2022 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

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2022 Old Dominion Monarchs football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Reihner (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBlake Seiler (3rd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumS.B. Ballard Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy   6 – 2     9 – 4  
James Madison* x   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Marshall   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Georgia Southern   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Appalachian State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Georgia State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Old Dominion   2 – 6     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
South Alabama x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Southern Miss   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Louisiana   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Texas State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Arkansas State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Monarchs played their home games at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia. It was their first football season in the Sun Belt Conference, competing in the East Division. Previously a member of the Sun Belt until 1991, the University did not field a football team at that time, nor did the conference sponsor the sport. The team was coached by third-year head coach Ricky Rahne.

Preseason[edit]

Media poll[edit]

The Sun Belt media days were held on July 25 and July 26. The Monarchs were predicted to finish in last place in the Sun Belt's East Division.[1]

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Appalachian State 94 (10)
2 Coastal Carolina 77 (2)
3 Georgia State 68 (1)
4 Marshall 62
5 Georgia Southern 35 (1)
6 James Madison 31
7 Old Dominion 25

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams[edit]

Offense

1st team

  • Zack Kuntz – Tight end, RS-JR
  • Ali Jennings III – Wide receiver, JR

2nd team

Schedule[edit]

All conference games were announced March 1, 2022.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Virginia Tech*
ESPNUW 20–1721,944
September 106:00 p.m.at East Carolina*
ESPN+L 21–3936,853
September 172:00 p.m.at Virginia*
ACCNL 14–1640,556
September 246:00 p.m.Arkansas State
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+W 29–2620,655
October 16:00 p.m.Liberty*
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+L 24–3818,368
October 1512:00 p.m.at Coastal Carolina
ESPNUW 49–2116,814
October 223:30 p.m.Georgia Southerndagger
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+L 23–2820,162
October 293:00 p.m.at Georgia State
ESPN+L 17–3116,203
November 52:00 p.m.Marshall
  • S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+L 0–1218,327
November 121:00 p.m.James Madison
ESPN+L 3–3721,934
November 192:30 p.m.at Appalachian State
ESPN+L 14–2732,096
November 2612:00 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPN+L 20–2711,407

Staff[edit]

Name Position Consecutive season at Old Dominion
Ricky Rahne Head coach 2nd (3rd overall)
Kevin Reihner Offensive coordinator/Offensive line 3rd
Blake Seiler Defensive coordinator/inside Linebackers coach 3rd
Kevin Smith Special Teams Coordinator/outside Linebackers coach 3rd
Mark Dupuis Wide receivers coach 3rd
Justin Harper Tight ends coach 1st
Victor Irokansi Defensive line coach 2nd
Tony Lucas Offensive recruiting coordinator/running backs coach 3rd
Remington Rebstock Assistant defensive coordinator/safeties coach 3rd
Leon Wright Defensive recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks coach 3rd
Chad Snodgrass Director of Sports Performance 1st

[3][4]

Game summaries[edit]

Virginia Tech[edit]

Virginia Tech at Old Dominion
1 234Total
Hokies 7 0100 17
• Monarchs 0 10010 20
  • Date: September 2, 2022
  • Location: S.B. Ballard Stadium
    Norfolk, VA
  • Game start: 7:04 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 4 hours and 7 minutes
  • Game attendance: 21,944
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 10 MPH
  • Referee: Wayne Wrinkler
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown (play–by–play), Hutson Mason (analyst)
   
