2008 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

The 2008 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Louisiana–Monroe competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games at Malone Stadium. The Warhawks were led by sixth-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie. ULM finished the season with a 4–8 record (3–4).[1]

2008 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2008 record4–8 (3–4 Sun Belt)
Head coachCharlie Weatherbie (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Elmassian (1st season)
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
(Capacity: 30,427)
2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Troy $  6 –1     8 –5  
Louisiana–Lafayette  5 –2     6 –6  
Florida Atlantic  4 –3     7 –6  
Arkansas State  4 –3     6 –6  
FIU  3 –4     5 –7  
Middle Tennessee  3 –4     5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 –4     4 –8  
North Texas  0 –7     1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The Warhawks' season started with a fumble on the first play, which 10th-ranked Auburn returned for a touchdown. The Tigers eventually won that game, 34–0. The following week at Arkansas, ULM led in both the third quarter, 24–6, and fourth quarter, 27–14, but eventually lost, 28–27, after missing a 45-yard field goal attempt. Against Louisiana-Lafayette, ULM surrendered a school record of 728 yards. ULM had led Florida Atlantic, 21–10, at half time, but ultimately lost, 29–28, when the Owls scored on a 22-yard touchdown pass with 0:20 remaining to play. The next week, however, ULM upset eventual Sun Belt champions Troy, 31–30. The Warhawks were shut out by Ole Miss, 59–0, but won their season finale against Florida International, 31–27. ULM finished the season tied for fifth (second-to-last) in the Sun Belt Conference.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 30at No. 10 Auburn*
L 34–087,451[2]
September 6at Arkansas*
L 28–2755,048[2]
September 12Alabama A&M*
W 37–159,717[2]
September 20at Tulane*
L 24–1023,419[2]
October 4Louisiana–Lafayette
L 44–3521,929[2]
October 11at Arkansas State
L 37–2922,745[2]
October 18North Texas
W 35–2310,388[2]
October 25Florida Atlantic
L 29–289,922[2]
November 1Troy
W 31–3010,112[2]
November 8at Middle Tennessee State
L 24–2116,150[2]
November 15at Mississippi*
L 59–043,665[2]
November 22at FIU
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 31–2712,925[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 284, 2009.
  2. "Combined Team Statistics". University of Louisiana-Monroe. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-21.


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