2016 The Ten-Win Year

Old Dominion's 2016 season (10-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 10-3
Final Result 10-win season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +1.7 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Hampton 54-21 L @ App Sta 7-31 L @ NC State 22-49 W vs UTSA 33-19 W @ Charlo 52-17 W vs Massac 36-16 L @ West Ken 24-59 W @ UTEP 31-21 W vs Marshall 38-14 W vs Sout Mis 51-35 W @ Flor Atl 42-24 W vs Flor Int 42-28 W vs East Mic 24-20 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2016.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Old Dominion 52, Charlotte 17. A 35-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Old Dominion 24, Western Kentucky 59. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Old Dominion beat Eastern Michigan 24-20 in the postseason.

"Go Monarchs"
— Old Dominion fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Old Dominion — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.