2013 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

The 2013 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Wilder and played their home games at Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium. This season was season one of a two-year transition to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), where the Monarchs became a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in 2014. As a result, the Monarchs competed as a FCS independent and were ineligible for the FCS playoffs.

2013 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–4
Head coach	Bobby Wilder (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Scott (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Hurry-up spread option
Defensive coordinator	Rich Nagy (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium

2013 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Old Dominion			–						8	–	4
Abilene Christian			–						6	–	5
Incarnate Word			–						6	–	5
Monmouth			–						6	–	6
Charlotte			–						5	–	6
Houston Baptist			–						3	–	4
Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS playoffs as part of reclassification from Division II Charlotte and Old Dominion ineligible for FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition Houston Baptist ineligible for FCS playoffs due to playing only a partial exhibition schedule

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FCS	L 38–52	44,597
September 7	4:00 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPNews	L 10–47	38,377
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Howard	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		W 76–19	20,118
September 21	6:00 p.m.	The Citadel	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	COX	W 59–58	20,118
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Albany	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)		W 66–10	20,118
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Liberty	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	COX	W 21–17	20,118
October 19	7:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCRSN	L 24–35	38,462
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA (rivalry)		W 27–24	11,308
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		W 66–14	20,118
November 9	5:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		W 59–38	14,489
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Campbell	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		W 42–14	20,118
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCRSN	L 20–80	41,500
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

All Independent Team

• Coach of the Year - Bobby Wilder
• Offensive Player of the Year - Taylor Heinicke, QB