2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

American college football season

2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–6 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Matt Viator (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorMatt Kubik (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Collins (3rd season)
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Sun Belt Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Appalachian State xy$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Troy x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Georgia Southern   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Coastal Carolina   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Georgia State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Louisiana xy   5 – 3     7 – 7  
Arkansas State x   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4     6 – 6  
South Alabama   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Texas State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks played their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Matt Viator. They finished the regular season 6–6, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the West Division. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Maxwell Award[1] Caleb Evans QB JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[2] Marcus Green WR SR
John Mackey Award[3] Josh Pederson TE SO
Paul Hornung Award[4] Marcus Green WR/KR JR
Manning Award[5] Caleb Evans QB JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[6] Caleb Evans QB JR

Sun Belt coaches poll

On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Warhawks predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.[7]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Arkansas State 49 (9)
2 Louisiana–Monroe 37
3 South Alabama 26 (1)
4 Louisiana 25
5 Texas State 13

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

The Warhawks had three players at four positions selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[8]

Offense

1st team

Marcus Green – WR

2nd team

Caleb Evans – QB

RJ Turner – WR

Special teams

1st team

Marcus Green – KR

Roster

2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 RJ Turner Jr
WR 3 Marcus Green Sr
WR 4 Brandius Batiste  So
QB 6 Caleb Evans Jr
QB 7 Zachari Jackson  Fr
QB 8 JT Jackson Jr
WR 10 D'Marius Gillespie Sr
QB 11 Matt Gardner  So
WR 12 Markis McCray Sr
QB 13 Brennen Wooten So
WR 14 Perry Carter Jr.  Fr
QB 16 Colby Suits Fr
WR 17 Xavier Brown Sr
WR 18 Jonathan Hodoh Jr
RB 22 Javin Myers  Fr
RB 22 Isaiah Philips Fr
RB 25 Kayin White  So
WR 30 Stephen Colvin Jr
WR 30 Darius Rodrigue  So
RB 33 Austin Vaughn Jr
WR 37 Deuce Caston So
RB 44 Derrick Gore  Sr
OL 51 Zach Breaux Fr
OL 56 Bobby Reynolds Jr
OL 59 Colton Grove Jr
OL 64 Eastwood Thomas Jr
OL 65 Dakota Torbert  Fr
OL 66 Ben Moye Jr
OL 68 T.J. Fiailoa  So
OL 70 Blake Lodes Fr
OL 72 Samuel Williams  So
OL 73 Devin Jackson Jr. Jr
OL 74 Joq Savage Fr
OL 76 Conner Parsons Fr
OT 77 Trace Ellison Jr
OL 78 Brandon Jones Jr
WR 80 Malik Jackson Fr
WR 81 CJ Fletcher  Fr
WR 81 Josh Newton Fr
TE 82 Sloan Spiller Sr
WR 84 Jahquan Bloomfield Fr
TE 85 Reagan Heddins Jr
TE 86 Josh Pederson  So
TE 88 Tyler Lamm  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 1 Tyler Glass Jr
S 2 Cal Lee III Jr
S 3 Collin Turner Sr
LB 4 Rashaad Harding So
S 6 Wesley Thompson Sr
LB 7 Cortez Sisco Jr. Jr
CB 9 Marcus Hubbard Sr
CB 12 Jarell Brown Sr
CB 12 Rhoy Williams Sr
LB 14 David Griffith Sr
S 15 Austin Hawley So
CB 19 Tajhnick Bishop  Fr
CB 20 Kendrick Marbles So
CB 21 Corey Straughter So
S 23 Nick Ingram Jr
S 24 Jabari Johnson Fr
CB 26 Floyd Connell Fr
CB 27 Jordan Oliver Fr
S 28 Kevin Jones Fr
S 29 Logan Latin  So
S 30 Bacari Middleton Fr
LB 32 Chase Day Jr
S 34 Luke Hendrick Jr
LB 35 Keyshawn Johnson Fr
DB 36 Dylan Claiborne So
S 37 Traveion Webster So
S 38 Travis Gary So
S 38 Korian Reynaud  Jr
CB 41 Semaj Franklin  So
LB 42 Hunter Smith  Fr
CB 43 Jared Doyle  So
DE 44 Ty Shelby  So
DL 45 Shaquille Warren Sr
DL 48 Larance Shaw Jr
DE 49 Barry Howard Jr. Jr
LB 52 Tralon Thomas  Fr
LB 53 Re'Lik Wilson  So
LB 54 Lee Marshall Sr
LB 55 Re'Naz Wilson  So
DL 58 Donald Louis Jr. Jr
DT 90 Jaylen Veasley Jr
DE 91 Brandon Nettles Fr
DT 93 Mason Husmann  So
DT 94 Tyler Johnson Sr
DE 95 Myles Cole Fr
DT 96 Dayonte Roberts Fr
DE 97 Kerry Starks  So
DE 98 Sam Miller Jr
DT 99 Derion Ford Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 16 Craig Ford Sr
P 39 Mark Deaves Fr
K 47 Craig Walker Fr
LS 59 Andy Becker  Fr
LS 74 Walker Easton Jr
K 83 Matt Wylie Sr
K 87 David Heaton  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 25, 2019

