ODU football: From 1 to 100.(Sports)

1 Official seating capacity for Foreman Field for football: 19,782.

2 Official seating capacity for Foreman Field otherwise: 20,446 (the lower rows aren't used for football because of obstructed sight lines).

3 The Monarchs will play in the Colonial Athletic Association in 2011. Until then, they are an independent.

4 Three Heisman Trophy winners - Syracuse's Ernie Davis (1961) and Navy's Joe Bellino (1960) and Roger Staubach (1963) - played at Foreman Field in Oyster Bowl games. One played there during his Heisman year. Davis and Bellino, both tailbacks, played against each other when Syracuse beat Navy 32-6 at Foreman Field in 1959. In Bellino's senior season in 1960, Navy beat Southern Methodist 26-7. Staubach was a sophomore when Navy lost to Duke 30-9 in 1961 and led Navy to a 32-9 victory over Pitt in 1962.

5 The Monarchs will play seven home games in '09, starting with their first against Chowan at 6 p.m., Sept. 5 - 100 days from today.

6 At the Football Championship Series level (previously Division I-AA), schools can give out the equivalent of 63 scholarships, split among 85 players. ODU has 33 already in school on full or partial scholarship; 18 more arrive in August. The remaining scholarships are being saved for future classes.

7 ODU has received 14,859 season-ticket applications for this season.

8 Foreman Field will have 24 luxury suites and two group sales suites.

9 ODU's first road game is Sept. 19 at Jacksonville University in Florida.

10 Of the 51 scholarship players ODU expects in camp in August, 19 are from Hampton Roads.

11 Head coach Bobby Wilder was the associate head coach and offensive coordinator at Maine before taking over at ODU.

12 Price for a single-game ticket: $20 for adults, $15 for 17 and younger, $12 per ticket for groups of 20 or more.

13 Price tag for Foreman Field renovations: $24.8 million.

14 The Monarchs will wear Nike shoes and uniforms.

15 For safety, the goalposts at Foreman Field are collapsible and operate on a hydraulic system. "All we need to do to bring them down is pull a few pins," an ODU official said.

16 Parking lots for ODU games will be open four hours in advance of kickoff.

17 Beer will not be sold in the stadium. However, those with premium sideline seating, loge seating, or sky box seating will be able to buy beer and mixed drinks in the area below the game day building. During games, those on the loge level and suite …

ODU football: From 1 to 100.(Sports)

1 Official seating capacity for Foreman Field for football: 19,782.

2 Official seating capacity for Foreman Field otherwise: 20,446 (the lower rows aren't used for football because of obstructed sight lines).

3 The Monarchs will play in the Colonial Athletic Association in 2011. Until then, they are an independent.

4 Three Heisman Trophy winners - Syracuse's Ernie Davis (1961) and Navy's Joe Bellino (1960) and Roger Staubach (1963) - played at Foreman Field in Oyster Bowl games. One played there during his Heisman year. Davis and Bellino, both tailbacks, played against each other when Syracuse beat Navy 32-6 at Foreman Field in 1959. In Bellino's senior season in 1960, Navy beat Southern Methodist 26-7. Staubach was a sophomore when Navy lost to Duke 30-9 in 1961 and led Navy to a 32-9 victory over Pitt in 1962.

5 The Monarchs will play seven home games in '09, starting with their first against Chowan at 6 p.m., Sept. 5 - 100 days from today.

6 At the Football Championship Series level (previously Division I-AA), schools can give out the equivalent of 63 scholarships, split among 85 players. ODU has 33 already in school on full or partial scholarship; 18 more arrive in August. The remaining scholarships are being saved for future classes.

7 ODU has received 14,859 season-ticket applications for this season.

8 Foreman Field will have 24 luxury suites and two group sales suites.

9 ODU's first road game is Sept. 19 at Jacksonville University in Florida.

10 Of the 51 scholarship players ODU expects in camp in August, 19 are from Hampton Roads.

11 Head coach Bobby Wilder was the associate head coach and offensive coordinator at Maine before taking over at ODU.

12 Price for a single-game ticket: $20 for adults, $15 for 17 and younger, $12 per ticket for groups of 20 or more.

13 Price tag for Foreman Field renovations: $24.8 million.

14 The Monarchs will wear Nike shoes and uniforms.

15 For safety, the goalposts at Foreman Field are collapsible and operate on a hydraulic system. "All we need to do to bring them down is pull a few pins," an ODU official said.

16 Parking lots for ODU games will be open four hours in advance of kickoff.

17 Beer will not be sold in the stadium. However, those with premium sideline seating, loge seating, or sky box seating will be able to buy beer and mixed drinks in the area below the game day building. During games, those on the loge level and suite …