Scoring summary
109:12VTGrant Wells 18-yard rush (William Ross kick)
(4 plays, 66 yards, 1:31)		VT 7–0
212:02ODUEthan Sanchez 29-yard field goal
(8 plays, 25 yards, 3:46)		VT 7–3
01:26ODURobert Kennedy III 25-yard fumble return (Ethan Sanchez kick)
(7 plays, -7 yards, 3:21)		ODU 10–7
309:03VTWilliam Ross 44-yard field goal
(8 plays, 46 yards, 4:28)		TIE 10–10
05:11VTKeshawn King 6-yard pass from Grant Wells (William Ross kick)
(3 plays, 10 yards, 0:46)		VT 17–10
412:30ODUEthan Sanchez 20-yard field goal
(12 plays, 49 yards, 3:57)		VT 17–13
00:33ODUBlake Watson 1-yard rush (Ethan Sanchez kick)
(9 plays, 74 yards, 2:25)		ODU 20–17
See also: 2022 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Pregame line Over/under
VT –6.0 48.5
Statistics VT ODU
First downs 18 13
Total yards 333 248
Rushing yards 136 83
Passing yards 197 165
Turnovers 5 2
Time of possession 33:23 26:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 21/36, 197 yards, TD, 4 INT
Rushing Keshawn King 19 rushes, 111 yards
Receiving Nick Gallo 7 receptions, 49 yards
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 14/35, 165 yards
Rushing Blake Watson 19 rushes, 60 yards, TD
Receiving Ali Jennings III 5 receptions, 122 yards

At East Carolina[edit]

See also: 2022 East Carolina Pirates football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 7 0 7 7 21
Pirates 9 7 6 17 39

Statistics

Statistics ODU ECU
First downs 12 30
Total yards 290 531
Rushing yards 15 261
Passing yards 275 270
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 19:08 40:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 18/29, 275 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Blake Watson 5 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving Ali Jennings III 8 receptions, 200 yards, 3 TD
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 25/39, 270 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 18 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jaylen Johnson 9 receptions, 93 yards

At Virginia[edit]

See also: 2022 Virginia Cavaliers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 7 0 7 14
Cavaliers 7 3 0 6 16

Statistics

Statistics ODU UVA
First downs 20 26
Total yards 324 513
Rushing yards 89 229
Passing yards 235 284
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 26:28 33:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 23/37, 235 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Blake Watson 21 rushes, 70 yards
Receiving Ali Jennings III 7 receptions, 97 yards, TD
Virginia Passing Brennan Armstrong 20/37, 284 yards
Rushing Xavier Brown 9 rushes, 88 yards
Receiving Keytaon Johnson 9 receptions, 118 yards

Arkansas State[edit]

See also: 2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 12 7 7 26
Monarchs 0 0 21 8 29

Statistics

Statistics ASU ODU
First downs 22 12
Total yards 397 330
Rushing yards 112 51
Passing yards 285 279
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 38:16 21:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing James Blackman 23/35, 285 yards, TD, INT
Rushing AJ Mayer 7 rushes, 46 yards, TD
Receiving Jeff Foreman 4 receptions, 115 yards, TD
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 19/32, 279 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Keshawn Wicks 9 rushes, 36 yards, TD
Receiving Ali Jennings III 4 receptions, 140 yards, TD

Liberty[edit]

See also: 2022 Liberty Flames football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 14 7 10 7 38
Monarchs 14 3 7 0 24

Statistics

Statistics LU ODU
First downs 23 20
Total yards 478 415
Rushing yards 210 118
Passing yards 268 297
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 28:57 31:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 10/19, 170 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Dae Dae Hunter 15 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
Receiving CJ Yarbrough 4 receptions, 94 yards, TD
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 27/46, 297 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Blake Watson 15 rushes, 80 yards
Receiving Ali Jennings III 8 receptions, 129 yards, TD

At Coastal Carolina[edit]

See also: 2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 7 7 21 14 49
Chanticleers 0 7 7 7 21

Statistics

Statistics ODU CCU
First downs 23 23
Total yards 525 454
Rushing yards 324 88
Passing yards 201 366
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 23:02 36:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 12/16, 184 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Blake Watson 19 rushes, 259 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Ali Jennings III 6 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 26/34, 358 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Reese White 10 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving Sam Pinckney 7 receptions, 113 yards

Georgia Southern[edit]