Schedule

The Warhawks hosted one of their four non-conference opponents, Southeastern Louisiana from the Southland Conference, and traveled to Southern Miss from Conference USA, Texas A&M from the Southeastern Conference and Ole Miss from the Southeastern Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Southeastern Louisiana*ESPN+W 34–3110,137
September 86:00 p.m.at Southern Miss*ESPN3W 21–2019,579
September 156:30 p.m.at Texas A&M*SECNL 10–4896,727
September 226:00 p.m.Troy
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN+L 27–3515,722
September 291:00 p.m.at Georgia StateESPN+L 14–4614,368
October 63:00 p.m.at Ole Miss*SECNL 21–7052,875
October 135:00 p.m.at Coastal CarolinaESPN+W 45–2011,506
October 206:00 p.m.Texas Statedagger
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN3W 20–1413,235
November 32:00 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN3W 44–2513,787
November 104:00 p.m.at South AlabamaESPN+W 38–1014,096
November 172:00 p.m.at Arkansas StateESPN+L 17–3120,012
November 242:00 p.m.Louisiana
ESPN+L 28–3118,167
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[9]

Game summaries

Southeastern Louisiana

Week One: Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 14 7 01031
Warhawks 7 9 10834

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 91° · Wind – SW 3 · Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 10,137
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [1][2] [3]
Game information
First quarter
  • ULM - Derrick Gore 2-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 9:41 (ULM 7-0)
  • SELA - Austin Mitchell 9-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 5:16 (TIE 7-7)
  • SELA - Lorenzo Nunez 17-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 3:40 (SELA 14-7)
Second quarter
  • ULM - Ford 22-yard field goal, 13:02 (SELA 14-10)
  • ULM - Marcus Green 3-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick no good, 7:21 (ULM 16-14)
  • SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere 59-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 5:56 (SELA 21-16)
Third quarter
  • ULM - Green 79-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, 12:56 (ULM 23-21)
  • ULM - Ford 28-yard field goal, 1:21 (ULM 26-21)
Fourth quarter
  • SELA - Tatum 34-yard field goal, 14:55 (ULM 26-24)
  • SELA - Petit-Frere 34-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 8:23 (SELA 31-26)
  • ULM - Evans 11-yard TD run, Evans two-point conversion run good, 0:37 (ULM 34-31)
Leading Passers
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 35/53, 346 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • SELA - Chason Virgil - 28/39, 358 yards, 4 TD, INT
Leading Rushers
Leading Receivers
  • ULM - Marcus Green - 7 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD
  • SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere - 5 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD

At Southern Miss

Week Two: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 14 0 7021
Golden Eagles 10 7 3020

at M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 87° · Partly Cloudy · SSW – 7 mph.
  • Game attendance: 19,579
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [4] [5] [6]
Game information
First quarter
  • USM - Jaylond Adams 75-yard TD pass from Jack Abraham, Parker Shaunfield kick good, 14:47 (USM 7-0)
  • ULM - Sam Miller 0-yard fumble return for TD, Craig Ford kick good, 12:05 (TIE 7-7)
  • ULM - Marcus Green 49-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick good, 4:37 (ULM 14-7)
  • USM - Shaunfield 42-yard field goal, 2:01 (ULM 14-10)
Second quarter
  • USM - Quez Watkins 5-yard TD pass from Abraham, Shaunfield kick good, 6:36 (USM 14-17)
Third quarter
  • ULM - Green 4-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, 14:03 (ULM 21-17)
  • USM - Shaunfield 47-yard field goal, 6:51 (ULM 21-20)
Leading Passers
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 15/28, 195 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • USM - Jack Abraham - 31/46, 378 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Leading Rushers
  • ULM - Austin Vaughn - 9 carries, 85 yards
  • USM - Tez Parks - 17 carries, 42 yards
Leading Receivers
  • ULM - Marcus Green - 4 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD
  • USM - Jaylond Adams - 9 receptions, 158 yards, TD

