2020 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

2020 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Matt Viator (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Kubik (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Collins (5th season)
Home stadium	Malone Stadium (Capacity: 30,427)

2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+		8	–	0					11	–	1
Appalachian State		6	–	2					9	–	3
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					8	–	5
Georgia State		4	–	4					6	–	4
Troy		3	–	4					5	–	6
West Division
No. 15 Louisiana xy+		7	–	1					10	–	1
South Alabama		3	–	5					4	–	7
Arkansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Texas State		2	–	6					2	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe		0	–	7					0	–	10
Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team will represent University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks will play their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana, and compete in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They will be led by fifth-year head coach Matt Viator.

Previous Season

The Warhawks finished the 2019 season 5–7, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the West Division for the second consecutive year in the Sun Belt Conference. The Warhawks were not invited to any other postseason games.

Preseason

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Taylor Behl Linebacker	Georgetown, TX	Georgetown HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Dillon Brooks Offensive Lineman	Huntsville, TX	Huntsville HS Tyler JC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Keydrain Calligan Safety	New Iberia, LA	Westgate HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Coby Cavil Wide Receiver	Cedar Hill, TX	Red Oak HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Hayes Crockett Quarterback	Monroe, LA	Sterlington HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Peyton Dunn Offensive Lineman	Brandon, MS	Jackson Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Elijah Fisher Defensive End	Allen, TX	Allen HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jevin Frett Wide Receiver	Manchester, CT	Manchester HS Monroe College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	-	Dec 24, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Zac Gulley Safety	Newton, TX	Newton HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Nate Heidecker Offensive Lineman	Conroe, TX	College Park HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jeremy Hunt Quarterback	Oak Park, IL	River Forest HS Central Missouri Trinity Valley CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Javarian Jenkins Linebacker	Hattiesburg, MS	Oak Grove HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Garrett Kahmann Quarterback	West Monroe, LA	West Monroe HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Quincy Ledet Jr. Defensive Tackle	Orange, TX	West Orange–Stark HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Marcus Moore Defensive Tackle	The Colony, TX	The Colony HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Ja'Korian Newsome Linebacker	Petal, MS	Petal HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Tre Odom Safety	Lufkin, TX	Lufkin HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:
Noah Patty Tight End	Aledo, TX	Nolan Catholic HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jahmeel Rice Wide Receivr	Copperas Cove, TX	Copperas Cove HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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D. J. Travis Cornerback	Poplarville, MS	Poplarville HS Jones College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year

Sun Belt coaches poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll will be released on July 24, 2020

Offense

1st team

2nd team

Defense

1st team

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Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense

1st team

2nd team

Defense

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Schedule

Louisiana–Monroe will play host to conference foes Texas State, Georgia Southern, Appalachian State, and Louisiana. They will travel to Troy, South Alabama, Georgia State, and Arkansas State

The Warhawks will host one of the four non-conference opponents, Cal Poly from the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA Division I FCS, and will travel to Georgia from Southeastern Conference, Liberty, an FBS Independent Team, and Arkansas also from the Southeastern Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	TBD	Cal Poly*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA
September 19	TBD	Texas State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA
September 26	TBD	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA
October 3	TBD	Georgia Southern	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA
October 10	5:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA
October 17		at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL
October 22	TBD	at South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL
October 31	TBD	Appalachian State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA
November 7	TBD	at Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA
November 14	TBD	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
November 21	TBD	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR
November 28	TBD	Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:

Game summaries

Statistics	Cal Poly	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Cal Poly

See also: 2020 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Pregame line	Over/under

Cal Poly at Louisiana–Monroe – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
Warhawks			0

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: September 5
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CP – ULM – Top rushers CP – ULM – Top receivers CP – ULM –

Statistics	Texas State	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Texas State

See also: 2020 Texas State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–4	2019	L, 14-24

Pregame line	Over/under

Texas State at Louisiana–Monroe – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Bobcats			0
Warhawks			0

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: September 19
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TXST – ULM – Top rushers TXST – ULM – Top receivers TXST – ULM –

Statistics	Louisiana–Monroe	Georgia
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Georgia

See also: 2020 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2015	L, 14-51

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana–Monroe at Georgia – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Warhawks			0
Bulldogs			0

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA

• Date: September 26
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ULM – UGA – Top rushers ULM – UGA – Top receivers ULM – UGA –

Statistics	Georgia Southern	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Georgia Southern

See also: 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2019	L, 29-51

Pregame line	Over/under

Georgia Southern at Louisiana–Monroe – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Eagles			0
Warhawks			0

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: October 3
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GASO – ULM – Top rushers GASO – ULM – Top receivers GASO – ULM –

Statistics	Louisiana–Monroe	Liberty
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Liberty

See also: 2020 Liberty Flames football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana–Monroe at Liberty – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Warhawks			0
Flames			0

at Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, VA

• Date: October 10
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ULM – LIB – Top rushers ULM – LIB – Top receivers ULM – LIB –

Statistics	Louisiana–Monroe	Troy
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Troy

See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–10–1	2018	L, 27-35

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana–Monroe at Troy – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Warhawks			0
Trojans			0

at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL

• Date: October 17
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ULM – TROY – Top rushers ULM – TROY – Top receivers ULM – TROY –

Statistics	Louisiana–Monroe	South Alabama
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at South Alabama

See also: 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2019	W, 30-17

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana–Monroe at South Alabama – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Warhawks			0
Jaguars			0

at Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL

• Date: October 22
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ULM – USA – Top rushers ULM – USA – Top receivers ULM – USA –

Statistics	Appalachian State	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Appalachian State

See also: 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2019	L, 7-52

Pregame line	Over/under

Appalachian State at Louisiana–Monroe – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Mountaineers			0
Warhawks			0

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: October 31
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers APST – ULM – Top rushers APST – ULM – Top receivers APST – ULM –

Statistics	Louisiana–Monroe	Georgia State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Georgia State

See also: 2020 Georgia State Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2019	W, 45-31

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana–Monroe at Georgia State – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Warhawks			0
Panthers			0

at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, GA

• Date: November 7
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
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• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ULM – GSU – Top rushers ULM – GSU – Top receivers ULM – GSU –

Statistics	Louisiana–Monroe	Arkansas State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Arkansas State

See also: 2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–26	2019	L, 41-48

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana–Monroe at Arkansas State – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Warhawks			0
Red Wolves			0

at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR

• Date: November 14
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
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• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ULM – ARST – Top rushers ULM – ARST – Top receivers ULM – ARST –

Statistics	Louisiana–Monroe	Arkansas
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Arkansas

See also: 2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–9	2012	W, 34-31

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana–Monroe at Arkansas – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Warhawks			0
Razorbacks			0

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR

• Date: November 21
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ULM – ARK – Top rushers ULM – ARK – Top receivers ULM – ARK –

Statistics	Louisiana	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Louisiana

See also: 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–29	2019	L, 30–31

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisiana at Louisiana–Monroe – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Ragin' Cajuns			0
Warhawks			0

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: November 28
• Game time: TBA CDT
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers LA – ULM – Top rushers LA – ULM – Top receivers LA – ULM –