Old Dominion announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home and six away games in the regular season.[ 1] The Monarchs hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Albany from the Colonial Athletic Association and North Carolina from the Atlantic Coast Conference and traveled to Massachusetts , an independent, and Virginia Tech also from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. No. 24 (FCS ) Albany * ESPN3 W 31–1720,118
September 9 3:30 p.m. at Massachusetts * ELVN W 17–79,028
September 16 3:30 p.m. North Carolina * Stadium L 23–5320,118
September 23 2:00 p.m. at No. 13 Virginia Tech * ACCN Extra L 0–3865,632
October 7 6:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Stadium L 28–5820,118
October 14 2:30 p.m. at Marshall ESPN3 L 3–3526,097
7:00 p.m. Western Kentucky CBSSN L 31–3520,118
October 28 6:30 p.m. at North Texas ESPN3 L 38–4518,872
November 4 3:30 p.m. Charlotte ESPN3 W 6–020,118
November 11 7:00 p.m. at FIU W 37–3017,127
November 18 2:00 p.m. Rice ESPN3 W 24–2120,118
November 25 3:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee ESPN3 L 10–4110,128
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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1
2
3
4
Total
No. 24 (FCS) Great Danes
3
0
0
14
17
Monarchs
7
14
3
7
31
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
3
7
0
7
17
Minutemen
0
0
7
0
7
1
2
3
4
Total
Tar Heels
11
28
7
7
53
Monarchs
0
7
10
6
23
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
0
0
0
0
0
No. 13 Hokies
3
14
14
7
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
17
14
14
13
58
Monarchs
7
7
7
7
28
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
0
3
0
0
3
Thundering Herd
0
7
7
21
35
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
7
14
0
14
35
Monarchs
7
7
17
0
31
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
10
13
15
0
38
Mean Green
14
21
0
10
45
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
0
0
0
0
0
Monarchs
3
0
3
0
6
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
7
17
7
6
37
Panthers
7
7
9
7
30
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
7
0
0
14
21
Monarchs
7
3
7
7
24
1
2
3
4
Total
Monarchs
3
0
0
7
10
Blue Raiders
3
21
7
10
41