At Texas A&M

Week Three: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 3 7 0010
Aggies 7 17 101448

at Kyle Field • College Station, TX

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 86° · Partly Cloudy · SSW – 10 mph.
  • Game attendance: 96,727
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sidelines)
  • [7] [8] [9]
Game information
First quarter
  • TAMU - Trayveon Williams 2-yard TD run, Seth Small kick good, 8:56 (TAMU 7-0)
  • ULM - Craig Ford 27-yard field goal, 1:08 (TAMU 7-3)
Second quarter
  • TAMU - Kellen Mond 7-yard TD run, Small kick good, 10:17 (TAMU 14-3)
  • TAMU - Small 40-yard field goal, 5:33 (TAMU 17-3)
  • TAMU - Tyrel Dodson 78-yard blocked field goal returned for TD, Small kick good, 1:21 (TAMU 24-3)
  • ULM - R. J. Turner 2-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick good, 0:04 (TAMU 24-10)
Third quarter
  • TAMU - Mond 9-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 6:05 (TAMM 31-10)
  • TAMU - Small 36-yard field goal, 0:11 (TAMU 34-10)
Fourth quarter
  • TAMU - Jace Sternberger 20-yard TD pass from Mond, Small kick good, 8:05 (TAMU 41-10)
  • TAMU - Jashuan Corbin 2-yard TD run, Small kick good, 0:39 (TAMU 48-10)
Leading Passers
  • TAMU - Kellen Mond - 16/24, 210 yards, TD
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 15/28, 225 yards, TD, INT
Leading Rushers
  • TAMU - Trayveon Williams - 22 carries, 128 yards, TD
  • ULM - Austin Vaughn - 8 carries, 33 yards
Leading Receivers
  • TAMU - Jhamon Ausbon - 4 receptions, 59 yards
  • ULM - Marcus Green - 4 receptions, 75 yards

Troy

Week Four: Troy Trojans at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Trojans 7 28 0035
Warhawks 7 0 71327

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 75° · Cloudy; light rain · ENE – 3 mph.
  • Game attendance: 15,722
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [10] [11] [12]
Game information
First quarter
  • ULM - Derrick Gore 1-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 8:32 (ULM 7-0)
  • TROY - Kaleb Barker 19-yard TD run, Tyler Sumpter kick good, 7:00 (TIE 7-7)
Second quarter
  • TROY - Barker 2-yard TD run, Sumpter kick good, 13:51 (TROY 14-7)
  • TROY - Damion Willis 26-yard TD pass from Sawyer Smith, Sumpter kick good, 10:23 (TROY 21-7)
  • TROY - Willis 4-yard TD pass from Barker, Sumpter kick good, 2:20 (TROY 28-7)
  • TROY - Sidney Davis 22-yard TD pass from Barker, Sumpter kick good, 0:42 (TROY 35-7)
Third quarter
  • ULM - Kayin White 2-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 5:17 (TROY 35-14)
Fourth quarter
  • ULM - Slaon Spiller 4-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick good, 14:22 (TROY 35-21)
  • ULM - Josh Pederson 23-yard TD pass from Evan, Ford kick no good, 6:18 (TROY 35-27)
Leading Passers
  • TROY - Kaleb Barker - 23/28, 273 yards, 2 TD
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 29/48, 290 yards, 2 TD, INT
Leading Rushers
  • TROY - B. J. Smith - 16 carries, 63 yards
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 15 carries, 101 yards
Leading Receivers
  • TROY - Sloan Davis - 6 receptions, 78 yards, TD
  • ULM - Xavier Brown - 2 receptions, 59 yards

