2022 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

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.

2022 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Ricky Rahne (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Reihner (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Blake Seiler (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	S.B. Ballard Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	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

Preseason

Media poll

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

Offense

1st team

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

2nd team

• Nick Saldiveri – Offensive tackle, RS-JR

Schedule

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPNU	W 20–17	21,944
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	L 21–39	36,853
September 17	2:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 14–16	40,556
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 29–26	20,655
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Liberty*	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 24–38	18,368
October 15	12:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPNU	W 49–21	16,814
October 22	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 23–28	20,162
October 29	3:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 17–31	16,203
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Marshall	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 0–12	18,327
November 12	1:00 p.m.	James Madison	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, Royal Rivalry)	ESPN+	L 3–37	21,934
November 19	2:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	L 14–27	32,096
November 26	12:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	L 20–27	11,407
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Staff

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

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Game summaries

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech at Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 7 0 10 0 17 • Monarchs 0 10 0 10 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 1 09:12 VT Grant Wells 18-yard rush (William Ross kick) (4 plays, 66 yards, 1:31) VT 7–0 2 12:02 ODU Ethan Sanchez 29-yard field goal (8 plays, 25 yards, 3:46) VT 7–3 01:26 ODU Robert Kennedy III 25-yard fumble return (Ethan Sanchez kick) (7 plays, -7 yards, 3:21) ODU 10–7 3 09:03 VT William Ross 44-yard field goal (8 plays, 46 yards, 4:28) TIE 10–10 05:11 VT Keshawn King 6-yard pass from Grant Wells (William Ross kick) (3 plays, 10 yards, 0:46) VT 17–10 4 12:30 ODU Ethan Sanchez 20-yard field goal (12 plays, 49 yards, 3:57) VT 17–13 00:33 ODU Blake 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.