2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2017 record 4–8 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach Matt Viator (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Matt Kubik (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Mike Collins (2nd season)
Home stadium Malone Stadium
(Capacity: 30,427)
2017 Sun Belt football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Troy +  7 –1     11 –2  
Appalachian State +  7 –1     9 –4  
Arkansas State  6 –2     7 –5  
Georgia State  5 –3     7 –5  
New Mexico State  4 –4     7 –6  
Louisiana  4 –4     5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4     4 –8  
Idaho  3 –5     4 –8  
South Alabama  3 –5     4 –8  
Coastal Carolina *  2 –6     3 –9  
Georgia Southern  2 –6     2 –10  
Texas State  1 –7     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks played their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Matt Viator. They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2016 season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in seventh place.

Schedule

Louisiana–Monroe announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Warhawks hosted Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, and Georgia State, and traveled to Idaho, Louisiana-Lafayette, Texas State, and South Alabama[1]

The Warhawks hosted one of the four non-conference opponents, Southern Miss from Conference USA, and traveled to Auburn from the Southeastern Conference, Florida State from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Memphis from the American Athletic Conference.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 p.m. at Memphis* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN CBSSN L 29–37   10,263
September 16 6:00 p.m. Southern Miss* Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 L 17–28   11,061
September 23 4:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou) ESPN3 W 56–50 2OT  18,318
September 30 6:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 W 51–43   10,359
October 7 2:00 p.m. at Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 W 45–27   12,238
October 14 4:00 p.m. Georgia Statedagger Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 L 37–47   12,578
October 21 4:00 p.m. at South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 L 23–33   16,495
October 28 4:00 p.m. at Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 L 23–31   10,705
November 4 2:00 p.m. Appalachian State Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 W 52–45   7,397
November 18 11:00 a.m. at No. 6 Auburn* Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL ESPN2 L 14–42   82,113
November 25 2:00 p.m. Arkansas State Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 L 50–67   8,245
December 2[a] 11:00 a.m. at Florida State* Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ACCN L 10–42   58,780
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
^[a] The game between Florida State and Louisiana-Monroe set for September 9 was originally canceled due to inclement weather from Hurricane Irma, but the two schools agreed on November 7 to reschedule the game for December 2.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

at Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 7 0 7 15 29
Tigers 7 13 17 0 37

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 14 7 0 28
Warhawks 0 10 7 0 17

at Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Warhawks 9 14 7 1376 56
Ragin' Cajuns 0 13 9 2170 50

Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 15 7 8 13 43
Warhawks 10 21 14 6 51

at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 19 7 9 10 45
Bobcats 20 0 0 7 27

Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 13 13 14 7 47
Warhawks 10 0 14 13 37

at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 7 13 3 0 23
Jaguars 14 10 6 3 33

at Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 0 7 6 10 23
Vandals 14 14 3 0 31

Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 24 14 7 45
Warhawks 14 14 7 17 52

at Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 7 0 0 7 14
No. 6 Tigers 7 7 14 14 42

Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 7 21 21 18 67
Warhawks 14 7 14 15 50

at Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 0 0 10 0 10
Seminoles 7 7 14 14 42

References

  1. ↑ "Warhawk Football Unveils 2017 Schedule" (Press release). University of Louisiana at Monroe Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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