American college football season
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.
Preseason[edit]
Media poll[edit]
In 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) |
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[edit]
The 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[edit]
Army Black Knights (0–0) at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (0–0)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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 |
- First quarter
No scoring - Second quarter
- (06:20) ULM FG – Derek McCormick 24-yard field goal
Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 2:44; Louisiana–Monroe 3–0 - (02:38) ARMY TD – Bo Nicolas-Paul 44-yard interception return, Quinn Maretzki kick
Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Army 7–3 - (00:07) ARMY FG – Quinn Maretzki 22-yard field goal
Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 1:21; Army 10–3 - Third quarter
No scoring - Fourth quarter
- (12:53) ARMY FG – Quinn Maretzki 28-yard field goal
Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 5:13; Army 13–3 - (05:43) ULM TD – Hunter Smith 62-yard rush, Derek McCormick kick
Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:11; Army 13–10 - (02:48) ULM TD – Tyrone Howell 9-yard pass from Hunter Herring, Derek McCormick kick
Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 2:00; Louisiana–Monroe 17–13 |
Statistics | ARMY | ULM |
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 |
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 Cardinals (0–1) at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (1–0)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Warhawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Malone Stadium, Monroe, Louisiana
- Date: September 9, 2023
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: N 8 mph
- Game attendance: 13,154
- Referee: Bruce Austin
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (0:43) ULM – Hunter Smith 27-yard run, Derek McCormick kick (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:42; Louisiana–Monroe 7–0)
- Second Quarter
- (5:36) ULM – Tristan Driggers 0-yard punt return, Derek McCormick kick (Drive: Louisiana–Monroe 14–0)
- (2:17) ULM – Thad Franklin Jr. 1-yard run, Derek McCormick kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:34; Louisiana–Monroe 21–0)
- Third Quarter
None - Fourth Quarter
- (12:37) LAM – Major Bowden 19-yard pass from Robert Coleman, Chris Esqueda kick (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:12; Louisiana–Monroe 21–7)
- (8:16) LAM – Izaha Jones 47-yard run, Chris Esqueda kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:06; Louisiana–Monroe 21–14)
- (3:35) ULM – Derek McCormick 30-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:33; Louisiana–Monroe 24–14)
| - Win Probability
- Line
- Over/Under
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Statistics | LAM | ULM |
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 |
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[edit]
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (2–1) at Texas A&M Aggies (1–1) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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 |
First quarter - (8:30) TXAM – Randy Bond 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:00; Texas A&M 3-0)
- (2:26) TXAM – Jahdae Walker 12-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:38; Texas A&M 10-0)
Second quarter - (13:19) ULM – Derek McCormick 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:07; Texas A&M 10-3)
- (9:37) TXAM – Conner Weigman 19-yard run (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:32; Texas A&M 17-3)
- (4:04) TXAM – Randy Bond 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:28; Texas A&M 20-3)
- (0:48) TXAM – Amari Daniels 4-yard run (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:12; Texas A&M 27-3)
Third quarter - (11:00) TXAM – Randy Bond 34-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:54; Texas A&M 30-3)
- (5:54) TXAM – Rueben Owens 21-yard run (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:31; Texas A&M 37-3)
Fourth quarter - (11:15) TXAM – Raymond Cottrell 13-yard pass from Max Johnson (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:54; Texas A&M 44-3)
- (7:11) TXAM – Randy Bond 52-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:34; Texas A&M 47-3)
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Statistics | ULM | TXAM |
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 |
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[edit]
Appalachian State Mountaineers (3–2) at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (2–2)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mountaineers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
Warhawks | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 43 |
at Malone Stadium, Monroe, Louisiana
- Date: September 30, 2023
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
- First Quarter
- Second Quarter
- Third Quarter
- Fourth Quarter
| - Win Probability
- Line
- Over/Under
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Statistics | APP | ULM |
First downs | | |
Total yards | | |
Rushing yards | | |
Passing yards | | |
Turnovers | | |
Time of possession | | |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Appalachian State | Passing | | |
Rushing | | |
Receiving | | |
Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | | |
Rushing | | |
Receiving | | |
South Alabama[edit]
South Alabama Jaguars (2–3) at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (2–2)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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: ESPN+
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (10:57) USA – Kentrel Bullock 5-yard run, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:03; South Alabama 7–0)
- (6:29) USA – Brandon Crum 3-yard pass from Carter Bradley, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:44; South Alabama 14–0)
- Second Quarter