At Georgia State

Week Five: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Georgia State Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 7 7 0014
Panthers 14 16 61046

at Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 83° · Partly Sunny · WNW – 5 mph.
  • Game attendance: 14,368
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [13] [14] [15]
Game information
First quarter
  • GSU - Dan Ellington 1-yard TD run, Brandon Wright kick good, 11:55 (GSU 7-0)
  • GSU - Tra Barnett 23-yard TD run, Wright kick good, 7:18 (GSU 14-0)
  • ULM - Caleb Evans 21-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 4:26 (GSU 14-7)
Second quarter
  • GSU - Roger Carter 4-yard TD pass from Ellington, Wright kick no good, 13:00 (GSU 20-7)
  • GSU - Seth Paige 82-yard TD run, Wright kick good, 11:48 (GSU 27-7)
  • ULM - Evans 12-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 9:34 (GSU 27-14)
  • GSU - Wright 42-yard field goal, 1:51 (GSU 30-14)
Third quarter
  • GSU - Paige 1-yard TD run, Wright kick no good, 6:19 (GSU 36-14)
Fourth quarter
  • GSU - Wright 35-yard field goal, 14:13 (GSU 39-14)
  • GSU - Penny Hart 49-yard punt returned for TD, Wright kick good, 12:36 (GSU 46-14)
Leading Passers
  • GSU - Dan Ellington - 15/18, 179 yards, TD
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 19/32, 136 yards, 2 INT
Leading Rushers
  • GSU - Seth Paige - 9 carries, 145 yards, 2 TD
  • ULM - Kayn White - carry, 46 yards
Leading Receivers
  • GSU - Sam Pinckney - 2 receptions, 74 yards
  • ULM - Marcus Green - 2 receptions, 33 yards

At Ole Miss

Week Six: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 0 7 7721
Rebels 21 28 14770

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 87° · Sunny
  • Game attendance: 52,875
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal, D. J. Shockley
  • [16] [17] [18]
Game information
First quarter
  • MISS - Scottie Phillips 2-yard TD run, Luke Logan kick good, 10:58 (MISS 7-0)
  • MISS - A. J. Brown 20-yard TD pass from Jordan Ta'amu, Logan kick good, 7:49 (MISS 14-0)
  • MISS - Ta'amu 1-yard TD run, Logan kick good, 1:18 (MISS 21-0)
Second quarter
  • MISS - Ta'amu 39-yard TD run, Logan kick good, 12:13 (MISS 28-0)
  • ULM - Derrick Gore 11-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 9:35 (MISS 28-7)
  • MISS - Phillips 1-yard TD run, Logan kick good, 7:07 (MISS 35-7)
  • MISS - D. K. Metcalf 62-yard TD pass from Ta'amu, Logan kick good, 1:43 (MISS 42-7)
  • MISS - DaMarkus Lodge 16-yard TD pass from Ta'amu, Logan kick good, 0:04 (MISS 49-7)
Third quarter
  • MISS - Phillips 11-yard TD pass from Matt Corral, Logan kick good, 13:51 (MISS 56-7)
  • MISS - Corral 62-yard TD run, Logan kick good, 10:04 (MISS 63-7)
  • ULM - Marcus Green 71-yard punt returned for TD, Ford kick good, 4:59 (MISS 63-14)
Fourth quarter
  • MISS - Elijah Moore 24-yard TD pass from Corral, Logan kick good, 12:38 (MISS 70-14)
  • ULM - Zachari Jackson 8-yard TD pass from Colby Suits, Ford kick good, 1:25 (MISS 70-21)
Leading Passers
  • MISS - Jordan Ta'amu - 21/24, 374 yards, 3 TD
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 17/28, 206 yards
Leading Rushers
  • MISS - Matt Corral - 6 carries, 78 yards, TD
  • ULM - Derrick Gore - 10 carries, 52 yards, TD
Leading Receivers
  • MISS - DaMarkus Lodge - 9 receptions, 179 yards, TD
  • ULM - R. J. Turner - 5 receptions, 112 yards

At Coastal Carolina

Week Seven: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 14 10 71445
Chanticleers 3 10 7020

