The Monarchs played their home games at the Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA).

They were led by eighth-year head coach Bobby Wilder.

Due to their head-to-head loss to WKU, they did not represent the East Division in the C-USA Championship Game.

The Monarchs hosted C–USA foes Florida International (FIU), Marshall, Southern Miss, and UTSA, and traveled to Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, UTEP, and Western Kentucky (WKU).

[1] The team played four non–conference games, two home games against Hampton from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Massachusetts, and two road games against Appalachian State from the Sun Belt Conference and NC State from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).