- (13:55) USA – Diego Guajardo 37-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 38 yards, 6:29; South Alabama 17–0)
- (9:57) USA – Caullin Lacy 44-yard pass from Carter Bradley, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:38; South Alabama 24–0)
- (1:23) USA – Marco Lee Jr. 10-yard run, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:32; South Alabama 31–0)
- (0:00) ULM – Tyrone Howell 14-yard pass from Jiya Wright, Derek McCormick kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 1:23; South Alabama 31–7)
- Third Quarter
- (4:46) USA – La'Damian Webb 1-yard run, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:51; South Alabama 38–7)
- (1:23) USA – Kentrel Bullock 30-yard pass from Carter Bradley, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:10; South Alabama 45–7)
- Fourth Quarter
- (10:33) USA – Diego Guajardo 46-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:11; South Alabama 48–7)
- (1:20) USA – Jeremiah Webb 3-yard pass from Gio Lopez, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:56; South Alabama 55–7)
| - Win Probability
- Line
- Over/Under
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Statistics | USA | ULM |
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 |
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[edit]
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (2–3) at Texas State Bobcats (4–2) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Warhawks | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
Bobcats | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 21 |
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
- Game attendance: 27,537
- Referee: Wayne Winkler
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman, Keith Moreland, and Koral Riggs
- Box score, Recap
Game information |
First quarter - TXST – Mason Shipley 29-yard field goal, 8:56. Bobcats 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 69 yards, 6:04.
- ULM – Isaiah Woullard 10-yard pass from Jiya Wright (Derek McCormick kick), 3:24. Warhawks 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:54.
Second quarter - TXST – Mason Shipley 34-yard field goal, 14:09. Warhawks 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 4:15.
- TXST – Mason Shipley 47-yard field goal, 7:06. Bobcats 9–7. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:30.
Third quarter - ULM – Derek McCormick 47-yard field goal, 8:24. Warhawks 10–9. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:36.
Fourth quarter - ULM – Derek McCormick 22-yard field goal, 14:58. Warhawks 13–9. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:29.
- ULM – Ja'Terious Evans 76-yard interception return (Derek McCormick kick), 8:57. Warhawks 20–9.
- TXST – Joey Hobert 11-yard pass from T. J. Finley (pass failed), 4:16. Warhawks 20–15. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:41.
- TXST – Joey Hobert 22-yard pass T. J. Finley (pass failed), 0:41. Bobcats 21–20. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 2:34.
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Statistics
Statistics | ULM | TXST |
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 |
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[edit]
Arkansas State[edit]
at Southern Miss[edit]
Game Nine – Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (2–6) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–7) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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 |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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Statistics | ULM | USM |
First downs | | |
Total yards | | |
Rushing yards | | |
Passing yards | | |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | | |
Time of possession | | |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | | |
Rushing | | |
Receiving | | |
Southern Miss | Passing | | |
Rushing | | |
Receiving | | |
at No. 13 Ole Miss[edit]
at Louisiana[edit]
Pregame line | Over/under |
LA –12.5 | 53.5 |
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (2–9) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (5–6)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Warhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, Louisiana
- Date: November 25, 2023
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 7 MPH
- Game attendance: 13,892
- Referee: Marshall Lewis
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play-by-play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (9:36) LA – Chandler Fields 5-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:16; Louisiana 7–0)
- (1:45) ULM – Jiya Wright 2-yard rush (Braxton Guillbeau kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 7:44; Tied 7–7)
- Second Quarter
- (14:41) LA – Zylan Perry 3-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:04; Louisiana 14–7)
- (9:41) LA – Kenneth Almendares 24-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:43; Louisiana 17–7)
- (8:25) ULM – Dylan Howell 24-yard fumble returned (Braxton Guillbeau kick) (Drive: 1 play, -2 yards, 0:08; Louisiana 17–14)
- (2:51) LA – Jacob Kibodi 3-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:24; Louisiana 24–14)
- (0:32) LA – Neal Johnson 24-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:59; Louisiana 31–14)
- Third Quarter
- (13:20) LA – Neal Johnson 28-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:37; Louisiana 38–14)
- (4:06) LA – Elijah Davis 10-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:08; Louisiana 45–14)
- Fourth Quarter
- (7:14) ULM – Alred Luke 16-yard pass from Blake Murphy (Braxton Guillbeau kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 4:53; Louisiana 45–21)
- (0:37) LA – Elijah Davis 2-yard rush (Alan Guerrieri kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:37; Louisiana 52–21)
| - Win Probability
- Line
- Over/Under
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Statistics | ULM | ULL |
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 |
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 |
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