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 76° · Sunny; clear skies · SSE – 2 mph.
  • Game attendance: 11,506
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [19] [20] [21]
Game information
First quarter
  • ULM - Austin Vaughn 4-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 12:48 (ULM 7-0)
  • ULM - Derrick Gore 10-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 8:35 (ULM 14-0)
  • CCU - Massimo Biscardi 29-yard field goal, 1:07 (ULM 14-3)
Second quarter
  • CCU - Malcolm Williams 4-yard TD run, Biscardi kick good, 9:10 (ULM 14-10)
  • ULM - Marcus Green 37-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick good, 7:38 (ULM 21-10)
  • ULM - Ford 20-yard field goal, 0:50 (ULM 24-10)
  • CCU - Biscardi 40-yard field goal, 0:02 (ULM 24-13)
Third quarter
  • CCU - Marcus Outlaw 6-yard TD run, Biscardi kick good, 6:56 (ULM 24-20)
  • ULM - Evans 1-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 3:45 (ULM 31-20)
Fourth quarter
  • ULM - Evans 20-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 4:07 (ULM 38-20)
  • ULM - Gore 46-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 0:31 (ULM 45-20)
Leading Passers
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 16/22, 224 yards, TD
  • CCU - Bryce Carpenter - 9/19, 133 yards, INT
Leading Rushers
  • ULM - Derrick Gore - 16 carries, 147 yards, 2 TD
  • CCU - Marcus Outlaw - 15 carries, 104 yards, TD
Leading Receivers
  • ULM - Marcus Green - 5 receptions, 111 yards, TD
  • CCU - Malcolm Williams - 4 receptions, 87 yards

Texas State

Week Eight: Texas State Bobcats at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 7 0 0714
Warhawks 7 10 3020

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 65° · Partly Cloudy · N – 12 mph.
  • Game attendance: 13,235
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [22] [23] [24]
Game information
First quarter
  • TXST - Tyler Vitt 7-yard TD run, Clayton Stewart kick good, 8:38 (TXST 7-0)
  • ULM - Austin Vaughn 2-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 6:47 (TIE 7-7)
Second quarter
  • ULM - Ford 43-yard field goal, 11:10 (ULM 10-7)
  • ULM - Brandius Batiste 27-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick good, 4:41 (ULM 17-7)
Third quarter
  • ULM - Ford 30-yard field goal, 0:44 (ULM 20-7)
Fourth quarter
  • TXST - Robert Brown Jr., 4-yard TD run, Stewart kick good, 7:18 (ULM 20-14)
Leading Passers
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 13/29, 124 yards, TD
  • TXST - Tyler Vitt - 15/25, 115 yards
Leading Rushers
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 14 carries, 85 yards
  • TXST - Robert Brown Jr. - 10 carries, 46 yards, TD
Leading Receivers
  • ULM - Marcus Green - 3 receptions, 36 yards
  • TXST - Keenen Brown - 4 receptions, 50 yards

Georgia Southern

Week Ten: Georgia Southern Eagles at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 10 8725
Warhawks 13 14 14344

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 74° · Sunny · SW – 11 mph.
  • Game attendance: 13,787
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [25] [26] [27]
Game information
First quarter
  • ULM - Caleb Evans 5-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick no good, 12:26 (ULM 6-0)
  • ULM - Marcus Green 80-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, 6:43 (ULM 13-0)
Second quarter
  • ULM - Green 69-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, 13:58 (ULM 20-0)
  • GASO - Tyler Bass 38-yard field goal, 5:40 (ULM 20-3)
  • ULM - Josh Johnson 1-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 2:49 (ULM 27-3)
  • GASO - Mark Michaud 22-yard TD pass from Shai Werts, Bass kick good, 1:02 (ULM 27-10)
Third quarter
  • ULM - Derrick Gore 1-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 6:31 (ULM 34-10)
  • GASO - Jessie Liptrot 57-yard interception returned for TD, Wesley Field two-point conversion run good, 3:15 (ULM 34-18)
  • ULM - Evans 2-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 0:14 (ULM 41-18)
Fourth quarter
  • GASO - Benz Josue 5-yard returned block punt for TD, Bass kick good, 10:37 (ULM 41-25)
  • ULM - Ford 32-yard field goal, 4:16 (ULM 44-25)
Leading Passers
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 13/22, 337 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • GASO - Shai Werts - 8/15, 78 yards, TD
Leading Rushers
  • ULM - Derrick Gore - 19 carries, 114 yards, TD
  • GASO - Wesley Fields - 17 carries, 73 yards
Leading Receivers
  • ULM - Marcus Green - 2 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TD
  • GASO - Davarius Bargnare - 3 receptions, 23 yards

