2013 Old Dominion Monarchs football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–4
Head coach	Bobby Wilder (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Scott (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Hurry-up spread option
Defensive coordinator	Rich Nagy (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

The 2013 Old Dominion Monarchs football team represented Old Dominion University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Wilder and played their home games at Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium. This season was season one of a two-year transition to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), where the Monarchs became a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in 2014. As a result, the Monarchs competed as a FCS independent and were ineligible for the FCS playoffs.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FCS	L 38–52	44,597
September 7	4:00 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPNews	L 10–47	38,377
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Howard	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		W 76–19	20,118
September 21	6:00 p.m.	The Citadel	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	COX	W 59–58	20,118
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Albany	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)		W 66–10	20,118
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Liberty	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	COX	W 21–17	20,118
October 19	7:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCRSN	L 24–35	38,462
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA (rivalry)		W 27–24	11,308
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		W 66–14	20,118
November 9	5:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		W 59–38	14,489
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Campbell	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		W 42–14	20,118
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCRSN	L 20–80	41,500
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

• Coach of the Year - Bobby Wilder
• Offensive Player of the Year - Taylor Heinicke, QB