU returns a program high 22 seniors, including first-team (Pre-game show starts one hour prior to kick) All-Conference USA performers in Oshane Ximines and Isaiah Harper. Harper was also named the C-USA Special Teams Player of the Year. Internet: Audio: ODUSports.com > Head Coach Bobby Wilder is the 11th longest tenured head coach in the Video: WatchStadium.com FBS and the second longest in Conference USA. Rick Stockstill of Middle Livestats: ODUSports.com Tennessee leads all C-USA coaches. Stockstill is in his 13th season with the Social Media: Blue Raiders. Kirk Ferentz is the longest tenured head coach in the country Facebook: MonarchFootball in his 20th year at Iowa. Twitter: @ODUFootball, @ODUSports Instagram: ODUSports ODU Athletic Communications Football Contact: Eric Bohannon Office Number: 757-683-3374 Cell Number: 757-375-0244 Email: [email protected] ODU Year-By-Year Record Bobby Wilder 2009: 9-2 2010: 8-3 2011: 10-3, 6-2 CAA (FCS Playoffs) Head Coach 2012: 11-2, 7-1 CAA (FCS Playoffs) 2013: 8-4 2014: 6-6 2015: 5-7 Maine, 1987 2016: 10-3 (Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Champions) 2017: 5-7 73-42 (10th Year) 2018: 1-5 Bobby Wilder begins his 12th season as head coach at Old Dominion FCS. In the always tough CAA, ODU defeated four ranked opponents University. Wilder, the only coach in program history, grew the football and was ranked in the top-10 all season. program from the best FCS start-up to an FBS program in just six years and a FBS bowl champion in eight years. Hired on February 13, 2007, ODU earned the No. 4 national seed in the FCS Playoffs, advanced to Wilder led the Monarchs to a 17-5 record in the first two seasons in the quarterfinals and ranked No. 6 in the final “The Sports Network” program history, a 2012 Colonial Athletic Association Championship, and coaches polls. and a .500 season in ODU’s first season playing a Conference USA Schedule, and a bowl championship in just the Monarchs’ third season Top honors were not just awarded to Wilder’s players, as Wilder was named of FBS. American Football Monthly Coach of the Year and CaptainU Coach of the Year. In 2011, the Monarchs concluded the year at 10-3 overall and ranked The Monarchs begin their 10th season under Wilder’s leadership in No. 10 in The Sports Network/Fathead.com and FCS Coaches Final 2018 and the final season in Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium Polls, the fastest climb to the top-10 of any start-up program. In the before the stadium goes under a major reconstruction before the 2019 first season of conference play in the Colonial Athletic Association, season. Wilder has led the Monarchs to a 72-37 record in nine seasons, considered by many the toughest FCS conference in the nation, ODU two playoff appearances and the program’s first bowl game in 2016. went 6-2 against league opponents. Picked to finish 10th in the CAA Preseason Poll, ODU ended the year in a tie for second place in the CAA, In the summer of 2018, Wilder was inducted into the Maine Sports a conference which sent five teams to the post-season. The Monarchs Hall of Fame. The induction into the hall of fame was not only due to were among those five teams advancing to the FCS playoffs where Wilder’s coaching prowess, however, the 30-year coaching veteran they defeated MEAC Champions Norfolk State in first round action was a multi-sport athlete in high school in Madison, Maine, earning and advanced to the second round of the playoffs against Georgia All-State honors in football and basketball, before starring at the Southern in one of the most thrilling games of the Division I Football University of Maine. Wilder graduated as the school’s all-time leader Championships. in passing. The 2011 season also brought a host of accolades for the program. Wilder will begin ODU’s 10 season of football as the 11th longest In addition to 11 Monarchs being honored as All-CAA student- tenured head coach in the country and the second longest tenured athletes, senior defensive lineman Ronnie Cameron was named the coach in Conference USA (Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee). CAA Defensive Player of the Year. Cameron and punter Jonathan Plisco brought home numerous All-America honors and freshman Wilder led the Monarchs to a 10-3 record and a 24-20 win over Eastern quarterback, Taylor Heinicke, was the runner-up for “The Sport Michigan in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. ODU landed a bowl game Network’s” Jerry Rice Award as the FCS’ top freshman and was honored in their eighth season of football and just second season of bowl as the “College Football Performance Awards” National Performer of eligibility. ODU was one of 26 FBS programs to total 10 or more wins the Year. in the 2016-17 season. The Monarchs won nine of their last 10 games and finished the season on a six-game winning streak, tied for the sixth Additionally, Wilder was named “College Sports Madness” National longest winning streak in the country. Coach of the Year and finished third in voting for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award. ODU had 12 players featured on the Conference USA all-conference teams, while senior’s TJ Ricks, Rashaad Coward and Zach Pascal will Wilder and his staff’s inaugural season of play at the Football play in all-star games. Championship Subdivision level went well beyond expectations. From the celebrated kickoff versus Chowan, to the heart pounding first The Monarchs finished in the top-10 in the country in six categories, FCS road victory against Jacksonville, to ensuring a winning season including second only to Western Michigan in fewest turnovers with at Savannah State, to extending the win-streak to six in the season just 10. ODU tied for fourth in FBS with a +13 turnover margin. Wilder finale at VMI, history was made every step of the way. The Monarchs helped guide quarterback David Washington to one of just two FBS concluded the 2009 season at 9-2 overall. quarterbacks to throw 30 or more touchdown passes and five or less interceptions (Zach Terrell/Western Michigan). Prior to his arrival at ODU, Wilder served on the Maine staff for 17 years and was promoted to assistant head coach and offensive coordinator The Monarchs made an immediate splash in their first season in in 2000, before moving to associate head coach in 2001. Conference USA, defeating the defending C-USA Champions Rice in the first conference game in school history. Wilder led ODU to a 6-6 Wilder was named the Assistant Coach of the Year by the Gridiron overall record and went 4-4 in league play, including winning three- Club of Greater Boston in 2004, which is presented annually to the top straight games to end the season. assistant coach in New England.