Category Old Dominion Football

Bobby Wilder Went Out With all of the Class and Dignity That You Would Expect From Him

NORFOLK, Va. – It was an unusual and emotional event that left several bystanders, and one former Old Dominion University football coach, with tears running down their cheeks. After meeting with ODU athletic director Wood Selig and senior athletic director…

Bobby Wilder aims High, and Old Dominion continues its Rise

Growing up in Madison, Maine, where his father ran an Exxon station and his mother a local restaurant, Bobby Wilder knew by his 13th birthday that he wanted to be a football coach. When his schedule allowed, Wilder would pump…

Bobby Wilder, The Person behind the Success of the ODU Football

Wilder built a program from scratch, leaping from FCS to FBS and now to Old Dominion’s first bowl appearance. Bobby Wilder has been wildly successful as ODU head football coach, and with that success comes intrigue from other programs. Several…

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