2011 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

2011 Old Dominion Monarchs football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 48–55 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 10
FCS Coaches	No. 10
Record	10–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Bobby Wilder (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Scott (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Hurry-up spread option
Defensive coordinator	Andy Rondeau (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium

2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Towson $^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 10 Old Dominion ^		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 8 Maine ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 11 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Delaware		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 15 James Madison ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Villanova		1	–	7					2	–	9
Richmond		0	–	8					3	–	8
UMass *		0	–	0					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – UMass' conference record was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Monarchs were led by third-year head coach Bobby Wilder and played their home games at Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium. They were in their first year as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in CAA play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs, their first ever playoff berth, where they defeated Norfolk State in the first round before falling to Georgia Southern in the second round.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Campbell*		Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		W 41–14	19,818
September 10	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia State*		Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	CSN	W 40–17	11,701
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Hampton*		Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	CSN	W 45–42	19,818
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	TCN	L 17–27	16,789
October 1	7:00 p.m.	No. 20 UMass		Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	TCN	W 48–33	19,818
October 8	1:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island	No. 21	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 31–23	4,026
October 15	3:30 p.m.	No. 17 Towson	No. 18	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		L 35–39	19,818
October 22	3:30 p.m.	at Villanova	No. 21	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		W 37–14	7,471
October 29	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 James Madison	No. 15	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)	CSN	W 23–20	19,818
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Richmond	No. 12	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		W 42–28	19,818
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at William & Mary	No. 11	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Battle for the Silver Mace)	CSN	W 35–31	12,259
November 26	1:30 p.m.	No. 19 Norfolk State*	No. 10	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (FCS First Round)	ESPN3	W 35–18	19,818
December 3	1:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Georgia Southern*	No. 10	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (FCS Second Round)	ESPN3	L 48–55	13,226
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Post season awards

• All-CAA 1st team Offense – WR Nick Mayers
• All-CAA 1st team Defense – DL Ronnie Cameron, LB Craig Wilkins, P Jonathan Plisco
• All-CAA 2nd team Defense – CB Eriq Lewis
• All-CAA 3rd team Offense – QB Taylor Heinicke, WR & PR Reid Evans, OL Jeremy Hensley, PK Jarod Brown
• All-CAA 3rd team Defense – DL Chris Burnette
• Ronnie Cameron – CAA Defensive Player of the Year, seven total All-American Awards (three first team selections, fourth second team selections), 2011 CFPA Elite Defensive tackle Award
• Jonathan Plisco – six All-American Awards
• Taylor Heinicke – National Freshman Performer of the Year