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2023 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

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2023 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–5 (0–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Kubik (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorVic Koenning (2nd season)
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
(capacity: 30,427)
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
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  
West Division
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2023 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represents 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 plays their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana.

Preseason

Media poll

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

The football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Army*NFLNW 17–1318,914
September 97:00 p.m.Lamar*
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN+W 24–1413,154
September 163:00 p.m.at Texas A&M*SECNL 3–47102,733
September 307:00 p.m.Appalachian State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN+L 40–4119,919
October 76:00 p.m.South Alabama
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN+L 7–5512,099
October 146:00 p.m.at Texas StateESPN+L 20–2127,537
October 211:00 p.m.at Georgia SouthernESPN+L 28–3821,068
October 284:00 p.m.Arkansas Statedagger
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN+
November 43:00 p.m.at Southern MissESPN+
November 111:00 p.m.Troy
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
November 18at Ole Miss*
November 25at Louisiana

Game summaries

at Texas A&M

Game Four: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (2-1) at Texas A&M Aggies (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Louisiana-Monroe 0 3 003
Texas A&M 10 17 101047

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)
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

References

  1. ^ a b "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 24, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 ULM Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved February 26, 2023.