See also: 2022 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 7 7 28
Monarchs 3 0 13 7 23

Statistics

Statistics GS ODU
First downs 25 18
Total yards 415 446
Rushing yards 223 133
Passing yards 192 313
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 34:33 25:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Southern Passing Kyle Vantrease 22/27, 192 yards, TD
Rushing Jalen White 30 rushes, 138 yards, TD
Receiving Amare Jones 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 23/40, 313 yards, TD
Rushing Blake Watson 16 rushes, 108 yards, TD
Receiving Ali Jennings III 9 receptions, 130 yards, TD

At Georgia State[edit]

See also: 2022 Georgia State Panthers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 7 7 0 3 17
Panthers 7 7 14 3 31

Statistics

Statistics ODU GSU
First downs 11 24
Total yards 283 413
Rushing yards 26 218
Passing yards 257 195
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 22:50 37:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 19/34, 257 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Blake Watson 14 rushes, 53 yards
Receiving Javon Harvey 3 receptions, 124 yards, TD
Georgia State Passing Darren Grainger 14/20, 195 yards, TD
Rushing Darren Grainger 19 rushes, 104 yards, TD
Receiving Jamari Thrash 3 receptions, 87 yards, TD

Marshall[edit]

See also: 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
1 2 3 4 Total
T. Herd 0 6 3 3 12
Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0

Statistics

Statistics MU ODU
First downs 20 13
Total yards 387 209
Rushing yards 298 11
Passing yards 89 198
Turnovers 2 4
Time of possession 38:11 21:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 13/25, 189 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Khalan Laborn 31 rushes, 139 yards
Receiving EJ Horton 4 receptions, 28 yards
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 24/46, 198 yards, INT
Rushing Blake Watson 10 rushes, 28 yards
Receiving Javon Harvey 4 receptions, 60 yards

James Madison[edit]

See also: 2022 James Madison Dukes football team, Oyster Bowl, and Royal Rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 7 10 13 7 37
Monarchs 0 3 0 0 3

Statistics

Statistics JMU ODU
First downs 22 11
Total yards 491 227
Rushing yards 187 78
Passing yards 304 149
Turnovers 2 4
Time of possession 38:12 21:48
Team Category Player Statistics
James Madison Passing Todd Centeio 18/21, 304 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Percy Agyei-Obese 16 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kris Thornton 6 receptions, 140 yards
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 12/22, 112 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Hayden Wolff 9 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Ahmarian Granger 4 receptions, 46 yards

At Appalachian State[edit]

See also: 2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 0 0 0 14 14
Mountaineers 10 14 3 0 27

Statistics

Statistics ODU APP
First downs 20 25
Total yards 394 498
Rushing yards 86 207
Passing yards 308 291
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 27:18 32:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 22/38, 308 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Blake Watson 10 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Javon Harvey 4 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD
Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 15/22, 291 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Ahmani Marshall 19 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kaedin Robinson 3 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD

At South Alabama[edit]

See also: 2022 South Alabama Jaguars football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 10 10 0 0 20
Jaguars 7 6 7 7 27

Statistics

Statistics ODU USA
First downs 17 24
Total yards 381 398
Rushing yards 96 208
Passing yards 285 190
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 24:52 35:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 21/36, 285 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Blake Watson 18 carries, 110 yards
Receiving Blake Watson 6 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD
South Alabama Passing Carter Bradley 17/29, 190 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing La'Damian Webb 18 carries, 74 yards
Receiving Jalen Wayne 3 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD

Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

See also: 2023 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4 103 Nick Saldiveri T New Orleans Saints
6 209 Tre Hawkins III CB New York Giants
7 220 Zack Kuntz TE New York Jets

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". Sun Belt Conference. July 25, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "ODU Announces 2022 Football Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Football Roster". ODU Athletics.
  4. ^ Davis, Marc (August 12, 2022). "Patenaude steps down as Old Dominion offensive coordinator". WTKR. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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