NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion University and Charlotte have agreed to a football home and home non-conference series that will open in Norfolk in 2027 and the two teams will play in Charlotte in 2031, the schools announced in a joint release on Monday.
In 2027, the Monarchs will host the 49ers at S.B. Ballard Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 25.
ODU will travel to Charlotte in 2031 to play at Jerry Richardson Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 20.
The two programs started football around the same time, as ODU’s first season was in 2009 and the first FBS season in 2014, while Charlotte debuted its first football team in 2013 and played as an FBS member in 2015.
ODU leads the all-time series against Charlotte 4-2, as the Monarchs won the first three games before Charlotte won the next two. ODU defeated Charlotte in the 2021 regular season finale, Ricky Rahne’s first season as head coach, with a 56-34 win, sending the Monarchs to a bowl game.
All six of the previous games were played as members of Conference USA. Now, ODU is in the Sun Belt Conference and Charlotte in in the American.
ODU vs. Charlotte Football Series History
2015: ODU 37 Charlotte 34*
2016: ODU 52 Charlotte 17^
2017: ODU 6 Charlotte 0*
2018: Charlotte 28 ODU 25^
2019: Charlotte 38 ODU 22*
2021: ODU 56 Charlotte 34*
* Game played at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Va.
^ Game played at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.