2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Division West Division
2018 record 2–4 (0–2 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 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Georgia Southern  3 –0     5 –1  
Troy  3 –0     5 –1  
Appalachian State  2 –0     4 –1  
Georgia State  1 –1     2 –4  
Coastal Carolina  1 –2     3 –3  
West Division
Louisiana  1 –1     3 –3  
Louisiana–Monroe  1 –2     3 –4  
South Alabama  1 –2     2 –5  
Arkansas State  0 –2     3 –3  
Texas State  0 –3     1 –5  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks play their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana and compete in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They are led by third-year head coach Matt Viator.

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)
1Arkansas State49 (9)
2Louisiana–Monroe37
3South Alabama26 (1)
4Louisiana25
5Texas State13

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

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

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.

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 State
ESPN+L 14–4614,368
October 63:00 p.m.at Ole Miss*
SECNL 21–7052,875
October 135:00 p.m.at Coastal Carolina
ESPN+
October 206:00 p.m.Texas Statedagger
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN3
November 32:00 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN3
November 104:00 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPN+
November 172:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPN+
November 242:00 p.m.Louisiana
ESPN+
  • *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

Overall record Last meeting Result
11–25 2010 W 21–20
Week One: Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
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+
Game information

at Southern Miss

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–4 2017 L 17–28
Week Two: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
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
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

at Texas A&M

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2014 L 16–21
Week Three: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
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
  • TV: SECN
Game information

Troy

Overall record Last meeting Result
7–9–1 2017 L 14–51
Week Four: Troy Trojans at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
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 information

at Georgia State

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2017 L 37–47
Week Five: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Georgia State Panthers – Game summary
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 information

at Ole Miss

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2008 L 0–59
Week Six: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary
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
  • TV: SECN
Game information

at Coastal Carolina

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 W 51–43
Week Seven: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Warhawks - - --0
Chanticleers - - --0

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
Game information

Texas State

Overall record Last meeting Result
10–4 2017 W 45–27
Week Eight: Texas State Bobcats at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bobcats - - --0
Warhawks - - --0

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game information

Georgia Southern

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–5 2017 L 21–23
Week Ten: Georgia Southern Eagls at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Eagles - - --0
Warhawks - - --0

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
Game information

at South Alabama

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 L 23–33
Week Eleven: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at South Alabama Jaguars – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Warhawks - - --0
Jaguars - - --0

at Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: CST
Game information

at Arkansas State

Overall record Last meeting Result
14–25 2017 L 50–67
Week Twelve: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Arkansas State Red Wolves – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Warhawks - - --0
Red Wolves - - --0

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: CST
Game information

Louisiana

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–5 2017 L 21–23
Week Thirteen: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks–Battle on the Bayou – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns - - --0
Warhawks - - --0

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
Game information

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/7/18/mountaineers-red-wolves-selected-as-division-favorites-in-2018-sun-belt-football-coaches-preseason-poll.aspx
  8. ↑ http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/7/20/sun-belt-announces-2018-preseason-all-conference-football-teams.aspx
  9. ↑ "2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
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