The 2023 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe as a member of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Terry Bowden, Louisiana–Monroe played their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana. The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team drew an average home attendance of 14,296 in 2023.
2023 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football | |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 2–10 (0–8 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Kubik (6th season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread option |
Defensive coordinator | Vic Koenning (2nd season) |
Base defense | Multiple 3–3–5 |
Home stadium | Malone Stadium |
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James Madison* x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State y | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Troy xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Troy 49, Appalachian State 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
editMedia poll
editIn the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Warhawks were picked to finish in last place in the West division.[1]
Media poll (West division) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Troy | 92 (10) |
2 | South Alabama | 85 (4) |
3 | Louisiana | 64 |
4 | Southern Miss | 62 |
5 | Texas State | 36 |
6 | Arkansas State | 33 |
7 | ULM | 20 |
Wide receiver Tyrone Howell was named to the second team.[1]
Schedule
editThe football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Army* | NFLN | W 17–13 | 18,914 | |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Lamar* |
| ESPN+ | W 24–14 | 13,154 |
September 16 | 3:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M* | SECN | L 3–47 | 102,733 | |
September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Appalachian State |
| ESPN+ | L 40–41 | 19,919 |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | South Alabama |
| ESPN+ | L 7–55 | 12,099 |
October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas State | ESPN+ | L 20–21 | 27,537 | |
October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern | ESPN+ | L 28–38 | 21,068 | |
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas State |
| ESPN+ | L 24–34 | 14,006 |
November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | ESPN+ | L 7–24 | 20,193 | |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Troy |
| ESPN+ | L 14–45 | 7,683 |
November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 13 Ole Miss* | SECN | L 3–35 | 60,752 | |
November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at Louisiana | ESPN+ | L 21–52 | 13,892 | |
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Game summaries
editArmy
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Warhawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Malone Stadium, Monroe, Louisiana
- Date: September 2, 2023
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 97 °F (36 °C) • Wind: NE 9 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 18,914
- Referee: Wayne Winkler
- TV announcers (NFLN): Doug Sherman (play-by-play) & Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
Game information |
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No scoring
No scoring
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Statistics | ARMY | ULM |
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First downs | 13 | 16 |
3rd down efficiency | 6–15 | 4–15 |
4th down efficiency | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Plays–yards | 62–279 | 63–298 |
Rushes–yards | 50–172 | 32–207 |
Passing yards | 107 | 91 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 6–12–2 | 15–31–2 |
Penalties–yards | 3–35 | 5–35 |
Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
Time of possession | 33:38 | 26:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Army | Passing | Bryson Daily | 5/11, 121 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Bryson Daily | 23 carries, 63 yards | |
Receiving | Liam Fortner | 1 reception, 53 yards | |
Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | Jiya Wright | 11/22, 69 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Hunter Smith | 7 carries, 103 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Tyrone Howell | 9 receptions, 67 yards, TD |
Lamar
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Warhawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Malone Stadium, Monroe, Louisiana
Game information | ||
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Statistics | LAM | ULM |
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First downs | 17 | 19 |
Total yards | 311 | 384 |
Rushing yards | 121 | 285 |
Passing yards | 190 | 99 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 33:58 | 26:02 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Lamar | Passing | Robert Coleman | 19/25, 190 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Izaha Jones | 1 carry, 47 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kyndon Fuselier | 5 receptions, 59 yards | |
Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | Hunter Herring | 12/21, 99 yards |
Rushing | Isaiah Woullard | 14 carries, 113 yards | |
Receiving | Tyrone Howell | 4 receptions, 65 yards |
at Texas A&M
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Louisiana-Monroe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Texas A&M | 10 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 47 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
- Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 93,090
- Referee: Steve Marlowe
- TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal, Derek Mason, and Taylor Davis
- Box score, Recap
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | ULM | TXAM |
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First downs | 8 | 28 |
Total yards | 82–433 | 54–451 |
Rushing yards | 31–127 | 33–158 |
Passing yards | 95 | 399 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 6–17–0 | 32–40–0 |
