Since Ricky Rahne took over as the head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs, the team has reached the postseason in two of the three seasons it has played — both as a Sun Belt and CUSA representative. Will the Old Dominion 2024 football schedule provide a path to more success this season?
Old Dominion 2024 Football Schedule
- at South Carolina Gamecocks
Saturday, August 31, time TBA - vs. East Carolina Pirates
Saturday, September 7, time TBA - vs. Virginia Tech Hokies
Saturday, September 14, time TBA - at Bowling Green Falcons
Saturday, September 28, time TBA - at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Saturday, October 5, time TBA - at Georgia State Panthers
Saturday, October 12, time TBA - vs. Texas State Bobcats
Saturday, October 19, time TBA - vs. Georgia Southern Eagles
Thursday, October 24, time TBA - at Appalachian State Mountaineers
Saturday, November 2, time TBA - vs. James Madison Dukes
Saturday, November 16, time TBA - vs. Marshall Thundering Herd
Saturday, November 23, time TBA - at Arkansas State Red Wolves
Saturday, November 30, time TBA
According to the CFN Strength of Schedule, the Old Dominion 2024 football schedule is the hardest in the Sun Belt Conference. Furthermore, the Monarchs face the 62nd overall-ranked schedule, making a first successive bowl season appearance in the program’s short FBS history a stretching goal this season. But what makes the ODU schedule so demanding this fall?
Facing two Power Five programs in out-of-conference play certainly dints the Monarchs’ chances of reaching six wins in 2024. They open the campaign on the road at the South Carolina Gamecocks while they welcome a blossoming Virginia Tech Hokies side to Norfolk in Week 3. The East Carolina Pirates and Bowling Green Falcons round out non-conference opponents.
The Sun Belt element of the Old Dominion 2024 football schedule is equally challenging. The campaign begins with two road games, taking on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and Georgia State Panthers in back-to-back weekends. The season finale is at the Arkansas State Red Wolves, but it’s the game at the Appalachian State Mountaineers that ramps up the difficulty.
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The calendar turns to the second half of October before the Old Dominion 2024 football schedule features a home Sun Belt matchup, and then it’s the high-flying Texas State Bobcats that the Monarchs must overcome. Rahne’s team also has to face the James Madison Dukes, Georgia Southern Eagles, and Marshall Thundering Herd.
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