Chowan University
A sub-.500 program that's fairly new to Division II. About an hour's drive from the ODU campus, Chowan offers to be the perfect send-up to the Monarchs' start-up program.
NAME
'08 REC.
CONF.
COACH
ENROLL.
LOCATION
Hawks
2-8
CIAA (Division II)
Tim Place
1,000
Murfreesboro, N.C.
Virginia Union
The Panthers are good ... for their level of play. Monarchs fans shouldn't expect any more Division II opponents after this one. It's a one-shot deal and ODU will not be returning the game.
NAME
'08 REC.
CONF.
COACH
ENROLL.
LOCATION
Panthers
5-5
CIAA (Division II)
Michael Bailey
1,800
Richmond
Jacksonville University
Division I-AA in name, but non-scholarship. ODU once had a pretty good basketball rivalry with Jacksonville back in the days of the Sun Belt. ODU's first-ever road football game. Jacksonville comes to ODU in 2010.
NAME
'08 REC.
CONF.
COACH
ENROLL.
LOCATION
Dolphins
9-4
Pioneer (Division I-AA, non-scholarship)
Kerwin Bell
3,500
Jacksonville, Fla.
Monmouth University
ODU will return the favor in this home-and-home series, visiting New Jersey in 2010. Maybe it will help lay inroads for later recruiting in that state. It should be one of the more challenging games in 2009.
NAME
'08 REC.
CONF.
COACH
ENROLL.
LOCATION
Hawks
7-4
Northeast Conference (Div. I-AA)
Kevin Callahan
6,500
West Long Branch, N.J.
Fordham University
The Rams were a 24-21 overtime loss from a winning season. This is a one-shot deal; there will be no return game to Foreman Field. Count it as a trip to New York City.
NAME
'08 REC.
CONF.
COACH
ENROLL.
LOCATION
Rams
5-6
Patriot (Division I-AA, non-scholarship)
Tom Masella
2,980
Bronx, N.Y.
Presbyterian College
One of two games against Big South opposition the first season (the other game is at VMI). This is a home-and-home series, with ODU visiting in 2010.
NAME
'08 REC.
CONF.
COACH
ENROLL.
LOCATION
Blue Hose
4-8
Big South (Division I-AA)
Harold Nichols
1,150
Laurinburg, N.C.
Campbell University
The Camels are one year ahead of the Monarchs with starting their program. It'll be interesting to see what difference a year makes.
NAME
'08 REC.
CONF.
COACH
ENROLL.
LOCATION
Camels
1-10
Pioneer (Division I-AA, non-scholarship)
Dale Steele
10,471
Buies Creek, N.C.
Savannah State
A school on NCAA probation. Savannah State just made a coaching change, firing the previous coach for lack of wins. Not that Savannah State has ever won with regularity.
NAME
'08 REC.
CONF.
COACH
ENROLL.
LOCATION
Tigers
5-7
Independent (Division I-AA)
Robbie Wells
3,200
Savannah, Ga.
Georgetown
One of the first games that ODU was able to schedule, the Monarchs will visit Georgetown in 2010. Georgetown could have gone big-time with their program. Instead, they went cost effective.
NAME
'08 REC.
CONF.
COACH
ENROLL.
LOCATION
Hoyas
2-8
Patriot (Division I-AA, non-scholarship.)
Kevin Kelly
14,150
Washington, D.C.
North Carolina Central University
This historically black university recently stepped up to the Division I-AA level. This game is a one-shot deal. There will not be a return game.
NAME
'08 REC.
CONF.
COACH
ENROLL.
LOCATION
Eagles
4-7
Independent (Division I-AA)
Mose Rison
9,000
Durham, N.C.
Virginia Military Institute
VMI used to be a semi-regular at the Oyster Bowl, so why not start a series with the school calling Foreman Field home? The Keydets will visit Norfolk in 2010 as part of the home-and-home series.
NAME
'08 REC.
CONF.
COACH
ENROLL.
LOCATION
Keydets
4-7
Big South (Division I-AA)
Sparky Woods
1,400
Lexington
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