Time of possession | 25:31 | 34:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | Jiya Wright | 6/15, 95 yards |
Rushing | Jiya Wright | 5 carries, 34 yards | |
Receiving | Dariyan Wiley | 3 receptions, 52 yards | |
Texas A&M | Passing | Conner Weigman | 25/29, 337 yards, TD |
Rushing | Rueben Owens | 8 carries, 51 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Ainias Smith | 7 receptions, 127 yards |
Appalachian State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountaineers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
Warhawks | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 43 |
at Malone Stadium, Monroe, Louisiana
Game information | ||
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Statistics | APP | ULM |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Appalachian State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
South Alabama
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 14 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 55 |
Warhawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Malone Stadium, Monroe, Louisiana
- Date: October 7, 2023
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: N 12 mph
- Game attendance: 12,099
- Referee: Scott Broadway
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Harris (play-by-play) and Tag Rome (analyst)
Game information | ||
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Statistics | USA | ULM |
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First downs | 32 | 13 |
Total yards | 589 | 250 |
Rushing yards | 14 | 5 |
Passing yards | 18 | 6 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–39–0 | 13–28–2 |
Time of possession | 36:30 | 23:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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South Alabama | Passing | Carter Bradley | 20/29, 303 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | La'Damian Webb | 19 carries, 100 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Caullin Lacy | 7 receptions, 156 yards, TD | |
Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | Jiya Wright | 13/28, 112 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jiya Wright | 13 carries, 53 yards | |
Receiving | Tyrone Howell | 4 receptions, 41 yards |
at Texas State
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Warhawks | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
Bobcats | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 21 |
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics
Statistics | ULM | TXST |
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First downs | 14 | 29 |
Total yards | 285 | 452 |
Rushing yards | 135 | 230 |
Passing yards | 150 | 222 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 22:42 | 37:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | Jiya Wright | 14/22, 150 yards, TD |
Rushing | Isaiah Woullard | 14 rushes, 55 yards | |
Receiving | Nolan Quinlan | 3 receptions, 52 yards | |
Texas State | Passing | T. J. Finley | 24/46, 222 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Donerio Davenport | 15 rushes, 94 yards | |
Receiving | Joey Hobert | 10 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD |
at Georgia Southern
editArkansas State
editat Southern Miss
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Warhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
- Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: -
- Game attendance: 20,193
- Referee: -
- TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | ULM | USM |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Southern Miss | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Troy
editat No. 13 Ole Miss
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Warhawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 13 Rebels | 7 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
- Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: 60,752
- Referee: Matt Loeffler
- TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline)
- Pregame line: Ole Miss –36.5 • O/U: 61
Game information |
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Statistics | Louisiana–Monroe | Ole Miss |
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First downs | 19 | 27 |
Total yards | 258 | 498 |
Passing yards | 66 | 371 |
Rushes/yards | 46/192 | 37/127 |
Penalties/yards | 7/65 | 8/81 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 34:04 | 25:56 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | Jiya Wright | 7/19, 56 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Hunter Smith | 17 carries, 74 yards | |
Receiving | Tyrone Howell | 3 receptions, 34 yards | |
Ole Miss | Passing | Jaxson Dart | 24/31, 310 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 18 carries, 65 yards | |
Receiving | Dayton Wade | 7 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD |
at Louisiana
editPregame line | Over/under |
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LA –12.5 | 53.5 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Warhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
Game information | ||
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Statistics | ULM | ULL |
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First downs | 16 | 29 |
Total yards | 239 | 476 |
Rushing yards | 153 | 230 |
Passing yards | 86 | 246 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 30:20 | 29:40 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | Jiya Wright | 6/10, 66 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Bennett Galloway | 16 carries, 87 yards | |
Receiving | Tyrone Howell | 2 receptions, 40 yards | |
Louisiana | Passing | Chandler Fields | 18/20, 246 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Elijah Davis | 14 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Neal Johnson | 3 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TD |
References
edit- ^ a b "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 24, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "2023 ULM Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved February 26, 2023.