2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

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.

2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
2018 record	6–6 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Matt Viator (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Kubik (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Collins (3rd season)
Home stadium	Malone Stadium (Capacity: 30,427)

2018 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	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

Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2017 season 4–8, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three–way tie for fifth place.

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 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 Matt Viator (McNeese State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Collins (Northeast Louisiana) Defensive Coordinator Matt Kubik (Louisiana Tech) Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Kyle Segler (Sam Houston State) Special Teams Coordinator, Tight Ends John Carr (Louisiana Tech) Wide Receivers, Recruiting Coordinator Eman Naghavi (McNeese State) Offensive Line Alan Richard (Northeast Louisiana) Running Backs Scott Stoker (Northwestern State) Linebackers Anthony Camp (McNeese State) Defensive Line Perry Carter (Southern Miss) Defensive Backs Bakari Guice (Grambling State) Safeties Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: April 25, 2019

Schedule

The Warhawks will host one of the 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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN+	W 34–31	10,137
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN3	W 21–20	19,579
September 15	6:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN	L 10–48	96,727
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Troy	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN+	L 27–35	15,722
September 29	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 14–46	14,368
October 6	3:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	L 21–70	52,875
October 13	5:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 45–20	11,506
October 20	6:00 p.m.	Texas State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 20–14	13,235
November 3	2:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 44–25	13,787
November 10	4:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 38–10	14,096
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	L 17–31	20,012
November 24	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPN+	L 28–31	18,167
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	7	0	10	31
Warhawks	7	9	10	8	34

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+

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 ULM - Derrick Gore - 21 carries, 104 yards, TD SELA - Devonte Williams - 6 carries, 27 yards 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	14	0	7	0	21
Golden Eagles	10	7	3	0	20

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

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	3	7	0	0	10
Aggies	7	17	10	14	48

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: SECN

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	28	0	0	35
Warhawks	7	0	7	13	27

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+

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	7	0	0	14
Panthers	14	16	6	10	46

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+

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	0	7	7	7	21
Rebels	21	28	14	7	70

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: SECN

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	14	10	7	14	45
Chanticleers	3	10	7	0	20

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+

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	0	0	7	14
Warhawks	7	10	3	0	20

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

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 Eagls at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	10	8	7	25
Warhawks	13	14	14	3	44

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

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	10	14	14	0	38
Jaguars	7	3	0	0	10

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+

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 - 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	0	7	10	0	17
Red Wolves	7	10	14	0	31

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+

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 - 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, Grupe kick good, 0:31 (ARST 17-7) Third quarter ARST - Justin Clifton 43-yard interception returned for TD, Grupe kick good, 11:58 (ARST 24-7) ULM - Evans 1-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 9:31 (ARST 24-14) ULM - Ford 37-yard field goal, 5:23 (ARST 24-17) ARST - Justin McInnis 10-yard TD pass from Hansen, Grupe kick good, 0:40 (ARST 31-17) Leading Passers ARST - Justin 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	14	10	0	7	31
Warhawks	0	21	0	7	28

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+

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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