At South Alabama

Week Eleven: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at South Alabama Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 10 14 14038
Jaguars 7 3 0010

at Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 74° · Sunny · SW – 11 mph.
  • Game attendance: 14,096
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [28] [29] [30]
Game information
First quarter
  • USA - Jordan McCray 34-yard TD pass from Cephus Johnson, Gavin Patterson kick good, 10:58 (USA 7-0)
  • ULM - Craig Ford 21-yard field goal, 7:27 (USA 7-3)
  • ULM - Caleb Evans 4-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 0:36 (ULM 10-7)
Second quarter
  • USA - Gavin Patterson 31-yard field goal, 9:34 (TIE 10-10)
  • ULM - Jonathan Hodoh 29-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, 6:24 (ULM 17-10)
  • ULM - D'Marius Gillespie 5-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, 0:22 (ULM 24-10)
Third quarter
  • ULM - Marcus Green 10-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 12:34 (ULM 31-10)
  • ULM - Evans 15-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 5:50 (ULM 38-10)
Leading Passers
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 27/32, 367 yards, 2 TD
  • USA - Cole Garvin - 13/19, 95 yards
Leading Rushers
  • ULM - Marcus Green - 2 carries, 68 yards, TD
  • USA - Tra Minter - 12 carries, 61 yards
Leading Receivers
  • ULM - D'Marcus Gillespie - 7 receptions, 159 yards, TD
  • USA - Jordan McCray - 3 receptions, 45 yards, TD

At Arkansas State

Week Twelve: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Arkansas State Red Wolves – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 0 7 10017
Red Wolves 7 10 14031

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 66° · Sunny · S – 9 mph.
  • Game attendance: 20,012
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV: ESPN+
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Game information
First quarter
  • ARST - Kirk Merritt 49-yard TD pass from Justice Hansen, Blake Grupe kick good, 4:41 (ARST 7-0)
Second quarter
  • ARST - Blake Grupe 26-yard field goal, 7:58 (ARST 10-0)
  • ULM - Josh Pederson 34-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Craig Ford kick good, 5:25 (ARST 10-7)
  • ARST - Merritt 7-yard TD pass from Hansen, Blake Grupe kick good, 0:31 (ARST 17-7)
Third quarter
  • ARST - Justin Clifton 43-yard interception returned for TD, Blake Grupe kick good, 11:58 (ARST 24-7)
  • ULM - Caleb Evans 1-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 9:31 (ARST 24-14)
  • ULM - Craig Ford 37-yard field goal, 5:23 (ARST 24-17)
  • ARST - Justin McInnis 10-yard TD pass from Hansen, Blake Grupe kick good, 0:40 (ARST 31-17)
Leading Passers
  • ARST - Justice Hansen - 21/27, 246 yards, 3 TD
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 17/28, 218 yards, TD, 3 INT
Leading Rushers
  • ARST - Marcel Murray - 17 carries, 94 yards
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 14 carries, 34 yards, TD
Leading Receivers
  • ARST - Kirk Merritt - 6 receptions, 89 yards, 3 TD
  • ULM - Marcus Green - 5 receptions, 69 yards

Louisiana

Week Thirteen: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks–Battle on the Bayou – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 14 10 0731
Warhawks 0 21 0728

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 67° · Partly Cloudy · SSE – 6 mph.
  • Game attendance: 18,167
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV: ESPN+
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Game information
First quarter
  • LA - Ryheem Malone 40-yard TD pass from Andre Nunez, Kyle Pfau kick good, 13:32 (LA 7-0)
  • LA - Ja'Marcus Bradley 20-yard TD pass from Nunez, Pfau kick good, 4:41 (LA 14-0)
Second quarter
  • ULM - Austin Vaughn 13-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Craig Ford kick good, 14:25 (LA 14-7)
  • LA - Trey Ragas 6-yard TD pass from Nunez, Pfau kick good, 11:40 (LA 21-7)
  • ULM - Kayin White 5-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 9:14 (LA 21-14)
  • LA - Pfau 37-yard field goal, 4:22 (LA 24-14)
  • ULM - Corey Straughter 66-yard interception returned for TD, Ford kick good, 2:25 (LA 24-21)
Third quarter
  • LA - Elijah Mitchell 40-yard TD pass from Levi Lewis, Pfau kick good, 11:49 (LA 31-21)
  • ULM - Marcus Green 30-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick good, 4:47 (LA 31-28)
Fourth quarter
Leading Passers
  • LA - Andre Nunez - 11/15, 148 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • ULM - Caleb Evans - 15/24, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT
Leading Rushers
  • LA - Trey Ragas - 23 carries, 115 yards
  • ULM - Derrick Gore - 11 carries, 79 yards
Leading Receivers
  • LA - Ryheem Malone - 6 receptions, 91 yards, TD
  • ULM - Marcus Green - 6 receptions, 76 yards, TD

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
6 203 Marcus Green RB Atlanta Falcons

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