NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Old Dominion football coach Bobby Wilder has signed a new five-year contract that carries through the 2017 season.
Athletic director Wood Selig announced the deal Tuesday. He says Wilder’s success in building a winning program at Old Dominion since the school decided to reinstate football five years ago, and the program’s climb to Bowl Subdivision status beginning this season, were factors.
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The Monarchs are 38-10 in four seasons and qualified for the NCAA playoffs in both seasons they were eligible.
Selig says Wilder, a Madison native and University of Maine graduate, was paid $400,000 last season and will receive raises averaging $50,000 the next three years.
This season they begin the process of upgrading to FBS status. They will compete as members of Conference USA beginning in 2015.
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